Alison Frankel

A former federal judge and director at a pharmaceutical company has dropped his lawsuit accusing national plaintiffs' law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro of failing to pay him his share of attorney fees from a lawsuit against drugmaker Wyeth reut.rs/4gR7L63

@kirklsp @ReutersLegal Yep, got that one completely wrong 🤦‍♀️

@ReutersLegal @AlisonFrankel Thank you Ms. Frankel - you did indeed help me (and many others) know more! Congratulations on retirement! That said, I'm still chuckling over the wildly wrong December 2006 AmLaw cover asserting the purported death of the golden goose, a/k/a the "mass torts money machine."

In her last column as a legal journalist, @AlisonFrankel reminisces on what captivated her about litigation over the course of her decades-long career reut.rs/3VNcFsO

@tedfrank Best, best wishes Ted

Surprise last minute switch of recipients. I’m getting a heart transplant in 40 minutes. 4-6 hour procedure that I have a pretty good chance of living through.

Back in the ICU after the first and most minor of three procedures, albeit an incapacitating one. The third one will be a doozy. I must say, if they’re not going to allocate organs to the highest bidder like a civilized society, they should really do it by FICO or LSAT score./1

@jamesoliphant Thank you for your service Jim

Now -- Elon Musk loses bid to move $1 mln giveaway election case to US federal court in PA. Order:

Friend bought you a ticket to the big game? You still have to arbitrate, says US appeals court. Read more in my latest column: reut.rs/3NNhb6h

Musk a no show at start of court hearing on $1 million voter giveaway reuters.com/legal/musk-due… / via @jackqueen_

U.S. SUPREME COURT ALLOWS VIRGINIA TO REMOVE SOME 1,600 PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS THAT STATE SAID WERE NONCITIZENS. LIBERAL JUSTICES SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, JACKSON DISSENT. DOJ, VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS SAID ACUTAL CITIZENS WERE AMONG THOSE STRUCK FROM VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS

... Motion also stresses that no witnesses or jurors will be present, and that DC & SCOTUS arguments on same issues were live-streamed. Seeks (1) live transmission; (2) slight delay; or at least (3) taping for historical purposes. Full motion here: bit.ly/3YIsUco /4-end

... "The public should be permitted to see & hear the argument ... that will determine who is subject to the law, and to what extent." ... /3

... NBC argues that American public has "extraordinary interest" in seeing hearings involving allegations that Trump, "a current nominee for reelection to the Presidency, sought to destroy our nation's democracy for personal benefit." ... /2

NBC asks Judge Chutkan for right to televise US v Trump immunity determination hearings in DC, which "go to the strcuture of American democracy" & “may be [among] most important arguments ever made before any US court.” ... /1

Reuters Legal Business reporter @Karen_Sloan1 explains why more people want to be lawyers this year reut.rs/40jp3Ee ⬇️

Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022 on.wsj.com/48jWPuO on.wsj.com/48jWPuO

Column: Litigation funder's lawsuit exposes underside of mega class actions reut.rs/3UqsvZU

I write all the time about class actions and MDLs. But a new lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court has me wondering if I’ve failed to heed what appears to be an expanding segment of the class action ecosystem. Read my latest column: reut.rs/4fk7lEv

@tedfrank Good luck, Ted

A long-serving Delaware Chancery Court judge just compared litigation over so-called blank-check investment vehicles to an anaconda snake that takes a year to digest its food. Read more in my latest column: reut.rs/4e4HYWd

Today #SCOTUS denied review in twice-relisted Consumers' Research v. CPSC, challenging constitutionality of restricting President's removal power over officials. And this, asking whether property can be taken when the "public use" is a pretext for true motives. Fell 1 vote short.