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For Now, Few Firms Are Committing to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
Experts say attitudes could change once the vaccine becomes better understood and widely available, and if corporate clients begin requiring outside counsel to be vaccinated.Revived Case of Insurance CEO Alleging Tax Scheme Losses Sent to Delaware
An Illinois federal judge sided with a bank defendant in finding the case couldn't move forward there, but found there were jurisdictional reasons to aallow the case to be transferred to the District of Delaware.As Trials Stalled, Shook Hardy Found Other Ways to Drive Revenue, Profits
Courtroom activity screeched to a halt in 2020, but Shook, Hardy & Bacon chairwoman Madeleine McDonough said the firm did 200 arbitrations, a roughly 50% increase over a typical year.'Plaintiff Lawyers Coming Out of the Woodwork': Why a Florida Bill is Causing a Stir
"We were going to deal with this on the commission, and some hearings generated interest from people who were making a lot of money," Stephen Zack said. "Ultimately, we made five changes to the constitution and this wasn't one of them. What I learned is something I already knew: 'Money is power.'"Additional Atlanta Firms Ace LGBTQ-Equality Ranking
Out of 41 Am Law 200 firms in Atlanta that participated, 36 scored a perfect 100 in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.Big Firms Target Southeast but Face Insular Markets, Stiff Competition
While Quinn Emanuel and K&L Gates are launching in the region, big firms face obstacles including the need for a rate structure flexible enough for local market conditions.If a Remote Trial Can Work in a Patent Case …
U.S. District Senior Judge Thomas Zilly, who this fall became the first federal judge to conduct a virtual civil jury trial, earlier this week tried a patent case remotely to a jury verdict. "We as judges feel patent cases are as difficult and complex and as hard to manage as any are. I thought this case went smoothly," Zilly said.Plaintiffs were entitled to proceed on some of their breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims, but allegations involving fraudulent conduct could not be resolved on a motion to dismiss.
Seattle Judge Has Just Shown That Virtual Juries Are an Option for Patent Cases
Cadwalader partner John Moehringer, who's been tracking virtual patent trials, points out that a brief health scare during voir dire in "Ironburg Inventions v. Valve" could have been disastrous in an in-person trial.Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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