Minnesota became the eighteenth state to pass the state data privacy statute, the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA)—and is nearing a year’s mark from when it goes into effect on July 31, 2025. The MCDPA is the sixth such law to pass just this year  keeping the states paces ahead of a proposed federal data privacy bill,…

A trial judge on Monday upheld what is so far the only Roundup defense verdict to come out of Philadelphia. And the ruling stands to affect more than just the one single case. In upholding the Kline v. Nouryon verdict, Judge Ann Butchart of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected…

The past year was a strong one for the country’s largest law firms, and the story was no different in New Jersey, a legal landscape dominated by the midsize market. According to this year’s annual New Jersey Top 40 report, only four firms saw significant revenue declines in 2023, while…

The Court of Chancery has revamped its rule on confidential filings, allowing attorneys to make filings confidential without first obtaining permission from the court. The change to Rule 5.1 is included in the second tranche of amendments to Chancery rules Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has approved as part of…

The international ambitions of Spain’s Pérez-Llorca have led the firm to Mexico, the fourth-largest economy in the Americas and a challenging legal market to penetrate. The firm hopes that what will set it apart in Mexico is its mode of entry—a combination with one of the country’s largest domestic law…

On Wednesday, LexisNexis announced the commercial availability of Nexis+ AI, its generative AI solution that looks to streamline corporate research and business intelligence. Nexis+AI was first announced in April 2024 and has been in commercial preview since then. A press release announcing Nexis+ AI’s public availability noted that its commercial…