This installment of the Mass Torts Update highlights upcoming deadlines and resolution updates in mass tort litigation, focusing on four specific cases. Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy: Resolution Closer for 82,000 Claimants and Debtor The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy has a pivotal deadline this summer, which marks a…

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pursuing his plan to replace the country’s federal judiciary with elected judges and magistrates before he steps down on September 1—a move that has the legal sector and investors on edge. The country’s system of appointed judges, while imperfect, has clear steps for…

With summer in full swing, the South Florida watersports industry will see its usual explosion of business. Our beaches will be overwhelmed by droves of tourists and residents hoping for a thrilling experience on the water. Opportunistic vendors will cash in on the craze by setting up kiosks and huts…

If AI represents the next wave of technology that allows lawyers to more efficiently run their business operations, an Atlanta-based firm intends to ride it all the way. Labor and employment boutique Barrett & Farahany is using Eve, an AI platform developed by a San Francisco-based startup company, for its legal work…

Rather than preside over her own docket Thursday, Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson spent the morning at Fulton County Magistrate Court after being arrested overnight. According to Fulton County Jail records, Peterson faces felony charges of “Simple Battery Against Police Officer/Police Dog/Corrections Or Detention” and “Willful Obstruction Of Law…

For all the anxiety over generative AI’s uncertain legal implications—even its perceived threat to job security in the legal department—the technology making lawyers go mental may actually help their mental health. This apparent contradictory finding by contract management platform Ironclad, in its 2024 State of AI in Legal report, is predicated…