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National Law Journal

As Antitrust Enforcement Booms, Attorneys Eye AI and ESG as Emerging Targets

The Biden administration is ramping up antitrust investigations against Big Tech and other industry sectors. Meanwhile, attorneys are eyeing climate change and artificial intelligence as potential areas of future antitrust litigation.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Covington Team Gets a Directed Verdict in First Trial Over Heavy Metals in Baby Food

Phyllis Jones, Michael Imbroscio, David Sneed and their colleagues at Covington & Burling convinced a federal judge in Texas to pull the plug on a trial against The Hain Celestial Co. last week due to a lack of expert evidence on general causation.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Why Bayer's New Roundup Appeal Is Different: 'Monsanto Is a Very Aggressive Litigator'

Lead plaintiffs lawyers in the Roundup multidistrict litigation called Bayer's Feb. 8 petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit an "orchestrated" appeal.
5 minute read

Law.com

Accidents Will Happen? Judge Says Insurer Must Defend Builder Accused of Violating 'Tree-Cutting Statute'

"In the court's view, the allegations here are broad enough to reasonably sketch a claim that Partington had a mistaken but reasonable belief that it was authorized to cut the trees," the court said. "Such a claim would be for property damage arising out of an occurrence, meaning it would be a 'loss [that] fits the expectation of protective insurance reasonably generated by the terms of the policy,' thus triggering Nautilus's duty to defend."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The New Gray Zone? A Potentially New Approach to Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Investigations for Current Employees Who Have Given Notice

The First Department's holding in 'BDO' is one that corporations and outside counsel conducting internal investigations and considering potential privilege issues should keep in mind.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hurricane Ian's Estimated Agriculture Damage Tops $1B

A soon-to-be-released report will estimate Florida's agriculture industry sustained about $1.07 billion in damages from Hurricane Ian, with growers…
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

As Population Increases and Available Land Shrinks, Land Conservation Efforts Are Key

"There's a competition for land in Florida. There's 1,000 people a day moving to Florida. We are the fastest-growing state in the country. And if we want to protect a little bit of what's native, we need to be on it," said Dean Saunders, a Florida expert in land conservation and a land broker.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

John Deere General Counsel Saw Pay Slip in Latest Fiscal Year

Mary Jones, who's been with the company a quarter-century and has been legal chief since 2019, remains the fourth-highest-paid executive at the heavy-duty-equipment manufacturer.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmakers Look to Stabilize Agriculture Industry

A Democratic state senator from St. Petersburg said lawmakers need to ensure "fairness" for Black growers in awarding medical marijuana licenses.
4 minute read

Law.com

Lawsuits: Beyond Meat Beefs Up Protein Presence in Plant-Based Products

Lawsuits by firms including Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman and Levin Sedran & Berman cite independent laboratory testing that found the actual protein levels in some of Beyond Meat's products are 20% less than advertised.
3 minute read

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