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Morning Docket: 10.17.19

* Big verdicts — like the $8B Johnson & Johnson award — are forcing in-house counsel to reconsider how they approach litigation and settlement. Apparently rethinking “committing torts” isn’t on the table. [Corporate Counsel]

* Investigation suggests an “endemic” culture of sexual harassment and bullying at Jones Day’s London office. Try with all your might to put on a surprised face. [American Lawyer]

* Bill seeks to give Supreme Court justices international protection. It’s all coming together for the Marshal of the Supreme Court power grab. [National Law Journal]

* Panama Papers principals sue to stop Netflix movie based on their exploits. [Hollywood Reporter]

* New York removes the loophole that would have ended state criminal prosecutions based on federal pardons. [NBC News]

* Exxon will face a bench trial on claims that it defrauded the public over the risks of climate change. [Law360]

* Mayer Brown partner tells Chambers to add more ranked women or to leave him off their list. [Legal Cheek]