Corporate

  • June 16, 2025

    AI Cos. Hit With Fresh IP Claims From Independent Artists

    An independent country singer has filed a pair of proposed copyright infringement class actions against artificial intelligence-generated music companies Udio and Suno, claiming that independent artists — not major labels — are the ones whose "rights have been trampled the most."

  • June 16, 2025

    Garbage-Truck Maker, Ex-Exec Stole Trade Secrets, Jury Told

    Counsel for a fleet management technology firm told an Illinois federal jury Monday afternoon that a garbage-truck manufacturer it worked with to develop a system for monitoring waste-hauling vehicles breached their contract when it poached one of its executives and used confidential information he brought with him to build a competing product.

  • June 16, 2025

    Chancery Taps Lead Counsel For Chemours Disclosures Suit

    Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe and The Brown Law Firm PC got the nod in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday to lead a consolidated stockholder derivative suit seeking damages on behalf of Chemours Inc. arising from an alleged $575 million manipulation of company reports over two years.

  • June 16, 2025

    Apple Can't Duck Renewed ICloud Monopoly Suit

    A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads.

  • June 16, 2025

    SEC Calls For Trial In SolarWinds Data Breach Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is urging a New York federal judge to send its novel case against software developer SolarWinds Corp. to trial, arguing that the company hid its "pervasively poor cybersecurity practices" from investors ahead of a massive data breach that affected government and corporate clients.

  • June 16, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Reverses False Ad Verdict Against ThermoLife

    The Federal Circuit on Monday reversed a Florida federal court's decision that ThermoLife falsely promoted amino acid products used in supplements and engaged in unfair competition, but backed a sanctions award over a licensing agreement issue.

  • June 16, 2025

    Live Nation Arbitration Firm Defends Its 'Flexible' Approach

    Live Nation's chosen arbitration firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the concert giant's bid to force concertgoers into arbitration, arguing its procedures are fair, and it was wrongly dinged for what the Ninth Circuit called "internally inconsistent, poorly drafted" arbitration rules.

  • June 16, 2025

    Grubhub Can't Use FTC Deal To End Chicago's Deception Suit

    Grubhub cannot cite a deceptive practices settlement it entered into with the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois officials to terminate the city of Chicago's lawsuit targeting prices it shows to customers, a state judge said on Monday.

  • June 16, 2025

    Gaming Cos. Settle Gambling Software IP Claims

    Settlements continue to trickle in for a sweepstakes and casino game maker over a huge copyright and trademark infringement suit in which it alleges dozens of companies and individuals in North Carolina used and profited from its gambling software without a license.

  • June 16, 2025

    JPMorgan Chase Beats ERISA 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    A California federal judge has tossed a proposed class action claiming JPMorgan Chase & Co. misused 401(k) plan forfeitures to cover its contributions, noting dismissals from other federal courts on similar claims challenging how employers have used the unvested funds.

  • June 16, 2025

    Crypto Platform Tron Eyes Public Listing Via Reverse Merger

    China-based cryptocurrency platform Tron plans to go public through a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed toy manufacturer SRM Entertainment Inc., both parties announced on Monday, supported by a $100 million investment arranged by a bank linked to President Donald Trump's family.

  • June 16, 2025

    High Court Will Hear Chevron, Exxon Pollution Liability Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to determine whether federal or state courts are the proper venue for Louisiana's bid to hold Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other major oil companies liable for damages to the state's coastal lands that were allegedly caused by World War II-era oil production activities.

  • June 16, 2025

    NJ Atty Disciplined For Private Law Work On GC Role Time

    A former general counsel for a New Jersey public agency previously fined for ethics breaches has now been censured, with the state Supreme Court issuing the discipline after finding he operated a private law practice out of his office at the agency.

  • June 16, 2025

    King & Spalding Adds HHS Inspector General's Chief Counsel

    An attorney who has spent his entire career with Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving most recently as its chief counsel, has joined King & Spalding LLP's healthcare team in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Monday.

  • June 16, 2025

    Proskauer Continues M&A Growth With Ex-Paul Weiss Atty

    Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP counsel focused on private company mergers, take-private transactions and cross-border acquisitions has joined the firm as a partner.

  • June 16, 2025

    AI Legal Tool Co. Allegedly Misuses Litigants' Names For Ads

    A group of litigants from California and Washington has filed a suit against legal technology firm UniCourt Research Inc. in federal court, alleging the company used details about their disparate case to promote its software subscription.

  • June 16, 2025

    Justices Deny Challenge To Copyright's 'Discovery Rule'

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will not revisit the so-called discovery rule, rejecting an appeal from a shoe designer who argued the justices needed to clarify whether it's appropriate to bring copyright claims outside the three-year statute of limitations.

  • June 13, 2025

    Vought's CFPB Finds Industry Fans In Rule Repeal Effort

    Financial industry groups are lining up behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's push to scrap a trio of Biden-era policies that they say overexpanded its supervisory and enforcement toolkit, urging on the agency's newfound deregulatory zeal.

