Defense lawyers for GSK, led by Tarek Ismail of Goldman Ismail, and Boehringer Ingelheim, led by Andrew Bayman of King & Spalding, won a defense verdict from state court jurors who rejected a claim that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused an Illinois woman's colon cancer.        ..read more

CEO Noah Heller said revenue growth also resulted from strong demand in practices including insolvency and restructuring, private wealth, structured finance, and private credit, and, in the second half of the year, litigation.        ..read more

"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."        ..read more

Mayer Brown partner Tom Panoff, who does commercial and antitrust litigation, said the move to Sheppard Mullin is good for his practice and clients.        ..read more

"Whether MOC is a sound policy of accrediting physicians is a separate question from whether it restricts competition in the CME product market. Since the second amended complaint does not plausibly allege the latter, the plaintiffs' tying claims fail," U.S. District Judge Jeremy C. Daniel wrote.        ..read more

"The jury's verdict is bittersweet for this wonderful family, which has been devastated by Craig Pierce's injury and the loss of his ability to function independently and practice law," Christopher Hurley, a founding partner at Hurley McKenna & Mertz, said in a statement.        ..read more

Mattel is also asking to be awarded statutory damages of $2 million for every counterfeit use of the Barbie trademark.        ..read more

The multiplier act did not bar Volkswagen from informing customers that the statute requiring manufacturers to reimburse dealers for services related to manufacturer-provided limited warranty was the reason for an increase in price or prohibited the company from raising prices to cover expenses, the judge held.        ..read more

So far in 2024, Second Hundred firms have the edge in demand growth, with their litigation practices gaining more strength.        ..read more

Am Law 200 firms leased an average of 525,500 square feet of office space in 2023 at an average cost per square foot of $50.20. Here's how those figures have shifted in recent years.        ..read more