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Lead Paint Companies Were 'Stuck With the Bill,' Says SCOTUS Briefs

Amanda Bronstad | August 16, 2018

"Imagine that late one evening, around closing time, after dinner with a friend, the waiter hands you a bill for $5,000. You object," wrote Corbin Barthold, litigation counsel at the WLF. “The host arrives and explains that the other patrons left without paying. The restaurant cannot track them down. You, however, are here. You, therefore, shall pay—for everyone.”

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Manafort Jury's First Questions Included Defining 'Reasonable Doubt'

C. Ryan Barber and Ellis Kim C. Ryan Barber and Ellis Kim | August 16, 2018

Responding to that request, the judge said the prosecution bore the burden of proving its allegations beyond a reasonable doubt, but not beyond “all possible doubt.”

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Prosecutors Detail Financial Motive in Shooting of Mayer Brown Partner

Roy Strom | August 16, 2018

A dispute over family money allegedly led Stephen Shapiro's brother-in-law, John Gately III, to kill, prosecutors said.

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Supreme Court Isn't on Trump's Side as He Bashes Media

Tony Mauro | August 16, 2018

Here are some of the statements U.S. Supreme Court justices have made in landmark decisions about the importance of a free press.

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Vigil for Return of Kidnapped Georgetown 2L Regains Momentum

Karen Sloan | August 16, 2018

The FBI has offered a $1 million reward for information about Austin Tice's whereabouts, and the Georgetown Law community is renewing efforts to raise awareness about his kidnapping six years ago.

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PTAB Chief Judge Taking New Role at USPTO

Scott Graham | August 15, 2018

David Ruschke will become a senior adviser, giving PTO Director Andrei Iancu the opportunity to name his own chief of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Charges Filed in Killing of Mayer Brown’s Stephen Shapiro

Roy Strom | August 15, 2018

The death of Mayer Brown partner Stephen Shapiro has led to murder charges being filed against his brother-in-law, John Gately III.

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35 AGs File Amicus Briefs Citing a State's 'Unique Role' in Fixing the Opioid Crisis

Amanda Bronstad | August 15, 2018

Opioid manufacturers and one distributor say the complaint against them lacks specifics to back up deceptive trade practices and public nuisance claims. But the amicus briefs said none of that mattered because a state has a “unique role” in the opioid crisis.

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As Sexual Abuse Scandals Mount, DC Cardinal Turns to Jones Day

Ryan Lovelace | August 15, 2018

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, leader of the Catholic Church in Washington and former Pittsburgh bishop, looked to the law firm amid fallout from this week's Pennsylvania grand jury report.

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Trump Fave Amul Thapar Broadens SCOTUS Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Erin Mulvaney | August 15, 2018

Leading a federal appeals panel, Thapar said the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't "displace" the requirement that judges enforce arbitration agreements as they are written. The Supreme Court this term, confronting the National Labor Relations Act, ruled against workers.

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Texas Judge Greenlights Securities Fraud Class Action Against Exxon, Rex Tillerson

Greg Land | August 15, 2018

Judge Ed Kinkeade wrote that the plaintiffs sufficiently supported their allegations that Exxon Mobil and then-CEO Rex Tillerson misrepresented the value of the company's gas and oil reserves to keep its stock prices high prior to a $12 billion bond issue in 2016.

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Omarosa's Florida Lawyer Takes to Twitter in Feud With Trump Campaign

Raychel Lean | August 15, 2018

Former White House employee Omarosa Manigault Newman is assembling a team of lawyers to fight the Trump campaign's allegations that she violated a nondisclosure agreement when she released an audio tape of her firing.

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JPMorgan Asked to Freeze Gender-Bias Case After SCOTUS Ruling

Erin Mulvaney | August 15, 2018

Administrative law judges and federal appeals judges are now grappling with the scope of the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Lucia,' which confronted the lawfulness of the appointment of federal in-house judges.

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How Stephen Shapiro Helped Lawyers—and Reporters—Understand SCOTUS

Tony Mauro | August 15, 2018

In practice, Stephen Shapiro of Mayer Brown, founder of the firm's Supreme Court practice, applied and honed his knowledge with 30 oral arguments before the justices.

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Omarosa-Trump Tapes Could Mean 'Open Season on Privacy Rights' in the Workplace, Attorneys Say

Raychel Lean | August 15, 2018

Lawyers from across the country shared their responses to the tapes, and what they demonstrate about how privacy laws play out across states.

