Parents

IKEA -- purveyors of Scandinavian conformity -- announced a major settlement in a products liability case.

How much does it cost to have a baby through surrogacy, and why is it so expensive?

* So much for Prof. Lawrence Lessig having flipped at least 20 Republican electors: Only two “faithless electors” from Texas refused to cast their votes for President-elect Donald Trump, choosing John Kasich and Ron Paul instead. At the end of the day, more Democrats chose not to support their party’s nominee, Hillary Clinton. [The Hill]

* Sorry, but Chief Justice John Roberts won’t grant your emergency petition to force the Senate hold a confirmation vote on President Obama’s SCOTUS pick, Judge Merrick Garland (D.C. Cir.). Instead, Judge Garland will resume hearing cases on January 18, and President-elect Trump will make his nomination after his inauguration. [Reuters]

* With the new year almost upon us and 2017 financial forecasts being made for the largest firms in the country, the great salary increase of 2016 has come up again and again as a major cost suck for some Biglaw firms. How costly was it? According to Aric Press, “[t]his will cost the average Am Law 100 firm, with headcount at 930 lawyers, about $11.6 million a year, or $57,300 per equity partner.” [Big Law Business]

* Working Mother is surveying law firms to determine which ones offer the best environment for lawyers with kids. The publication will release a list of the 50 best firms, and the deadline for participation is February 10. Help your firm get recognized for something that could help steer the direction of an associate’s career. [ABA Journal]

* Are you running behind on purchasing your gifts this holiday season? Worry not, because thanks to the legalization of marijuana in these eight jurisdictions, you can give your friends and family the gift of ganja without being criminally prosecuted: Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, California, Maine, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. [INVERSE]

Same-sex couples must be treated the same under the law as heterosexual couples -- which Arkansas doesn't seem to get.

Sofia Vergara is being sued by her own embryos, who are demanding that they be brought to life.

For lawyers who want to stay home and continue to practice, there are more paths forward than ever before.

With the increasing use of IVF and surrogacy by diverse families, we can expect history to continue to be made on a near-daily basis.

Did your firm make the cut for this year's prestigious list?

A recent Supreme Court cert denial isn’t good news for Vergara, but she still has the better of the argument against her ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb, over what should be done with their frozen embryos.

The latest case to hit headlines, that of Oregon business tycoon Jordan Schnitzer, makes prior sex-selection controversies look completely straightforward by comparison.

Which firms had the best options available to both women and men? Let’s take a look at the latest rankings.

Parents' weekend is the latest aggressive marketing technique.

Which justice did he clerk for? Why did he become a stay-at-home dad in the first place?

If you're thinking of going to law school, please READ THIS FIRST.

And now the litigious cheerleader needs a restraining order.

Katy Perry versus Cleary Gottlieb.

A daughter makes the mistake of listening to her dad -- and pays for it, dearly.

Take a look as one woman lawyer urges others to stay in the race.

Columnist Carolyn Elefant weighs the pros and cons of solo practice for working lawyer-parents.

Poor little rich girl.