Iconic Waldorf Astoria New York launches ‘Waldorf Stories’ website to honor the history of the world-renowned hotel

Open call to the public to submit personal stories of their experiences at the legendary property with a winner awarded one of the first opportunities to stay at the hotel when it reopens in 2023. Celebrating the hotel’s 90th anniversary, ‘Waldorf Stories’ will preserve and showcase memories from people all over the world.
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'A Failure on My Part': Federal Judge Addresses Investigation Into Conflict of Interest

An investigation revealed U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten held investments in a bank when he oversaw litigation involving it.       
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Republican Attacks Force First Roll Vote on US Attorney Nomination in 30 Years

Republicans attacked Rachael Rollins, Biden's nominee to be U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, for adopting a policy against prosecutions for certain low-level crimes.       
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How I Made Partner: 'Find Ways to Distinguish Yourself,' Says Harry Jackson of Fox Rothschild

"Carving out a niche area can be a great way to get noticed and elevate your profile internally."       
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Federal Judge Blasts 'Activist' SCOTUS Opinion Reversing Him: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Eleventh Circuit Chief Says Wait and See How SCOTUS Rules on Mississippi Abortion Ban

ICYMI: "No matter which way the court rules, it seems to me it's going to bear directly on the correct outcome of this controversy," Chief Judge William Pryor said.       
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Women Dominate Law Firm Business Pro Ranks, New Survey Finds

Looking at eight large firms, the survey asked about business professionals' gender, race, veteran status, disabilities and sexual orientation.       
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'How the Law Views Women': The Challenges Unfolding Against Texas' Abortion Law

ICYMI: In this week's Legal Speak episode, Shannon Selden, a Debevoise & Plimpton partner and outside counsel for the Center for Reproductive Rights, presents the major legal questions she expects will be raised in upcoming arguments stemming from the U.S. Department of Justice's action seeking to block Texas' SB-8.       
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A Real Estate Lawyer Lateral Frenzy Is in Full-Swing: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Mishcon Forms Association With Hong Kong Firm, Bolstering Asia Investment

The association with a 20-strong outfit comes just a year after the firm - which is preparing to list in London - launched its first overseas office in Singapore.       
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'All Hands on Deck': Real Estate Partners Jump Ship Amid Historic Demand

Real estate lawyers around the country are finding new opportunities in an uncommonly robust national real estate market.       
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Will Federal Appeals Courts Keep Livestreaming Arguments After COVID-19? It's Still Up In the Air.

With courts slowly reopening for in-person hearings, judges are weighing calls for greater public access to proceedings to continue.       
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How Gamification Leads to Meaningful Workplace DEI Changes

Because gamification is frequently misunderstood, people often diminish it in conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. An examination of gamification as a whole, however, shows how it lends itself to addressing serious issues.       
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Why Lawyers Are Still Flocking to Virtual Firms: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Johnson & Johnson Wins Third Defense Verdict in Missouri Talc Trial

The defense verdict is a major blow for plaintiffs, which have lost three trials so far this year, including one on Sept. 24 in Philadelphia.       
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Dubai Makes Major Change to Arbitration System

With a six-month "bedding-in" period, the changes are expected to completely alter how agreements are reached in the Middle East.       
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'Should Jury Trials Be Allowed to Continue?': Concerns Amid Absence of Court COVID-19 Data

A lack of COVID-19 data collection by some Georgia courts has jurists struggling to ease prospective jurors' concerns.       
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Is Sidley's Singapore Office Making a Push Into Disputes Work?

ICYMI: The COVID-19 pandemic has filled a substantial pipeline of disputes for law firms in Asia related to unfulfilled contracts and commercial disagreements, and also to potential litigation from the deluge of liquidity.       
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Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Two Recent Consumer Protection Cases Have Defense Lawyers on High Alert

A novel consumer protection ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a Federal Trade Commission settlement have in-house counsel at consumer-facing companies and the corporate defense lawyers who represent them gearing up for battle.       
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'Video Matters': Litigators Share Their Top 3 Civil Rights Strategies for 2021