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Mueller's Team Used the Few Tools Available to Confront Tough Judges

C. Ryan Barber | August 14, 2018

The Manafort judge's interventionist style prompted discussions in legal circles and on cable talk shows about whether he had gone too far, with some observers arguing the judge’s hands-on approach and regular rebukes against prosecutors would have been fodder for a mistrial if the defense had been on the receiving end.

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Mayer Brown Partner's Killing Shocks Colleagues, Appellate Bar

Ryan Lovelace | August 14, 2018

Stephen Shapiro's sudden death sparked an outpouring of reactions and remembrances from friends and fellow practitioners.

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Will the Church Sex-Abuse Grand Jury Report Lead to New Civil Suits?

Max Mitchell | August 14, 2018

While some attorneys said the report could lead to a wave of new cases, other lawyers were skeptical and said there likely won't be much effect on sex abuse litigation in Pennsylvania without changes in the law.

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Impeachment Vote Roils West Virginia Supreme Court

Scott Flaherty | August 14, 2018

Mountain State legislators voted to impeach the entire sitting Supreme Court bench.

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In Tomahawkcoin ICO Case, SEC Sees an Unregistered Security

Ross Todd | August 14, 2018

According to the SEC, the TOM tokens were an unregistered security since they presented "a transferable share or option on a security."

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Closings Set for Wednesday After Manafort Declines to Testify at Fraud Trial

Ellis Kim | August 14, 2018

Manafort’s defense rested its case without calling any witnesses in the trial.

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Mayer Brown Supreme Court Practice Founder Shot and Killed

Roy Strom | August 14, 2018

Stephen Shapiro, a former U.S. deputy solicitor general and leading Supreme Court advocate, is dead at 72.

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Former Pruitt Aide at EPA Lands at Crowell & Moring

Ryan Lovelace | August 14, 2018

Byron Brown is a former senior counsel to Sen. James Inhofe and was deputy chief of staff under ousted EPA administrator Scott Pruitt.

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From 'Honest Man' to 'Scared Stiff': All of Trump's Tweets Dishing on Jeff Sessions

Mike Scarcella | August 14, 2018

Trump has used Twitter to bash his attorney general, ramping up criticism in recent days as the Mueller probe persists. Sessions, for his part, has only publicly praised his boss.

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'Unauthorized' Removal in Asylum Case Draws Judge's Ire, Sparks Procedure Review

Ellis Kim | August 13, 2018

“While we were in the air, no one told me anything about what was happening. It was not until we landed in my home country that an official asked me my name and whether I was appealing my case," the plaintiff recounted in a declaration filed Monday.

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Now Paul Manafort's Lawyers Get Their Turn in Virginia Federal Court

Ellis Kim and C. Ryan Barber | August 13, 2018

U.S. prosecutors rested their case Monday against Paul Manafort, the first Mueller defendant to go to trial. Now it's the defense lawyers' turn in Virginia federal court. We'll learn a lot more Tuesday morning.

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Judge Holds UC Regents in Contempt in UCSB Stalking Case

Ross Todd | August 13, 2018

A state court judge in Santa Barbara found that the school's revised decision in a case she sent back to the school for further review was "merely a poorly rewritten decision that appears to be a justification for the earlier result."

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2 Years Too Early, Kavanaugh Readied for Rehnquist’s Departure From Court

Tony Mauro | August 13, 2018

Documents the Senate Judiciary Committee posted as part of Kavanaugh's nomination reveal a heightened-alert atmosphere inside and outside the White House surrounding the speculation that Supreme Court vacancies would soon open up.

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Newspaper Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account, Charging Trade Secret Violations

Rhys Dipshan | August 13, 2018

The owner of The Roanoke Times alleges reporter Andy Bitter illegally kept his Twitter account when he left, and the case may have far-reaching consequences for the business use of social media accounts.

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Russian Company Charged by Mueller Loses Bid to Dismiss Charges

C. Ryan Barber | August 13, 2018

"The appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles," U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich wrote on Monday, rejecting a motion from defense lawyers at Reed Smith. "Nor has the special counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord."

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Squire Patton Boggs Acquires Silicon Valley-Based IP Boutique

Xiumei Dong | August 13, 2018

For the third time in three years, the global legal giant has absorbed a smaller firm in the Bay Area.

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Proskauer Partner, Firm Resolve $50M Gender Bias Suit

Scott Flaherty | August 11, 2018

Connie Bertram remains a Washington, D.C., partner at Proskauer, which she claimed "consistently underpays its top female talent."

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Monsanto Hit With $289M Verdict Over Roundup Weed Killer

Amanda Bronstad | August 10, 2018

Jurors awarded $39.2 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to plaintiff DeWayne “Lee” Johnson.

