McDonald's and a franchisee's negligence led to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old worker at one of the fast-food chain's Georgia restaurants, the youth's mother claimed in a lawsuit filed in Gwinnett County State Court.
McDonald's and a franchisee's negligence led to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old worker at one of the fast-food chain's Georgia restaurants, the youth's mother claimed in a lawsuit filed in Gwinnett County State Court.
Brixmor Property Group and private investment firm Everview Partners have agreed to acquire Canadian-listed Slate Grocery REIT in a transaction valued at about $2.34 billion, the companies said Monday, with at least seven law firms advising on the deal.
An intergovernmental body tasked with managing trade between the U.S. and China has reached an agreement on $30 billion worth of nonsensitive goods exported from one country to the other that could benefit from more favorable tariff treatment.
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday touted its new settlement with Corteva Inc. for severely constricting the pesticide company's ability to pay distributors a loyalty rebate in exchange for limiting sales of cheaper generics, the latest in a string of agreements Trump-era antitrust enforcers have struck ending existing claims.
Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture Inc. have settled a seed intellectual property dispute three days into a Delaware federal trial over whether the latter infringed three patents and misappropriated seed samples.
Trade between the European Union and countries with which it has reached a trade agreement grew over twice as much in 2025 as trade with jurisdictions that don't have such a deal, the European Commission said Monday.
Trader Joe's failed to keep its employer-sponsored retirement plan fees in check, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Monday, ordering the company to pay $1.2 million.
A New York federal judge on Monday partially dismissed a suit alleging Badia Spices Inc. sold products contaminated with lead, finding the plaintiff has standing to pursue claims over ground ginger but not for ground cinnamon.
Coors Distributing Co. LLC has fired back amid a recent wave of beer brand owners ending contracts with the beer wholesaler, alleging in Colorado state court that two companies violated the state's arbitration laws by terminating their decades-long distribution agreements with the wholesaler without cause.
A California federal judge certified a class of Cushman & Wakefield workers who alleged that the real estate services company failed to provide required second meal breaks, finding that time records showed missing second meals on nearly 80% of eligible shifts.
Goya Foods got a green light to move a compensation dispute with a fired executive from Texas to New Jersey, with a federal judge in the Lone Star State saying it's best to litigate the case where the company is headquartered.
Ohio officials can enforce much of a state law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, the Sixth Circuit has ruled, only prohibiting state officials from enforcing on certain companies the parts that put geographical limitations on where cannabis products can be sourced.
A billion-dollar dairy cooperative that is trying to shutter a century-old creamery in Vermont cannot revoke the staff's health insurance until it resolves a dispute with a Teamsters local over whether the shutdown is lawful, a state federal judge ruled Monday, partially granting the union's request for an injunction.
A proposed class says Vive Organic Inc. deceptively labeled its wellness shots as "immunity boosting" and "doctor crafted" despite lacking evidence of clinical or medical trials showing that they can protect against infection or illness.
A Florida state appellate panel has affirmed a Tampa property owner's dismissal of a zoning lawsuit alleging a nearby building exceeded height standards, saying that a partial obstruction of city skyline views doesn't give standing to sue.
In Dodiya v. Franklin, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently decided that new legal protections for corporate transactions involving conflicts of interest did not apply, reminding boards that the Section 144 safe harbors amended last year reward careful management and accurate disclosure of known conflicts, say attorneys at Debevoise.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Reed Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink, holding that the company had a reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Arkansas' largest personal injury law firm is the latest legal entity to ink a deal to take private equity investment using Uplift Investors' associated management services organization.
A California attorney was barred from representing the plaintiffs in a Massachusetts insurance coverage dispute and ordered to pay legal costs of up to $10,000 to opposing counsel, after a federal judge found he relied on "inaccurate and fictitious" case cites and holdings in three filings.
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP maintained "intentional opacity" about a recently disclosed cybersecurity attack last year that may have compromised protected health information, a proposed class action alleged in New York federal court.
From the right to own semiautomatic rifles to the rules governing voter registration, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term will see the justices tackle a broad swath of constitutional and access to justice issues.
Domino Foods is pushing back on an attempt to disqualify its counsel from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in a sugar price-fixing multidistrict litigation, arguing Hershey, J.M. Smucker and other food makers filed the motion as a "strategic attempt to gain tactical advantage" at a critical point in the dispute.
Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.
The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Wilson Sonsini topped a list of law firms that have alumni attorneys working at six of the country's most prominent tech companies. And general counsel at most large companies expect to increase their litigation budgets next year.
