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Bausch + Lomb Replaces Legal Chief Weeks After CEO Change

Bob Bailey is retaking the legal reins of the eye care giant after a decade away. He'll work under recently hired CEO Brent Saunders, whom he formerly worked for at three companies.
2 minute read

Law.com

'Let's Try to Raise Our Game': Lawyers Unleash Slapshots at First Hearing in New Talc Bankruptcy

Chief Judge Michael Kaplan, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, cautioned lawyers on Tuesday at the first hearing in this month's Chapter 11 case to tone down the vitriol. "The world is watching," he said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With a Nudge From the White House, the CFPB Sets Its Sights on Junk Fees

The White House has made fighting junk fees a priority. During a meeting of the White House Competition Council in September 2022, President Joe Biden called on federal agencies to reduce or eliminate junk fees.
8 minute read

Law.com

Data Breach Class Actions Surge Amid Record-Low Consumer Lawsuits

There were over 11,325 consumer lawsuits filed in 2022, the lowest number of consumer filings in a decade, according to this year's Consumer Protection Litigation Report via Lex Machina, owned by LexisNexis.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Courtroom Strategies Key in $2.3M Trademark Infringement Case Over Cigarette Papers

The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Republic Brands, said the purpose of the suit was to "safeguard the industry" by sending a message to other companies that distribute counterfeit products.
5 minute read

Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Loses Talc Bankruptcy Rehearing, Plans Supreme Court Review

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Johnson & Johnson's petition to rehear its Jan. 30 decision effectively dismissing its talc bankruptcy.
4 minute read

Law.com

3M Fights Possible Deposition of CEO Mike Roman in Earplug Bankruptcy

U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham, in Indianapolis, is set to take up the dispute over 3M CEO Mike Roman's possible deposition at a Wednesday hearing.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Supreme Court Rules Sovereign Immunity Waivers Invalid in Multidefendant Cases

As a consequence of this ruling, citizens who seek a binding, statewide declaratory judgment while also seeking emergency injunctive relief against a specific official will have to file two separate lawsuits even though they share the same questions of fact and law," said plaintiff-appellee attorney Tom Church.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post & Schell Hires 3 Principals From Marks O'Neill

Michael Kosar, Michael Notartomas and Christian Scheuerman all left the firm before a 19-lawyer group decamped for Gordon Rees earlier this month.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Unworkable Rule for Mass Torts': Businesses Bolster Talc Bankruptcy Rehearing Request

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association and three other business groups filed amicus briefs supporting rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's Jan. 30 decision in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.
5 minute read

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