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Trump, ABC News Settle Defamation Lawsuit Before Depositions
The settlement comes after a judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump and George Stephanopoulos to sit for four-hour depositions before Christmas.
Call for Nominations: The Recorder and Law.com's California Legal Awards 2025
The Week in Data Dec. 13: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including President-elect Donald Trump's ongoing cases in Florida.
Antitrust Class Actions Against CVS, Other Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Piling Up
Plaintiffs, independent pharmacies, claimed the defendants "have vertically integrated" with health care giants such as insurance companies, health care providers, drug private labelers and others. As a result, the complaints say, pharmacy benefits managers use anticompetitive methods to suppress reimbursements for discount card payments, which allegedly causes stand-alone pharmacies to suffer and even go out of business.
Ex-US Sen. Robert Menendez Loses Bid for Retrial
U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein ruled that the jury's verdict was supported by "extensive" evidence against the former lawmaker, who represented New Jersey as a Democrat.
Eversheds Sutherland Moving After 36 Years to Smaller Atlanta Office
The large law library and excess file drawer and storage space in the current office “are no longer relevant," according to the firm's COO.
Chinese Law Firms Push For Growth Overseas
DeHeng is one of China's top five largest law firms by revenue. Last year, it also set up in South Korea and Laos.
UnitedHealthcare Reaches $69M Settlement in ERISA Class Action
Plaintiffs counsel said it is believed to be the largest ever reached in a case stemming from poor performance of a 401(k).
Coinbase Hit With Antitrust Suit That Seeks to Change How Crypto Exchanges Operate
"This complaint is touching on things that have happened in the traditional tech space, but not the crypto space yet," said Kevin Kneupper, a partner at Kneupper & Covey.
SEC Issues $6.75M Fine Against Financial Firm Led by Trump's Choice to Lead Commerce Dept.
The SEC said two Cantor Fitzgerald-controlled blank check companies failed to inform investors of ongoing talks with acquisition targets before going public.
O'Melveny Secures Global Clearances for Korean Air-Asiana Merger
The deal grants Korean Air a 63.9% stake in Asiana Airlines, solidifying the merger as one of the most significant in the aviation industry in recent years.
'Extremely Troubling:' Trump Defense Team Attacks Prosecutor's Novel Arguments Against Dismissing Case
In a motion made public earlier this week, Manhattan prosecutors suggested the judge not dismiss Trump's guilty verdict, but instead conclude the case as if the defendant had legally died.
Litigation Surge: Drugmakers Launch Flood of Suits to Halt Generics
At least 29 patent suits were filed in the District of New Jersey in November, reflecting a jump from the rate of 18 suits per month in the period from December 2023 to November 2024. The multitude of suits include many that stem from generic drugmakers' plans to sell lower-priced versions of recognized pharmaceutical products.
State Appellate Court Affirms $2.75M Jury Verdict in Negligence Suit Against Railroad Co.
"Overfield did not need to present evidence that either the vest or the working conditions of the locomotive were inherently unsafe, or that they each constituted an independent cause of his damage, in order to submit the verdict director in the disjunctive," Missouri Appellate Judge Gary M. Gaertner said in Overfield v. BNSF Railway.
Am Law 200 Firm Debuts New Miami Office
Ice Miller, luring two transactional attorneys from Greenspoon Marder, is expanding rapidly in Florida.