A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against property tax collections that give the government more than it is owed, homeowners are filing a crop of lawsuits to enforce their rights under the ruling. The justices ruled 9-0 in Tyler v. Hennepin County last May that a public entity that keeps the…

Why Is Gov. Brian Kemp Appointing Fewer Judges? Timing Is Key Amid Elections | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/05/13/power-shift-judicial-appointments-lag-as-retiring-judges-commit-to-full-terms/ (Credit: ink drop/Adobe Stock) NEWS Compared to 13 judicial appointments made during first quarter of 2023, Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed eight judges to judicial vacancies between Jan. 1 and…

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas-Fort Worth Division ruled on a plaintiff motion, as ordered by the appeals court “in 10 days,” but then sent a lengthy response to the appeals court about managing his docket. Pittman granted a preliminary injunction staying a Consumer Financial…

The creation of A&O Shearman seems to have claimed its first victim in Europe. Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling (Studio Legale), the Italian firm that has operated as Shearman & Sterling’s associated firm since 2021, is being dissolved, according to four people with knowledge of the situation.

Even in the age of nuclear verdicts, bringing back eight figures from a jury is no easy feat. Bringing in two on the same day is virtually unheard of; it was a first for former Montgomery County prosecutor turned sexual abuse litigator Kristen Gibbons Feden, who notified seven clients of…

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) collectively issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note emphasizing that non-U.S. persons and entities must comply with U.S.…