The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday reversed an order requiring Samsung to arbitrate more than 35,000 claims brought by customers who alleged their Samsung devices violated Illinois privacy law. How the ruling will impact the future of the emerging plaintiffs-lawyer strategy of mass arbitration more…

Taking a different tack than other Canadian universities trying to remove encampments of anti-Israel protesters, the University of Waterloo is directly suing student activists for CA$1.5 million in damages. Baker McKenzie is representing the university and filed the statement of claim.

A boutique law firm in The Woodlands, Texas, secured a defense verdict against Big Law for an interior designer who was sued by a wealthy couple for $9.5 million on allegations of the breach of an oral contract and fraud. Gladney Darroh, an author, playwright and head of a manpower…

Nokia’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera and Cinven’s €2.9 billion stake in idealista are keeping leading law firms busy in the thriving private equity deals market. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is behind Nokia’s acquisition of Silicon Valley’s Infinera while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance, Dentons, Garrigues and other…

For Law Firms, Will There Be a Post-‘Chevron’ Demand Surge? | The American Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/07/02/law-firms-gearing-up-for-demand-surge-following-chevron-deference-ruling-405-144419/ Litigators predict much of the heightened activity will unfold in federal court in the District of Columbia. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM ANALYSIS “It may not all necessarily unfold in the context of…

Lawyers Weigh In as Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts Released | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/07/02/lawyers-weigh-in-as-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts-released/ 11/7/19- Boca Raton- Palm Beach Circuit Judge Luis Delgado. “They sabotaged their own case,” said attorney Spencer Kuvin who represented one of the victims. July 02, 2024 at 03:17 PM 7 minute…