Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more

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

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

ChatGPT falsely accuses law prof of sexual harassment; is libel suit possible?

Home Daily News ChatGPT falsely accuses law prof of sexual… Artificial Intelligence & Robotics ChatGPT falsely accuses law prof of sexual harassment; is libel suit possible? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 10:42 am CDT A law professor was surprised to hear that he had been accused of sexual harassment during a class trip … Read more

Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw lawyers and others pressured her to give evasive testimony

Home Daily News Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw… Trials & Litigation Suit by Fox News producer alleges BigLaw lawyers and others pressured her to give evasive testimony By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 12:32 pm CDT An exterior view of the News Corp. Building and Fox News headquarters in New York City … Read more

Wrongful death suit accuses 3 women of helping man’s then-wife obtain abortion pills

Home Daily News Wrongful death suit accuses 3 women of helping… Trials & Litigation Wrongful death suit accuses 3 women of helping man’s then-wife obtain abortion pills By Debra Cassens Weiss March 13, 2023, 2:44 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Texas man has filed a wrongful death and conspiracy lawsuit against three women who … Read more

Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure of hack said to have exposed client information

Home Daily News Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure… Cybersecurity Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure of hack said to have exposed client information By Debra Cassens Weiss March 13, 2023, 12:47 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Two proposed class actions filed against Smith, Gambrell & Russell last week allege that … Read more

Law firm accused of 856 insurer misrepresentations is suspended from practice in federal district court

Home Daily News Law firm accused of 856 insurer misrepresentations… Ethics Law firm accused of 856 insurer misrepresentations is suspended from practice in federal district court By Debra Cassens Weiss March 7, 2023, 3:02 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Houston-based law firm McClenny, Moseley & Associates has been suspended from practice in a Louisiana federal … Read more

Lawyers flock to East Palestine after train derailment, hosting information sessions and signing up clients

Home Daily News Lawyers flock to East Palestine after train… Trials & Litigation Lawyers flock to East Palestine after train derailment, hosting information sessions and signing up clients By Debra Cassens Weiss February 28, 2023, 9:08 am CST An electronic street sign displaying public information is seen in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 27, following … Read more

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS nixes immigration arguments; decapitation defendant attacks her lawyer

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS nixes immigration arguments;… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS nixes immigration arguments; decapitation defendant attacks her lawyer By Debra Cassens Weiss February 17, 2023, 3:45 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. SCOTUS drops arguments in immigration case The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday removed a case from its argument calendar in … Read more

Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges

Home Daily News Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over… Banking Law Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss February 15, 2023, 8:42 am CST A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away … Read more