As Ozempic cases mount, consumer lawyers push to consolidate lawsuits
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.
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DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts
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 \
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California law schools lacking ABA approval show 21% bar pass rate - state report
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.
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US Supreme Court torn over Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
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.
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Intel wins US appeal to overturn $2.18 billion VLSI patent verdict
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.
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Sandra Day O’Connor’s unfinished legacy of judicial election reform
For all the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s trailblazing accomplishments, one piece of her legacy remains incomplete: reforming judicial elections.
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Financing increased interconnection costs in light of queue reform
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.
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Law firm Anderson Kill wants ex-CFO's lawyer tossed in employment clash
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.
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10x Genomics sues rival Curio over gene-sequencing technology
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.
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Explainer: How will the Supreme Court reshape US opioid epidemic relief?
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.
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Ex-Wells Fargo CEO sues bank for $34 million in withheld pay, stock
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.
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Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules
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.
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Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93
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.
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Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says
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.
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Pharma giants warn of 'chaos' in venue fight over US price-fixing cases
Major pharmaceutical firms are trying to bar a group of states that sued them from leaving centralized antitrust litigation in Philadelphia, warning of \
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Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House
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.
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Medical malpractice law firm deemed not liable to ex-client for press release after jury verdict
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.
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Financial services: 'Quincecare Duty' when customer agents act fraudulently
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.
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Bankrupt in the Metaverse
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.
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The Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Rule in Finance
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.
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Employee Handbooks: Best Practices
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).
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