That a firm of Slaughters’ calibre and conservatism has put forward a solution to an age-old problem is refreshing, but lots of questions remain, writes The London Lawyer.        

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An additional 176,000 people were added to the affected cohort, while several other firms reported new data breaches at the end of 2023.        

The health care industry has been a focal point for the FTC, ensuring mergers do not harm competition, raise drug prices or harm the labor market.        

After FisherBroyles ramped up quickly to become the first distributed firm in the Am Law 200, it lost roughly half its lawyers to a spinoff. But there’s a surprising lack of rancor surrounding the exodus.        

“Although we are disappointed with the decision, we look forward to moving swiftly ahead with a bench trial before Judge Kelley and getting the Doelgers the justice they deserve,” the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, James R. Serritella, a partner with Kim & Serritella, told Law.com.        

“It shouldn’t be a crime to be human and homeless,” said Alison Eisinger, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness. “Burien is better than this. We want to repeal this unjust law that effectively bans homeless individuals from living in Burien. This law is the opposite of helpful.”        

Plaintiffs’ lawyers vying for leadership of the MOVEit data breach cases have submitted various proposals on how best to structure the team. Even the defendants have a suggestion.        

“Viewing the allegations in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the plain language of the challenged statement—that Grover is ‘under a serious state investigation’—is verifiable, even if confirming the existence of an investigation may require significant legwork. Either an investigation by the state exists, or it does not,” U.S. District Chief Judge Michael F. […]

Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz, holding what he said was a file folder containing checks, said as a gesture of good faith and an effort to resolve the longest-running Chancery case after nearly 10 years.