While many firms are getting updates and looking for opportunities in the wake of the leak, at least one, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, has formally set up a multipractice group devoted to Panama Papers-related developments.
In a case that could broadly effect government seizures of personal property in Pennsylvania, the state's high court heard arguments last week over the constitutionality of civil forfeiture involving individuals with no criminal culpability.
U.S. District Court Judge John Ross, of the Eastern District of Missouri, has refused the plaintiffs' request to use pseudonyms in the class-action lawsuit against Ashley Madison.
Johnson & Johnson will keep arguing in court that its talc-based powders are safe, an outside lawyer who has defended the company in lawsuits said, even after losing two multimillion-dollar verdicts to plaintiffs who alleged that J&J Baby Powder and Shower to Shower caused ovarian cancer.
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto.
The nation’s largest drug wholesalers are asking a Boone County judge to hold a closed-door hearing where they promise to explain why they want to keep secret 18 words in a lawsuit filed against them.
“Seems this settlement is a boon only to Uber, who is getting off easy, and Ms. Riordan, who is getting rich while leaving drivers situation not improved in any meaningful way,” said an objector who has driven for Uber for two years, much of it full time. “Thank you for your attention to this matter, hoping you put a stop to this travesty.”
“The national opioid epidemic is killing 30,000 people a year, and we are pleased that the court moved so swiftly to bring to light records that can inform the public’s understanding of Purdue’s role in this crisis,” said Rick Berke, STAT’s executive editor. “We see pursuit of this story as integral to STAT’s central mission to hold institutions and individuals accountable.”
