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Monsanto Settles Lawsuits Over Toxic PCB Exposure at Seattle-Area School August 19, 2025 Monsanto, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, has reached a settlement with over 200 plaintiffs, including teachers, students, and parents, who claimed they were sickened by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington, near Seattle. The agreement, … Read more
Law Firms Face Surging Costs in 2025, But Revenue and Demand Increases Remain ‘Good News’ In 2025, the U.S. legal industry is navigating a complex financial landscape marked by soaring operational costs but buoyed by robust revenue growth and steady demand for legal services. A recent report from Citi Global Wealth at Work, published on … Read more
How Defense Lawyers Reframed One of Crypto’s Largest Alleged Frauds: The Terraform Labs Case August 19, 2025 – In one of the most significant legal battles in cryptocurrency history, defense lawyers for Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, reframed allegations of a $40 billion fraud tied to the 2022 collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, transforming … Read more
Solving the Million Dollar Problem: Smarter Resourcing to Retain Firm Talent and Boost Profitability August 18, 2025 – In an era where talent shortages threaten to cost the global economy $8.5 trillion in unrealized revenue by 2030, law firms and professional service organizations face a critical challenge: retaining top talent while maintaining profitability. A recent … Read more
Kristen Limarzi, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was appointed chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, a role she earned through a combination of legal excellence, mentorship, and leadership without relying on formal titles. Her journey, as detailed in a Bloomberg Law profile from August 2025, offers insights into how she … Read more
Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, has petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review a $177.3 million judgment from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in the case of Ernest Caranci v. Monsanto. This marks the first Roundup case tried in that court, with Monsanto arguing that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts … Read more
State Bar Leaders Maintain Support for Online, California-Centric Bar Exam Amid Ongoing Debates By Josh Recamara, August 18, 2025 The California State Bar’s leadership continues to advocate for an online, California-centric bar exam, despite recent challenges and differing opinions on the future of attorney licensing in the state. This position, reaffirmed during a joint meeting … Read more
U.S. Court of Appeals Grants Argentina Stay in $16.1 Billion YPF Case New York, NY – August 18, 2025 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan granted Argentina a temporary stay on August 15, 2025, halting a lower court’s order to transfer its 51% stake in state-owned energy company YPF … Read more
AI Risks Becoming More Evident—But Insuring Against Them Remains a Challenge As artificial intelligence (AI) integrates deeper into industries like healthcare, finance, and transportation, its risks—ranging from data breaches to biased outputs—are becoming increasingly apparent. A recent article from Law.com titled “AI Risks Becoming More Evident—But Not How to Insure Against Them” highlights the growing … Read more
Judge Denies DOJ Request to Unseal Grand Jury Documents in Ghislaine Maxwell Case On August 11, 2025, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in New York rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein convicted of … Read more