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Pharmacies in Opioid Case Want Judge to Ban Ex Parte Communications
Amanda Bronstad | December 06, 2019
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the Northern District of Ohio issued an order Thursday stating that the court was "mindful of its ethical obligations" after a group of pharmacy defendants insisted on banning ex parte communications they believe are happening in the opioid litigation.
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Jacqueline Thomsen | December 06, 2019
Cipollone wrote Friday that the inquiry “is completely baseless and has violated basic principles of due process and fundamental fairness.”
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It's Emoluments Week in US Appeals Courts: Meet the Lawyers Arguing
Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson | December 06, 2019
DOJ's Hashim Mooppan, a former Jones Day partner, will argue within a span of days in the D.C. and Fourth circuits. He faces Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, and Loren AliKhan, the District of Columbia solicitor.
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All the President's Judges: The Impact of Trump's Record-Setting Appointments
Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | December 06, 2019
The administration has filled judicial slots with "bulldozer efficiency." Here's what it all means.
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Skilled in the Art: Federal Circuit Sidesteps Big FRAND Issues + Spinal Stimulation Patent Runs Shiver Through Indefiniteness Standards + Alex Kozinski's Return
Scott Graham | December 06, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hands a big win to Ericsson but holds its tongue on FRAND methodology.
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Paul Weiss Elects New Partners—And They're Not All White Men
Vivia Chen | December 06, 2019
The new partnership class comes after the elite law firm got crowned last year as the mascot for Big Law's diversity problem.
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Jones Day Wants Sanctions in Gender Bias Case, Says Lawyers Bungled 'Cravath Scale' Claims
Dan Packel | December 06, 2019
The firm says plaintiffs lawyers at Sanford Heisler never bothered to probe the allegations at the core of their $200 million lawsuit: that the firm pays female associates less than their male counterparts for equal work.
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Overview of Limitations on Employee Compensation in Bankruptcy
Carl E. Black and Jonathan Noble Edel| December 06, 2019
Recognizing the potential consequences, companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy often try to reduce employee uncertainty by seeking authority from the bankruptcy court. The Bankruptcy Code, however, imposes a variety of limitations on the ability of a debtor-employer to provide certain types of compensation and benefits to “insiders,” a term that is broadly defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
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Lawyer and His Co-Writer Capture Richard Jewell's Drama
Jonathan Ringel | December 06, 2019
Atlanta's former U.S. attorney and his co-writer, who was with the Wall Street Journal during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, offer many can't-make-this-stuff-up anecdotes about the bombing investigation and its coverage.
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The National Law Journal
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"There is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office," the professors said in an open letter sponsored by a progressive group.
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Law.com
11 Texas Judges Were Sanctioned. What Happened Next is a Mystery
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The Houston-area judges were sanctioned in August for their bail bond practices, but the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has deleted their public admonitions from its website. The judges' lawyer said the sanctions were withdrawn, and the matter is concluded. But judicial ethics experts say that would be unprecedented.
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It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health in Asia's Legal Industry
By Olivia Seet |December 04, 2019
A variety of factors are leading to grim statistics, but one major obstacle to mental health treatment in Asian countries is the cultural attitudes that have persisted for decades.
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