Class Actions | News

'A Lot of Outrage': Privacy Suits Allege GM Steers Driver Data to Insurers

By Amanda Bronstad

About two dozen class actions allege General Motors is gathering data about drivers without their consent, and then sending it to insurance companies, which raise their rates. Read More

Law Firm Management

'Acceptance' of Return-to-Work Policies Permeates Big Law

By Andrew Maloney

"What we found was, the majority of law firms aren't forcing people back to the office full time (and are) not being particularly strident in their enforcement, and lawyers are saying, 'Oh, this strikes a good balance,'" one analyst said. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | Analysis

Largest Law Firms Increase Partner Pay Spread, as Comp Models Hit 'Inflection Point'

By Andrew Maloney

The Am Law 100 upped its average equity partner pay spread from 9.8-to-1 in 2022 to 10.3-to-1 in 2023, according to a sample of firms' data. Read More

Criminal Law | News

'Astonishing': Kaplan Sentences FTX Executive to 7.5 Years for Role in Campaign Finance Fraud

By Jane Wester

Prosecutors asked that Ryan Salame receive a sentence of five to seven years, while defense counsel from Mayer Brown argued that a lower sentence of 18 months would be appropriate. Read More

Criminal Law | News

Trump Found Guilty by Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts in Fraud Case

By Emily Saul

Trump, 77, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors persuaded the jury that he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby unlawfully influencing the election. Read More

Civil Procedure | News

Quinn’s Alex Spiro Avoids Sanction, Granted Admittance in Musk Defamation Case

By Adolfo Pesquera

Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel denied sanctions motions hurled by both sides of the Elon Musk defamation case, and denied Musk's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Read More