Walmart Pays $13M To Settle Texas AG's Driver Pay Claims

By Spencer Brewer

Walmart Inc. has agreed to pay $13 million to settle claims brought by the Texas attorney general alleging the company stiffed delivery drivers participating in its Spark Driver program, and said it will additionally implement "honest" compensation practices going forward.

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Former NCR Execs' $48M Lifetime Benefits Deal Gets 1st OK

By Gina Kim

Approximately 189 former NCR Corp. executives received a Georgia federal court's preliminary approval to their $47.7 million class action settlement resolving allegations the software company broke its commitment to periodically make annuity payments for life post-retirement, bringing the decade-long litigation closer to its end. 

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CFPB, CashCall Fight Sparks Bank Suit Over $144M Collateral

By Jon Hill

Lender CashCall's fight against a $157 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau judgment has spawned a new lawsuit in California federal court, where an Indiana bank is now suing for guidance on what to do with millions in collateral that the agency wants to collect on.

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United Must Face Suit Over Windowless 'Window Seat' Prices

By Gina Kim

United Airlines has lost its bid to end customers' proposed contract breach class action alleging they were misled into paying extra fees to choose window seats with no windows, with a California federal judge ruling Monday that they plausibly allege the airline contracted to give them window seats but did not.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving arbitration, corporate control, advancement rights, freeze-out mergers and insolvent company wind-downs.

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Analysis

After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

By Jeff Overley

Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.

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Feature

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

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Analysis

The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.

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Partnership Docs Sealed In Clifford Chance Clawback Spat

By Ryan Boysen

A federal judge has sealed the partnership agreements that two ex-Clifford Chance LLP practice group heads who jumped to Sidley Austin LLP included in their lawsuit challenging a nearly $6 million clawback demand, after Clifford Chance claimed the tactics put it at a competitive disadvantage. 

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Supreme Court Lets Texas Age Verification Law Stand

By Spencer Brewer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave a green light for the Texas attorney general to enforce a law requiring app stores to block minors from downloading apps without parental consent, dealing a blow to advocacy groups who hoped to stay enforcement of the law.

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New Mortgage Triggered Notice Clause In Dog Track Loan

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' intermediate appellate court on Monday revived a private lender's breach of contract claims against the former owners of the Wonderland greyhound racing track, ordering a lower court to enter judgment in his favor.

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Roundup

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Rapid-Fire Rulings, Word Of Warning

By Hayley Fowler

Summer is heating up in North Carolina Business Court with a slew of recent rulings, including one greenlighting a data breach class action brought by current and former workers who allege Charlotte-based Bojangles failed to guard their personal information from hackers.

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JetBlue Flyers' TSA Security Fees Suit Not Preempted

By Linda Chiem

A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday allowed two JetBlue customers to advance their breach-of-contract suit alleging the airline failed to properly refund them for Transportation Security Administration fees on tickets they canceled, saying federal law doesn't preempt their claims.

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RapidRuling Says NYAG's Fraud Suit Belongs In Federal Court

By Katryna Perera

An online arbitration platform sued by the New York attorney general has removed the case to federal court, saying the suit implicates questions relating to the Federal Arbitration Act.

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Mich. Judge Won't Sanction Auto Supplier Over TRO Dispute

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge on Monday declined to sanction an auto parts supplier in a dispute over a temporary restraining order, finding the company did not make false statements or engage in the bad-faith conduct required to justify sanctions.

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Broadcaster Can't Block Mayweather Fight Before Tyson Event

By David Steele

A fight between former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and a kickboxer can go on despite a broadcast company's claim that Mayweather broke a contract to fight Mike Tyson in order to participate in the exhibition, a New York federal judge has ruled.

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Mich. Judge Says Pot Investment Fraud Case Can Proceed

By Jonathan Capriel

A Michigan federal judge refused to end an investor's securities fraud lawsuit against two cannabis executives accused of stealing $1.5 million, allowing the suit to advance toward trial while trimming some claims over marijuana's federal illegality.

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5,000 Pharmacies Accuse Prime Therapeutics Of Price-Fixing

By Lauren Berg

Nearly 5,000 pharmacies accuse Prime Therapeutics LLC of entering into an unlawful price-fixing agreement with rival pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. to deflate pharmacies' reimbursement rates and inflate their fees, according to a new lawsuit filed in Seattle federal court.

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Live Nation Pushes Bid To Nix Antitrust Trial Loss

By Christine DeRosa

Live Nation is backing its bid for judgment in its favor and a new trial after state enforcers won a jury verdict finding the company monopolized key parts of the live entertainment industry.

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Apple Moves To Toss App Developers' Off-App Purchases Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Apple has urged a California federal court to toss, or at least pause, a proposed class action that seeks payback of profits it allegedly received in violation of an injunction blocking prohibitions on developers steering customers to alternative purchasing mechanisms, saying a prior settlement released the plaintiff developers' claims.

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Chrysler Dealer Says Competitor Got $30M Edge In NC Market

By Abigail Harrison

The automotive giant manufacturing Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler cars provided a dealer with a $30 million slush fund that has now given it the upper hand over a nearby dealer, according to a lawsuit filed in North Carolina federal court.

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How Montgomery Ruling Will Affect Cos. Across Supply Chain

Since the U.S. Supreme Court's May 14 decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the immediate focus has been on freight brokers and negligent carrier-selection claims, but the ripple effects may extend to shippers, logistics providers, insurers, transportation managers and other participants in the supply chain, say attorneys at Quintairos Prieto.

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Sealing The Deal

How Gibson Dunn Helped SpaceX Pull Off Its $75B Global IPO

By Al Barbarino

When SpaceX completed its record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering last month, the transaction was notable not only for its size — the largest IPO ever — but also for breaking new ground in how public offerings can be structured to reach retail investors around the world.

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CEO Cops To Conspiracy In BigLaw Insider Trading Case

By Sydney Price

A Dubai-based CEO and trader has pled guilty in Massachusetts federal court to charges that he worked with a former BigLaw associate and others to carry out a far-reaching insider trading scheme.

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Justices To Defend Court's Budget In Rare Hill Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before House and Senate committees on July 14, marking the first time in seven years that a sitting justice has gone before lawmakers.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Tell Senate To Reject Blanche Nomination

By Emily Sawicki

Hundreds of former Justice Department employees and appointees urged the Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the permanent role, particularly noting what they called Blanche's work toward politicizing the department.

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ChatGPT Edits Weren't 'Knowing' Errors, Conn. Justices Told

By Aaron Keller

A GLG Law LLC lawyer who blamed ChatGPT for misquotes and citation errors in three filings told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday he did not violate an ethics rule requiring candor to the tribunal because his briefs, though inaccurate, contained correct assertions about the law.

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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

By Emily Johnson

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

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McCarter Atty's Work 'Fell Short' In $20M Deals, Judge Told

By Brian Steele

McCarter & English LLP and one of its Connecticut attorneys failed to uphold the applicable standard of care when advising insurers on $20 million worth of loan transactions that ultimately fell apart because the borrower stopped paying, an expert witness told a Connecticut state court on Tuesday.

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House Dems Push To Ban Judges From Prediction Markets

By Emily Sawicki

Ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.

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