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Arnold & Porter, Crowell & Moring, McCarter & English, and Miles & Stockbridge also picked up D.C. partners in their key practices this past week.        

According to court papers, Yale University and Emory University have agreed to pay $18.5 million apiece, Brown University has agreed to pay $19.5 million, and Columbia University and Duke University both agreed to pay $24 million to settle claims they colluded to limit the amount of need-based financial aid provided to undergraduates.        

An Oregon jury awarded $62.3 million on Tuesday to victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020. Based on a prior jury’s findings, the award could balloon to about $85 million.        

The amicus briefs, filed on Monday, support a petition from an claimants committee in the Bestwall LLC bankruptcy for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an injunction order blocking mesothelioma victims from pursing their asbestos lawsuits.        

Keep up with Law.com’s coverage of the cases here.        

“A Drake Law education is unique due to its focus on theory and practical learning,” Roscoe Jones said in a statement. “I am humbled to lead a community committed to an unwavering collegiality and a singular mission to prepare students to promote justice, service and ethics.”        

Selecting outside counsel panels is no easy task. For Laurentian Bank’s Bindu Cudjoe that means choosing the right technology and balancing a host of criteria, from cost to DEI considerations.        

“I feel the bar sometimes, and the supreme courts that rule on these matters, try to take an easier way out rather than making people pay the price that they should pay,” Jeffrey D. Swartz, a professor at Cooley Law School, told Law.com.