In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.        

“Only by grossly mischaracterizing the record is he able to level spurious and reckless allegations of prosecutorial misconduct,” prosecutors tell the judge in response to defense allegations of discovery violations.        

“When you get to a point where everybody’s a little bit upset, maybe you’ve finally found a bill that can get past both chambers and get signed by the governor,” said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, when he introduced the bill this legislative session.        

“We allege that Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market, not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday.        

Quinn Emanuel, Skadden, Wilson Sonsini, Sullivan & Cromwell, Gibson Dunn and O’Melveny are all representing parties in the lawsuit.        

“Article III standing is a rapidly developing area of the law in the context of data breach class actions. We are pleased that the court found, correctly, that plaintiff has Article III standing to support these claims,” said plaintiff’s counsel Laura Van Note, a shareholder at Cole & Van Note in Oakland, California.        

“We expect to see some methodology changes to the rankings this year,” Dave Killoran, chief executive officer of PowerScore Test Preparation, told Law.com Wednesday. “If they were to use the same methodology as last year, then anyone could predict the final outcomes since the rankings are built on public data.”        

Kirkland, Crowell, Quinn and Susman Godfrey, among others, have all had financial gains from contingency fee cases. “We’ve seen a noticeable increase in interest in building out plaintiff side practices,” said Evan Meyerson, at Burford Capital.        

Despite a higher head count in 2023, Goodwin said it did not plan on any force reductions in 2024.        

“Human nature is responsible,” said Florida State University College of Law professor Lawrence Kriege. “If you look at history, there has been a persistent problem that has plagued mankind forever, and it’s called greed. It can be greed for money, greed for power, greed for prestige—but it’s greed.”