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Cooley Lures MoFo Data Privacy Litigator

Kristen Mathews joins Cooley as the firm looks to both buttress its data privacy group as well as its litigation capabilities in New York.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Clear the Runway': Bill Lee's Longtime Focus on Succession Planning

Wilmer's Lee, who tried seven cases between February 2021 and November 2022, says the work was taxing. "It requires a degree of mental and physical stamina that, at least for me as I'm in my 70s, was not something that I could look myself in the mirror and claim that I was sure that I had."
5 minute read

International Edition

Kenyan Court Clears Path for $1.6B Lawsuit by Fired Facebook Moderators

Meta has 30 days to appeal a ruling to allow its former content moderators to sue the social media giant.
2 minute read

International Edition

Singapore Former Transport Minister Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Awaits Sentencing

Justice Vincent Hoong will give his sentencing decision on October 3, 2024.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Latham Team Scores Dismissal of Stock-Drop Securities Class Action for Meta

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued an order granting Meta's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Sept. 17. Meta's counsel included Latham partners Andrew Clubok, Susan Engel and Melanie Blunschi and associates Nicholas Rosellini and Elizabeth Cheng.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Bonta, Environmental Groups Sue Exxon Mobil Over Plastic Recycling Claims

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office will "in all likelihood" seek to recover billions of dollars from Exxon Mobil for misleading consumers into thinking their plastic products can be readily recycled.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Maine Musician Sues Roblox, Game Developer for Alleged Misuse of 'Maple Leaf Rag'

Aaron Robinson alleges that MeepCity creator Alex Binello uploaded his recording to the Roblox platform, which profited from in-game purchases tied to the song.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Scrutinizes Under-21 Handgun Sales Ban Based on Supreme Court Test

"I'm puzzled, because it seems to me that your whole argument is premised on some idea that Rahimi changed the landscape quite a bit… and, I think the whole court, actually on this point, said that Bruen is still the test," said Judge Jennifer Elrod.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Sides With Dollar Tree, Liquid Breath Drops Manufacturer in Dispute Over 'Pollution Exclusion'

"When considered in the context of the entire policy here, Atain's broad interpretation of the Total Pollution Exclusion as it pertains to C.T.'s claims yields an absurd result," U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry of the Eastern District of Missouri said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'A Smoother Process of Justice': Assistant DA Residency Requirements Lifted in Six NY Counties

DA Karen Heggen said the "new law affords the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office the flexibility that over 20 counties in New York State currently have, which is to hire the most qualified attorneys without concern for where they are residing."
4 minute read

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