U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas-Fort Worth Division ruled on a plaintiff motion, as ordered by the appeals court “in 10 days,” but then sent a lengthy response to the appeals court about managing his docket. Pittman granted a preliminary injunction staying a Consumer Financial…

The creation of A&O Shearman seems to have claimed its first victim in Europe. Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling (Studio Legale), the Italian firm that has operated as Shearman & Sterling’s associated firm since 2021, is being dissolved, according to four people with knowledge of the situation.

Even in the age of nuclear verdicts, bringing back eight figures from a jury is no easy feat. Bringing in two on the same day is virtually unheard of; it was a first for former Montgomery County prosecutor turned sexual abuse litigator Kristen Gibbons Feden, who notified seven clients of…

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) collectively issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note emphasizing that non-U.S. persons and entities must comply with U.S.…

Sometimes there’s a bright side to being hit with an eight-figure verdict. At least according to Temple University Health System general counsel John Ryan. In May 2023, Temple University Hospital found itself facing a $25.9 million medical malpractice verdict, which a judge later molded to $30.3 million. To Ryan, that loss made…

In fall 2023, the Roundup litigation was seeing mixed results. After years of strategizing and litigation, all eyes were on the mass tort as it opened for its first trial in Philadelphia, a consequential venue with an active products liability docket. But, according to Thomas R. Kline, who led the trial, the most…