"It often requires that we engage in status-quo-busting, game-changing work, which is not popular," said Davis Bozeman Johnson Law founding partner Francys Johnson.       
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'Copycat Attorneys Come Out': A Wave of New Litigation Against Debt Collectors Is On the Rise After Fed Circuit Ruling

"In our world, once a bad opinion comes out, the copycat attorneys come out nationally," said John Lynch of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders in Virginia Beach, Virginia, who represents defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suits.       
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How St. Mary's Law School Convinced the ABA to Approve First-Ever Remote JD Program

St. Mary's University School of Law Dean Patricia Roberts discusses why the ABA is embracing online-only JD programs and why launching a solely online JD program isn't simply using Zoom.       
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In a Landscape Flooded With Law Firms' 'Thought Leadership,' Quantity Isn't the Same as Quality

ICYMI: The pandemic left lawyers with limited options for staying in front of their clients. Still, effective messaging is about more than volume.       
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New York State Bar Association Launches New Task Force on Racism, Social Equity

ICYMI: NYSBA president T. Andrew Brown said the new task force will examine the regulations, laws and structures "that are collectively holding us back as a society from achieving true equality."       
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Black L.A. residents have highest COVID hospitalization rate: 'A deplorable reality'

On a weekly basis, for every 100,000 unvaccinated Black residents, more than 15 are hospitalized with COVID-19, higher than for both Latino and white residents.
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Bellwether Trials in Mass Torts Are Back, But They Look A Bit Different.

ICYMI: Despite continued COVID-19 case surges, juries are hearing bellwether trials across the country in mass torts involving Bard's hernia mesh, 3M's combat earplugs, opioids and Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and Risperdal.       
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Eleventh Circuit Chief Says Wait and See How SCOTUS Rules on Mississippi Abortion Ban

"No matter which way the court rules, it seems to me it's going to bear directly on the correct outcome of this controversy," Chief Judge William Pryor said.       
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COVID booster shots have arrived. Here's who can get one, and how

In step with federal recommendations, a third COVID-19 vaccine dose is now available for eligible residents of Los Angeles County.
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'How the Law Views Women': The Challenges Unfolding Against Texas' Abortion Law

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Shannon Selden, a Debevoise & Plimpton partner and outside counsel for the Center for Reproductive Rights, presents the major legal questions she expects will be raised in upcoming arguments stemming from the U.S. Department of Justice's action seeking to block Texas' SB-8.       
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Bench Report: Biden's Track Record on Judges So Far. Plus, Is This Judge Walking Into A Sticky Ethics Situation?

The Senate came back from summer recess this week and wasted no time in getting back to judicial nominees.       Related Stories * Bench Report: How a Big Sanctions Hearing Raised Questions About Recording in Court. Plus, the Senate Gears Up to Confirm More Judges - Enclosure * Bench Report: DOJ Finds Flaws in Judicial Security. Plus, Biden Hits a Milestone on Judges - Enclosure * How Courts Are Reacting to the Latest COVID Spike. Plus, Are We Actually Getting More Judges? - Enclosure  
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Dentons' Cross-Country Trek Has Been a Bumpy Ride: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Ras Al Khaimah to become the regional leader in sustainable tourism by 2025

The strategy maps out key steps for the Emirate to secure long-term sustainability that will drive overall tourism growth objectives and contribute directly to national and international climate change and environmental policy commitments.
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'Something's Wrong': Legal Experts See Increasing Evidence of Bias in Arbitration

Some are calling for a change to the system under which arbitrators are appointed to cases, arguing that "blind appointments" would reduce bias.       
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California plans dramatic push on COVID-19 booster shots, vaccinations

A day after the FDA authorizes offering booster shots of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, California unveils a plan to ramp up inoculation rates.
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How I Made It to Firm Leadership: 'The Issue of Diversity and Retention Is Not as Simple as Flipping a Switch,' Says Richard Cortizas, Chief Diversity Officer at Jones Walker

"Advancing diversity and inclusion initiatives is not only the right thing to do, but it also makes us a stronger firm overall and improves our internal culture while also making us a more effective and valuable service provider to our clients."       
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Are Law Firms Prepared to Welcome Back a Much Different Workforce?: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Marriott International announces agreement with Saxum Group in Costa Rica

The two new hotels located in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose will be the first Fairfield by Marriott and the second Residence Inn by Marriott in the country.
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Netflix, Warner Music Sued Over Nativity Scene Shown in Dolly Parton Christmas Movie

ICYMI: Read the complaint, first surfaced by Law.com Radar, a source for high-speed legal news and litigation updates personalized to your practice.       
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Is Sidley's Singapore Office Making a Push Into Disputes Work?

