NEXT
Sign in to follow

Daily Business Review

A Judge Ordered Squabbling Lawyers to Have Lunch: Here's What Happened

A judge told attorneys to have a tête-à-tête. Plaintiff counsel paid the $74 bill, and the defense lawyer left a $74 tip.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ Orders SEC to Explain ‘How and When the Federal Securities Laws Apply to Digital Assets’

“A single sentence disagreeing with the main concerns of a rulemaking petition is conclusory and does not provide us with any assurance that the SEC considered Coinbase’s workability objections, nor does it explain how it accounted for them,” the Third Circuit explained in the 72-page opinion.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Case With 'Serious Consequences for Corporate Law' Heads to Texas Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court justices heard argument on whether Southern Methodist University has the right to separate from its founder.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards $6.2 Million in Walmart Slip & Fall

The client waited eight months to seek counsel and three months for treatment. The jury was unanimous.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Grapples Over Fifth Circuit Question on State Usury Law

The Texas Supreme Court must decide whether Texas law permits interest rates on the total principal amount for the life of the loan, regardless of a declining principle balance.
5 minute read

Law.com

Seattle Jury Awards $100M in PCB Trial Against Monsanto

The trial, called Rose v. Pharmacia, is the 10th involving former students, teachers and parents at the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Voyeur Videotaped Them Undressing. Should Cruise Ship Passengers Have to Arbitrate?

Lawyers for women and children who were videotaped by a voyeur while on a cruise ship have moved to certify a class against Royal Caribbean, citing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Crypto Exchange’s ‘Meteoric Rise’ Leads to Nationwide Class Action Trend

“Centralize exchanges are getting hit left and right,” said Joe Doll, general counsel at Magic Eden, one of the biggest NFT platforms in the world. “So this is definitely a trend to watch.”
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Trial Lawyer Mary-Olga Lovett Leaves King & Spalding to Open Boutique

Mary-Olga "Mo" Lovett, a trial lawyer who formerly practiced at King & Spalding and Greenberg Traurig, formed her own firm where she can avoid conflicts and Big Law billing rates, and have more control over her docket.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I've Seen Terrible Things': Lawyer Predicts Spike in Hazing Suits

"This is a new low, a new level of outrage, and it makes me sick," said David Bianchi.
7 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • How This Personal Injury Firm Reduced Client Intake Time by 80%

    Brought to you by PracticePanther

    Download Now