Home Daily News BigLaw DEI leader encountered bias after… Law Firms BigLaw DEI leader encountered bias after standing up to ‘nearly all-white firm,’ bias suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss July 8, 2024, 12:37 pm CDT The former vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Armstrong Teasdale alleges in a bias lawsuit that the…
Home Daily News Former BigLaw partner settles defamation… Trials & Litigation Former BigLaw partner settles defamation suit against social media influencer By Debra Cassens Weiss July 8, 2024, 1:22 pm CDT TikTok screenshots show social media influencer Robert Harvey and a listing of cases in which lawyer Allan A. Kassenoff was the lead counsel for…
Home Daily News Lawyer who sued Big Lots over coffee labeling… Ethics Lawyer who sued Big Lots over coffee labeling has ‘dubious modus operandi,’ federal judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss July 9, 2024, 9:28 am CDT A lawyer who alleged that retail chain company Big Lots used labeling that inflated the number of servings…
Home Daily News Federal appeals judge, 97, who refused to… Judiciary Federal appeals judge, 97, who refused to cooperate in fitness probe loses challenge to disability law By Debra Cassens Weiss July 9, 2024, 12:20 pm CDT Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in May 2023. A federal…
Home Daily News Federal judge who abruptly resigned had been… Judiciary Federal judge who abruptly resigned had been referred for possible impeachment recommendation By Debra Cassens Weiss July 9, 2024, 2:30 pm CDT A federal judge in Alaska abruptly announced his resignation last week after a determination that he had “no filter” in conversations with…
Home Daily News Federal judge who banned female prosecutor… Judiciary Federal judge who banned female prosecutor from his courtroom won’t face discipline after giving up cases By Debra Cassens Weiss July 10, 2024, 9:18 am CDT A federal judge who banned a female prosecutor from his courtroom and made alleged “disparaging remarks” about female attorneys…
Home The Modern Law Library Summer reading picks and why a YMCA-funded… The Modern Law Library Summer reading picks and why a YMCA-funded crusade against obscenity matters today By Lee Rawles July 10, 2024, 3:15 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Do you need some distractions during vacation travel or while lying directly under your A/C…
Home Daily News BigLaw firm confirms staff layoffs with ‘generous… Law Firms BigLaw firm confirms staff layoffs with ‘generous separation packages’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 9:19 am CDT Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has confirmed staff layoffs earlier this year after Above the Law published a leaked memo with the announcement. No…
Home Daily News After lawyers exceed status-letter limit… Discovery After lawyers exceed status-letter limit by ‘whopping’ 70 pages, judge sees echoes of fictional Jarndyce case By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 10:36 am CDT The handiwork of lawyers who crafted a joint 73-page monthly status letter won’t appear on the federal docket after a…
Home Daily News Fennemore aims to expand talent pool with… Law Firms Fennemore aims to expand talent pool with new remote-work program By Debra Cassens Weiss July 11, 2024, 12:38 pm CDT If you have at least 10 years of experience, a portable book of business worth at least $450,000 and a desire to work…