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The Recorder

California Supreme Court Justices Grill Yelp on Scope of Section 230

The justices seemed skeptical of arguments that the law permits internet platforms to not comply with court orders to pull content down.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

That Big Law Merger You Just Read About? He's Behind It

Three Big Law combinations closed this week. It could be a record. And Kent Zimmermann should know: He advised firms in all three deals.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorney Sued by DOJ for Alleged $35M Tax Scam

Attorney Michael L. Meyer, who holds law licenses in Kentucky and Indiana, is accused of running the scheme for 19 years.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dependent Children Alleging Pa. DHS System Failures Gain Class Certification

The ruling rejected DHS's arguments that, since the plaintiffs alleged a variety of deficiencies in the treatment they received, the claims were not cohesive enough to warrant class certification.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sharply Divided Court of Appeals Removes Hurdle for Tort Plaintiffs to Gain Summary Judgment

Ruling on an issue that has divided New York judges and “perplexed courts for some time,” a split Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiffs in comparative negligence cases need not bear the "double burden" of disproving their own negligence to win on summary judgment.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Defeat of Embraer Class Action Highlights the Uphill Path in Securities Suits

On each point raised by the plaintiffs, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman cited recent case law that showed the challenges facing litigants in class action securities cases.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

King Center to Honor Human Rights Lawyers on 50th Anniversary of King's Death

The King family is commemorating the civil rights leader's April 4, 1968, assassination with peace awards to anti-death penalty and civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson and Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, presented at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Microsoft, Justice Dept. Agree to End Digital-Privacy Case at SCOTUS

Microsoft's lawyers tell the Supreme Court that email search-warrant case is moot after passage of the new law "CLOUD Act."
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Law Firm Softball Game Injury Not Work-Related, Judge Rules

Morris James does not have to pay a paralegal's workers' compensation claims for an injury he suffered while rounding the bases during a softball game played by firm employees, a Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Morrison & Foerster Gets New Leadership in Washington

The Am Law 100 firm, which has its roots in San Francisco, has selected appellate and Supreme Court practice co-chair Joseph Palmore to lead its office in the nation's capital.
3 minute read

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