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Heads Up: New No Surprises Rule May Block Some IDR Claims
An article in the June 25 issue of Part B News, “Heads up: New No Surprises rule mayblock some IDR claims,” discussed the No Surprises Act’s recently effective final rule. Rivkin Radler’s Chris Kutner was quoted in the article.The final...
FAR Council Proposes 90-Day Deadline for Termination Settlement Proposals
As part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, the FAR Council has issued a proposed rule to revise FAR Part 49, Termination of Contracts, that would significantly accelerate the timeline for submitting termination settlement proposals following a termination for...
To Help Heroin Trafficker Keep His Gun, Fifth Circuit Considers ‘What If We Got Rid Of All Federal Laws?’
Every few years, in between collecting luxury gifts and vacations, Justice Thomas slaps together a concurrence literally no other justice would even consider as a prank, explaining that some load-bearing pillar of constitutional order is, on closer inspection,...
Angela Madathil Is Right: The Best In-House Lawyers Aren’t Compliance Police. They’re Translators.
Over the years, I’ve noticed something interesting. The compliance conversations that drag on for weeks rarely end because lawyers finally found the right legal argument. They end because someone finally explained the problem in a way the business understood. I...
Legal Ethics Roundup: SCOTUS Justices Testify About Enforceable Ethics, 20 AGs Want Clark Discipline Challenge Dismissed, Law Democratized On LawNext & More
Source: YouTubeSummaryEd. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics....
T14 Degrees Aren’t All That Anymore…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s new 2026 Law School Hiring Report, in 2025, what percentage of Am Law 200 entry-level hires were graduates of T14 law schools? Hint: The dominance of the top 14 law...
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Of Most Expensive Six-Pack Of Bud Light Ever — See Also
Just ‘Plane’ Wrong: Alaska wants to take a man’s $95,000 plane because he didn’t notice a passenger bringing a six-pack of Bud on board. By the state’s reasoning, it’s perfectly reasonable that it’s only a $1,500 fine, but a $95,000...
Why would a lawyer want to be board-certified?
{mag_summary}In 2023, Nishi Kothari decided to become board-certified in insurance law. Meeting the requirements, which were established by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, was…
Mediators stepping in after days of US clashes, Iran says
Iran said mediators have been in touch with proposals on how to ease hostilities with the U.S., though tensions remain high after a threat by the Tehran-backed Houthi group to blockade Saudi Arabia.