* Law firms increasingly look to lateral whole groups at a time. [American Lawyer] * Attorney for the lawyer suing Netflix over Baby Reindeer thinks they can win. [Hollywood Reporter] * Lawyer shows up drunk to DUI sentencing. [CBS News] * Congress keeps throwing around contempt and it’s mostly making voters roll their eyes. [NPR]…
RNLNC 2024 was a whirlwind event, with more than 1,200 attendees joining us in sunny Dallas, TX, for 120 sessions from RNL and industry experts. We heard from three incredible keynote speakers, who covered everything from overcoming huge obstacles to AI innovations to taking action. With so many experts in the room, from attendees to…
Congratulations to Elon Musk for successfully threatening a litigant out of business. Earlier this week, Musk sued former Twitter advertisers for failing to put aside their financial best interests and gleefully shower cash upon the man who publicly told them, “go fuck yourself.” He’s been on quite a journey from that display of hubris to…
10 April 2024 Argus Partners To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The following is a snapshot of the important orders passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT“), under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code“), during the period between December…
On May 8, Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey set a date for the state’s second execution by nitrogen hypoxia. Her office announced that Alan Eugene Miller would be put to death sometime within thirty hours after 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2024. The governor’s action followed a decision by the Alabama Supreme Court granting…
Dr. Pradeep SharmaPradeep Sharma has been named dean of the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. He served as the college’s interim dean and previously as chair of the college’s mechanical engineering department. Sharma holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Baroda, India, as well as…
Misconduct allegations against Cook County, Illinois, Judge Kathy Flanagan have been referred to the Judicial Inquiry Board by the state judicial oversight agency. Flanagan allegedly had Brad Schneiderman, partner at Johnson & Bell, handcuffed to a chair — without first finding him in contempt — during a hearing. As reported by the Chicago SunTimes: Schneiderman…
The 5.4% rise in international student numbers in the year 2023-24 was the smallest recorded in the Netherlands since 2014 The basis of a four-party right-wing coalition government has been agreed, announcing major cuts to higher education and further international student restrictions Regional differences across the Netherlands mean that some institutions are still trying to…
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A newly issued federal rule to ensure web content and mobile apps are accessible for people with disabilities will require public K-12 and higher education institutions to do a thorough inventory of their digital materials to make…
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