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National Law Journal

5th Circuit Case Threatens Structure of Federal Agencies, Legal Experts Say

If the Fifth Circuit rules against the government, legal experts said the decision would extend an existing at-will removal requirement for agencies led by single directors to the multimember Consumer Product Safety Commission, and could have more far-reaching effects if the U.S. Supreme Court gets involved.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'Flawed and Prejudicial': Investors Ask for New Trial After Defense Verdict in Case Over Elon Musk Tweets

Attorneys from Levi & Korsinsky argued that the Feb. 3 verdict "was the result of an erroneous deliberation process influenced by prejudicial and improper attorney argument, speculative testimony, and confusing jury instructions."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Can Law Firms Hold the Line on Layoffs and Billing Rates in 2023?

"The top 200 firms should hold back on raising rates to fill their shortfall for 2023, as clients are watching and weighing alternatives," recommends a new report.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Electronic Court Reporting Receives Cool Reception in Legislative Hearing

Lawmakers appeared to support continued, limited use of video appearances in some court matters but electronic recording still faces significant opposition from court reporters and their labor unions.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Appear Divided in Medicaid Gender-Affirming Surgery Case

Fourth Circuit Judges Julius Richardson and Allison Rushing, both Trump appointees, seemed skeptical of the arguments by the transgender Medicaid participants who brought the lawsuit.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Beyond the Pale': More Than $500,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded to Google in Civil RICO Suit

A King & Spalding team argued that two Russian nationals residing in Russia worked with others to create an illicit network called a botnet, and through the botnet stole Google users' personal information.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Andrew Schopler Confirmed to District Seat in California's Southern District

Confirmed in a 56-39 vote Tuesday, Schopler has served as a magistrate judge in California's Southern District since 2016.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

New Derivative Suit Says Kraft Heinz Shareholders Were Misled on Post-Merger Losses

The new complaint extensively details the plaintiff's pre-suit demand process beginning in October 2021, stating Kraft Heinz, rather than forming an independent committee of directors to investigate, created a working group consisting of two allegedly conflicted directors.
3 minute read

Law.com

Biden Appoints UVA Law Dean to Supreme Court History Committee

"This is a wonderful honor to accept—many historians I admire have worked on the project—and I look forward to helping to document the history of the Supreme Court through this important work," UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff said in a statement.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Alameda Claims Crypto Trusts Owe Shareholders $9B

Abrams & Bayliss attorneys with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan of counsel state in the complaint that if the Court of Chancery frees funds for Alameda, which has filed for Chapter 11, over a million other trust shareholders would also benefit.
3 minute read

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