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Australian Class Actions Boosted by First-Ever Judgment in Shareholder Class Action Suit

A federal judge found that a retailer had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct following a 2014 profit forecast but ruled against the shareholders because he was not convinced that investors suffered a loss.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State Supreme Court Affirms in Case Weighing Privacy, Constitutional Rights

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled unanimously that New Haven police were within their rights to pat down a man who they thought could have been a suspect in a crime. The man, as it turned out, had nothing to do with that crime, but police arrested him for carrying an unlicensed weapon.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer Disciplined Over Alleged Misappropriation

Boca Raton civil trial and personal injury lawyer Brian J. Glick has agreed to a disciplinary revocation that will take his license away for five years, according to information released Thursday.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

J&J's Baby Powder Recall 'Highly Relevant' to Lawsuits, Attorneys Say

Lawyers want more discovery of FDA testing that found asbestos in a sample lot of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, prompting a voluntary recall of 33,000 bottles.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

El Chapo Prosecutor, Senior SEC Official and White & Case Partner Launch White-Collar Boutique

Partners Adam Fels, Alex Soto, and Daniel Fridman worked as assistant U.S. attorneys in the Southern District of Florida early in their careers before the three left to pursue different paths.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pinsent Masons Expands Diversity Consulting Arm into Asia and Australia

The consulting arm, called Brook Graham, is initially launching in Sydney and Melbourne this week and will be launching in Singapore later this month, with Hong Kong to follow.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FBI General Counsel Who Battled Apple Over Encryption Now Embraces 'Going Dark'

Jim Baker, who served as the FBI's top lawyer for four years, says it's time to "deal with reality" and realize that the government must embrace encryption for national security, even if doing so hinders law enforcement's ability to investigate some crimes.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judges Question Whether Buffalo Lawfully Denied Lawyers to Cop Sued Over Excessive Force

That video appeared to show the officer push an individual onto the hood of a car, and then onto the ground. The officer is then seen striking him with his baton several times after initially hitting him with his knee.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Wilson Sonsini and BYU Join Forces to Help Asylum Seekers

With the help of Wilson Sonsini, BYU law students this spring will create a free tool for people applying for asylum. It's the third iteration of the school's LawX legal design lab program.
4 minute read

International Edition

White & Case, Clifford Chance Pool Talent for Groundbreaking $657M Infrastructure Financing in Paraguay

The expansion of two national roads, achieved through the largest-ever private investment in infrastructure in the country, is expected to bring greater efficiency to a vital corridor.
4 minute read

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