
La. Judge Won’t Nix Arbitration Order In $11M Hurricane Row
By Joyce Hanson (December 1, 2023, 10:10 PM EST) -- A Louisiana federal judge has denied a bid by attorneys who missed a deadline to rescind his order tossing two defendants and forcing arbitration in a case over more than $11 million in hurricane damage to an apartment complex, ruling...
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Property Owner Sees Bid To Appeal Bad Faith Finding Nixed
By Caroline Simson (December 1, 2023, 9:25 PM EST) -- A Louisiana federal judge denied a property owner's bid to immediately appeal her ruling compelling arbitration of its bad faith claims against its insurers, in a case centering on millions of dollars' worth of property damage caused by Hurricane...

TikTok Parent Rips Coder’s ‘Gamesmanship,’ Urges Arbitration
By Gina Kim (December 1, 2023, 9:19 PM EST) -- TikTok's parent company ByteDance urged a California federal judge at a remote hearing Friday to send an engineer's wrongful termination suit accusing it of being the Chinese Communist Party's "propaganda tool" to arbitration, arguing the plaintiff has engaged in "gamesmanship"...
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Justices Call O’Connor ‘American Hero,’ ‘Perfect Trailblazer’
By Katie Buehler (December 1, 2023, 9:07 PM EST) -- Following news of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's death at the age of 93, current and former high court justices paid public homage to her trailblazing career, devotion to the rule of law and illuminating charisma....

Former Clerks Say Justice O’Connor Still Worth Emulating
By Ryan Boysen (December 1, 2023, 8:19 PM EST) -- BigLaw attorneys mentored by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday after a lengthy battle with dementia, say she'll be remembered as an incisive jurist who always put facts and practical considerations above abstract ideological...
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US Sanctions 3 More Tankers For Dodging G7 Oil Price Cap
By Micah Danney (December 1, 2023, 6:28 PM EST) -- The U.S. sanctioned three more oil tankers Friday for shipping Russian oil priced above the G7's price cap, the latest such actions following the blacklisting of five other vessels in recent weeks....

4 Decisions For Which Justice O’Connor Will Be Remembered
By Erin Coe (December 1, 2023, 4:13 PM EST) -- Many of the hotly divided cases at the U.S. Supreme Court came down to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a central force on the bench whose savviness at striking compromises and taking a pragmatic approach to resolve disputes is on...
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Justice O’Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges
By Erin Coe (December 1, 2023, 2:45 PM EST) -- When Sandra Day O'Connor started on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981, she didn't have much time to dwell on the fact that she was the first female justice ever to sit on the high court bench....

BREAKING: Sandra Day O’Connor, First Female Supreme Court Justice, Dies
By Katie Buehler and Jimmy Hoover (December 1, 2023, 10:07 AM EST) -- Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the court's first female member, died Friday at 93, according to the court. Justice O'Connor's position at the ideological center of the court gave her outsized influence in controversial cases...
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Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
By Reece Hirsch (December 1, 2023, 9:40 AM EST) -- In this Expert Analysis series, attorneys discuss how their unusual extracurricular activities enhance professional development, providing insights and pointers that translate to the office, courtroom and beyond. If you have a hobby you would like to write about, email expertanalysis@law360.com....
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