Kirkland & Ellis and King & Spalding are representing AbbVie, Allergan and other drug manufacturers in a string of lawsuits filed against the attorneys general in Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi and West Virginia. This litigation surge was surfaced on Law.com Radar.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott partner Gabriel Tese has left the firm to co-launch a tech-oriented legal boutique, Cyber Law Firm, alongside a pair of young lawyers. Cyber Law Firm officially launched in June under the helm of Star Kashman, a 2023 graduate of Brooklyn Law School, although according to Tese the…

After securing the majority countywide vote in the June 18 runoff election, Judge-elect Yolanda Mack is preparing to trade her existing title as Fulton County Deputy District Attorney for that of DeKalb County State Court Division A-3 judge. Mack will replace retiring Judge Wayne M. Purdom after his term expires on…

A police officer for a western suburb of Chicago who claims he was terminated after complaining about his department’s traffic stop quota is allowed to proceed on his claims against his former employer’s potentially unlawful policy, a federal judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer for the Northern District of Illinois…

State legislators have agreed to raise annual licensing fees for active lawyers by $88, bringing the total bill to $553 in 2025. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday endorsed the latest draft of the annual state bar funding bill, which includes the fee hike. The $88 increase, the majority of…

Judge Delays Trump’s Manhattan Sentencing to September | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/07/02/manhattan-da-office-indicates-it-accepts-some-delay-in-trumps-sentencing/ Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. Courtesy photo Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Tuesday postponed the sentencing to Sept. 18. July 02, 2024 at 12:30 PM 3 minute read X…