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Judge Strikes Some Claims and Plaintiffs’ Experts in Ozempic Lawsuits: A Pivotal Development in GLP-1 Litigation In a significant ruling on August 18, 2025, a Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) struck several claims and disqualified two plaintiffs’ expert witnesses, reshaping the trajectory … Read more
DLA Piper Ramps Up In-Office Mandate for US Corporate Lawyers: A Shift in Big Law Dynamics In the evolving landscape of post-pandemic work arrangements, major law firms are grappling with the balance between flexibility and productivity. DLA Piper, one of the world’s largest law firms, has recently made headlines by increasing its in-office requirement for … Read more
Cyberattacks on US Courts System Disrupt High-Stakes Litigators and White-Collar Criminal Clients Recent cyberattacks on the U.S. federal judiciary’s case management and electronic filing systems, including PACER and CM/ECF, have sent shockwaves through the legal community, particularly impacting high-stakes litigators and their white-collar criminal clients. These sophisticated and persistent breaches, ongoing since mid-2024, have exposed … Read more
Weighing In on a Split: State Appellate Court Clarifies Safety Exceptions Against Trucking Brokers In a significant ruling for the trucking and logistics industry, a state appellate court has provided much-needed clarity on the application of safety exceptions in negligent hiring claims against freight brokers. This decision addresses a critical circuit split regarding the Federal … Read more
4th Circuit Upholds Win for Judiciary in Former Public Defender’s Sex Harassment CaseFederal appeals court affirms immunity for Maryland judges accused of retaliation in high-stakes workplace rights dispute TRENDING: Judicial Immunity in the Spotlight – What the 4th Circuit’s Ruling Means for Employees of the CourtsNational Debate Intensifies Over Workplace protections for Court Staff and … Read more
Weighing In on a Split: State Appellate Court Clarifies Safety Exceptions Against Trucking Brokers In a significant ruling for the trucking and logistics industry, a state appellate court has provided much-needed clarity on the application of safety exceptions in negligent hiring claims against freight brokers. This decision addresses a critical circuit split regarding the Federal … Read more
Newsmax Agrees to Pay $67.5 Million to Settle Defamation Lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems The settlement, one of the largest in defamation history, averts a high-profile trial and forces the conservative network to air a lengthy on-air correction. (WILMINGTON, Del.) – Cable news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems … Read more
DLA Piper Mandates Increased Office Attendance for US Corporate Lawyers in New Hybrid Work Policy Firm leadership cites collaboration and training needs, aligning with a broader industry shift away from fully remote work. (New York, NY) – In a move that signals the ongoing evolution of post-pandemic work norms at major law firms, global legal … Read more
Cyberattacks on U.S. Courts System Disrupt High-Stakes Litigators and White-Collar Criminal Clients Washington, D.C., August 19, 2025 – A series of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting the U.S. federal judiciary’s electronic case management systems has sent shockwaves through the legal community, particularly impacting high-stakes litigators and their white-collar criminal clients. The breaches, described as “escalated” and “persistent” … Read more
Judge Strikes Some Claims and Limits Plaintiffs’ Experts in Ozempic Lawsuits Philadelphia, August 2025 – In a significant development in the multidistrict litigation (MDL 3094) involving Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, U.S. District Judge Karen Spencer Marston has issued a ruling that strikes certain claims and imposes restrictions on plaintiffs’ expert testimonies. The … Read more