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Former Donald Trump lawyer John C. Eastman was disbarred from a California federal court after his license was temporarily suspended over his work for the former president to attempt to overturn the 2020 election, with the court saying in an order Friday that Eastman failed to file a response to the discipline saying why he should not have his law license revoked. ....
In the past year, plaintiffs have won settlements and judgments for millions and billions of dollars from companies such as Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and Fox News, with many high-profile cases finally wrapping up after years of fighting. Such cases involving over-the-top compensation packages, chemical contamination, gender discrimination and data mining were led by attorneys whose accomplishments earned them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2024. ....
In the past year, companies like Juul, Capital One and Southern California Edison have settled for millions if not billions of dollars in litigation that was high-profile and often groundbreaking in its impact on the law itself. Such cases and many others which involved opioids, sexual harassment, kickbacks and data breaches were led by attorneys whose accomplishments helped them earn recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2023. ....
Anticipating a flood of lawsuits from a new state law ending the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims, the Archdiocese of Baltimore took refuge in bankruptcy court last month to shield itself from liability as it tries to ensure its solvency. It’s a strategy that dioceses around the country are using more frequently in what some attorneys say is a bid to escape the tort system. ....
After opening up about his own criminal background and his unconventional path into the legal industry, intellectual property lawyer Keegan Caldwell is now helping incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people file patent applications. ....