Sexual abuse attorney Brian Kent did not depart from Philadelphia plaintiffs firm Laffey Bucci & Kent amicably, according to a new statement disputing Kent’s description of his departure from the firm that he helped found.  Kent, who was completely removed from the firm’s website as of April 17, was known for…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Monday that it plans to take the Federal Trade Commission to court if the agency finalizes its proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements, saying the prohibition would exceed the FTC’s authority.   “This issue is much bigger than the policy around noncompete,” said Neil Bradley,…

Calling All New Jersey Trial Lawyers: Send Us Your Verdict & Settlement News! | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/04/21/calling-all-pennsylvania-trial-lawyers-send-us-your-verdict-settlement-news-399-111319/ Andrey Popov/Adobe Stock Have you, or someone you know, recently been involved in a major verdict or settlement? April 21, 2024 at 03:29 PM 2 minute read By…

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry. “The allegation is essentially that these sugar defendants were using a middleman to…

Greenberg Traurig, Holland & Knight and Akerman, once again the sole three Florida-born firms to land on the Am Law 100, all grew their revenue in 2023, a slower year for transactional work. Holland & Knight reported the sharpest jump of the trio thanks to the boost it earned through its merger with…

A Yale University economist who was nominated last summer to serve as the EU’s chief competition economist but withdrew her name after a backlash from European lawmakers has sharply criticized Apple’s lax compliance with new EU antitrust rules, and also slammed the European Commission over its lax enforcement of the…