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10 Most Read Articles
1. Judge Rips Trump For Putting Stone Juror's Safety At Risk
The D.C. federal judge who oversaw Roger Stone's criminal trial tore into President Donald Trump and his conservative allies Tuesday for attacking the jurors who found the longtime Republican operative guilty of witness tampering and obstructing probes into Russian election meddling.
2. $32M Dentons Verdict Could Put Vereins In The Crosshairs
A recent $32 million verdict against Dentons could spur BigLaw and regulators to rethink whether a large firm organized as a verein should be considered one firm across the globe for the purposes of conflicts of interest, and may inspire further litigation by the plaintiffs bar.
3. Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Assault In Mixed Verdict
A New York state jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and rape but acquitted him of predatory sexual assault on Monday in a mixed verdict for the onetime mogul who has stridently asserted his innocence.
4. The $4.3B Question Over What Terrorist Victims Can Recoup
The U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments on Monday will be asked to create a clearer path to punitive damages in certain cases involving state sponsors of terrorism. It's just the latest chapter in a case that highlights the decadeslong legal battles that terrorist victims and their families often face in trying to recoup damages.
5. Dentons Hit With $32.3M Verdict Over Conflict Of Interest
Dentons has been ordered by an Ohio jury to pay nearly $32.3 million to a technology company that sued the firm after its attorneys were disqualified in a patent enforcement case because of a conflict of interest involving The Gap Inc.
6. Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Replaced
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. asked a Texas federal court on Thursday to put allegations of inappropriate butt-shaking by a BakerHostetler partner during a mediation in the "rearview mirror," saying it replaced its legal team to avoid bogging down the employment discrimination case.
7. Trump Taps Judges For Trial Courts In Ohio, Wis.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday selected federal magistrate, bankruptcy and state court judges for lifetime appointments to U.S. district court seats in Ohio and Wisconsin, continuing his efforts to reshape the judiciary at the trial court level.
8. Prosecutor Took Jabs At Roger Stone's Reduced Sentence
When John Crabb Jr. appeared before the federal judge set to sentence Roger Stone on Thursday, the case's top prosecutor made a string of striking arguments that flew in the face of the U.S. Department of Justice's official line.
9. How Attys Drop The Ball When Interviewing Prospective Hires
There is no Human Resources 101 class in law school, and many lawyers struggle when hiring new associates and staff, falling into traps that lead them to hire candidates who aren't a good fit, according to a Thursday presentation at the American Bar Association TechShow in Chicago.
10. These Firms Racked Up The Most Patent Work Last Decade
A three-attorney Delaware firm and an IP giant dominated patent litigation in district court from 2010 to 2019, and IP boutiques held all three of the top spots on the list of firms handling the most work at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board since its inception.
10 Most Read Expert Analyses
1. Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
As courts increasingly accept technology-assisted document review, some are bordering on forcing parties to employ TAR, in which case attorneys may need to step in if their clients prefer other processes, say Donna Fisher and Matthew Hamilton at Pepper Hamilton.
2. Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
A workshop recently held by the California Minority Counsel Program provides steps law firms can take toward solving minority attorneys' limited access to social capital and lack of meaningful investment, as well as other obstacles to diversity and inclusion, says Alexandra DeFelice, director of marketing and business development at Payne & Fears.
3. When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
Amid uncertainty over the global impact of coronavirus, companies across a variety of industries should evaluate several factors to determine when specific outcomes compel U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures, says Adele Hogan at Nelson Mullins.
4. Justice Denied For A NY Domestic Violence Survivor
New York's Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act was enacted to reduce sentences for people like Nicole Addimando, who was just given 19 years to life in prison for killing her sadistically abusive partner, so the court's failure to apply it here raises the question of whether it will be applied at all, say Ross Kramer and Nicole Fidler at Sanctuary for Families.
5. AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
A recent Law360 guest article argued that artificial intelligence can precisely estimate the length and cost of a new case, but several limitations will likely delay truly accurate predictions for years to come, says Andrew Russell at Shaw Keller.
6. 5 Complications That Can Derail A Class Action Settlement
As courts increase scrutiny of class action settlement agreements, approval hinges on avoiding common mistakes, such as inadequate forms of notice, lack of Article III standing and irrelevant cy pres recipients, say attorneys at Troutman Sanders.
7. Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners
Recent encouraging trends for patent owners in the district courts and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office include a broad application of inter partes review estoppel and the allowance of noninstitution decisions as trial evidence, although some issues remain unresolved, say Kevin Schubert and Brett Cooper at McKool Smith.
8. A Brief Guide To Federal And State Cybersecurity Enforcement
With increasingly costly data breaches occurring at alarming rates, companies may face investigations from a variety of different federal and state enforcers with different authorities, standards and goals, so properly managed investigations are critical, say Viola Trebicka and Serafina Concannon at Quinn Emanuel.
9. Stop New York Asbestos Lawyers From Gaming The System
A recent study suggests New York plaintiffs lawyers have withheld evidence that their clients were exposed to multiple companies' asbestos products to inflate litigation awards, then later sought compensation from asbestos trust funds, hurting businesses and depriving future asbestos victims, says Phil Goldberg at the Progressive Policy Institute.
10. Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
A recent Law360 guest article criticizing the New Jersey Supreme Court's ruling in Balducci v. Cige overlooks the intricate nature of discrimination cases, which renders artificial intelligence an insufficient tool for predicting time and cost, says Paul Aloe at Kudman Trachten.
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