FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
By Richard A. Lewis, , Principal Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert The FDA is currently funded through March 1st, 2025. Come Monday March 3rd, if Congress does not pass a budget or continuing resolution, the FDA will enter a shutdown and shutter many offices and programs while Congress works out their inter-party squabbles on national priorities.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Former prosecutor Nathanial Akerman urged a federal judge overseeing the prosecution of NYC Mayor Adams to appoint a special counsel to review the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) abrupt request to drop charges on Monday. Akerman was a former Watergate prosecutor and this comes amid growing scrutiny of the DOJ’s handling of the case. The motion was filed on behalf of the nonpartisan group Common Cause , arguing that the DOJ’s dismissal bid risks the establishment of a dangerous
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model. The legal industry stands at a critical inflection point, because GenAI now can automate many routine legal tasks that have been handled for decades by junior professionals at p
JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The UN and its partners on Monday launched a Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan as well as a Regional Refugee Response Plan to aid Sudan during its humanitarian crisis. Approximately 30.4 million people will be helped by the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, and 4.8 million people will be aided by the Regional Refugee Response Plan. Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, acknowledged at the launch that this was the largest UN
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Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Roy Ginsburg | While the legal desert persists in rural America, promising steps toward change are being taken. Will they be sufficient? The post Can Rural America Reverse the Legal Desert Trend? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Prominent Ugandan political activist and lawyer Norbert Mao announced on Monday that the case concerning prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye, is in the course of transfer from the Ugandan Court Martial to the High Court. He stated that the Attorney General, The Director of Public Prosecutions, and the principal judge are working to transfer the case, following the Ugandan Supreme Court ruling in Attorney General v Michael Kabaziguruka [2025] UGSC 1.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
We may have just celebrated Valentine’s Day, but this Biglaw firm is sparing no love for its Beijing office. That’s right, yet another Biglaw firm is shutting down an office in China. This is the third large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025. As noted by Bloomberg Law , Cleary Gottlieb — a firm that brought in $1,491,568,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 32 on the most recent Am Law 100 — plans to shut down its Beijing office.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The president of the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wamps Nation (GTANW) in Peru denounced the use of local children as “human shields” to protect illegal mining activities and demanded the declaration of a state of emergency on Monday, according to local media. The Wampis Indigenous Nation has more than 10,000 inhabitants. In 2015, the nation formed its Autonomous Territorial Government to manage and protect the territory, which covers lowland rainforest across the Santiag
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
“Leader of Zizians arrested; father of associate fears son under the influence of the cult”: Megan Cassidy, Michael Barba, and Matthias Gafni of The San Francisco Chronicle have this report. Io Dodds of The Independent (UK) has an article headlined “ Inside the Zizians: How a cultish crew of radical vegans became linked to killings across the United States; They seemed like just another band of anarchist misfits scraping by on the fringes of Silicon Valley — until the dea
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The former Prime Minister of Mauritius was released on bail Sunday after being charged with money laundering by the Mauritius Financial Crimes Commission (FCC). Jugnauth was arrested along with three other suspects in a raid in which police seized 114 million Mauritius rupees (US$2.5M). The FCC objected to Jugnauth’s release, but the magistrate held that there was sufficiently strong evidence against him to justify his release.
FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
By Andrew J. Hull A recent DEA decision revoking the registration of a Louisiana pharmacy sheds light on the Agencys approach to crediting one experts testimony over that of another expert during an administrative hearing. The discussion of the Agencys expectations of the form and substance of expert witness testimony is a must-read for entities or individuals facing a DEA order to show cause hearing.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
by Dennis Crouch I mentioned in a recent post that Hikma's petition for writ of certiorari was due on Valentines Day, February 14 2025. The company has now filed its petition and it des a powerful job of presenting the problems of the Federal Circuit's "skinny label" decision. Hikma particularly asks the Court to clarify when marketing a generic drug with a "skinny label" can trigger liability for actively inducing patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. 271(b).
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
I didn't write about this case when it was handed down late last August, but the opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Commonwealth v. Gaines, 240 N.E.3d 193 (Mass. 2024), is a significant one in the wrongful.
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, together with New York Sea Grant, is pleased to announce a writing competition for law students interested in writing on legal and policy issues associated with marine carbon dioxide removal. The competition is being held in connection with a one-day symposium on the topic Navigating Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: From Science to Regulation which will be co-hosted by the Sabin Center and New York Sea Grant in September 2025.
Sterno
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
When it comes to legal services, I believe that foundations matter more than flash. Today, I want to talk about a number that perfectly captures what that means for Steno clients: our Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 89.
Rocket Matter
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The post How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? A Detailed Breakdown appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Legal technology startup Deposely today announced the launch of Deposely Essentials, a free suite of AI-powered tools for analyzing deposition transcripts, while also previewing its broader platform that provides comprehensive AI assistance for the entire deposition lifecycle. The Bellevue, Wash.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The UN Office of the High Commissioner published a report on Friday detailing North Korea’s ongoing and worsening human rights crisis. The report, which consists of numerous interviews with North Korean escapees and former officials and detailed accounts of human rights crises developed from consultations with human rights organizations, documents the abuses of human rights and dire living situations North Koreans face.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
E-discovery company Exterro today announced the forthcoming launch of a remote mobile device collection capability that aims to streamline the process of gathering mobile data for e-discovery and digital forensics investigations.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
By Sean Fitzpatrick | CEO, LexisNexis North America, UK, Ireland At LexisNexis®, we work with our customers to transform legal work … that mission.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
ContractPodAi, a contract lifecycle management provider, has launched Leah Marketplace, a platform that enables enterprises to access and deploy specialized artificial intelligence applications for legal use cases. The marketplace features applications developed in collaboration with major professional services firms and alternative legal service providers.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Amnesty International criticized a proposed French bill on Tuesday that seeks to ban ‘ostensibly religious’ clothing and symbols in all sports competitions, arguing it would violate human rights and disproportionately target Muslim women and girls. The French Senate is set to debate and vote on the bill, which would extend existing restrictions to all sports federations, professional leagues, and affiliated associations, including swimming pools.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According t o the latest Job Optimism report by consulting firm Robert Half, what percentage of legal professionals say they’re satisfied in their current job? Hint: The strong job satisfaction means fewer people in the legal industry are looking for new jobs only 25% of respondents say they are looking for a new role, down from 40% last year.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
“Judge Sets Wednesday Court Hearing to Weigh Dropping Eric Adams Case; Judge Dale E. Ho will hear the governments rationale for its request to stop the corruption case against New Yorks mayor; Former U.S. attorneys are asking him to investigate”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Getty Images AI is transforming the legal industry, but how can lawyers use it effectively while avoiding ethical pitfalls? In a recent episode of “Be That Lawyer,” Jay McAllister, founder of Paragon Tech Inc., joins host Steve Fretzin to discuss the rapid advancements in AI, its impact on legal workflows, and what the future holds for law firms adapting to this technology.
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