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Pittsburgh Judges Ask Court to Toss Suit From Lawyer Jailed in Discovery Dispute
The defendants contend that Bernard’s incarceration “was the result of his own vexatious and dilatory behavior.”
Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Faces Evidentiary Hearing on Disqualification
Judges in both federal and state courts in New Jersey scheduled a March 25 evidentiary hearing to determine whether to disqualify Andy Birchfield and his firm, Beasley Allen, from the talcum powder multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson.
Shareholders May Challenge Corporate Conversion From Delaware on Fairness Grounds
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster said the doctrine of entire fairness applies and TripAdvisor shareholders have adequately pleaded a claim that a conversion would affect the value of their investments.
Latham, 'Laser Focused' on Tech and Life Sciences, Snags 2 Partners From Cooley
Despite the downturn in tech deals in the last year, Latham said it’s a strategic priority to continue to expand its emerging companies capability on the West Coast.
Air Canada Argues Lying AI Chatbot Was a Separate Legal Entity—and Loses
A small claims court judge has ordered the airline to pay up in the wake of what he called the company’s “remarkable submission.”
Justices Appear Poised to Hold Agency Challenges Must Be Waged Within 6 Years of Rule
A North Dakota convenience store contends filing clock begins when a regulation’s harm is felt.
Toledo Law Students File Complaint With ABA Over Legal Ethics Grading Error
“The laptop computer on which the grades were initially recorded was lost, which has made it necessary to reconstruct exam scores based on awarded points, which were recorded by Prof. Gibbons on each exam as he graded those exams,” interim Dean Rebecca Zietlow wrote in an email to students last month.
Law Firm Partners Income Tax Arrangements Come Under Scrutiny in Australia
Members of Australia’s Senate are questioning the use by law firms and their partners of a tax structure that lowers the amount of tax owed to the government.
Hiring Paul Weiss Bankruptcy Partner, Selendy Gay Targets Bankruptcy-Related Litigation
Kelley Cornish, a member of Paul Weiss’ management committee, will join the firm next week.