Corporate

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-Lottery.Com CEO Wants SEC Fraud Suit Tossed

    The former CEO of Lottery.com has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims he participated in a scheme to inflate the gambling platform's fiscal performance, arguing the suit does not show he intentionally duped investors or had incentive to do so.

  • May 12, 2026

    Quotient Investors Seek Approval Of $48M Merger Deal

    Investors in Coupons.com parent Quotient Technology Inc. have asked Delaware's Chancery Court to approve a $48 million settlement resolving claims that the company's former CEO, its financial adviser and the buyers steered Quotient's $430 million sale to Neptune Retail Solutions at too low a price.

  • May 12, 2026

    Shopify Must Face Most Buy Now, Pay Later Antitrust Claims

    E-commerce company Shopify Inc. can't shed monopolization claims brought by buy now, pay later payment platform Sezzle Inc., although a Minnesota federal judge has trimmed the dispute.

  • May 12, 2026

    Under Armour Says Insurers Shouldn't Get Repayment Interest

    Under Armour told a Maryland federal court that the insurers it reimbursed after the Fourth Circuit capped its coverage for a securities class action, government investigations and derivative matters at $100 million are not entitled to millions of dollars in prejudgment interest.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-FCA Exec Must Answer GM Discovery In UAW Bribery Suit

    Former Fiat Chrysler labor executive Alphons Iacobelli, who was convicted for his role in a union bribery scheme, must answer hundreds of deposition questions in General Motors' sprawling civil suit, a Michigan appellate panel ruled.

  • May 12, 2026

    Investors Say Federal Pot Ban Doesn't Negate Restitution

    A group of investors who claimed they were bilked out of $1.5 million by the owners of a now-defunct Muskegon, Michigan, cannabis dispensary said in a brief filed in Michigan federal court Tuesday that a federal ban on cannabis does not negate the dispensary owners' obligation to pay restitution.

  • May 12, 2026

    Texas AG Targets CVS DEI Program, Threatens Fraud Probe

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday warned CVS Health its diversity, equity and inclusion program for suppliers may violate state and federal antidiscrimination laws and gave the company 14 days to respond or risk a Medicaid fraud investigation.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-Palantir Workers Get Trade Secret Suit Sent To Arbitration

    A New York federal judge Tuesday sent to arbitration Palantir Technologies Inc.'s lawsuit accusing three former employees of absconding with its confidential intellectual property for their rival company, Percepta AI.

  • May 12, 2026

    PayPal Settles Gov't DEI Probe With Small Biz Program

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with PayPal Inc. to end an investigation into what the department said was a discriminatory investment program for Black- and minority-owned businesses.

  • May 12, 2026

    New Precedent Revives $6.6M IRS Penalty Fight, Broker Says

    An insurance broker asked a Pennsylvania federal court to consider new constitutionality arguments against the IRS penalty prepayment requirement to revive its challenge to $6.6 million in captive insurance tax penalties, arguing those claims rely on new legal precedent.

  • May 12, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Financial Services Rule Thwarts Privacy Suit

    The Third Circuit declined to reinstate class claims made by a group of John Hancock customers from Illinois accusing Amazon Web Services Inc. and Pindrop Security Inc. of collecting consumers' voice data without their consent, ruling Tuesday that exemptions under Illinois and federal law applied.

  • May 12, 2026

    Fox Rothschild Adds Trial Partner From Nelson Mullins In Fla.

    Fox Rothschild LLP has expanded its litigation department in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a new partner from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

  • May 12, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Pauses Trade Court Ruling Blocking Trump Tariffs

    The Federal Circuit halted a permanent injunction issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade that was scheduled to take effect on Tuesday, which would have stopped the collection of duties under President Donald Trump's temporary global tariff from two businesses and the state of Washington.

  • May 12, 2026

    Pillsbury Adds WilmerHale VC Pro In Silicon Valley

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has added a former WilmerHale attorney to expand its global emerging companies and venture capital practice group and capacity to handle venture capital financing matters.

  • May 12, 2026

    Dinsmore Grows With Addition Of Litigation Firm In Chicago

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its footprint in Chicago with the addition of litigation and advisory firm Galarnyk & Associates Ltd. and its three-attorney team.

  • May 12, 2026

    Pot Co. Claims Attys Filed 'Malicious' Suit To Hide Asset Theft

    A Colorado cannabis company is suing a former director as well as Snell & Wilmer LLP and an attorney with Martin & Hyman LLC, alleging "malicious prosecution" in the form of a frivolous suit that was cover for a theft of assets.

  • May 12, 2026

    SPAC, Investors Sue Aesthetics Co. Over Failed $250M Merger

    Viveon Health Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, and several investors have sued Townsgate Village Inc., formerly known as Suneva Medical Inc., in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging that the aesthetics company strung them along in a failed $250 million special purpose acquisition company merger while secretly looking for another deal.

  • May 12, 2026

    Female Medtronic Manager's Firing Driven By Bias, Court Told

    Medtronic fired a longtime manager for disciplining a male subordinate and raising concerns about gender discrimination and retaliation, the worker told a Colorado state court.

  • May 12, 2026

    Baker McKenzie Adds Alston & Bird Cybersecurity Atty In DC

    Baker McKenzie has added a cybersecurity, data privacy and incident response partner from Alston & Bird LLP, who joins the team in Washington, D.C., at a time when cyberattacks and data breaches against companies and others are increasing.

