Justices Want Feds' Views On Ruby Tuesday Benefits Dispute

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Supreme Court asked for the federal government Monday to weigh in on a dispute from ex-managers at restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday alleging Regions Bank lost them $35 million in retirement plan benefits that were liquidated in bankruptcy.

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States, AEG Say Live Nation Sanctions Bid Is Nonsense

By Stewart Bishop

A coalition of state-level enforcers and AEG Worldwide on Monday separately pushed back against accusations of witness tampering from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. amid a trial accusing the live entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary of anticompetitive conduct, saying the defense allegations of undue influence are false.

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Pipeline Operator Avoids $205M Damages In Gas Deal Dispute

By José Luis Martínez

A West Virginia pipeline operator breached a contract with a natural gas producer but won't face damage claims reaching anywhere from $118 million to $205 million, the Texas Business Court ruled in its second-ever bench trial.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.

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RJ Reynolds Fights Altria's Trial Subpoena Of In-House Atty

By Hayley Fowler

Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said one of its in-house attorneys should not be forced to testify in person at an upcoming evidentiary hearing in a royalty fight with rival Philip Morris' parent company, arguing a recording of his deposition is all a North Carolina judge should need.

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Framing Biz Sues Machine Co. Over Faulty $15M Joint System

By Mike Curley

An Arizona-based company that makes framing materials for prefabricated homes is suing a German machinery maker, saying it failed to deliver a working $15 million finger joint fabrication system despite 18 months of working on it post-installation.

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9th Circ. Panel Finds Insurer Owed Defense To Wash. Provider

By Gianna Ferrarin

An Allied World unit unreasonably declined to defend a Washington behavioral health network in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by an employee, a Ninth Circuit panel held Monday, partially reversing a summary judgment win for the insurer.

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State Farm Auto Insureds Seek To Triple $38M Win At Trial

By Rachel Riley

Two certified classes of State Farm auto insurance policyholders kicked off a bench trial Monday on the question of damages owed after a Washington federal judge found the insurer had shortchanged policyholders on payouts for totaled vehicles, arguing the $38.3 million previously awarded for State Farm's consumer protection violation should be tripled.

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Insurer Can't Hide Deal With Security Co. In Shooting Dispute

By Hope Patti

A pair of insurers can't keep confidential the amount they received to resolve their coverage claims against a security company, a North Carolina federal court ruled, saying the insurers failed to overcome the public's presumptive right to access court records under the First Amendment and common law.

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US Sailing Team Claims Danish Rival's Branding Misleads Fans

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether to immediately block a Danish sailing team from using "American Magic" branding, as a dispute between two SailGP competitors spilled into court alongside parallel arbitration proceedings.

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UMiami Can't Dodge Demoted Surgeon's Sex, Race Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Florida federal judge said Monday that the University of Miami can't fully escape a Latina surgeon's discrimination suit claiming she was demoted for reporting that her male colleagues were paid more, ruling she backed the core of her allegations with enough detail to keep her case in court.

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Ill. AG Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold Landmark Swipe-Fee Law

By Jon Hill

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has urged the Seventh Circuit to rule that his state may fully enforce its Interchange Fee Prohibition Act against national banks and other financial institutions, defending its ban on tax-and-tip swipe fees amid a banking industry appeal.

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X Corp. Says National Security AI Co. Failed To Pay Bills

By Spencer Brewer

X Corp. told a Texas federal judge that San Francisco-based national security-centered AI company Zignal Labs Inc. failed to pay its bills relating to its access to X's data, saying Monday that Zignal owes almost $1 million in unpaid bills.

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Brownstein Hyatt Adds Ex-Hogan Lovells Atty In Denver

By Isaac Monterose

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP has brought back a former Hogan Lovells real estate transactions attorney as a shareholder in the firm's Denver office.

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What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.

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Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Jackson Walker, Sorrento CEO Hit With RICO Suit Over Ch. 11

By Emlyn Cameron

More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."

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Trump Orders Could Chill US Arbitration, Group Warns

By Caroline Simson

The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction

By Lauren Berg

A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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