Ex-SEC Lawyer Fights Gov't Bid To Ax Bias Claim Evidence

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer suing the agency for discrimination is fighting its request to have evidence of dismissed claims excluded from the upcoming trial, arguing the government's recent filing is an attempt to stymie her counsel in advance of the March trial.

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Battery Co. Denied 3rd Circ. Redo In $22M Wage Suit

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit won't reconsider a decision backing a $22 million verdict for Pennsylvania battery manufacturer workers in a suit over time spent changing in and out of protective gear before and after shifts, according to a Thursday order.

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3rd Circ. Rejects Appeal In Dog Magnet Design Spat

By Theresa Schliep

The Third Circuit on Thursday rejected an appeal in a case in which two businesses accused each other of stealing designs for pet-themed car magnets, saying that, because there is no final judgment in the case, one of the companies can't challenge the lower court's refusal to issue a final judgment.

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Former State Farm Atty Joins Goldberg Segalla In Philly

By James Boyle

A planned move back to the Philadelphia area after more than four years in Illinois has prompted an attorney with expertise in product liability and toxic tort litigation to join Goldberg Segalla LLP's Philadelphia office.

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Drug Buyers Get OK On $275M Sandoz Antitrust Settlement

By Matthew Santoni

Swiss drugmaker Sandoz and its subsidiaries will pay consumers, insurers and other "end payer plaintiffs" $275 million to settle class action claims that it conspired with other companies to fix the price of certain generic drugs, under a deal that got preliminary approval from a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday.

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3rd Circ. Denies Concussion Benefits For 18 Ex-NFL Players

By Alex Lawson

The Third Circuit denied the families of 18 late NFL players access to funds under the league's historic concussion settlement Thursday, saying benefits can only be given to players diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy after death.

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

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Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

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US Atty Pick In DC Probes Dem Lawmakers Over 'Threats'

By Rachel Scharf

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, who is already serving on an interim basis, has sent letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and at least one other Democratic lawmaker as part of a larger probe into supposed "threats" to Elon Musk and other federal government employees.

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Snapshot: Delaware Lawmakers Target Hefty Atty Fee Awards

By Rose Krebs

Amid a push by Delaware lawmakers to overhaul the First State's corporation law provisions, the state Senate is seeking recommendations aimed at avoiding "excessive" attorney fee awards in corporate litigation, drawing a mixed reaction from lawyers and a corporate law scholar.

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DOJ Says Job Protections For ALJs Are Unconstitutional

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it no longer backs long-standing job protections for administrative law judges, saying it has determined that the "multiple layers of removal restrictions" shielding ALJs are unconstitutional because they violate the separation of powers doctrine.

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Weil Says Executive Partner To Retire, Adds Global Committee

By Rachel Rippetoe

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it will be restructuring its leadership team in anticipation of its executive partner Barry Wolf's retirement in a few years.

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9th Circ. Won't Roll Back Birthright Citizenship Injunction

By Rachel Riley

The Ninth Circuit rejected President Donald Trump's emergency bid to partially halt a Washington federal court's injunction on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

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Judge's Son Concedes Misstatement To Police After Shooting

By Gina Kim

The son of a California judge on trial for allegedly murdering his wife with a handgun acknowledged during cross-examination Thursday that he didn't see his father pull the gun out and aim it at the victim before firing, despite telling police otherwise.

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McConnell Stresses Courts' Role In Retirement Announcement

By Courtney Bublé

Longtime Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection next year and used the occasion to advise against questioning the "fundamental duty" of the courts.

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Texas Bar Forbids Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Companies

By Emily Sawicki

In a new opinion, the State Bar of Texas' ethics watchdog said lawyers shouldn't pay revenue percentages to nonlawyer-owned businesses that provide legal support services, though attorneys may own equity interests in such companies under certain conditions.

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Senate Confirms Kash Patel As FBI Director 51-49

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel to be the next director of the FBI.

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Ga. Panel Rips Willis' 'Delay Tactic' Over Trump Case Probe

By Jake Maher

A Georgia state Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis over her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case has blasted her attempt to dismiss multiple subpoenas against her as a "bald-faced delay tactic."

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New Jersey Courts To Explore Adoption Of NextGen Bar Exam

By Matt Perez

New Jersey's highest court has announced it will explore whether to adopt the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

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