Litigation

International Edition

Ireland Ordered to Pay €2.5M to European Commission Over Online Safety Rules Delay

By Alex D'Elia | February 29, 2024

The EU's highest court has ordered Ireland to pay a lump sum and a daily penalty to the European Commission for not transposing a 2018 EU directive into national law.

3 minute read

International Edition

UK Government Throws Weight Behind Extensive Anti-SLAPPs Legislation

By Jack Womack | February 23, 2024

The government said the decision was 'in response to a rising tide of this pernicious form of litigation', including high-profile cases involving Russian oligarchs and allies of Vladimir Putin.

4 minute read
International Edition

'One Firm' or Separate Entities? Vereins' Growth Bumps Into Conflicts, Liability Concerns

By Justin Henry | Kasvi Sehgal | February 23, 2024

A ruling from an appellate court in the U.S. has put Baker McKenzie's structure under scrutiny, two years after Dentons was saddled with a $32 million malpractice verdict that also implicated the firm's verein status.

8 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn: 'Climate Change-Related Litigation Is Going to Be a Real Growth Area'

By Linda A. Thompson | February 20, 2024

John Quinn, co-founder of one of the world's leading litigation firms, talks about global litigation opportunities, the rise of class actions in Europe and podcasting about the law.

7 minute read
International Edition

Air Canada Argues Lying AI Chatbot Was a Separate Legal Entity—and Loses

By Gail J. Cohen | February 20, 2024

A small claims court judge has ordered the airline to pay up in the wake of what he called the company's "remarkable submission."

3 minute read
International Edition

Baker McKenzie's Verein Structure Heavily Scrutinized in US Malpractice Case

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 19, 2024

The firm argues that the case 'has no merit', and has accused its former client of 'forum shopping', calling its lawsuit an 'affront' to certain legal doctrines.

5 minute read
International Edition

Paul Hastings Poaches Latham Partner Duo in London

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 16, 2024

The additions follow other hires the firm has made in the UK and Europe recently, including Nikolaos Paschos from Latham in Germany.

2 minute read
International Edition

Former PwC Australia Partner Sues Firm Over Pension Payments

By Christopher Niesche | February 11, 2024

PwC said the partner forfeited his posttermination payments when he went to DLA Piper, which PwC deemed a "major competitor."

3 minute read
International Edition

Gambling Giant Entain Bets On DLA Piper For Latest Court Battle

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 9, 2024

The general counsel of the target company at the centre of the dispute has also been involved in a whistleblowing claim at the Employment Tribunal.

3 minute read
International Edition

'There Is Concern': A&O Shearman Insiders on Initial Hurdles Facing Firm

By Jack Womack | February 8, 2024

Questions are being asked internally about how the impending tie-up will work in the US, the timing of merger architect Wim Dejonghe's departure, and the integration of certain offices.

8 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

What the Pa. Supreme Court Is Eyeing in Its First Argument Session of 2024

By Aleeza Furman | March 1, 2024

The 11 matters set to go before the justices between March 5 and 6 include questions of jurisdiction in energy cases and forfeited judgeships.

4 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Focused on Long-Term Profit Growth, Blank Rome Sees Strong 2023

By Amanda O'Brien | February 29, 2024

This is the fifth consecutive year in which net income growth surpassed 8.5%, coinciding with the course of the firm's five-year strategic plan.

6 minute read
Daily Report Online

Georgia Federal Judge Denies Bid to Slash $2.3M Trademark Infringement Verdict

By Alex Anteau | February 29, 2024

"It would make no sense to call those damages impermissible," the court concluded. "The jury did exactly what the law allows it to do. Defendants merely disagree with the jury's 'determination of the facts'—something the Court cannot second-guess."

5 minute read
Daily Business Review

Felonies, Frivolous Filings and the Jan. 6 Uprising: 9 Florida Lawyers Disciplined

By Lisa Willis | February 29, 2024

Two attorneys were disbarred, four had their licenses revoked, two were suspended, and one faced reprimand.

5 minute read
New York Law Journal

JetBlue Accused of Kicking Jewish Group Off of Flight When Requesting Religious Accommodation

By Riley Brennan | February 29, 2024

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

5 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Attacking a Judge: Coats Rose Attorney Fired

By Adolfo Pesquera | February 29, 2024

S. Shannon Davis Hunter, a Coats Rose director in the Houston office, said, "Coats Rose emphatically denounces the ... letter from Ben Aderholt to Judge Erica Hughes."

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

Ex-Davis Polk Associate Files Notice of Appeal to Second Circuit in Retaliation Lawsuit

By Jane Wester | February 29, 2024

The 10-person jury in the Southern District of New York rejected Cardwell's claims in January after about three hours of deliberations.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

9th Circuit: Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

By Avalon Zoppo | February 29, 2024

"The transaction had tribe and tribal lands written all over it," the appeals court said.

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

New York Assembly Committees Set to Weigh Greater Oversight of Fintech

By Brian Lee | February 29, 2024

Two committees are set to take testimony on the impact that Venmo, Wealthfront, Affirm, PayPal and other online companies have on New Yorkers.

3 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Cities Can't Get Fees From Netflix and Hulu: Court Finds No Basis

By Charles Toutant | February 29, 2024

"To find a right of action for the municipalities would mean the (Board of Public Utilities) would no longer hold all enforcement authority. Because this would change the plain meaning of the (Cable Television Act), we find no constitutional basis for finding a private right of action for municipalities," Judge Jane Roth wrote for the court.

4 minute read

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