The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partially reversed and partially affirmed the denial of class certification in a suit against Kirkland’s Stores, which alleged the company’s rest break and bag check policies are unlawful. The circuit court reversed a decision by U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb of the…

In September, a committee of unsecured creditors hired Dechert to represent them in the bankruptcy of Benitago Group, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer. At most, Dechert would charge them $2,000 per hour, according to an employment application in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. While…

On Wednesday, Chicago-based justice technology platform Paladin announced it has acquired the cloud-based law firm pro bono reporting software Pro Bono Manager from Pro Bono Net, marking the first acquisition for Paladin. Kristen Sonday, the CEO and founder of Paladin, told Legaltech News that the deal was finalized at the end of 2023, but…

After eight years of service to the Atlanta Municipal Court, Judge Ardra L. Bey is looking to scale. Now the Atlanta native is announcing her intent to run for election to the State Court of Fulton County, where multiple seats on the bench are up for grabs in the May 2024 nonpartisan primary election.…

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, a midsize firm that takes on matters for high-profile clients such as Google, Tyson Foods and VMware, has named antitrust partner Jeny Maier, based in Washington, D.C., as the firm’s next managing partner.  Maier succeeds Matt Becker, who served as managing partner for six years and will…

For generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models, which with a simple prompt, are capable of creating new text, images and audio, 2023 proved to be a seismic year. While the GenAI revolution has captured the collective imagination, this technology also poses threats to fundamental rights such as privacy, freedom from discrimination,…