St. Louis Managing Partner Tracy Cowan and Kansas City Partner Jonathan Craig secured a summary judgment win in a Missouri negligence action with a $2 million demand.

A Jefferson County jury returned an $82,105,345.70 verdict for a motorcyclist who had his left arm and left leg amputated after he was struck by a commercial truck.  The plaintiff, 33-year-old Michael Shank, was awarded $79,105,345.70 and his wife was awarded $3 million for her loss of consortium claim. 

Atlanta Partner Tawana B. Johnson will speak at the upcoming 2025 "Cyber on the Pontoon Saloon" event to support The Cyber Helpline's Cybersecurity Awareness Month initiative, sponsored by Lewis Brisbois on October 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

In August 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) imposed sanctions on Antonios Margaritis, a Greek national, his network of companies, and several affiliated vessels.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Michael G. Platner will lead a “Going Liquid” workshop on strategic planning and liquidity exclusively for C-Level owners and key executive officers of private companies, hosted at Northern Trust's office in Fort Lauderdale on October 29 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Keith Walter to its Wilmington office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology and Directors & Officers Litigation Practices. An experienced litigator, former general counsel, and intellectual property strategist, Mr. Walter brings more than 25 years of courtroom and counseling experience to the firm, with a track record of helping clients succeed both in disputes and in business.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that Providence Partner Brian C. Newberry was recently accepted as a new member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) during the organization’s National Board Meeting in Austin, Texas on October 4, 2025.

Fort Lauderdale Partner Nicole Vescova and Associate Kristin Mariani authored an article for The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section’s publication, ‘The Checkoff,’ analyzing recent amendments to “vexatious litigant” laws.

Effective September 1, 2025, certain foreign individuals and entities are no longer able to purchase or acquire an interest in real property in Texas. Governor Abott signed Senate Bill 17 into law on June 20, 2025, amending Chapter 5 of the Texas Property Code to add Subchapter H.

Los Angeles Co-Managing Partner Kathleen Walker will join a roundtable discussion on mediation, hosted by the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM) at Judicate West in Santa Ana, California on October 16 at 6:00 p.m. PT.

Lewis Brisbois successfully argued in a case pending in Federal Court that the plaintiff’s injuries – which included two fusion surgeries and a shoulder surgery – did not fit within the statutory definition of a “serious injury" and the court ultimately dismissed the entire case. 

Dallas Partners Susan Briones and Nichol Bunn, along with Dallas Associate Elizabeth Hill, recently obtained a dismissal of a medical malpractice case against a long-term care facility in Llano County, Texas.  

On September 5, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order modifying the scope of reciprocal tariffs and establishing procedures for implementing trade and security agreements, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) and the National Emergencies Act (NEA). President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs are currently subject to federal court challenges. Lewis Brisbois recently published a Client Alert on these court challenges, entitled “Recent Updates to Trump Tariff Appeal.”