Johnson & Johnson will ask thousands of people suing over its allegedly tainted baby powder to vote in favor of a settlement that would allow the company to resolve all litigation for $11 billion — $2.1 billion more than it offered last year.

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

More companies are transitioning from annual performance reviews to regular, informal check-ins amid growing demands for transparency and continuous feedback, a shift employment law scholars say carries a litigation risk if not done properly.

A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.

An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.

The Magic Circle, once shorthand for a select group of elite UK-founded law firms, has lost some of its sparkle in recent years as its five firms have been battered by competition from larger, more profitable US firms.

A long-held truism of ESG is being challenged, namely the idea that the strategy is best-suited to active fund management.

Dozens of New York City police officers surged onto Columbia University’s campus late Tuesday to clear out pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had barricaded themselves in a building, while violent clashes broke out at a separate protest at UCLA in Los Angeles.

A ballot initiative would nix a program that compels big emitters to pay for their pollution, as opponents blame it for driving up fuel costs.

The Archegos founder who erased his fortune in a blink — and helped bring down Credit Suisse — heads to trial next week with his faith unshaken.

A legislative tool that makes it easier for Congress to overturn federal agency regulations has become a flashpoint this year as the Biden administration races to finalize key rules ahead of the elections.

A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.

Dozens of New York City police officers surged onto Columbia University’s campus late Tuesday to clear out pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had barricaded themselves in a building, while violent clashes broke out at a separate protest at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Five Jones Day attorneys took to the US Supreme Court lectern this term, making the DC-based giant the firm with the most arguments.

North Carolina laws exceeding US Food and Drug Administration limitations on the prescribing of the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone are preempted by federal law, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

A gay former high school basketball player lost her bid to revive a lawsuit challenging her school district’s enforcement of an unwritten rule barring couples from sitting together on team road trips.

A lower court failed to properly analyze a Colorado student’s sex discrimination claims under the Equal Protection clause and Title IX, a federal appeals court said in reviving the claims.

A company specializing in providing businesses with diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting is suing a rival for allegedly infringing its trademark in connection with providing “nearly identical services.”

Johnson & Johnson will ask thousands of people suing over its allegedly tainted baby powder to vote in favor of a settlement that would allow the company to resolve all litigation for $11 billion — $2.1 billion more than it offered last year.

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.

An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.

The Magic Circle, once shorthand for a select group of elite UK-founded law firms, has lost some of its sparkle in recent years as its five firms have been battered by competition from larger, more profitable US firms.

Five Jones Day attorneys took to the US Supreme Court lectern this term, making the DC-based giant the firm with the most arguments.