Navigation On Monday, the Trump-era Federal Trade Commission lost its first antitrust lawsuit challenging private firm GTCR’s $627 million acquisition of hydrophilic coatings producer Surmodics in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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ABA Committee Floats Accreditation Standards Revisions Ahead of Council Meeting
The American Bar Association Standards Committee met Wednesday for a review of standards that will be evaluated by a not yet established advisory committee, which will be discussed during Friday’s Council meeting. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Jury in First Boeing Max 8 Crash Trial Returns $24.5M Over Ethiopian Air Passenger's Death
A federal jury in Chicago awarded the damages to Shikha Garg, who died in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Air Flight 302, the second of two disasters involving Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft. Click Here To Read The Full Article
OCA Argues New York's Equal Rights Act Isn't Enforceable, Countering Judge's Age Discrimination Lawsuit
A trio of trial court judges in their 70s sued New York’s Office of Court Administration and the state government, arguing enactment of the Equal Rights Act was an implied repeal of an age cap on judges. The OCA argues the ERA cannot be enforced in court, drawing pushback from the the New York Civil […]
Paramount to Supreme Court: Bright Line Rule Needed for Records Demands
The court has been asked to address whether Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster correctly overruled Senior Magistrate Selena E. Molina’s recommendation that the action be resolved in Paramount’s favor, finding the shareholder that brought the demand had established a credible basis to suspect wrongdoing by Paramount’s board. Click Here To Read The Full Article