In the last five years or so, some e-discovery attorneys say they have been under growing pressure to sign ESI protocols, agreements between parties guiding how electronically stored information will be preserved, collected, processed and produced during discovery. Though they’re actually not found in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…

The Webster Vicknair MacLeod firm announced a settlement agreement in the wake of a $15.3 million jury verdict in Harris County for the family of a 69-year-old traffic victim. A 157th District Court jury awarded damages to Nancy Miller and the estate of Stephen Miller, the victim who was alive…

A $45 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson is the first for a mesothelioma victim since two failed talc bankruptcies last year—and a groundbreaking win for Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley. On Friday, a jury in Chicago’s Cook County Circuit Court awarded compensatory damages to the family of Theresa Garcia,…

Scott Moses defends Kroger Albertsons merger, claiming it would decrease grocery prices further on The Claman Countdown. Kroger and Albertsons said Monday the two companies are increasing the number of grocery stores they sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers to address federal regulators’ concerns about the impact of their proposed $25…

Sexual abuse attorney Brian Kent did not depart from Philadelphia plaintiffs firm Laffey Bucci & Kent amicably, according to a new statement disputing Kent’s description of his departure from the firm that he helped found.  Kent, who was completely removed from the firm’s website as of April 17, was known for…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Monday that it plans to take the Federal Trade Commission to court if the agency finalizes its proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements, saying the prohibition would exceed the FTC’s authority.   “This issue is much bigger than the policy around noncompete,” said Neil Bradley,…