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A former lawyer at U.S. law firm McDermott Will & Emery said in a new lawsuit that the firm excluded him from a major salary increase for U.S. partners at the firm despite his designation in tax and hiring documents as a Chicago-based attorney.
Law firms nationwide are making an effort to sign up Black women to file lawsuits alleging at least a dozen cosmetic companies, including L’Oreal and Revlon, sold hair relaxers containing chemicals that increased the risk of developing uterine cancer – and failed to warn customers.
Industry Buzz
— For every 10,000 Americans living in poverty, fewer than three civil legal aid attorneys are available to provide free legal help, a new ABA report has found.
— Major firms including Paul Weiss, Cleary Gottlieb, Baker McKenzie and Dechert rolled out new salary scales for associates starting at $225,000 for first-year lawyers and ranging up to $435,000 for their most senior associates.
— When exactly do targets of a DOJ investigation find out that they are no longer on the hook? Almost never, WilmerHale partner Preet Bharara tells our columnist Jenna Greene.
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Novo Nordisk finds compounded Wegovy up to 33% impure, sues Florida pharmacies
Business ·Novo Nordisk on Thursday said it sued one compounding pharmacy and refiled a lawsuit against another after finding their products claiming to contain the active ingredient for its in-demand weight-loss drug Wegovy were impure, some by as much as 33%.
Law degree program axed at California's Golden Gate University amid accreditation woes
Government ·Golden Gate University said on Thursday that it will discontinue the law school’s Juris Doctor program in May.
Henry Kissinger, dominant US diplomat of Cold War era, dies aged 100
World ·Henry Kissinger, the most powerful U.S. diplomat of the Cold War era, who helped Washington open up to China, forge arms control deals with the Soviet Union and end the Vietnam War, but who was reviled by critics over human rights, has died aged 100.
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Explainer ·U.S. health insurers Cigna and Humana are in talks to merge, a potential deal likely to face aggressive scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) if antitrust history with similarly sized deals is any indication. The deal could exceed $60 billion in value.
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