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Judge OKs Personal Injury Suit Over Burger King's 'Impossible Whopper' Allegedly Embedded With Glass
"IFI takes issue with the fact that Howard pleads that either IFI or Nashville Quality, LLC were responsible for the accident or sabotage that resulted in glass in her food. IFI argues that '[b]ecause the allegations concede it is just as probable that the damages were caused by someone other than IFI and further fails to identify what IFI did or failed to do to cause the damages, the Complaint fails to state a plausible claim for relief.' ... This is wrong," District Judge Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia wrote. "IFI conflates Howard's burden of proof with the pleading requirements.
Phila. Judge Rejects Uber's 'Independent Contractor' Defense in Lawsuit Over Passenger's Death
Kline & Specter's Helen Lawless, who represents the plaintiffs, called the ruling "an important step towards undoing the fiction that Uber and other rideshare competitors are merely technology companies that do not employ drivers and should not be held responsible for their negligence."
The Law Firm Disrupted: Waiting on Cravath
Whether or not the New York firm opts to match associate raises announced by Milbank earlier this month will have an outsized impact on the behavior of the rest of the market.
'Tone Deaf' or 'Sign of Healthy Industry'? Am Law 100 Firm Leaders Weigh In on Milbank Raises
Some leaders in the lower half of the rankings no longer see elite firms' pay raises as a competitive pressure because the market has become so stratified.
Associate Pay Raises Escalate GC Fears of Billing Rate Hikes
Some GCs are voicing concerns about further rate hikes after associate pay raises. But Milbank's chair said the salary raises wouldn't have a material effect on its billing rate decisions in the future.
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Report: Tort Lawsuits Stuttered in 2022, but They're Poised to Bounce Back
The 2023 Torts Litigation Report, by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found there were 14,375 tort lawsuits filed in federal courts last year, among the lowest levels in a decade.
Milbank Raises Associate Salaries and Announces Year-End Bonuses
The firm's chair pointed to "a very, very busy year" across the firm—one in which productivity was "materially" increased, as well as increasing cost of living.
Pacesetter Research: Should Professional Services Firms Speak up?
We live and work in an increasingly volatile world. Is it appropriate for professional services firm to assert their voice in that world?
See Who Passed the July 2023 New York Bar Exam
Of the 9,779 candidates who took the most recent bar exam, 6,481 passed for an overall passing rate of 66%.
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