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2nd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Challenging Pfizer Diversity Fellowship

2nd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Challenging Pfizer Diversity Fellowship | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/03/06/divided-2nd-circuit-adopts-real-name-test-for-associational-standing-292-177878/ Judge Richard Wesley at a celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2017. Photo: David Handschuh/NYLJ NEWS The court found the advocacy group alleging the…

Why ‘Growth for Growth’s Sake’ May Actually Help Law Firms

Law firm leaders are quick to point out they don’t want to “grow just for growth’s sake,” noting their lateral or group additions are tied to a particular practice, industry, market or larger strategy. But growth is usually a good thing for a Big Law firm. And with a spate…

Court Finds Summary Judgment Inappropriate for Adverse-Possession Case

In an adverse-possession lawsuit, the Appellate Court stressed the importance of courts viewing the allegations of the nonmoving party in a favorable light when deciding a motion for summary judgment. The litigation stemmed from two parties who each say they own a Connecticut land parcel. The plaintiffs argued that the land has…

Beyond Language: How Multimodal AI Sees the Bigger Picture

AI chatbots have grown increasingly ubiquitous over the last year. For example, the basic version of ChatGPT is a conversational chatbot capable of understanding natural language inputs and generating highly coherent text responses. However, exciting new multimodal AI models like Google’s Gemini showcase more sophisticated capabilities. What distinguishes these two varieties of…

NJ Work Contributed to 118% Uptick in Commercial Chapter 11 Filings

February saw a significant uptick in commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, according to a new report from Epiq Bankruptcy and the American Bankruptcy Institute, thanks in part to two major cases handled by Kirkland & Ellis and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. The month registered 822 commercial Chapter 11s, a 118%…