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California Law Firms Staffing Up Intellectual Property Ranks to Meet Growing Demand

California is a hotbed of IP activity given its vast amount of tech firms.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Significant Money': USS Cole Bombing Survivors to Collect $2B Damages Award

"This decision justly holds Iran to account for its sponsorship of this infamous act of terrorism and the grave suffering it caused," Gibson Dunn partner Matthew D. McGill said. "We have no expectation that Iran will respect this lawful judgment, so we will seize Iran's assets wherever we find them, as far as the law allows."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

GAO Calls for Improved Data Collection on Judiciary Workplace Misconduct

The judiciary may be undercounting the number of incidents or not fully understanding the problem, the nonpartisan agency stated in a 72-page report.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Will Keep Examining, Enforcing Private Fund Advisers' Actions Despite Vacated Rule, Securities Lawyers Say

The agency "could increase enforcement actions based on the rules that they already have on their books," said Teresa Goody Guillen, a partner at Baker & Hostetler.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Nixes $1M Amazon Fine After Denying Federal Agency 'Chevron' Deference

The appeals court rejected the USDA's strict-liability interpretation because the Supreme Court "precludes us from deferring to the Department's interpretation under the now-overruled 'Chevron' framework," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote for the D.C. Circuit.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Rare Case': 4th Circuit Extends 'Bivens' in Federal Inmate's Excessive Force Suit

"The officers' alleged conduct amounts to a clear-cut constitutional violation that would easily withstand a motion to dismiss in a § 1983 case," Judge Roger Gregory wrote for the court.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Lawyers Kick Off Legal Community Group to Support Kamala Harris

A lawyers committee for Harris is relaunching to help raise funds and address legal issues in the next 100 days, according to an email obtained by Law.com.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Attorney Deepak Gupta Wants More Competition in Plaintiffs Bar

Since 2012, Gupta Wessler has become a mainstay of the Supreme Court bar, and has continued to rack up victories on behalf of consumers and workers even after the court was transformed with the addition of three conservative Trump appointees.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

'Criminal Regime': Miller & Chevalier Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Syria

"I know that if my father was with me right now, he would not rest until all men, women, and children are released from the Assad regime's concentration camps," said Maryam Kamalmaz, daughter of a missing American who died in Syrian custody.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

U.S., European Regulators Will Focus on Preventing AI Competition Risks, Repeat of Prior Digital Monopolies

"There's global regulatory remorse over failing to step in to prevent deals or to address conduct that occurred in the earlier stages of other digital markets like social media and online advertising," said antitrust attorney Kathleen O'Neill.
4 minute read

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