• May 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

    Women of Legal Tech: How a 'Personal and Professional Crossroads' Took Adrienne Prentice From Attorney to Founder

    Adrienne Prentice, co-founder & CEO of Keep Company, discusses how becoming a founder sparked in her the power to create real impact, the importance of feeling seen in the workplace, and the collaborative and supportive nature of the legal tech community.

    8 minute read

  • May 22, 2024 | Law.com

    Federal Judge Certifies Class Action Claiming $31M in CITGO Pension Underpayments

    "We are very pleased the court granted class certification to more than 1,700 CITGO employees and pensioners in this important ERISA case," one of the plaintiffs' counsel, Michelle C. Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein's ERISA practice, said in a statement. "This ruling and the court's recent order denying summary judgment pave the way for the class claims to move forward to trial and affirm our confidence that our clients will prevail."

    4 minute read

  • Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-22
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Technology Media and Telecom
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd M. Friedman, Adrian R. Bacon, Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C., Woodland Hills, CA. For Plaintiff-Appellant Marina Soliman: Brenden P. Leydon, Wocl & Leydon, L.L.C., Stamford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd: Ian C. Ballon, Lori Chang, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Brian T. Feeney, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Philadelphia, PA.

    Case Number: 22-1726-cv

    Telephone Numbers Called by Subway Derived From Preexisting Lists; TCPA Inapplicable

  • May 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    $400 a Day: Frivolous Litigation Leads to Sanction, About $10K Attorney Fees

    "Failure to remit the funds fully, completely and timely will result in the imposition of a sanction in the amount of $400 per day for each day full payment remains due, owing and unpaid," read Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Melynee Leftridge's order.

    6 minute read

  • May 20, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Big Law Seeks to Maintain M&A Momentum With Lateral Market Maneuvers

    Firms such as Paul Weiss, Sullivan & Cromwell, Akin, K&L Gates and Seyfarth all announced lateral M&A partners in the last week.

    5 minute read

  • May 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

    4th Circuit Reinstates $523K Jury Verdict in Gas Pipeline Eminent Domain Takings Case

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated a $523,000 jury verdict awarded to Virginia landowners who lost more than 8 acres of land to a gas pipeline construction company invoking eminent domain, reversing a lower court judgment.

    3 minute read

  • May 20, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: What to Know and Where It Stands

    "The APRA's tiered approach would instantiate sweeping coverage, all while including exemptions for small businesses, governments" and other entities, write Emily Apte, Jesse Snyder, Katrina Jackson and Jillian Simons of King & Spalding.

    7 minute read

  • Origis USA LLC v. Great Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Anne M. Steadman, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Carolyn H. Rosenberg, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL; Stephen T. Raptis, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Margulies, Charles W. Strotter, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, NY; Jennifer C. Jauffret, Puja A. Upadhyay, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Courtney E. Scott, Tressler LLP, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP; Kevin M. Mattessich, Kevin Windels, Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, New York, NY; Bruce E. Jameson, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE, James T. Sandnes, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NY; Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington DE; Michael F. Perlis, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Patrick Stoltz, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY; Shaun Michael Kelly, Jarrett W. Horowitz, Sara A. Barry, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; James K. Thurston, Wilson Elser, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser, St. Louis, MO; Erik J. Tomberg, Wilson Elsner, Raleigh, NC; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Smith, Bryan W. Petrilla, Stewart Smith, West Conshohocken, PA; Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-07-102

    No action clause in D&O insurance policy was enforceable and precluded insured from filing legal action against the insurer until the insured's financial obligations were fixed in an underlying litigation.

  • May 19, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas: Why Major UK Law Firms Are Coming for the Lone Star State

    Do U.K. firms have what it takes to join the likes of Kirkland & Ellis at the bustling intersection of private funds and energy transition, asks the Global Lawyer.

    4 minute read

  • May 19, 2024 | Law.com

    Texas: Why Major UK Law Firms Are Coming for the Lone Star State

    Do U.K. firms have what it takes to join the likes of Kirkland & Ellis at the bustling intersection of private funds and energy transition, asks the Global Lawyer.

    4 minute read