12 months in Assessment
High 10 information tales of 2023
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Yearly, we like to have a look again on the information occasions and tales that the majority resonated with our on-line readers. Regulation agency authorized drama, disciplinary circumstances, a mysterious U.S. Supreme Courtroom case and Barbie lawsuits took the honors in 2023.
Baker McKenzie might be sued for malpractice in Chicago for work in Russia on behalf of a consumer searching for to reclaim a Siberian coal mine mentioned to be value greater than $200 million, a Prepare dinner County, Illinois, choose has dominated.
2. “Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after her slur and obscenity are heard by others in Zoom hearing” (Jan. 9)
A Chicago lawyer accused of utilizing a racial slur and an obscenity whereas unmuted on Zoom instructed a choose Friday that she is “shaken” and “humiliated” by the incident.
3. “BigLaw partner resigns after terminally ill ex-wife posted videos of his tirades” (June 13)
A Greenberg Traurig companion has resigned from the legislation agency following its investigation right into a state of affairs arising from a four-year divorce and custody battle.
4. “Leaders of Lewis Brisbois rebellion sent emails with ‘unacceptable, prejudiced language,’ law firm says” (June 5)
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith seems to be preventing again after two legal professionals left with greater than 100 others final month to type their very own legislation agency.
5. “Law prof curses student on hot mic after she asks him to slow down his lectures” (Jan. 30)
An adjunct professor at Columbia Regulation Faculty has apologized after he was heard muttering “F- – – you” on a reside microphone final week, after a pupil requested him to decelerate his lectures.
6. “Law is the most stressful profession, newspaper’s analysis finds” (Jan. 24)
Essentially the most hectic occupation in the USA is being a lawyer, in response to an evaluation by the Washington Publish of information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
7. “Did 1 contract clause cause Proskauer client’s $636M loss? Judge refuses to toss malpractice suit” (Might 17)
A Massachusetts choose has refused to toss a $636 million malpractice lawsuit contending {that a} botched contract drafted by Proskauer Rose brought on its consumer’s lack of a minority curiosity in a hedge fund.
8. “BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral” (April 6)
A Paul Hastings affiliate’s best-practices recommendation to junior colleagues in an inner presentation wasn’t that far off the mark, authorized observers instructed Regulation.com. However its tone was missing.
9. “Supreme Court will consider ‘huge’ attorney-client privilege case” (Jan. 5)
The case has an charisma about it. Many paperwork have been filed underneath seal. A federal appeals court docket referred to the central entities solely as “firm” and “legislation agency.” Within the U.S. Supreme Courtroom, redacted copies of briefs reveal that that “legislation agency” is one specializing in worldwide tax legislation, and the proprietor of “firm” is an “early promoter of bitcoin” who “expatriated from the USA in 2014.”
10. “Meet Lawsuit Barbie: She’s been busy at Barbie’s courthouse” (July 25)
Spoiler alert: Barbie has been residing in the actual world for a very long time. Due to the doll’s colossal success since its introduction in 1959, numerous lawsuits … have gone via the courts because the doll’s maker has sought to implement its rights and shield her picture. When Mattel sees Barbie underneath assault, it isn’t past its ken to know what to do about it.
