Faced with a request to invalidate New York’s new vote-by-mail law, Appellate Division, Third Department Justice Michael Lynch on Monday asked for guidance on how to assess the significance of a 1966 constitutional amendment. That change deleted a provision that had been interpreted for more than 100 years as requiring…

‘Support Our Attorneys and Their Needs,’ Says Barnes & Thornburg Corporate Chair | The American Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/04/29/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-support-our-attorneys-and-their-needs-says-jahan-sharifi-of-barnes-thornburg-405-140802/ Jahan Sharifi of Barnes & Thornburg. Courtesy photo Q&A “One of my most important responsibilities as chair is to support our attorneys and their needs,” Jahan Sharifi says in Law.com…

Groups representing lawyers and judges have reached a deal on key points in proposed legislation that would reshape summary judgment practice in California for the first time in two decades. Assembly Bill 2049, scheduled for its first policy committee hearing on Tuesday, would increase the timelines for filing, opposing and…

A Controversial Regulation: How the FTC Noncompete Ban Might Affect the Legal Industry | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/04/29/a-controversial-regulation-how-the-ftc-noncompete-ban-might-affect-the-legal-industry/ U.S. Federal Trade Commission building. October 16, 2012. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. Follow how the regulation might affect the legal industry from across the Law.com Newsroom. April…

Australia-headquartered mining giant BHP and its Brazilian partner Vale have offered to settle for $26 billion claims by Brazil brought over the 2015 mining disaster that killed 19 and caused widespread environmental damage. The offer comes after talks broke down in December 2023 in which Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho…

FTC Accuses Amazon Execs of Auto-Deleting Signal Messages Long After Antitrust Probe Began | Legaltech News Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2024/04/29/ftc-says-amazon-execs-used-messaging-apps-auto-delete-even-as-antitrust-probe-unfolded-397-85588/ The Federal Trade Commission is asking the judge handling its antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant to reach a preliminary finding of spoliation. An Amazon official says the FTC’s “contentions…