The Florida governor’s election crimes and security task force can now prosecute a Miami man and likely others who faced charges of election fraud, following a Wednesday ruling by the state’s Third District Court of Appeal. Robert Barrar, a Miami-based solo practitioner, represents the appellee, Ronald Lee Miller, in the…

Class action lawyers are pelting AT&T with suits following its announcement of a massive data breach that impacted nearly all of its customers. The company was hit with class action suits in Montana, New Jersey and Texas that were filed in the aftermath of the company’s July 12 disclosure.

A personal injury and product liability case against AbbVie, the parent company of the manufacturer of CoolSculpting technology, will continue in New Jersey state court, a federal judge decided this week after determining the pharmaceutical company did not prove it had been fraudulently joined with other defendants in the case. U.S.…

The retired federal judge appointed to oversee the Trump Organization as part of the New York Attorney General’s civil fraud case against Donald Trump and others has completed her assessment of the company’s internal controls, according to a submission filed with the presiding judge. In a report made public Tuesday,…

Attorneys Have Mixed Feelings About New Jersey’s Revamped Tax Law | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/07/17/attorneys-have-mixed-feelings-about-new-jerseys-revamped-tax-law/ The New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. Photo by Carmen Natale/ALM NEWS Basically since the issuance of “Tyler” in May 2023, this area of law has been fraught with uncertainty, delays, complications,…

Kirkland & Ellis changed its policy this week on departing equity partners to give the firm the option to withhold the partners’ accrued compensation, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The American Lawyer. While equity partners at the firm already had 55% of their annual compensation deferred…