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'We're Not Playing Games': Attorney Mark DiCello in Hot Seat Over Paraquat Clients
At a Thursday teleconference, U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing 6,600 paraquat cases in the multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of Illinois, said she had “serious concerns that all of DiCello Levitt's clients had opted out of a proposed settlement.
With Eyes on SCOTUS' Emergency Docket, Appellate Equivalents Get Little Attention
While the U.S. Supreme Court's interim or emergency docket has drawn outsized attention in the last decade, bids for stays pending appeal and other emergency relief requests make up a large share of work at the federal appeals courts too—albeit marked by far less scholarly attention and criticism.
AI Is Turning Corporate Archives Into Valuable Assets. What Could Go Wrong?
Lawyers could find themselves in unfamiliar territory as the need to train AI platforms spurs buying and selling corporate data in deals like Google's $10 million transaction with Spirit Airlines.
In Latest Slate of AI Partnerships, Law Firms Claim Benefits of Early Access and Collaboration
Rather than keeping co-developed technology exclusive, firms are helping vendors develop tools that competitors will be able to purchase.
Mamdani Revives City Bar's Role in Judicial Vetting, but Makes It Optional
A new agreement between Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and the New York City Bar Association restores the bar group's role in evaluating judicial candidates, but leaves participation up to the candidates themselves
Morgan & Morgan Expands to New Chicago Office
Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan opened a Chicago office with eight attorneys and plans to focus on filing cases in local courts.
Simpson and Milbank's Chicago Entrance 'Part of a Larger Pattern' in Big Law
Especially with the latest entry of New York firms, Chicago may be “too big to not pay attention to, some legal industry observers say. Others say the moves are "part of a larger pattern" of growth across Big Law.
Ex-Client Slams Davis Polk's $3.2M Fee Suit, Promises Counterclaims
A representative for Enel called Davis Polk's allegations against it “self-serving and a complete mischaracterization of facts.
Meta's $17B Settlement: 'Momentous Step Forward,' but Concerns Arise About Amount, Privacy
Meta's settlement, announced on Wednesday, is with 50 states, U.S. territories and Washington D.C., but legal experts and observers flagged initial concerns about age verification and releases in the deal.
Second Mass. Govt. Official Arrested This Month for Pandemic Loan Relief Fraud
Massachusetts State House Rep. Francisco E. Paulino is the second Bay State government official the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts have accused of misappropriating pandemic loans in August.
