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Are Companies Given Deferred-Prosecution Deals Scared Straight? Boeing Odyssey Adds to Doubts
“Stronger compliance is needed to actually fix entrenched misconduct,” said Brandon Garrett, author of “Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise With Corporations.”
Spain's Garrigues and Microsoft Form Alliance to Drive AI Innovation
The Spanish firm will integrate its own generative artificial intelligence tool with Microsoft’s Copilot and Azure.
Oklahoma Taps Paul Clement to Take on Pharmacy 'Middlemen' at High Court
“PBMs [pharmacy benefit managers] have had a profound and profoundly negative effect on pharmacies and the patients who rely on them,” Clement wrote in the petition for Supreme Court review.
'Big Deal': Federal Circuit Ruling May Mean More Design Patent Rejections, Experts Say
“I think there’ll be more (design patent rejections), but I don’t think this is going to be some sort of sea change,” said Finnegan Henderson partner Elizabeth Ferrill.
FTX Examiner Clears S&C, Questions Fenwick's Knowledge of Fraud
A court-appointed examiner cleared Sullivan & Cromwell of allegations that the law firm was aware of the fraud as it handled 20 matters for FTX before its bankruptcy filing.
Josh Partington of Snell & Wilmer Is in Fact a Rock Star in the Office (and Out of It)
The former (and now current) guitarist for Something Corporate talks about a path less traveled when it comes to landing in the Big Law arena.
Gov. Healey Announces 4 Nominations to Mass. Probate and Family Court Department
“The Probate and Family Court plays an essential role in providing justice for families across the state, and I’m confident that these distinguished attorneys will make strong additions to the bench,” Healey said in a statement. “I’m proud to nominate them and appreciate the Governor’s Council’s consideration.”
Justices Asked to Intercede as States Clash Over Climate Litigation
“If the Supreme Court lets them continue, California and its allies will imperil access to affordable energy for every American. To protect Alabama citizens and our constitutional order, we had no choice but to sue,” claimed Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.
UN Top Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Offensive
The order of the International Court of Justice is binding, but the court does not have enforcement powers.