Mayer Brown corporate mergers and acquisitions and energy projects partner Rebecca Seidl has joined Baker Botts as a corporate department partner in Houston and leader of the firm’s critical minerals and metals subsector, as firms in Texas continue to hire lawyers working in the energy sector. Seidl, who joined Baker…

A group of litigators have obtained a $5.25 million settlement for the family of a tenant who died from injuries sustained in a rental property. Cash Krugler Fredericks partners Alwyn Fredericks and Lisa McNary of Atlanta teamed with Augustus T. Curry of Augustus T. Curry & Associates in Peachtree City and Lisa R. Reeves…

E-discovery provider Relativity has been announcing a series of updates and releases in recent months. These include the general availability of Relativity aiR for review and new additions to the aiR suite of solutions, updates to Relativity Contracts, a new ChatGPT Enterprise AI integration, and new developments with its Justice…

Whether you are an advocate representing clients in alternate dispute resolution (ADR) or serving as a neutral arbitrator or mediator, it is critical to understand the disclosure rules. All stakeholders in the ADR process want to assure that parties participating have the requisite information to have confidence in the fairness of…

 Kudlow panelists Sean Duffy, Deroy Murdock and Batya Ungar-Sargon discuss response strategies to illegal immigration and Elon Musks support of the former president. The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) on Tuesday said it filed federal labor charges against former President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk for allegedly attempting to threaten…

This year’s compilation of the 20 largest personal injury recoveries includes awards reported by the Law Journal between July 2, 2023, and Aug. 1, 2024. The largest award this year by far, $425 million, was a multidistrict litigation against AstraZeneca, who agreed to pay the sum to settle lawsuits from…