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  • April 23, 2026

    Jones Day Adds Labor Attorney From McDermott In SF

    Jones Day has added former McDermott Will & Schulte partner who advises leading companies on a wide range of labor and employment matters as a partner in its labor & employment practice in its San Francisco office, the firm has announced.

  • April 23, 2026

    9th Circuit Clash Flares Over Idaho Tribal Land Swap Decision

    The Ninth Circuit's rejection of a global agribusiness' efforts to reverse the invalidation of an Idaho federal land transfer drew the ire of seven Republican-appointed judges, who said in a dissent that the majority is blocking the government's administration of the property that was once owned by an Indigenous nation.

  • April 23, 2026

    Carbon Health Floats $100M Credit Bid To Hedge Plan Fight

    Bankrupt urgent care facility operator Carbon Health Technologies Inc. proposed in Texas court a $100 million credit bid sale from its prepetition lender, saying it is still pursuing its Chapter 11 reorganization plan but that opposition from its unsecured creditors is leading to ballooning administrative costs.

  • April 23, 2026

    OpenAI Barred From Using 'IO' As TM In Dispute With IYO

    A California federal judge on Thursday prohibited OpenAI from using "IO" as a trademark for AI hardware, finding that the branding is likely to be confused with startup IYO Inc. 

  • April 23, 2026

    Bassist's Suit Against Metal Band Can Rock On, Judge Says

    A Connecticut judge has refused to strike six counts from a bassist's lawsuit challenging his ejection from the Grammy-nominated metal band Hatebreed, finding the musician properly pleaded claims that he was harmed by his 2024 removal after a decades-long business relationship.

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