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DoorDash Seeks More Information About NLJ 500 Firm's Connections With Chicago

"The question of whether retained counsel is financially interested in the outcome of the litigation may involve a wider range of materials than the retention agreement alone," U.S. District Judge Jeremy C. Daniel said. "For example, even if the agreement contains adequate safeguards, the arrangement may still violate DoorDash's due process rights if DoorDash presents evidence the city failed to exercise 'absolute and total control over all critical decision-making.'"
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Public Corruption Allegations

Adams is represented by a team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Complex Business Litigation Program Makes New Jersey's Courts More Effective and Efficient

"Throughout its history, the CBLP has developed a track record for managing and disposing of cases with great efficiency," writes Civil Presiding Judge Craig L. Wellerson.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Even With New Business Courts, Texas Is a Long Way from Taking Delaware's Corporate Law Mantle

While Texas attorneys have been upfront about their hope that the state's newest courts will help raise Texas' corporate law to Delaware's level, corporate attorneys across the country are all but unanimous: Delaware remains the champ, and that's not changing, at least not any time soon.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Oral Argument Set: Justices to Weigh Constitutionality of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act in October

"By the rights afforded parents by our Constitutions, the best interest of a child cannot in and of itself be the basis for a stand-alone statute that would allow for any person who has ever had contact with a child to step in and argue for parental 'rights and responsibilities,'" briefed appellant counsel Elizabeth S. Pitts of Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus.
7 minute read

International Edition

Disclosing Dentons Australian Leader's Email was in Public Interest, Former Partner Says

Doug Stipanicev is accused of sending anti-vax and antisemitic material.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Sanctions Long Island Lawyer for Continuing Litigation Over 'Demonstrably False' Claims

U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York on Monday fined plaintiff's lawyer Spencer Sheehan $1,000 – finding he had acted with "subjective bad faith."
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Daily Business Review

Court Rules in Favor of Tellza Holdings in Parent-Company Subsidiary Battle

"In doing these deals, it would be helpful to consult litigation counsel early on to ensure the language will stand up in court in the event of a dispute. Judges have to stick with the language of the contract, and it appears that is what the judge did here" said Dwayne Robinson, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, who is not involved in the case
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Orders Sale of Infowars, Alex Jones' Media Platform

"The Connecticut families have always sought a fair and equitable distribution of Free Speech System's assets for all of the families, and today's decision is a significant step forward," Chris Mattei of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, one of the attorneys for the Connecticut plaintiffs, said. "[Free Speech Systems] will now be sold at auction, meaning Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built. This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

District Attorney in the Hot Seat for Malicious Prosecution

Most damning to the district attorney, Pulliam emphasized, was her instruction the sergeant to stop the investigation and proceed with arrest warrants.
4 minute read

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