Plaintiffs Claim Bad Evidentiary Rulings Fueled Monsanto’s First Phila. Roundup Trial Win | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/03/19/plaintiffs-claim-bad-evidentiary-rulings-fueled-monsantos-first-phila-roundup-trial-win/ Credit: ZikG/Shutterstock.com NEWS The plaintiff argued in a post-trial motion that the court’s entry and application of global orders regarding evidence in Philadelphia’s Roundup trials resulted in the jury receiving…

Taking at least 25 matters to trial in 2023, growing trial firm Susman Godfrey nearly doubled its revenue in 2023 and more than doubled its profits per equity partner, as fees poured in from a string of trial victories and settlements. A number of high-profile matters contributed to the revenue…

In today’s competitive lateral market, as rainmaking partners constantly field offers from higher-paying firms, bonuses structured as forgivable loans have become an important tool for partner retention at some firms. As part of its merger with Allen & Overy, Shearman & Sterling employed forgivable loans to incentivize partners in core areas at the…

Of the many changes former U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck saw during his decades on the bench at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, there is one in particular that is continuing to cause him growing concern. “When I got on the bench in 1995, the…

The recent Altria class action settlement over Juul products highlights a growing concern in mass litigation: the exponential increase in fraudulent claims facilitated by generative artificial intelligence (AI). In consideration of this phenomenon, an analysis of this trending use of new technology’s impact on the Altria case provides an intriguing…

How ‘Invoice to Cash’ Innovation Rescues Firms from Billing Woes | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/03/19/revolutionizing-revenue-how-invoice-to-cash-innovation-rescues-firms-from-billing-woes/ BEST PRACTICES More and more, firms are understanding that it’s the firm’s ability to convert its agreed rates through billing and collections to collection realization that really counts. So why is it such a…