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Case: Individual Employment Rights/Negligence (D. S. D.)
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (112+ words) Bloomberg Law News A South Dakota federal district court denied Menard, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on negligence and loss of consortium claims under state law brought by a professional contractor and his wife after a stack of insulation…...
Four Supreme Court Justices Report $2. 4 Million in Book Income
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (250+ words) Four Supreme Court justices reported a combined income of roughly $2. 4 million from recently authored books, further demonstrating how lucrative the publishing world is for members of the court. The justices" annual financial disclosures were released Monday by the federal judiciary....
Astra Zeneca Will Pay $34 Million to Resolve Texas Fraud Claims
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (117+ words) Bloomberg Law News Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay nearly $34 million to end claims that it engaged in an illegal kickback scheme to defraud Texas Medicaid. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced the resolution Monday, pointing to court records in…...
Supreme Court Skips Case Over Parent's Right to Student Survey
20+ min ago (109+ words) Bloomberg Law News A Kentucky mom failed to convince the US Supreme Court Monday to review a school's denial of her request for copies of a student mental health survey because education giant Pearson PLC owned the copyright to the…...
Baker Botts Leader Says AI Threatens Rivals" Associates, Not His
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (756+ words) The head of Baker Botts will hire more associates, betting artificial intelligence will boost, not threaten, young lawyers" careers at his firm. He also thinks larger rivals cannot say the same. "When AI reduces the hours a matter requires, a…...
Supreme Court Passes on Case Over Farm Irrigation Water Permits
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (84+ words) Bloomberg Law News The US Supreme Court denied environmental groups" bid to consider whether an agricultural irrigation project is exempt from water pollution requirements under the Clean Water Act on Monday. The high court passed on whether the law"s…...
Supreme Court Takes On Attorney Fees for Immigrant Petitioners
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (261+ words) The US Supreme Court will consider whether noncitizens who successfully challenge their detention are eligible to have the government pay their legal fees. Both the Justice Department and attorneys for a Salvadoran national agreed the high court should take up…...
Talks and Threats: Inside the Push to Redo Purdue's Opioid Deal
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (1712+ words) David Nachman was about two years into semi-retirement as a law school professor when feelings of dread crept in. The US Supreme Court was weighing a challenge to the bankruptcy settlement with the Sacklers, the family whose company, Purdue Pharma…...
Uber and Trial Lawyers Refuse to "Roll the Dice" in California
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (971+ words) Uber Technologies Inc. s last minute deal with the Consumer Attorneys of California is an unexpected compromise in a long-brewing fight between the ride-share company and the plaintiff's bar bringing Uber-involved car accident and sexual assault cases. The agreement signed…...
First Circuit Declines to Force Trump Loyalty Question Ruling
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (90+ words) Bloomberg Law News Federal worker unions failed to convince the First Circuit to force a judge to rule on their request to block the Trump administration's use of a "loyalty question" for job applicants. The US Court of Appeals for…...