Hartford Is Fighting to Avoid Paying for the Data Axle Privacy Class Action , The Argument Is Interesting
Most people won't be aware of the quiet legal battle taking place in a federal courthouse in Omaha, but it might have a significant impact on…
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The Prevagen Class Action Survived a Motion to Dismiss Because the Memory Claims Were Specific Enough to Litigate
Prevagen is located at eye level, between the multivitamins and the fish oil, in practically every CVS in the United States. The box has a warm,…
Property Litigator with Decade of Court Experience Joins Clifton Ingram Partnership
Sam Fellows starts work on May 5th as Clifton Ingram's newest partner, bringing more than ten years of property litigation experience to the firm's Farnham office.…
Scottish law firm poaches 30-year corporate veteran for London expansion
Peter Millican spent three decades building his corporate practice at London firms. Now he's betting on an Edinburgh-based upstart barely ten years old. Gilson Gray confirmed…
Tech-Focused Marketer Takes Top Role at 260-Year-Old Law Firm
Sydney Mitchell handed its marketing leadership to Kelly White on Monday, gambling that two decades of professional services expertise can translate heritage into growth. The Birmingham-based…
Albert Dock landing marks Prosperity Law’s Cheshire push
Prosperity Law has moved its Liverpool team into new offices at Albert Dock, the waterfront complex that's become a magnet for professional services firms. The relocation…
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The Holyoke Opioid Settlement Grants Are Going to Community Partners , The City Chose Carefully
You may see the obvious effects of the opioid crisis on a small Massachusetts city if you have driven through Holyoke in recent years. the empty…
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The Ronin Legal Case That Started With a Crypto Hack Is Now a Settled Matter With an Undisclosed Amount
There is a certain type of legal narrative that doesn't quite fall into any of the categories that the legal sector typically employs to characterize its…
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The Rum Industry Has a Price-Fixing Case Now , It Joins a Long List of Industries That Thought Nobody Was Watching
When you discover that the age statement on the bottle you're holding doesn't quite represent what you assumed, you experience a certain kind of consumer surprise.…
A Chicago Man Wrongfully Convicted of a 1998 Double Murder Just Reached a Settlement , The System Failed Him for 26 Years
Over the past 20 years, a certain kind of Chicago story has become so common that it has gained recognition as a distinct genre. Some detectives…
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Virginia Is Debating Whether to Allow Class Action Lawsuits in State Courts , The Governor Is Watching Closely
If you've been following Virginia's civil procedure fights, you've seen a slow-moving political pattern recur with remarkable accuracy. A bill is presented. A version of it…
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What the Mt. Spokane Pediatrics Data Breach Affecting 29,000 Washingtonians Means for Patient Privacy Laws
You most likely opened the letter from Mt. Spokane Pediatrics the way most people do these days if it was dated around April 30. Breathe out…
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A German Tourist Sued Over a Pool Lounge Chair and Won. The Ruling Is More Significant Than It Sounds
For the majority of the last thirty years, all European tour operators have felt they could comfortably dismiss a certain form of complaint. the grievance regarding…
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A Virginia Court Is Being Asked to Force Certification of a Redistricting Referendum , The Voters Who Filed Aren’t Waiting
If you followed Virginia politics in April, you witnessed what appeared to be a clear-cut democratic moment. On April 21, a special election was held to…
The Memorial to ‘The 76’ That Sparked a Legal Thriller Set in Rural France
The memorial stood in a village near Simon Michael's French holiday home, honouring 'The 76.' He didn't know their story at first. But the monument—and the…
Law Firms Drowning in AI Tools Get Single Connection to Locked-Down Files
RSM Australia runs multiple AI systems across its practice. Mike Peters, the firm's information manager, faces the same headache troubling IT teams at professional services firms…
Will Smith’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Was Just Dismissed , The Plaintiff’s Attorneys Are Not Done
A certain type of celebrity lawsuit makes a big splash, dominating a news cycle, and then quietly fades into the Los Angeles courtroom's procedural machinery. Up…
A Montana Digital Deepfake Law Is the First of Its Kind in the Country , Its First Legal Challenge Was Inevitable
You've most likely seen at least one of the mailers that sparked the conflict if you've been traveling around Montana during this year's primary season. Political…
Kalshi’s Refer-a-Friend Texts Are Now the Subject of a Lawsuit in Washington State
Over the past five years, nearly all consumer fintech and gaming platforms have been shaped by a specific type of growth mechanism. Enroll, recommend a friend,…
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The Rams Left St. Louis. The Settlement Money Is Finally Arriving , The City Can’t Agree on Where It Goes
The shape of the city that the Rams left behind is still visible if you stroll through downtown St. Louis on a weekday afternoon. Located at…
The Stillwater Strip Search Settlement Gave a Former OSU Student $2.5 Million , She Said It Wasn’t About the Money
Certain civil rights cases end up changing a community more profoundly than those that receive widespread media attention. Claire Hosterman's lawsuit against the City of Stillwater…
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The Tontitown FOIA Lawsuit Settlement Involved Public Money and a Landfill Nobody Wanted on the Record
The Eco-Vista Landfill is likely the first thing you've noticed if you've driven through Tontitown, a small town nestled in the Northwest Arkansas corridor between Fayetteville…
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The Drummond Human Rights Verdict Is One of the Largest Corporate Liability Rulings in Latin American History
Multinational corporations' perceptions on the future generation of human rights litigation are subtly altered by a specific type of legal story that receives little attention in…
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What the Nectar Mattress Fiberglass Settlement Means for Every Consumer Who Bought a Bed-in-a-Box
One of those consumer situations where the underlying engineering issue is more intriguing than the legal one is the Nectar mattress fiberglass story. A significant portion…
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