• London’s biggest law firms, Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, and Linklaters have posted rises in profits this year and say they are prepared for Brexit thanks to to their international structure and cross-border work. ( Bloomberg via BLB )
• A St. Louis jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.69 billion to women who claimed asbestos in the company’s talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. The company said it will appeal the verdict, the sixth-largest for a product-defect in U.S. history. J&J’s trial counsel was Orrick partner Peter Bicks. Plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier said J&J should pull ...
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