Consumer Products | News

Mass. Judge Declares Mistrial in Talc Trial: 'Court Can't Accommodate This Case'

By Amanda Bronstad

Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Jackie Cowin, according to a Courtroom View Network broadcast of the trial, acknowledged to the lawyers: "This is a bad outcome, and I recognize all the reasons it's a bad outcome, but it is what it is." Read More

Career Development | Analysis

Elder Litigators Confront Tough Questions in Last Act of Careers

By ALM Staff

Lawyers who have worked for decades on some of the biggest cases spoke with Law.com about how they view their role in the profession as they age. Read More

Law Firm Management

It's Time Law Firms Were Upfront About Who Their Salaried Partners Are

By Krishnan Nair

Clients are paying more attention to who is doing the work they're getting billed for; yet the salaried partner tier endures, writes The Global Lawyer. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

Paul Weiss Hits Kirkland Funds Practice For Fifth Time This Year

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar

The London partner is joining just one week after her fellow financial regulatory partner in the funds group swapped out Kirkland for Paul Weiss. Read More

Antitrust | News

$2.8B Antitrust Settlement Will Have Long-Term Impacts on Insurance Industry, Say Attorneys Behind Accord

By Mason Lawlor

Partner attorneys Edith Kallas and Joseph Whatley Jr. said that it was essential that the settlement "not just consist of a payment to the class; they needed significant reforms to the Blue system." Read More

Insurance Law

A RICO Surge Is Underway: Here's How the Allstate Push Might Play Out

By Emily Cousins

Major property and casualty insurance companies filed 26 lawsuits within a week—with 19 coming from Allstate. Read More