A former Kasowitz Benson Torres partner, Jay Deshmukh, filed suit Tuesday against the firm, alleging that it owes him $264,000 in compensation after his employment was terminated a month short of his one-year mark. In a statement Wednesday, a Kasowitz Benson spokesperson said the firm paid “him generously” during a time he…

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: Lawyers for families of those who died in two 737 Max plane crashes will ask a judge to reject Boeing’s criminal plea agreement. Monsanto moved to throw out an upcoming PCB trial,…

A first-in-nation ruling in Texas federal court casts serious doubt on the enforceability of the broad-reaching new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) noncompete rule. For any company seeking to legitimately protect its hard-earned competitive position, this opinion and the FTC’s rule must be considered and understood. While the Texas decision was…

Latham & Watkins partners Michele Johnson, Colleen Smith and Morgan Whitworth entered appearances for prescription drug price tracker and health care company GoodRx on July 1 in a pending shareholder derivative action. Shareholder Benjamin Solomon, represented by the Brown Law Firm in New York, filed the verified derivative complaint on behalf of GoodRx…

Simmons & Simmons has appointed Kenneth Hui as its new regulatory head in Hong Kong where he will oversee the firm’s growing Asia financial markets practice. As Hong Kong emerges as a virtual asset hub, Hui will counsel clients on the expanding digital assets market, now under a new regulatory…

On Wednesday, PointOne, a legal tech startup that automates legal timekeeping and billing, announced that it raised $3.5 million in a seed financing round that saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Y Combinator and an investment fund affiliated with law firm Cooley, among others. Officially launched in October 2023,…