At stake is the fate of Roman v. Roman, a 2006 First District Court of Appeals ruling that treated embryos as property in a divorce and allowed the discarding of embryos per terms of a storage contract.
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Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice
In this week’s Legal Speak episode, Florida class action attorneys Jean Martin and John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan in Tampa open up about how they have leveraged their nearly 60 years of combined legal experience to help build their firm’s cybersecurity and data privacy practice.
Monsanto: Reversal of $185M Jury Award Could Wipe Out Other PCB Verdicts
Plaintiffs’ attorney Rick Friedman said he planned to petition the Washington Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s May 1 decision. “Monsanto claiming it won this appeal is like Trump saying he won the 2020 election,” he told Law.com.
'Game Changer': Harvard Law Receives $15M Gift to Expand Environmental Clinic
“I am excited for the opportunities this will provide to students and future leaders in law, government, business and more,” Dan Emmett said in a statement.
What We Should Have Learned from COVID: Communicate
The first lesson we should have learned from COVID: Leaders should communicate regularly to their firms in a more personal way, let their personality shine through, show some vulnerability and maybe reveal that they own a dog.
How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Make Yourself Available to Listen, Always,' Says Cheryl Chang of Blank Rome
“Keep your finger on the pulse of what is happening and what is important to people in the office; not just the public narrative but the scuttlebutt as well. Make yourself available to listen, always.”
Lawyer Suing King & Spalding Asks Law Firm to Apologize for Diversity Program Exclusion
Spitalnick’s claim of a Title VII violation somewhat differs from a similar effort by legal activist Edward Blum,
The Law Firm Disrupted: Trusting Gen AI to Minimize Risk? Your Malpractice Insurer Does
One of the most risk-averse constituencies in an already risk-averse field is giving a green light.
For In-House Lawyers Trying to Keep Up on AI Regulation, States Are Ground Zero
State laws are proliferating that cover such topics as the creation of deep fakes and the use of AI in the employee-recruitment process.
Judge on Clerk Hiring Boycotts: 'Students Should Be Seen as Individuals'
“They have every right to be judged by their accomplishments, not blacklisted based on what institution they may happen to attend,” Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III stated via email.