Litigation Management

Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle talc claims through ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy

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Home Daily News Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle… Bankruptcy Law Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle talc claims through ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 11:06 am CDT Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal/Shutterstock. A Johnson & Johnson unit is back in bankruptcy court again, after … Read more

Meet Abbe Lowell, the Hunter Biden lawyer who formerly represented Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

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Home Daily News Meet Abbe Lowell, the Hunter Biden lawyer… Careers Meet Abbe Lowell, the Hunter Biden lawyer who formerly represented Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner By Debra Cassens Weiss March 6, 2023, 10:25 am CST Winston & Strawn partner Abbe Lowell arrives for the funeral of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona … Read more

Choice-of-law questions for state ethics rules examined in new ABA opinion

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Home Daily News Choice-of-law questions for state ethics… Ethics Choice-of-law questions for state ethics rules examined in new ABA opinion By David L. Hudson Jr. March 1, 2023, 12:31 pm CST Lawyers admitted to multiple jurisdictions may be subject to different ethical requirements in the different states in which they are licensed to practice law, … Read more

Backers of Equal Rights Amendment lose mandamus bid in DC Circuit

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Home Daily News Backers of Equal Rights Amendment lose mandamus… Constitutional Law Backers of Equal Rights Amendment lose mandamus bid in DC Circuit By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 9:31 am CST Pro-Equal Rights Amendment demonstrators stand by their banner in Chicago’s Grant Park in May 1978. They were waiting for the arrival of … Read more

After seeing attitude shifts about opiate addiction, MDL lawyer targets Facebook

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Home Daily News After seeing attitude shifts about opiate… Asked and Answered After seeing attitude shifts about opiate addiction, MDL lawyer targets Facebook By Stephanie Francis Ward January 30, 2023, 8:30 am CST Image from Shutterstock. In the 35 years that Jayne Conroy has been a lawyer, she’s spent the entire time in private practice … Read more

Lawyer is convicted in staged slip-and-fall scheme that involved unnecessary surgeries

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Home Daily News Lawyer is convicted in staged slip-and-fall… Tort Law Lawyer is convicted in staged slip-and-fall scheme that involved unnecessary surgeries By Debra Cassens Weiss December 20, 2022, 9:05 am CST A New York lawyer was convicted Friday in a scheme to recruit people to participate in staged slip-and-fall accidents and then to undergo … Read more