According to a recent Above The Law article, former Biglaw associate, William D. Brown Jr., has claimed he was fired from McCarter & English due to his conservative political views. His release from the firm reportedly followed a LinkedIn post criticizing “gangsta rap” and alleging intolerance within the Muslim world. Brown argues his dismissal was…
In a recent development, the New York Senate has approved a bill that intends to direct all redistricting lawsuits to New York’s major metropolitan courts. According to bill sponsors, this legislative measure is designed to prevent forum-shopping and to position these courts as authority figures on matters pertaining to redistricting. This proposed change is likely…
Managing Partner Gerald Singleton of Singleton Schreiber law firm recently made a significant financial contribution to the campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), a former law professor running for the late Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat. According to Singleton’s statement on The Los Angeles Times, his donation totaled $250,000. “I cannot think of a single…
Recently, Kasowitz Benson Torres, a highly regarded litigation firm in New York, filed a complaint against a former partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, seeking approximately $500,000 in outstanding legal fees. The firm defended this ex-partner, Ignacio Foncillas, on allegations surrounding his implied engagement in an illegal money transfer venture. The complaint against Foncillas forms…
The legal community is abuzz with the news about a prominent Biglaw firm establishing its third branch in Texas, Dallas. With Texas being a growing market for legal services across sectors, this move by the Atlanta-based firm has been viewed as a strategic expansion. In addition to its Texas offices, the firm has a total…
In a recent development, the Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a Gwinnett County trial court’s decision to dismiss a wrongful death case involving a patient who died in a long-term state-funded care facility. The patient’s demise was originally ruled out due to the absence of proximate cause. However, this decision reverberated a pivotal policy warning…
The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear former US President Donald Trump’s immunity claim in the federal 2020 election interference case. This step signifies the extension of a pause on the Washington, D.C., trial court proceedings against him. The extension was implemented after the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected…
A trove of public records detailing the legal expenses of the Central Florida Oversight District, home to Disney’s theme parks, recently came to light. The documents reveal a steep increase in attorney billing rates over the past five years, especially among those specialising in labor and employment law. The district, previously a ward of Disney,…
In a recent ruling by a New Jersey appeals court, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) was deemed not under the jurisdiction of the state’s courts in a litigation case concerning alleged sexual abuse of children by a previous employee of the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County. This decision pivots on…
In a recent legal development, a jury verdict of $287 million, secured by law firm Susman Godfrey, is being scrutinized in a federal court. The case concerns Netherlands-based company Koninklijke KPN N.V. and involves a breach-of-settlement agreement pertinent to patent infringement lawsuits. KPN brought forward that Samsung Electronics America Inc., the defendant, inadequately moved this…
Harvard University is seeking a new General Counsel amidst a climate of intensified social, political, and philanthropic scrutiny. This comes as the university’s long-serving legal chief, Diane Lopez, prepares to retire at the end of February. Lopez’s career at the university spans an impressive 30 years, with the last five years serving as General Counsel….
The lawyers defending FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have submitted a request for leniency in his sentencing. They argued for a verdict that would facilitate Bankman-Fried’s quick reinstatement into a productive societal role. The representation provided by Mukasey Young, with Marc Mukasey as the lead attorney, contended that the 100-year sentence suggested in Bankman-Fried’s presentence report…
Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a civil rights lawsuit pertaining to a peculiar case of horse racing, the right to proceed. This lawsuit accuses members of a California horse-racing regulatory board of violating the First Amendment. The controversy arose when a thoroughbred was barred from entering races…
The argument in the case Cantero v. Bank of America sparked debate among the justices of the Supreme Court, as they sought to reconcile provisions of the National Bank Act that protect national banks with a New York state statute which requires all banks to pay interest on the escrow accounts they hold for their…
Global intellectual property firm, Fish & Richardson PC, has recently welcomed two new partners to their life sciences team: a pair of Chicago-based litigators previously affiliated with Jenner & Block LLP. The announcement was made on Wednesday, further expanding the firm’s already robust life sciences division. Both additions to the team bring with them extensive…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is holding a notable case, LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, one that is likely to illuminate aspects of design patent obviousness in the context of the aftermarket auto parts industry. Legal professionals are closely watching this case for its potential impact on the…
Two attorneys from Gupta Wessler appeared before the US Supreme Court in February, signifying the rise of plaintiff-facing boutique law firms, which has begun to address the imbalance of representation for individuals versus large corporations at the court. This increase in plaintiff representation arises in response to an observed disproportion in the Supreme Court bar,…
The intellectual property owner of Earth Wind & Fire, a beloved musical entity, recently approached a federal judge in Florida, requesting victory in its allegations of trademark infringement. The allegations are directed against a concert producer and promoter who have been orchestrating concerts titled “Legacy Reunion of Earth, Wind & Fire Alumni.” The case asserts…
In a recent development, the Federal Circuit ruled that MasterCard, the multinational credit card company, must continue its long-standing litigation against a patent litigation organization. This suit, which has been in progress for nearly a decade, pertains to the wording of a patent licensing agreement from 2005. As one judge astutely reminded, the case underlines…
The No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas and Unauthorized Duplications (No AI FRAUD) Act has been put forward as a means of providing federal right of publicity protection. Included within this remit are post-mortem rights, seeking to harmonize the divergent landscape of the right of publicity law. The implementation of such an Act stands as an…
On February 28, 2024, a federal judge in California has limited some of the claims made by a proposed class action which asserts that Meta Platforms Inc. is in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The alleged violation pertains to Meta’s unlawful utilization of voice recordings made by users on its Facebook and…
The U.S. Supreme Court has consented to decide if former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges alleging conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results as reported by Amy Howe on SCOTUSblog. This decision was communicated via a concise, unsigned order and commands a federal appeals court to keep its greeting dismissing Trump’s…
The US Justice Department is reportedly looking into a midair blowout incident of a Boeing Co. door plug, which happened during an Alaska Air flight last month. If confirmed, this could potentially expose Boeing Co. to criminal implications according to sources privy to the situation. This investigation stands out especially due to Boeing’s prior 2021…
In the realm of legal academia, leadership changes are afoot as three law schools across the US announce new deans, marking a crucial period of administrative transition. This development is part of broader trends and shifts in the legal education landscape. These changes to the deans’ roles, known collectively as ‘Dean Developments’, have caught the…
The Parliament of Ghana has passed legislation that criminalizes identifying as LGBTQ+. The law, known as The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, stipulates that anyone in the country found to be LGBTQ+ could face imprisonment. The new law was passed unanimously following a third reading in Parliament. Under…