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An Unprecedented Tin Cup From Lloyd’s List

An oil tanker that has been rotting in the Red Sea off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen since 2017 is in danger of breaking […]

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Risk Manager Takes On A One-Percent Triathlon

In the Ironman XC, the competition specs are not different from other Ironman events – run, bike, and swim as fast as possible. But […]

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Black Lives Matter Ripped By Litigation

A group representing local Black Lives Matter chapters has sued the LA-based national fund raising arm of the movement in a dispute that’s said […]

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Balancing The Inside-Outside Equation

Legal recruiter Christine Berger takes up a perennial question for young law firm attorneys: Will I be better off ditching the life of the […]

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Settlement In FLA Condo Collapse Inked At $1 Billion, As Insurance Rates Soar

A judge in Florida has given final approval to a $1B settlement for the class action that followed the June 2021 partial collapse of […]

In-House Compensation Up, Says Survey

Executive search firm BarkerGilmore has released its annual In-House Counsel Compensation Report, based on data from a survey conducted in March and April 2022. […]

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Big Fight Over Legal Fees, After $15M Wrongful Death Settlement In Killing Of Elijah McClain

In the complaint that led to the settlement, the events leading to the death of Elijah McClain, an eccentric young black man in Aurora, […]

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Which Law Schools Do The Pricey Lawyers Come From?

A study from GradReports and data research company Optimal is said to identify “the top 10 schools that place the greatest percentage of grads […]

New, Tighter, Restrictions On Non-Competes In Illinois Reflect A National Trend

A bare bones law prohibiting non-compete agreements for low-wage workers in Illinois has been dramatically augmented by amendments signed into law by Governor J.B. […]

One Person With Disabilities Has Filed 180-Plus ADA Lawsuits

A wheelchair-bound man who lives in a residential neighborhood of Oakland, CA., has filed more than 180 American with Disabilities Act lawsuits. A feature […]