An Eighth Circuit panel refused Monday to revive antitrust claims accusing Bayer, Cargill, BASF and other seed and crop input giants of boycotting e-commerce platforms to hide price-fixing, agreeing with the district court that the farmer plaintiffs failed to specify what any particular defendant did.
An Eighth Circuit panel refused Monday to revive antitrust claims accusing Bayer, Cargill, BASF and other seed and crop input giants of boycotting e-commerce platforms to hide price-fixing, agreeing with the district court that the farmer plaintiffs failed to specify what any particular defendant did.
The maker of Splenda lost its bid for a pretrial win on a scientist's counterclaims for libel after a North Carolina federal judge on Monday ruled they weren't filed too late because the counterclaims are directly linked to the company's defamation suit challenging her statements linking Splenda to cancer-causing chemicals.
A Pennsylvania bartender has sued Molson Coors and a local beer distributor in state court, alleging that a defective Miller Lite bottle's cap "exploded off of the bottle," striking her in the left eye and causing loss of vision.
A Seattle federal judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit accusing the maker of Stanley tumblers of concealing its use of lead in drinkware products, ruling Friday that shoppers failed to show "a specific and plausible risk of harm" from lead-containing pellets used to seal the insulated containers.
The nation's leading fertilizer producers have been hit with more federal antitrust claims targeting an allegedly "secret" conspiracy to inflate prices for their nitrogen, phosphate and potassium products.
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.
The full Federal Circuit needs to return design patent infringement to a similarities-focused test, rather than one looking at differences between designs, massage device-maker Range of Motion Products LLC said in a bid to revive its suit against Armaid Co.
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.
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.
Multidistrict litigation has become central to mass tort practice, but as MDLs grow in size and complexity, so do delays and costs — so tools like the new federal rule governing MDLs, targeted use of special masters and strategically deployed Lone Pine orders are more essential than ever, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
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.
A former associate who claims DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that she got positive feedback as she worked with large corporate clients and was "shocked" when she was terminated.
Gilead Sciences Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire German clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company Tubulis for up to $5 billion, in a deal steered by five law firms.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Tuesday that it has strengthened its government contracts practice group with an Austin, Texas-based partner and a Washington, D.C.-based associate who both came aboard from DLA Piper.
A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.
Goodwin Procter LLP has grown its financial restructuring practice with the addition of attorneys in the New York and Boston offices with more than 40 years' combined experience at WilmerHale.
The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss a former Ohio immigration judge's discrimination suit in D.C. federal court this week, calling the complaint "heavy on conclusory statements and speculation and light on allegations of fact."
Backed by amici including the attorneys general of 20 states and the District of Columbia, New York Attorney General Leticia James is fighting the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to reopen an investigation into her office launched by a federal prosecutor found to have been serving unlawfully.
A Georgia trial court judge who resigned this year before facing the prospect of removal from the bench over a range of misconduct charges has been hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a spokesperson for Willis confirmed Tuesday.
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday kept in play a suit by a dairy equipment manufacturer's former general counsel over unpaid bonuses, holding that updated anti-SLAPP rules applied to newly added claims in the suit and that the company failed to meet procedural requirements in trying to dismiss them.
