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New Year, New View: Stepping Into Some Very Big Shoes

For many years my former colleague Chuck Forer regaled us with the travails of “Bob” a character through whom Chuck channeled the important lessons about how to practice alternate dispute resolution (ADR) ethically and effectively. Unlike the often bumbling “Bob,” Chuck is an accomplished lawyer, arbitrator and mediator, and a…

Lathrop GPM Expands in Dallas With Ferguson Braswell IP Team

DuBose Miller, LLC 01/23/2024Daily Report TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Atlanta Judicial Commission is now accepting nominations for the position of Municipal Court Judge for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court. Members of the bar may nominate themselves or others,…

Ex-Officials Fret Hacked Firms, Fearing Legal Liability, Will Keep Law Enforcement in Dark

Former government officials say they fear the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud lawsuit against the IT company SolarWinds and its chief information security officer over its massive 2019-2020 data breach will cause many companies to ”think twice” about reporting cyberattacks to law enforcement. They say that those attacks, often originating overseas, are a mounting threat to the nation’s national…

Proving Noneconomic Damages Post-‘Gregory v. Chohan’

This past summer, the Texas Supreme Court considered the issue of the size of the noneconomic damages in Gregory v. Chohan. The underlying case involved a wrongful death. An 18-wheeler driven by Sarah Gregory jackknifed near Amarillo Texas, crossing lanes of traffic, and resulting in the death of four people.…

Freshfields Takes On Bank Debt for First Time Since at Least 2009

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer took on £88.3m of bank loans and overdrafts in the last financial year, according to the firm’s latest account filing on Companies House. In the firm’s filing for the 12 months to April 2023, it references £15 million in bank loans, and £73.8 million in overdrafts, marking…