Haynes and Boone attorneys, in concert with The Hearst Corp. office of general counsel, obtained on appeal dismissal of a defamation suit filed by a prominent heart surgeon against ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle. The First District Court of Appeals reversed a Harris County district court order that denied the…

A&O Shearman has named its U.K. and U.S. managing partners, on the eve of the merger going live. In the U.K., Allen & Overy partner Denise Gibson has been appointed managing partner. She is co-head of the global leveraged finance group and a partner in the London banking practice.

Justice Juan Merchan Fines Trump $9,000 for Violating Gag Order | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/04/30/trump-is-held-in-contempt-and-fined-9000-by-merchan-for-violating-gag-order/ Former President Donald Trump, left, and acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, right. Photos: ALM Prosecutors had asked that the former president be held in contempt following more than 10 online…

Rental applicants in Massachusetts recently reached a $2.28 million settlement agreement against a tenant screening service, SafeRent Solutions, after alleging the company’s algorithmic screen program disproportionately harmed Black and Hispanic rental applicants using federally funded housing choice vouchers. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley for the District of Massachusetts certified the two settlement…

On May 1, A&O Shearman goes live: an unprecedented combination of two elite Big Law firms with roots in either side of the Atlantic that would create a $3.5 billion integrated law firm ranking behind only the industry titans of Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins. When news that…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/04/30/what-the-decline-in-jury-verdicts-means-for-appellate-courts/ ANALYSIS Over the past couple of years we’ve written about what the relative dearth of cases proceeding to a jury verdict has meant for the trial courts and law firms. Our colleague Avalon Zoppo recently looked at what it means…