Customers of the California Department of Motor Vehicles have launched a class action against Google, claiming that it illegally mined their disability information from the DMV website. The plaintiffs, represented by Baron & Budd and Don Bivens, filed a complaint on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,…

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have taken on lead roles in New Jersey-headquartered pharmaceutical group Merck & Co’s $3 billion acquisition of Eyebiotech, an ophthalmology-focused drug development company in the U.K. It is the latest example of a U.S. business acquiring a U.K. company, a growing trend in…

The Connecticut Supreme Court determined that the litigation privilege, used to protect parties from retaliatory actions for statements that occur during a judicial proceeding, does not apply to alleged abuse of the legal system. Deutsche Bank AG, the plaintiff, has been attempting to collect a $243 million English judgment from…

“Jake” had joined a highly regarded practice as a lateral contract partner, after years at a government agency where he’d advanced to a leadership role. The mutual understanding was that Jake would be promoted to equity partner after the firm’s required two-year look period. The firm anticipated a great success…

Reversed on Appeal: Instructor’s Breach of Contract Complaint Nixed—Again | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/05/30/reversed-on-appeal-instructors-breach-of-contract-complaint-nixed-again/ Grant McBride (left) and M. Chase Collum of Smith Welch Webb & White in McDonough, Georgia. (Courtesy photos) NEWS “This decision and the clarity it provides will allow both local school districts and teachers…

Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won coveted spots on Swedish private equity powerhouse EQT’s private capital panel for the U.K. and Europe. The decision follows a review process, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. The panel will go live on July 1, one of the people…