Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
Unlimited pro bono hours are a lot like unlimited vacation days. Everyone knows that they’ll never all get used, but it’s the principle of the thing. It’s a nice signal to associates that the firm cares about public service work or work-life balance respectively. Linklaters used to have no limit on the number of pro bono hours that could count toward bonuses.
JURIST
JANUARY 30, 2025
A class of consumers sued Amazon.com, Inc. on Wednesday, claiming the technology company secretly tracked and sold their sensitive data without their consent. Plaintiff Felix Kolotinsky brought the class action lawsuit with a demand for a jury trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division on behalf of a group of California residents who claim the company’s data collection practices violate California law.
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FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 30, 2025
By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Charles G. Raver & James E. Valentine We recently blogged about a new December 2024 draft guidance about accelerated approval (the December 2024 draft guidance). That post largely focused on endpoints as well as the broader context for when accelerated approval is appropriate. However, as we note in that post, the design, timing of initiation, and timely conduct of confirmatory trials are also important considerations in FDAs determination of whether accelerated
JURIST
JANUARY 30, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the new Lebanese government to adopt a human rights oriented agenda that promotes the rule of law, transparency and accountability on Thursday. The organization urged the government to implement legal reforms across various sectors to meet the needs of the people and build a brighter future for the country. In a letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, HRW provided ten recommendations to guide the Lebanese government in addressing the country’
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
When Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones hid his romantic relationship with a Biglaw partner and continued to hear cases involving that partner/law firm, it led to a legal ethics conundrum that is still ongoing. Jones, the ( now former ) federal bankruptcy judge, was involved with Elizabeth Freeman , the (now former) bankruptcy partner at Jackson Walker, and somehow didn’t recuse himself from cases involving Freeman.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
(Photo by Ted Eytan / Flickr) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which states House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution expressing their commitment to restoring the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges decision and return authority over marriage laws to the states and their citizens?
HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers; The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Courts ‘historical tradition’ test”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report. Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Federal appeals court strikes down feds handgun ban on those under 21; Judges declare law unconstitutional, say 18-20-year-olds have right to keep and bear arms.” A
Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
It’s almost February, but Biglaw firms are continuing to spread the wealth to associates across the country after a successful financial year by announcing matches of Milbanks generous year-end and special bonuses. Good things come with patience, and if you’re an associate at Latham who was waiting for a bonus, your patience has been rewarded with really, really good things.
FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 30, 2025
By JP Ellison & John W.M. Claud During the Regulatory Freeze Pending Review and the HHS Immediate Pause on Issuing Documents and Public Communications , my thoughts turned to the principles underlying the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). As the DOJ FOIA Guide explains in its introduction : The United States Supreme Court has explained that [t]he basic purpose of [the] FOIA is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corrupt
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Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
Entrepreneurship often conjures images of fearless risk-takers, but the reality is more complex. Founders frequently juggle the weight of their ventures alongside their personal struggles. In a raw and insightful episode of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self ,” Collin Williams, co-founder of New Era ADR, opens up about his journey from suffering with depression to living with it — and how hes using that awareness to navigate the turbulent world of startups.
LawSites
JANUARY 30, 2025
Bloomberg Law has launched two new generative AI-powered research tools Bloomberg Law Answers and Bloomberg Law AI Assistant marking the company’s most significant foray into providing its customers with AI-enhanced legal research capabilities.
Patently O
JANUARY 30, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The pie chart shown here depicts the distribution of Federal Circuit case outputs from 2000 to 2024 across three categories. The plurality of cases, 44%, resulted in a Non-Precedential Opinion, indicating a substantial volume of decisions with limited precedential impact. Following this, 38% of outcomes are categorized as “No Opinion (R.36).” These are cases where the court issued a summary affirmance of a lower tribunal holding without any written explanation.
LawSites
JANUARY 30, 2025
Two prominent public relations and marketing firms serving the legal industry announced notable artificial intelligence initiatives this week, signaling a potential transformation in how legal marketing and communications services are delivered.
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EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 30, 2025
Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(B) provides an exclusion to the rule against hearsay if The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement: (B) is consistent with the declarants testimony and is offered: (i).
LawSites
JANUARY 30, 2025
Onit, a global provider of AI-enabled workflow automation products for the legal industry, said today it has acquired Legal Files Software, Inc., a company that provides legal case and matter management software for corporate, government and law firm customers.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Judge denies Charlie Adelson request for new sentencing hearing over scoresheet error”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
Patently O
JANUARY 30, 2025
by Dennis Crouch In early January 2025, I wrote about Peterson v. Minerva Surgical , No. 24-712, a case involving a former Minerva sales director (Dan Peterson) seeking Supreme Court review of an arbitration award that went against his whistleblower claims. See Dennis Crouch, Patents as Product Liability Admissions: A Cert Petition Highlights Novel Use of Patent Filings in Whistleblower Case , Patently-O (Jan. 4, 2025).
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice says dispute over her authority could lead to litigation; Baker again says she hopes to pick new Administrative Office of the Courts director”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.
Above The Law
JANUARY 30, 2025
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Donna Adelson gives surprise testimony about jailhouse talk and family ‘blackmail”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
A federal magistrate judge has denied SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldsteins request to switch collateral to avoid putting at risk the Washington, D.C.
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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?
HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Atlanta family in mistaken FBI raid gets case before U.S. Supreme Court; Ruling could set national precedent in cases against the federal government and its employees”: Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
A group that works with law firms to increase diversity has made changes to its website to remove some diversity-related wording and to avoid use…
HowAppealing
JANUARY 30, 2025
“Heightened Scrutiny Review: A Transgender Attorney Heads to the Supreme Court in an Emotional and Informative Doc; Sam Feders documentary follows the ongoing case of United States v. Skrmetti — and takes aim at how news media can foster prejudice in lawmaking.” Siddhant Adlakha of Variety has this review.
iHire
JANUARY 30, 2025
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