By Amanda Bronstad | August 11, 2021
Tuesday's order by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred 19 lawsuits to Senior Judge P. Kevin Castel, in New York's Southern District, overruling significant opposition by most of the lawyers. The cases include several in California and the Texas attorney general's lawsuit against Google, which involves 13 other states and Puerto Rico.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | July 7, 2021
Among the attorneys on the complaint is John Coale, who was involved in litigation against big tobacco companies in the 1990s.
By Alaina Lancaster | June 24, 2021
Facebook and plaintiffs counsel in the litigation stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal could enter settlement negotiations with a mediator as soon as September, but in light of persistent discovery disputes, the judge overseeing the case is unsure either side is "sober enough to know when the time is right to go into mediation."
By Marcia Coyle | May 20, 2021
The case had been expected to generate the latest influential decision about the clash between social media and trial proceedings.
By Marcia Coyle | April 28, 2021
In questioning the school district's lawyer, Williams & Connolly partner Lisa Blatt, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, "I'm told by my law clerks that among some young people, how much you curse is a badge of honor."
By Mike Scarcella | April 14, 2021
In addition to showing $2.03 million in partnership share, the financial disclosure from Elizabeth Prelogar, now the acting U.S. solicitor general, revealed a $100,000 payment from Cooley that was described as a "transition" compensation on entering the firm partnership.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | April 8, 2021
The suit alleges that Paxton blocked Twitter users from his account after they posted critical tweets toward him, including one that said "wear a mask nerd."
By Amanda Bronstad | March 2, 2021
At a preliminary approval hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Lee, of the Northern District of Illinois, wanted more information as to why class members would not receive notice of the settlement through TikTok's own app, which might improve the predicted claims rate of less than 2%.
By Marcia Coyle | February 25, 2021
Asking the full appeals court to take up the case, former West Virginia Justice Allen Loughry's lawyer, Elbert Lin of Hunton Andrews Kurth, said his client's petition "presents a single question of exceptional and growing importance."
By Alaina Lancaster | January 20, 2021
"I know there'll be an element out there that will say I'm just crazy, that we're impinging on free speech," said Lento Law Group's Keith Altman. "What we're doing is trying to get Apple to act reasonably to take reasonable steps to prevent the illegal use of these applications."
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