A Fifth Circuit judge probed Starbucks' labor philosophy Monday in its appeal of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that it stifled workers' rights in a smothering response to an organizing explosion in upstate New York five years ago, asking the company's attorney why it doesn't want unions.
A Fifth Circuit judge probed Starbucks' labor philosophy Monday in its appeal of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that it stifled workers' rights in a smothering response to an organizing explosion in upstate New York five years ago, asking the company's attorney why it doesn't want unions.
A data breach victim hit 7-Eleven Inc. with a putative class action on Monday, following a cyberattack by the notorious hacking group known as ShinyHunters, saying 7-Eleven's negligence led to the leak of personal data.
Health-forward baked goods company Royo Bread has been hit with a proposed false advertising class action in New York federal court, accusing it of "health-washing" its line of keto-friendly, low-calorie bread, rolls and bagel products by claiming they contain fewer calories than they actually do.
A Texas bankruptcy judge granted conditional approval for the disclosure statement of Fat Brands' Chapter 11 plan, allowing the chain restaurant operator to seek creditor votes on its post-sale liquidation plan.
The maker of Instinct Pet Foods is urging a California federal court to throw out a false advertising suit over alleged artificial preservatives in its products, saying the "serial lawsuit filer" behind the suit failed to properly allege standing or any falsity with "copy-and-paste" claims.
A Chicago federal judge ruled Monday that Illinois cannot enforce its landmark ban on tax-and-tip swipe fees against most banks, handing the banking industry a major legal win the same day that state lawmakers voted separately to delay the ban altogether until next year.
A North Carolina federal judge has cleared the way for servers and bussers at a craft brewing company to pursue their wage claims as a group, finding that tipped workers across the company's taprooms shared a common grievance over how they were paid.
A farmworker has asked a New York federal judge to block the state from imposing a union contract on him and his co-workers, saying the contract adopted under a state agricultural labor law violates his constitutional rights and is preempted by federal immigration law.
Connecticut will change its cannabis tax structure, provide funding to local governments for property tax reductions and make other tax changes under a 2027 budget bill signed by the governor.
The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.
Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.
Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.
A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.
A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.
The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.
When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be.
