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The Recorder

Slew of Big Law Firms Invest in Lateral Partners in California

Several Am Law 50 law firms, from S&C and Winston to McDermott and Mayer Brown, made lateral hires in the state in the last week.
4 minute read

International Edition

Dechert Used FBI 'for Improper Purposes', Alleged Hacking Victim Claims

In February, Azima accepted Dechert's offer to settle the portion of their dispute playing out in London without any admission of the firm's liability, which involved £3 million in damages and likely many million more in costs.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Starting Your Case: Preliminary Matters, Pleadings and Appearances in the NY Commercial Division

This article is part two in a series explaining the fundamentals of Commercial Division practice. It addresses the first steps taken when litigating in the Commercial Division, including preparation and filing of pleadings, appearances and corporate disclosure statements.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

'It Is Not Zealous Advocacy. It Is Fraud': PI Firm Sued for Racketeering in Asbestos Cases

Simmons Hanly Conroy, based in the St. Louis metropolitan area, allegedly filed sham lawsuits and scripted witness testimony, according to plastic pipe manufacturer J-M Manufacturing.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kristen Gibbons Feden: Former Prosecutor Turned Civil Litigator, Verdict Generator

"I get a lot of happiness in this job by getting to call my clients and say, 'Hey, this is what you got,'" Feden said in an interview. "I got to call seven different people to let them know about the awards. It's satisfying from a career perspective and emotional perspective as well."
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Argument Among Shareholders Rolls on With Appeal of AMC Settlement

It's a unique situation for Delaware's high court, with attorneys from the plaintiffs' bar and those who represent the corporate side sitting at the same table, united in wanting to uphold a settlement that a subset of the class of AMC shareholders wants to have overturned.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Faegre Drinker Adds Phila. Partners From Ballard Spahr, Manko Gold

Timothy Katsiff is a commercial litigator, while Thomas Duncan focuses on transactional work in the environmental sphere.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon de Reya Files £250M Group Action Against Uber

The claimants are suing Uber for losses incurred allegedly as a result of unlawful activities by the company in the London taxi market.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

International Litigation, Foreign States and Tort Liability for Gun Manufacturers

Though constitutional questions were not squarely before the First Circuit, they unquestionably animate both the statutory framework and jurisprudence surrounding this burgeoning area of litigation.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Clarifies New York's Approach to 'Successor Jurisdiction'

The Court of Appeals recently took up successor jurisdiction for the first time. In response to a question certified to it by the Second Circuit, the court held that an entity that acquires all of another entity's liabilities and assets also inherits the selling entity's jurisdictional status.
7 minute read

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