The COVID-19 pandemic has filled a substantial pipeline of disputes for law firms in Asia related to unfulfilled contracts and commercial disagreements, and also to potential litigation from the deluge of liquidity.       
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Letters to the Editor: The Shakespearean foolishness of anti-vaccine cops and firefighters

A letter writer is reminded of Puck from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' reading about first responders suing over L.A.'s vaccine mandate.
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'Unintended Consequences': Lawyers Disagree on Push to Limit NDA Use

ICYMI: NDAs face more scrutiny than ever with a UK MP this week backing a campaign to limit them, but several lawyers warn of unintended consequences.       
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From Ethics Violations to Scare Tactics: Legal Tech Sales Techniques Clients Don't Appreciate

Legal tech salespeople looking to woo attorneys may want to steer clear of strategies that include vague pricing models, the use of intermediaries and invitations to baseball games or other confined spaces.       
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In a Landscape Flooded With Law Firms' 'Thought Leadership,' Quantity Isn't the Same as Quality

The pandemic left lawyers with limited options for staying in front of their clients. Still, effective messaging is about more than volume.       
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How Lawyers Found a Home for $142M in Leftover Class Action Funds

ICYMI: "This is the end of a really long running case whose chief aim was to compensate women who were subjected to a very misleading marketing campaign," Beasley Allen's David Byrne told Law.com on Wednesday. "These products were sold to all women as this fountain of youth pill with claimed but unproven benefits."       
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Column: Consumers are receiving billions of car-warranty calls. Ignore them

You've probably received calls that your car warranty is expiring or has expired. They're almost never from dealers or manufacturers.
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Element announces strategic reseller partnership with Traveknowledgy at this year’s Travel Tech Show

Agreement enables the travel tech specialist to provide TMCs and OTAs with automation technology for post-booking processes.
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New York State Bar Association Launches New Task Force on Racism, Social Equity

NYSBA president T. Andrew Brown said the new task force will examine the regulations, laws and structures "that are collectively holding us back as a society from achieving true equality."       
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Bellwether Trials in Mass Torts Are Back, But They Look A Bit Different.

Despite continued COVID-19 case surges, juries are hearing bellwether trials across the country in mass torts involving Bard's hernia mesh, 3M's combat earplugs, opioids and Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and Risperdal.       
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Texas Lawyer Arrested for Walking the Beach in Michael Myers Costume: 'I'd Do It Again All Day Every Day'

ICYMI: The attorney wrote on social media Monday evening that he was simply trying to bring "positive vibes to the gloom and doom out there."       
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Law Firm Life in Beta: The Pandemic Is Making Leaders Experiment More

ICYMI: The return to normal expected by now did not come to be. Law firm leaders have learned now to deal with that challenge.       
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Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: States Wrestle With Extending Use of Remote Court Proceedings as COVID-19 Emergency Orders Expire

State court leaders are pushing for the use of remote proceedings to continue beyond the expiration of COVID-19 emergency orders put in place early on the pandemic. In some instances, however, they're encountering pushback.       
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Sanford Heisler Sharp Reduces Billable Hour Requirement, Citing Pandemic Lessons

ICYMI: "People can be, and often are, a lot more efficient than they were before [the pandemic]," said firm chairman and co-founder David Sanford.       
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US Judge Temporarily Blocks NY Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Claiming Religious Exemption

ICYMI: The order, from U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd of the Northern District of New York, came in response to a lawsuit filed Monday by a conservative legal organization on behalf of 17 Christian doctors, nurses and therapists who claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines were "connected" to abortions.       
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Higher Law: A Cannabis Consultant's Bid to Be Governor | California Drops New Cannabis Regs | Haynes Boone Opens CBD Practice | The FBI Scrutinizes Nevada License Process

ICYMI: A cannabis consultant running for governor on a shoestring budget is currently polling in third place.       
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