  • June 13, 2025

    McDonald's Inks Confidential Deal In $10B Race Bias Suit

    McDonald's has reached a confidential settlement with film and television executive Byron Allen's companies resolving a $10 billion suit claiming the fast food chain discriminates against Black-owned media companies in its advertising expenditures, according to an announcement made Friday.

  • June 13, 2025

    Ga. Landowners Sue Carpet, Chemical Makers Over PFAS

    Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, 3M Co. and several other major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers face a trio of new lawsuits accusing them of contaminating soil, dust and water across north Georgia with so-called forever chemicals.

  • June 13, 2025

    Trump Clears US Steel Merger With Japan's Nippon

    President Donald Trump has approved the long-delayed deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, the companies said Friday, following a protracted, 18-month saga that included a block of the transaction by President Joe Biden.

  • June 13, 2025

    1st Amendment Shields MyPillow CEO From Claims, Jury Told

    Attorneys representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in his defamation trial told a Colorado federal jury on Friday that their client's words are shielded by the First Amendment, urging the eight-person panel to ignore a former Dominion Voting Systems employee's attempts to confuse them.

  • June 13, 2025

    DOJ Reveals Criminal Antitrust Probe In Fragrance Market

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it is investigating potential price-fixing in the fragrance industry and asked a New Jersey federal judge for permission to intervene in litigation accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition, saying it needs to protect the criminal investigation.

  • June 13, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Builders' Hack, Korean Mezz, Hotel Angst

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an inside look at California's Builder's Remedy, aggressive moves by South Korean mezzanine lenders, and why one BigLaw hospitality leader says hotels are "scared to death." 

  • June 13, 2025

    More IPO Prospects Ready To Test Market After Chime's Debut

    A venture-backed cancer diagnostics firm and a home insurer are preparing two initial public offerings that could raise $720 million combined next week, joining an energized IPO market following fintech startup Chime Financial Inc.'s debut.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • Why A Rare SEC Dismissal May Not Reflect A New Approach

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    While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pending dismissal of its case against Silver Point is remarkable to the extent that it reflects a novel repudiation of a decision made during the prior commission, a deeper look suggests it may not represent a shift in policy approach, say attorneys at Weil.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Lessons Learned From SAS' Flight Through Chapter 11

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    Scandinavia's SAS is the first European airline to find its wings through the U.S. Chapter 11 process since COVID-19 rocked the aviation industry — and while the process involved some familiar steps, certain complex jurisdictional issues and non-U.S. stakeholders required the carrier to venture into uncharted airspace, says Emily Hong at Norton Rose.

  • A Close-Up Look At DOJ's Challenge To HPE-Juniper Deal

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    The outcome of the Justice Department's challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks will likely hinge on several key issues, including market dynamics and shares, internal documents, and questions about innovation and customer harm, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • 9 Considerations For Orgs Using AI Meeting Assistants

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    When deciding to use artificial intelligence meeting assistants, organizations must create and implement a written corporate policy that establishes the do's and don'ts for these assistants, taking into account individualized business operations, industry standards and legal and regulatory requirements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Expectations For SEC Exams As Private Credit Market Grows

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may rely heavily on its Division of Examinations for regulating private credit markets amid their expansion into the retail investor space, so investment advisers should be prepared to address several likely areas of focus when confronted with an exam, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • AG Watch: Texas Is Entering New Privacy Enforcement Era

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    The state of Texas' recent suit against Allstate is the culmination of a long-standing commitment to vigorously enforcing privacy laws in the state, and while still in the early stages, it offers several important insights for companies and privacy practitioners, says Paul Singer at Kelley Drye.

  • 5 Merger Deal Considerations In Light Of The New HSR Rules

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    Now that the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules are in effect, current priorities include earlier preparation for merging parties, certain confidentiality covenants, and key elements of letters of intent and term sheets, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Considerations As Trump Admin Continues To Curtail CFPB

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    Recent sweeping moves from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership have signaled a major shift in the agency's trajectory, and regulated entities should prepare for broader implications in both the near and long term, say attorneys at Pryor Cashman.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling created a twilight zone between express statutory delegations that trigger agency deference and implicit ones that do not, but the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Moctezuma-Reyes v. Garland crafted a two-part test for resolving cases within this gray area, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Cos. Should Prepare For Mexican Payments Surveillance Tool

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    The recent designation of six Mexican cartels as "specially designated global terrorists" will allow the Treasury Department to scrutinize nearly any Mexico-related payment through its Terrorist Finance Tracking Program — a rigorous evaluation for which even sophisticated sanctions compliance programs are not prepared, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.

  • What FERC Scrutiny Of Directors, Assets Means For Investors

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    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has recently paid dramatically increased attention to appointments of power company directors by investors, and ownership of vertical assets that provide inputs for electric power production and sale — so investors in FERC-regulated entities should be paying more attention to these matters as well, say attorneys at Day Pitney.

  • What's Potentially In Store For CFTC Under New Leadership

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    Under the leadership of acting U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, and with the nomination of former commissioner Brian Quintenz to serve as permanent chair, the commission is set to widely embrace digital assets and event contracts, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

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