Legal Education | News

A Novel (and 'Funnier') Ranking System for Law Schools: How Many Mentions in the Times

By Christine Charnosky

Alternatives to the U.S. News & World Report Law Schools Rankings have gotten a lot of press lately, and one University of Kentucky law school professor is the latest to offer one: a "funnier" rankings system. Read More

Litigation | Chart

Law.com's Top 100 Verdicts of 2023

By VerdictSearch

The nation's highest-ranking verdicts were compiled by Law.com analyst team VerdictSearch. Read More

Judges

Ex-Judge Tatel Regrets Focusing Clerk Hiring on Applicants from Elite Law Schools

By Avalon Zoppo

"I know I missed many excellent applicants," wrote David Tatel, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Read More

Bankruptcy | News

Dallas Firm That Won $45M Talc Verdict Scored Again: Jury Hits J&J With $260M

By Amanda Bronstad

The Oregon jury's verdict, which included $200 million in punitive damages, followed a month of trial in a case brought by Kyung Lee, diagnosed with mesothelioma after decades of being exposed to Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. Read More

Business Torts | News

K&L Gates Represent Honeywell in Breach of Supply Agreement for Millions of Nitrile Gloves

By Allison Dunn

"The nature and timeline of each S2S-manufactured deadline demonstrates that S2S was acting unreasonably with respect to issues that it had failed to show present health or safety concerns," according to Honeywell's complaint filed by attorneys with K&L Gates. Read More

Legal Education | News

21 State AGs Urge ABA to Remove Race-Based Criteria From Accreditation

By Christine Charnosky

"Standard 206 seemingly asks law schools to defy the Court's clear directive," the AGs said in their letter, adding that proposed revisions "do little to solve these problems." Read More