Plaintiffs’ lawyers plan to ask a federal judge on Monday to approve as much as $150 million in fees tied to settlements with Juul Labs Inc. over the vaping epidemic.        

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected three police officers’ qualified immunity defenses. The court determined it was clearly established that police cannot shoot nonlethal projectiles at protesters who committed no serious crime, were not a threat, and were not attempting to flee.        

“The American legal profession is at a critical inflection point. Some may argue that lawyers face dramatic threats not only to their business models but their very usefulness in the face of new technologies,” Albany Law School professor Raymond Brescia wrote in a recent paper.        

Cannabis attorney Lauren Rudick sued her former firm, Hiller PC, this week for missed payments and forced maternity leave work. Hiller managing partner Michael S. Hiller said Rudick’s claims are meritless and threatened his own legal action.        

Former President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow his retaliation lawsuit against the ex-president to move forward under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which permits civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by […]

“Perfection is paralyzing and a bridge to nowhere. I remind myself that if I’m waiting for perfect conditions, I will never get anything done.”        

The firm reached $856 million in revenue, and more than $1.9 million in average profits per equity partner, as its equity ranks stayed flat.        

“Be willing to do the tasks that others avoid and deliver quality work product. If you don’t understand a concept, ask and spend time learning outside of the office.”        

“It’s always better to make a bid when things are confused,” corporate governance expert Charles Elson said. “[And] it’s harder to defend during a transitional period.”