Monsanto Hit With $2.1B Verdict In Ga. Roundup Case

By Elliot Weld

A Georgia jury has ordered Monsanto to pay nearly $2.1 billion to a man who said his cancer was caused by the weedkiller Roundup, in what his attorneys called the largest single-plaintiff injury verdict in the state's history.

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4th Circ. Halts Removal Of PFAS Suits Against 3M

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Fourth Circuit agreed on Monday to halt a panel's split decision allowing 3M to remove to federal court lawsuits brought by Maryland and South Carolina alleging environmental contamination from forever chemicals, while it considers their request for rehearing.

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BMW AG Can't Ditch Suit Over Airbag Explosion In Ill.

By Hailey Konnath

An Illinois federal judge on Monday refused to throw out a BMW driver's lawsuit alleging he was severely injured after an airbag in his car exploded, ruling that the German-based company is indeed subject to the court's jurisdiction in the Prairie State.

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Salesforce Can't Escape Backpage Sex-Trafficking Suit

By Y. Peter Kang

A Texas federal judge has ruled Salesforce must face a suit over the sex trafficking of women on Backpage.com, the defunct classified ads website that utilized the company's software, saying it was properly alleged that Salesforce should have been aware of Backpage's connection to prostitution.

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Energy Giants Urge Puerto Rico Judge To Nix RICO Suit

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

A group of energy industry giants have asked a Puerto Rico federal district judge to toss racketeering and antitrust claims filed by municipalities alleging they misrepresented the climate dangers of fossil fuel products.

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Judge Slams Pa. County For 'Sneaky' Climate Suit End Run

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania state judge seemed skeptical Monday that Bucks County's Big-Tobacco style lawsuit against oil companies should move forward, calling out the county for what he said was its commissioners' attempt to avoid scrutiny by filing the lawsuit without first providing the public adequate notice.

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Camp Lejeune Litigants Expect Global Deal By Year's End

By Ryan Harroff

Veterans and their family members who sued the government over toxic water at Camp Lejeune will likely see a global deal resolving their claims by the end of 2025, according to a report in North Carolina federal court from Jenner & Block LLP and DLA Piper attorneys designated as settlement masters.

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Jags Fraudster Says FanDuel Skewing Law To Escape Suit

By Elaine Briseño

A man accusing FanDuel of enabling his gambling addiction that he says led to his conviction for embezzling $20 million from the Jacksonville Jaguars said the company is misconstruing a key legal concept in an attempt to escape his lawsuit.

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State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears poised to take a lighter touch under the new administration, but state enforcement efforts are likely to continue unabated, and potentially even increase, particularly with regard to digital assets and ESG disclosures, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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Recent Cases Highlight Latest AI-Related Civil Litigation Risks

Ongoing lawsuits in federal district courts reveal potential risks that companies using artificial intelligence may face from civil litigants, including health insurance coverage cases involving contractual and equitable claims, and myriad cases concerning securities disclosure claims, say attorneys at Katten.

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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

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Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys

By Jack Karp

BigLaw attorneys, immigration lawyers and legal advocacy organizations have been quick to blast President Donald Trump for what some of them call an "inexcusable and despicable" memo that is meant to intimidate attorneys out of challenging the administration.

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Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry

By Aebra Coe

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday his decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.

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Ex-Girardi Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges For $53M Settlement

By Brandon Lowrey

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against a former Girardi Keese attorney alleging he settled a family's claims for $53 million without permission and hid the firm's misappropriation of millions of dollars from the resulting settlement funds, among other ethical violations.

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Trump Asks High Court To Halt Fed. Workers' Reinstatement

By Katie Buehler

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to pause a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, arguing the band of nonprofit groups that obtained the order have no standing to challenge the firings.

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Paul Hastings Plans UAE Launch With White & Case Attys

By Andrea Keckley

Paul Hastings is planning to launch its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi after hiring a cross-border infrastructure team from White & Case LLP, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

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Trump Names His Counselor Interim US Atty For NJ

By Carla Baranauckas

President Donald Trump on Monday named his counselor and former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a surprise move in which she'll replace a prosecutor who was sworn into the role on March 3.

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Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn's bid to overturn a landmark ruling on press freedom that established a high evidentiary standard for public figures to pursue defamation claims.

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Foley & Lardner Expands State AG Practice With Cozen Trio

By Jack Rodgers

Three former state attorneys general who have been practicing from Cozen O'Connor's Washington, D.C., and Denver offices have moved to Foley & Lardner LLP to continue working on a range of matters related to state attorneys general investigations, the latter firm announced Monday. 

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Trump Taps Morgan Lewis Atty To Lead OFCCP

By Grace Elletson

The Trump administration has selected a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney to lead the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, with the lawyer promising Monday to uphold the president's mandate of stripping the agency's legal authority to investigate bias complaints against federal contractors.

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Gorsuch, Alito Say Confrontation Clause Issue Merits A Look

By Cara Salvatore

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito called Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to reexamine what accusations can be introduced at trial without cross-examination, saying a conviction resting on a pre-arraignment form shows that current legal frameworks have strayed from the traditional intent surrounding the confrontation clause.

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Retired 1st Circ. Judge Boudin Dies At 85

By Julie Manganis

Retired First Circuit Judge Michael Boudin, whose notable opinions during nearly three decades on the appeals court included a finding that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, died Monday at 85 following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, his nephew confirmed.

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