Wake Up Call: Trump’s HHS Is a Personal-Injury Lawyer Gold Mine

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former personal-injury lawyer, is advancing policies that could significantly benefit the plaintiffs’ bar. He aims to expand the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. making it easier for claimants—and their lawyers—to win damages by adding more eligible injuries and loosening standards of proof. (The Economist)
• The Harvard Law Review’s internal debates over diversity, affirmative action, and the Israel-Palestine conflict have escalated into a national political flashpoint, fueled by leaks allegedly from former editor Daniel Wasserman—now a Trump White House aide. Wasserman, a vocal critic of the law review’s race-conscious selection policies, was later accused of supplying thousands of internal documents to a conservative news outlet, triggering federal investigations into alleged anti-white discrimination and retaliation. (The Harvard Crimson)
• Sidney Powell, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, sold her sprawling 150-acre hunting estate in North Carolina for $1.2 million. The property, which features both open and fenced pastures, a workshop, a horse barn, and a two-bedroom cabin, was originally listed for $1.5 million in March of this year—remaining on the market for less than five months before it secured a buyer. (Realtor.com)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Ira Schacter joined McDermott Will & Schulte
• Jason McCuiston joined Clark Hill as a member in its tax and estate planning group. He joins from Plunk Smith.
• Tom Eidt was appointed general counsel of Alto.