The Changing Landscape of Privacy Class Actions in 2025
The landscape of privacy-related class action litigation is undergoing significant transformation in 2025, with three key statutes taking center stage: 1. Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA); 2.
With 'Flurry' of Deal Activity Expected, Big Law Continues Adding Corporate Partners
Sidley Austin, Simpson Thacher, Norton Rose, White & Case, among others, all announced new corporate partners this week in ...
Client Succession Guide for Retiring Partners
Succession planning is essential to every lawyer’s practice, proactively protecting clients and colleagues in the event of ...
Reviving Leg Amputation Case, Superior Court Finds Trial Court Wrongfully Disregarded Expert Report
"Nothing is ever a slam dunk in the law, because the law, like many things, is not an exact science," Debra Andrea Jensen of ...
The Appellate Division Is Tackling Emerging Arbitration Issues. The Supreme Court May Need To Correct Course
We are also troubled by the brevity of the court’s analysis, seeming to hold that the arbitration clause is unconscionable ...
Supreme Court Rules Against AT&T Entity in False Claims Suit Over E-Rate Program
The court rejected an argument by an AT&T subsidiary that an industry-funded program to provide internet access to schools and libraries is not subject to the federal False Claims Act.
Foes in FTC Insulin-Price Case Fire Off Subpoenas in Every Direction, From McDonald’s to Defense Department
After turning over more than 1,300 documents to the Federal Trade Commission, the fast food giant is turning its attention to subpoenas from pharmacy benefit managers the agency accuses of ...
DWF Swipes Partner Quartet from Kennedys
Chris Dunn, who headed Kennedys’ marine insurance practice, will move to DWF with fellow partners Mark Lloyd, Jonathan Evans and Michael Biltoo. Dunn had been with Kennedys for over eight years.
Newsmakers: Three Cantey Hanger Attorneys Promoted to Partner
Three Cantey Hanger attorneys, Kate Hancock, Leda Juengerman and Matthew G. Loving, have been promoted to partner. "It always ...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Practice and Learn How to Run an Effective Meeting,' Says Sascha Henry of Sheppard Mullin
"Practice and learn how to run an effective meeting where the attendees each receive something of value in exchange for their ...
Lawyers Spar Over COVID-19-Related Agreement That Shields Some on Georgia's Death Row From Execution
The state of Georgia said during Thursday arguments that a COVID-19 pandemic-related agreement shielding certain people on ...
CAT Rubberstamps £200 Million Mastercard Settlement—Funder Defeated
The tribunal's decision is a blow to Innsworth Advisors, the funder behind the case, which had argued the settlement struck ...