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Trump to Sign CFIUS Reform Bill: What Dealmakers Need to Know

MP McQueen | August 10, 2018

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.

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SCOTUS Asked to Ignore Circuit Split on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

R. Robin McDonald | August 10, 2018

Freeman Mathis & Gary attorneys defending Clayton County, Georgia, in a discrimination fight over sexual orientation say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit got it right in a finding that discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation is not prohibited under federal law.

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After 34 Years, Storied DC Investigations Firm Has No Lenzner at the Helm

Ryan Lovelace | August 10, 2018

It's a new era for Investigative Group International and its associated law firm, founded by Terry Lenzner and run for the last five years by his son Jonathan.

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Supreme Court Discharges Veteran Special Master in 'Florida v. Georgia' Water Dispute

Tony Mauro | August 10, 2018

No matter what the reason for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, it will reduce future litigation costs for both Florida and Georgia as the fact-finding continues.

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Former AT&T Antitrust Chief Quits Ohio for Kilpatrick's DC Office

Ryan Lovelace | August 09, 2018

Patrick Pascarella, who was chief antitrust counsel at AT&T for more than a dozen years, spent the last nine at Cleveland's Tucker Ellis.

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Winston & Strawn Int'l Arbitration Vets Jump to Greenberg Traurig

Ryan Lovelace | August 09, 2018

Tomás Leonard and Nicole Silver were part of the team fighting for the Republic of Ecuador in its long battle with Chevron.

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Sotomayor's Barbed Dissent in Death Penalty Case Charges 'Rush to Execute'

Marcia Coyle | August 09, 2018

"If the law permits this execution to go forward in spite of the horrific final minutes that [Billy Ray] Irick may well experience, then we have stopped being a civilized nation and accepted barbarism. I dissent," Sotomayor wrote.

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EEOC Accuses United Airlines of Enabling Pilot's Sexual Harassment

Erin Mulvaney | August 09, 2018

"Employers have an obligation to take steps to stop sexual harassment in the workplace when they learn it is occurring through cyber-bullying via the internet and social media," an EEOC lawyer said in a statement.

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Judge: Reinsurers Not Liable for $26M Judgment for Failed Loan Linked to Glacial Energy Collapse

Greg Land | August 09, 2018

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said he had no jurisdiction to hold a group of foreign-based reinsurers liable for a $26 million arbitration award that followed the 2014 bankruptcy of Glacial Energy Holdings.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley Lawyer Alleges Retaliation After Raising Corruption Concerns

C. Ryan Barber | August 09, 2018

U.S. labor judge confronts "unsettled" litigation-funding issue in whistleblower Christopher Garvey's case against the investment bank. Morgan Stanley contends Garvey, who was based in Hong Kong, voluntarily resigned.

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RBG Action Figure Launched Through Copious Crowdfunding

Angela Morris | August 09, 2018

The doll's features include the justice’s signature jabot, righteous robe and a hardwood gavel "to bring order to your life."

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2nd Circuit Blocks Allergan Whistleblower's Suit, Citing 'First-to-File' Violation

Mike Scarcella | August 09, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice had supported the former Allergan sales representative in the trial court but switched its stance in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The question presented to the court was one of first impression.

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Latham's Leadership Roles Filled as Firm Names Chicago Partner Vice Chairman

Roy Strom | August 09, 2018

Latham & Watkins' top leadership ranks are now set following the unexpected departure of its former chairman earlier this year.

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Why Patent Lawyers Are Watching This Colorado Cannabis Case

Cheryl Miller | August 08, 2018

"Nobody knows what a court is going to do, no one wants to be that test case. The risk is quite high. You could get to court and the court could say, 'This is Schedule 1, I'm going to dismiss this case.'"

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What Labor, Management Lawyers Say About Missouri’s Right-to-Work Defeat

Erin Mulvaney | August 08, 2018

“The win could certainly portend things to come. It shows when organized labor exercises its influence within a state and gets people energized on middle-class jobs and middle-class salaries, we can win,” a labor lawyer in St. Louis said.

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A Record Number of SCOTUS Clerks Are Likely This Term—Thanks to Kennedy

Tony Mauro | August 08, 2018

What accounts for the larger number of Supreme Court clerks? The answer seems to be Anthony Kennedy's retirement on July 31 and its impact on the allocation of his clerks.

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Quarrels Continue as Judge Pushes Prosecutors in Manafort Trial

Ellis Kim | August 08, 2018

Judge T.S. Ellis III and prosecutor Greg Andrews again quarreled over the relevance of testimony and the trial’s speed Wednesday.

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