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Robert Mueller Remembered for ‘Exemplary and Inspiring' Service

Sat, 2026-03-21 17:58
Mueller began serving as FBI director right before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He later served as special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
       

'Arbitrator Exceeded her Authority': Divided 7th Circuit Sides with USAA for Post-Reward Review

Fri, 2026-03-20 17:21

The Seventh Circuit split 2-1 on its decision and said the arbitrator's decision to forgo the post-reward review ignored the plain language of the arbitration agreement.

       

Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at AI Smart Glasses, Tariff Surcharges and Tip Credit Deductions

Fri, 2026-03-20 16:45

Users of Meta AI smart glasses claim their private and intimate footage is being shared without consent or disclosure.

       

State Appellate Court Denies Attempts to Remove Med Mal From Chicago to Neighboring County

Fri, 2026-03-20 16:18

According to data from the 2023 annual report from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, law division cases for damages over $50,000 had a clearance rate of 33% in Grundy County, while Cook County had a 59.3% clearance rate, the opinion said.

       

OpenAI Targeted as Former New Jersey AG's New Firm Challenges Big Tech's 'Profit Ahead of Public Safety' Ethos

Fri, 2026-03-20 15:05
Matthew Platkin the former New Jersey attorney general, has launched his own boutique law firm with a suit against Open AI, joining the fray of products liability litigation alleging the company's flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, causes harm to mental health.        

Jay Lefkowitz, Kirkland Partner Who Represented Epstein, to Retire from Firm

Fri, 2026-03-20 14:59

Lefkowitz counts two high-profile U.S. Supreme Court victories on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry as part of his legacy, but the recent release of the Epstein files has put a spotlight on his and Kirkland's work to secure a 2008 plea agreement for their client.

       

New EEOC Settlement Hints at Future Trump Workplace Enforcement

Fri, 2026-03-20 13:35

The settlement sheds light on what to expect from the EEOC under the Trump administration, where chair Andrea Lucas has vowed to use the agency's resources to fight discrimination against whites.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Limelight's Ken Gary & Erin Harrison

Fri, 2026-03-20 13:33

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Limelight CEO and founding partner Ken Gary and CSO and founding partner Erin Harrison.

       

Goliath Investors Target Banks They Say Enabled Ponzi Scheme

Fri, 2026-03-20 13:29

Investors say two more financial firms enabled a $328 million crypto fraud, deepening the fallout from Goliath Ventures' collapse and its founder's arrest on federal charges.

       

‘Untenable': DOJ Defends Anthropic Security Risk Designation at DC Circuit

Fri, 2026-03-20 11:52

“The Secretary of War has recently determined ... that [Anthropic's] behavior has undermined the trust required to sustain that relationship and given rise to the risk that [Anthropic] may unilaterally manipulate its software to enforce its own moral and policy judgments about the military's appropriate use of the software, the U.S. Justice Department told the federal appeals court.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Make Every Single Minute of Your Career a Learning Opportunity,' Says Leonela Vaccaro Padro n of Venable

Fri, 2026-03-20 10:59

Make every single minute of your career a learning opportunity. I tell all the associates that I mentor that they should view their jobs as additional schooling. Every email is an opportunity to hone your written communication skills. Every drafting exercise is an opportunity to learn how to draft better. Each interaction with a senior attorney at your firm is an opportunity to learn different communication, leadership, and lawyering styles and skills.

       

How the $7.25B Roundup Settlement's Deadlines Overlap With Key SCOTUS Case

Fri, 2026-03-20 10:59

Objections and opt-outs to Bayer's $7.25 billion class action settlement are due June 4, after April 27 oral arguments in a key Roundup case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

       

Amazon Must Pay for Mandatory Pre-Shift Duties, State High Court Answers in Certified Question

Fri, 2026-03-20 09:40

The panel relied on the plain reading of the state's wage law to clarify that courts cannot introduce federal wage-law limitations where the state legislature did not expressly include them.

       

Trump Aide's Nonprofit Petitions to Purge Energy Department Mandate to Create DEI Plans

Fri, 2026-03-20 09:03

The rule is out of sync with an order the president signed last year that directed agencies to shut down their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

       

States Fight On to Derail Nextstar-Tegna Merger, Even Though It Has Closed

Fri, 2026-03-20 00:24

The Federal Communications Commission blessed the deal, even though the combined company's broadcast signals reach 80% of U.S. TV households, more than double the 39% limit in the agency's own rules.

       

The Week in Data March 20: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Fri, 2026-03-20 00:05

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the rise in women leaders at U.K.'s highest earning law firms.

       

Law Firm Disrupted: Reinvention Yields Reward

Thu, 2026-03-19 17:58

Prevailing themes of Legalweek—disruption and reinvention—were fitting, given how much programming focused on two phenomena currently rattling the legal industry as we know it: AI and private equity investment.

       

Ex-Employees' Suit Over Unpaid UPS Referral Bonuses Cleared to Move Forward, Judge Rules

Thu, 2026-03-19 16:50

One plaintiff referred 7,402 individuals but claims she only received compensation of $41.90 per individual referred—not the $500 or $1,000 per individual referred that UPS allegedly promised. Another claimed he referred 1,400 individuals but was only compensated $32.50 per referral.

       

Law Firm EO Appeals Move Forward After DOJ Flip-Flop

Thu, 2026-03-19 16:34

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted the Justice Department's motion this week to continue defending President Donald Trump's law firm executive orders through appeal after initially asking to drop the cases.

       

Christian Brothers Sues NYAG Over $22.5M School Sale, Says Regents Charter Controls the Proceeds

Thu, 2026-03-19 15:59
Attorney General Letitia James was sued in Westchester County Supreme Court this week by the Christian Brothers' Institute for a declaration that it, and not other educational charities, is entitled to roughly $22.5 million in proceeds from the sale of the shuttered All Hallows High School in the Bronx.
       

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