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Attorneys representing people who say they weren’t properly warned about harsh side effects associated with blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are pushing to centralize the lawsuits in a Louisiana federal court, filings show.

The board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney's theme parks accused the company of giving a previous local board and its employees millions of dollars' worth of tickets, discounted hotel stays, merchandise and other benefits that were \

Students at California law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association have low odds of passing the bar and strong chances of dropping out after their first year, according to a new report from the State Bar of California.

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled over whether to approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement, voicing concern the deal would shield its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in a deadly opioid epidemic while also worrying that scuttling it could harm victims.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking permission to appeal a decision reinstating gag orders in his New York civil fraud case to the state's highest court, a court filing showed on Monday.

Tesla's car insurance unit must face a prospective class action claiming it overcharged drivers for their premiums by basing them on \

A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out a $2.18 billion patent-infringement award won by patent owner VLSI Technology against Intel Corp , overturning one of the largest verdicts in the history of U.S. patent law.

For all the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s trailblazing accomplishments, one piece of her legacy remains incomplete: reforming judicial elections.

Pamela Wu, Jane Kang and Laura Neumeister Wright of Morgan Lewis discuss the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's order adopting reforms to the generator interconnection process in light of skyrocketing interest in renewable and clean energy project development.

U.S. law firm Anderson Kill is seeking to disqualify a lawyer representing its former chief financial officer in an employment lawsuit that accuses the firm of forcing the CFO out after he suffered a fall and concussion last year.

A British litigation funder is not entitled to block the founders of a U.S. law firm from disbursing a chunk of the expected proceeds from the sale of their San Francisco Bay mansion, a federal judge has ruled.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a bill on Monday that would make it easier for older workers to prevail in age discrimination lawsuits.

Biotech company 10x Genomics has sued competitor Curio Bioscience in Delaware federal court over allegations that Curio infringed its patents related to genetic analysis, adding to a web of patent disputes over genomics technology.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments over the legality of a roughly $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful and highly addictive pain medication OxyContin that played a key role in the country's opioid epidemic.

Because Donald Trump is the first current or former president to face criminal charges, Tanya Chutkan's ruling is the first by a U.S. court affirming that presidents can be charged with crimes like any other citizen.

Former Wells Fargo & Co CEO Tim Sloan filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing the bank of failing to pay him more than $34 million after he resigned in 2019 amid a wide-ranging sales practices scandal.

A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld the state's congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that a lower court had ruled violated the state constitution by diminishing some Black residents' voting power.

The U.S. federal judiciary on Friday said it had reduced its 2024 budget request by nearly $184 million but would still face funding gaps under pending bills in Congress that would require \

Texas must remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday in a victory for President Joe Biden's administration.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, whose centrist views and shrewd negotiating skills allowed her to steer the nation’s law for much of her quarter-century tenure, died on Friday at the age of 93, the court said.

A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Friday that the former U.S. president should not face trial on charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia if he wins the election next year.

Major pharmaceutical firms are trying to bar a group of states that sued them from leaving centralized antitrust litigation in Philadelphia, warning of \

A New York state appeals court has turned away a challenge by Uber Technologies Inc and other companies to New York City's novel minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers, allowing it to take effect.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president's claim that he is immune.

Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers voted to expel him over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that lawyers are entitled after the conclusion of a trial to discuss previously confidential information that their clients disclosed publicly in trial testimony.

Peter Ferrer and Gerrard Tin of Harneys discuss a UK Supreme Court decision shedding light on the Quincecare Duty in the financial services context involving instances where an agent acting on behalf of a customer is acting fraudulently and the effect of the decision in offshore jurisdictions.

As the metaverse expands, ownership of metaverse assets, including fungible digital tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and content, will likely be a central issue in disputes over what constitutes property of the estate in a bankruptcy proceeding.

An expert Q&A on the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA’s) beneficial ownership information reporting rule (BOI Rule), including its effect on loan transactions.

Best practices for creating, distributing, and maintaining an employee handbook, including key considerations for structuring the handbook, drafting and incorporating existing policies into the handbook, and ensuring compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).