  • May 12, 2026

    Employee Benefits Atty Joins Freshfields From Debevoise

    Freshfields LLP has hired a former Debevoise & Plimpton LLP attorney who focuses on the employment and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

  • May 11, 2026

    Trump Asks Federal Circuit To Pause Trade Court Tariff Ruling

    President Donald Trump on Monday asked the Federal Circuit to block the U.S. Court of International Trade's order last week deeming his temporary global 10% tariffs unlawful, arguing the trade court misinterpreted the legislative history of the Trade Act.

  • May 11, 2026

    Microsoft CEO Defends Role In OpenAI's Rehiring Of Altman

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified Monday in a California federal jury trial over Elon Musk's challenge to OpenAI's for-profit conversion, denying that he demanded OpenAI's board reinstate ousted CEO Sam Altman while acknowledging that he offered to pay up to $29 billion to bring Altman and others to Microsoft.

  • May 11, 2026

    SEC Sends Plan To Nix Settlement 'Gag Rule' To White House

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted to the White House a plan for rescinding a more than 50-year-old policy of restricting defendants who settle enforcement actions from denying the claims against them.

  • May 11, 2026

    Beauty Tech Co. Execs Beat Investor Suit For Good

    A California federal judge Monday tossed a proposed class action accusing beauty technology firm Cutera and its executives of misleading investors about its acne treatment launch and financial results, finding the legal claims against the company were abandoned and discharged under its Chapter 11 plan.

  • May 11, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield Tries To Sink 401(k) Climate Risk Suit

    Commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield is looking to shed a former employee's "novel and flashy" proposed class action alleging its retirement plan exposed participants to climate-related financial risk, arguing the suit fails to show the purported risk is tied to actual underperformance by the relevant investment fund.

Expert Analysis

  • High Court's Cox Ruling Leaves ISP Copyright Rules Intact

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    Though some commentators predicted a cataclysmic impact from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Cox v. Sony, in actuality the decision correctly maintains the status quo for internet providers' copyright infringement liability, says Courtney Sarnow at CM Law.

  • How To Reconcile AI Opacity And Advisers' Fiduciary Duties

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    Firms that treat fiduciary compliance as a foundation for responsible artificial intelligence adoption will be best positioned when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moves from implicit expectations to explicit rules regarding advisers' core duties, as those are unlikely to change, says Ivor Wolk at Manatt.

  • Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk

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    As the rapid growth of sports betting heightens the risk that sensitive information held by coaches, players and staff may be improperly exploited, sports organizations can look to the securities context to safeguard information and address potential misconduct, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • Opinion

    Congress Should Ax Privacy Bill For Not Shielding Consumers

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    The SECURE Data Act should be rejected because, despite Congress' claims, it would not meaningfully rein in data practices, but instead would weaken enforcement, eliminate stronger protections and prioritize data extraction over consumer protection and accountability, say attorneys at DiCello Levitt.

  • New Risks Emerge As States Push Proxy Voting Legislation

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    Recent state proxy voting laws have increasingly emphasized financial returns while intensifying scrutiny of proxy advisory firms and stewardship practices, creating new compliance challenges and risks, according to attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • DOJ's Stance On Antitrust And Patent Law Reflects Balance

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    Recent statements of interest in patent litigation and a speech from a key U.S. Department of Justice official communicate the view that strong patent rights and competition policy are complementary, and offer important guidance for intellectual property practitioners and businesses navigating patent enforcement, standard‑setting and licensing, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Ruling Shows How Texas Law Altered Derivative Suit Outlook

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    In the first test of S.B. 29's new ownership threshold requirement for shareholder actions, a Texas federal court recently dismissed Gusinsky v. Reynolds, a derivative action brought by a minority Southwest Airlines shareholder, offering key guidance for navigating the new Texas corporate litigation landscape, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment

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    The recent incident involving Sullivan & Cromwell where citations in a filed motion were fabricated by artificial intelligence, as well as a punitive ruling from the Sixth Circuit in U.S. v. Farris, demonstrate that the obligation to supervise AI has belonged and always will belong to lawyers, says John Powell at the Kentucky School Boards Association.

  • How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny

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    As public and media scrutiny of the data center industry intensifies, regulators, enforcement authorities and Congress will likely focus on accounting judgments that rely on aggressive assumptions, opaque financing structures or rapidly evolving collateral classes, heightening the risk of investigations and inquiries, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects

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    Three closely connected environmental rulemakings in New York state — concerning greenhouse gas reporting, remediation standards and amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act — have reached critical stages, and taken together, they will have major impacts on business operations, construction project timelines and transactional risk, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • How 'Spillover' Effects Can Skew AI Securities Class Actions

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    Event study evidence is often central in securities litigation at class certification and beyond, but in an environment where earnings forecasts and statements can have spillover market implications, particularly when concerning artificial intelligence, the task of parsing out the price impact of news requires careful consideration, say Erik Johannesson, Olivia Wurgaft and Nguyet Nguyen at Brattle Group.

  • Series

    Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The competitive card game Magic: The Gathering offers me a training ground for the strategic thinking skills crucial to litigation, challenging me to adapt to oft-updated rules, analyze text as complicated as any statute and anticipate my opponent’s next moves, says Christopher Smith at Lash Goldberg.

  • Why The Wells Process Is No Longer A One-Sided Exercise

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently revamped Enforcement Manual rewrites the informational asymmetry that has defined SEC defense for decades, providing counsel with several new strategies to produce better submissions, give better advice and achieve better outcomes, says Ashwin Ram at Buchalter.

  • Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

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    An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

  • How To Gear Up For Trump's Pharma Tariffs

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    President Donald Trump's proclamation establishing tariffs on certain pharmaceutical products holds a few areas of ambiguity that companies should review and prepare for before the tariffs come into effect later this year, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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