Robert Steinbuch filed a claim with the Arkansas State Claims Commission in 2022 when he failed to receive a named professorship for the 2022 to 2023 academic year from then-Dean Theresa Beiner.
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McDonald's Loses 'Big Mac' Trademark Case in EU Dispute Over Chicken Burgers
McDonald’s Irish rival Supermac’s described the case as “trademark bullying” and called the ECJ General Court decision a significant victory for small businesses worldwide.
Litigation Over Alleged 'Quieting Quitting' Fizzles Out With Discontinuance
Both parties withdrew their actions pursuant to stipulations. The case made national headlines as firms grappled with hybrid work.
Lawfare? Ken Paxton Accuses State Bar of Weaponizing Courts Against Him
The Paxton petition follows in the steps of his first assistant, whose ethics violations defense on the same issues is pending before the Texas Supreme Court.
5th Circuit Strikes Down SEC's Private Fund Advisers Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission exceeded its statutory authority, the appeals court says.
2 Senior Google Legal Leaders Exiting Amid Restructuring
“I’m grateful for the regulators, policy makers and advocates who relentlessly pressed to make us better, to challenge our presumptions, and to keep us humble,” Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright wrote on LinkedIn.
Sanctions Work and Bank Compliance is Keeping Miami Lawyers Busy
While Miami is known as a common storage space for sanctioned assets, lawyers in the region are finding fresh opportunities in bank compliance and even helping clients navigate sanctions in countries like Canada.
How I Made Partner: 'Don't Wait to Make Partner to Start Acting Like a Partner,' Says Michele Cerezo-Natal of Mayer Brown
Michele Cerezo Natal, 49, Partner at Mayer Brown, New York, New York Practice area: Litigation, global investigations and white collar defense group Law
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Police Officers Who Removed Street Preacher From Festival
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld the grant of summary judgment to an Iowa city and several police officers in their individual capacity in a Section 1983 suit brought by a street preacher who was removed from a festival area but allowed to continue his preaching across the street from […]
Law.com's Top 100 Verdicts of 2023
The nation’s highest-ranking verdicts were compiled by Law.com analyst team VerdictSearch.