“Civil antitrust cases brought by the United States have historically been tried to the bench—not to a jury,” Google stated.
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Far From Over: Insurers to Appeal $345M Consent Judgment in Boarding School Sexual Abuse Case
According to the defendant, the consent judgment “is a direct result of the insurers’ failure to provide a defense and a failure to provide indemnification for the claims brought by the plaintiffs.”
Surge in Social Media Drug Promotion Driving Calls for More Oversight
“I think the industry would like more clarity from the FDA on what exactly its position is on its authority over social media,” said Mahnu Davar, a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.
Are Frozen Embryos People or Property? Texas Supreme Court Receives Briefs
At stake is the fate of Roman v. Roman, a 2006 First District Court of Appeals ruling that treated embryos as property in a divorce and allowed the discarding of embryos per terms of a storage contract.
Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice
In this week’s Legal Speak episode, Florida class action attorneys Jean Martin and John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan in Tampa open up about how they have leveraged their nearly 60 years of combined legal experience to help build their firm’s cybersecurity and data privacy practice.
Monsanto: Reversal of $185M Jury Award Could Wipe Out Other PCB Verdicts
Plaintiffs’ attorney Rick Friedman said he planned to petition the Washington Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s May 1 decision. “Monsanto claiming it won this appeal is like Trump saying he won the 2020 election,” he told Law.com.
'Game Changer': Harvard Law Receives $15M Gift to Expand Environmental Clinic
“I am excited for the opportunities this will provide to students and future leaders in law, government, business and more,” Dan Emmett said in a statement.
What We Should Have Learned from COVID: Communicate
The first lesson we should have learned from COVID: Leaders should communicate regularly to their firms in a more personal way, let their personality shine through, show some vulnerability and maybe reveal that they own a dog.
How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Make Yourself Available to Listen, Always,' Says Cheryl Chang of Blank Rome
“Keep your finger on the pulse of what is happening and what is important to people in the office; not just the public narrative but the scuttlebutt as well. Make yourself available to listen, always.”
Lawyer Suing King & Spalding Asks Law Firm to Apologize for Diversity Program Exclusion
Spitalnick’s claim of a Title VII violation somewhat differs from a similar effort by legal activist Edward Blum,