‘Come on, man!’ (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
* After getting called out for his record low pardon rate, Joe Biden pardons 1500 people in one day. He probably should have slipped Hunter into the middle of this batch. [AP]
* After ruling that boneless chicken can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules that big pharmaceutical companies selling a dangerous product isn’t a product liability claim. [Law.com]
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
* Firm institutes “choose your own billable target” policy that offers tiered bonuses depending on what lawyers declare. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Chris Wray to resign rather than test Trump’s right to fire him. [Law360]
* No big deal… just blithely discussing the possibility of law firms ending up on enemy lists. [National Law Journal]
* Fifth Circuit strikes down right of private entity to have a diversity requirement to extend membership to other private businesses. So much for the free market. [CNN]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* Following a thorough rebuke at the polls, North Carolina Republicans pass law stripping governor and attorney general of powers before elected Democrats take those jobs. [Courthouse News Service]