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Stay Requests in Mass Torts Place Spotlight on Upcoming SCOTUS Case on Jurisdiction
It's not unusual for attorneys to seek stays when a higher court is considering a key issue related to their case, but a small wave of these motions seen in consolidated actions across the country—all citing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to take up a key jurisdictional issue—has struck some attorneys as unusual, and a sign of the potential significance the case holds.After Yahoo, Are In-House Counsel Jobs at Risk Over Cybersecurity?
The departure of Ron Bell, the general counsel of Yahoo, from his position in the wake of massive data breaches at the company raises the question of how much legal departments should be held responsible for cybersecurity failures.Never Too Late: In Two Separate Deals, Chicago and New York Firms Combine
The route between Chicago and New York is well-trod territory for many Big Law lawyers, with firms from one metropolis finding a way into the other for decades. Add two more to the pile.Petros & Elegant's Justin Elegant Jumps to Berger Singerman
Petros & Elegant name partner and civil litigator Justin Elegant has jumped to Berger Singerman to become a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team in Miami.Lewis Brisbois Adds Five Lawyers in Miami
Lewis Brisbois' new office in Coral Gables has added five lawyers, four of them from the managing partner's old office, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial.Brownstein, Looking to Grow in D.C., Sues Simpson Thacher, JAMS Over Real Estate
As it seeks extra space for its downtown Washington, D.C., office, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is suing Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, its landlord, and the arbitration company JAMS Inc., a new tenant, over a subleased part of its building at 1155 F St. NW.HP to withhold fees from law firms that do not meet diversity requirements
Tech company to withhold up to 10% of fees invoiced by law firms that do not meet diversity criteriaHP, Mandating Diversity, Will Withhold Fees From Some Firms
In-house legal departments regularly encourage, and in some cases require, that outside firms have some level of diversity in staffing legal work. Hewlett-Packard Inc. has taken this mandate a step further—saying the company will withhold invoiced fees from firms that do not meet diversity requirements.Court Rejects 'Res Ipsa Loquitur Dressed Up as Expert Opinion'
Experts in Pennsylvania must rely on scientific authority and apply that authority to the facts of the case. Moreover, "res ipsa loquitur dressed up as expert opinion" is inadmissible under Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 702.The E-Discovery Learning Curve: Bringing the FRCP Beyond the Legal Tech Bubble
Having been amended in December 2015, the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have had a considerable amount of time to settle into the minds of the lawyers and judges tasked with interpreting them.Trending Stories
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