The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson’s talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey’s ovarian cancer.        

The lawsuit alleges that if Uber’s board members and executives had made a point to implement safety measures like screening drivers more carefully, the company might not now be facing liability in the hundreds of cases in which riders, primarily women, say they were sexually assaulted.        

“Simply put, a sales employee’s commissions are one type of compensation, and overtime and Sunday pay are separate types of compensation that require employers to make additional payments to employees. By attempting to allocate amounts owed to its sales employees in commissions toward their overtime and Sunday premium draws, Jordan’s did not provide its sales […]

Law firms with between 400 and 800 lawyers are especially hungry to acquire smaller firms right now, noted Lisa Smith at Fairfax.        

It’s getting increasingly difficult to operate a law firm in Greater China, writes The Global Lawyer. How long can Big Law last?        

An ABA council has not articulated a rationale for departing from the current practice or identified the problem that the proposed revisions to Standard 102 and 306 are intended to solve, according to a comment signed by 26 law deans from schools across the country.        

“Within the next several months, the court will be closing the Risperdal, Essure and Elmiron mass tort programs, as the lawyers and self-represented parties work through the remaining cases on the docket,” Judge Joshua Roberts, head of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center, said.        

After years of declining head count and revenue, the litigation shop is back in growth mode.        

Tesla had struck a dismissive tone in its motion to dismiss, saying the suit lacked required specificity. But a judge ruled that the automaker had misstated the standard the EEOC had to meet.        

“Always be available and responsive, always be on time with work product, and always take the initiative.”