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Stock Awards Pump Up Pay for Eli Lilly GC

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:01:15 EST

The company credits Anat Hakim for several initiatives last year, including transforming its risk strategy and structure, "leading to a more focused and streamlined approach to risk and issue management."

AEP Offered Electrifying Pay Package to Lure Xcel Energy's Legal Chief

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:37:05 EST

Utilities are not an industry known for outsized pay, but Robert Berntsen has built such a lustrous resume that prospective employers are willing to entice him with millions of dollars in sign-on sweeteners.

How an Olympic Athlete Leverages Sports Psychology to Win in Court

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:41 EST

"If you want to be an all-around, complete trial lawyer, you've got to think about the psychology of everything you're doing, what you're saying and how you react to things," the 54-year-old Olympic curler and personal injury lawyer told Law.com.

UGG Competitor Alleges 'Schedule A'-Style Claims Are Creating a Monopoly in Casual Footwear Market

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:50:44 EST

"What the complaint clearly shows is that UGG routinely has made proven statements of the law to a number of courts," Harvard trademark professor Rebecca Tushnet, who is not affiliated with the case, told Law.com in a phone interview. "That's not enough to win the case, but it clearly highlights some bad behavior that they should correct."

Greenwashing Allegations Against H&M Over Recycled Clothing Claim Can Proceed, Fed. Judge Rules

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:57:18 EST

H&M had argued the plaintiff's claim of having independently tested the origin of the clothes was a "logical impossibility."

Former Walgreens Legal Chief Joins Medical Device Giant Becton Dickinson

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:12:06 EST

Lanesha Minnix is the latest winner in a game of musical chairs set in motion by Michelle Quinn's jump from BD to Medtronic last summer.

Former US Attorney Mark Totten Returns as Michigan Gov. Whitmer's Chief Counsel

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:52:20 EST

The former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan had been planning to run for state attorney general but pulled out last month.

Divided 8th Circuit Says Minneapolis Police Officer's Use of Force Can Go To Trial

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:03:46 EST

"On this record, a reasonable jury could conclude that Marks was shot when he neither posed a threat to the officers or the public, nor was he fleeing or ignoring an officer's commands. On the other hand, a jury might agree with Officer Bauer's assessment of the situation and find his use of force was objectively reasonable," the 8th Circuit said.

Judge Sides With Investors in Ongoing Discovery Battle With Chicago Steakhouse

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:32:55 EST

"There are way too many words in this record trying to describe something that's not nearly as complicated as the defendants are trying to make it seem. That is obfuscating to me," a Cook County judge said.

Fed. Judge Slashes $12.75M 'Grossly Excessive' Punitive Damages Award in Fatal Police Shooting Case

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:35:24 EST

"Chandler's conduct was not so reprehensible that it warrants a punitive damages award that is more than eight times the amount previously awarded in excessive force/wrongful death cases in this circuit," U.S. Magistrate Judge Shirley Padmore Mensah said.