A retired Hughes Hubbard & Reed partner accusing the law firm of age bias in a dispute over pension payments has lost a preliminary injunction request to access to his work phone and email.
Law firms that rake in dollars defending companies against cyberattack lawsuits are increasingly finding themselves targets, with five class actions filed so far this year alleging the legal operations failed to protect client data.
In her column, Emory Law’s Tonja Jacobi examines US Supreme Court issues and ethics in the legal profession. She shows how Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson deftly used oral argument questions in her first term to make an impact in cases—even those she lost.
Would-be California attorneys would pay a higher fee to take the bar exam and have fewer locations to take the notoriously difficult test under changes the cash-strapped California State Bar proposes.
The chief judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court sent a shot across the bow of deal lawyers bringing frivolous cases, warning Thursday that the country’s premier forum for M&A disputes will no longer let them collect a “merger tax.”
A New York state judge declined Chris Cuomo’s request to halt arbitration proceedings against his former employer, after the former anchor claimed that the arbitrator is biased toward CNN.
A Trump-appointed judge Republican states have sought out time and again when challenging the Biden administration gave conservatives another win on Independence Day, this time in a major fight over free speech online.
Burford Capital is facing new obstacles in its plan to take over price-fixing lawsuits it funded for Sysco Corp.
Three senior attorneys have left Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in recent weeks as the firm experiences high turnover across its offices in 2023.
A look at the growing field of litigation finance and what it means for the future of the business of law.
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