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The Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the Western District of Missouri’s denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to two individual defendants who had been sued for First Amendment retaliation under Section 1983.        

Risk-averse corporate legal departments view the potential hazards of switching from a trusted outside counsel as too great, according to Kris Satkunas, director of strategic consulting at CounselLink.        

“Legal can’t just shut the door and say, ‘I’m on a phone call,’” said Lenor Marquis Segal, senior litigation counsel at Hitachi Energy USA.        

The deal, announced in August, would combine Tapestry’s Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri Holdings’ Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace labels.        

Friday’s verdict against Johnson & Johnson, in Chicago’s Cook County Circuit Court, is the first for a mesothelioma victim since two failed talc bankruptcies last year—and a groundbreaking win for Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley.