A Texas federal judge stopped Southwest Airlines Co. from snooping through an employee's social media posts about religion or abortion after the employee won a religious bias suit, issuing a court order blocking the airline from using future posts for disciplinary action.
A Texas federal judge stopped Southwest Airlines Co. from snooping through an employee's social media posts about religion or abortion after the employee won a religious bias suit, issuing a court order blocking the airline from using future posts for disciplinary action.
Consumer advocates have asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to reconsider its plans to upend decades-old requirements that airlines display the total airfare more prominently than other components like taxes and fees, saying the Trump administration is effectively endorsing "drip pricing."
President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his trade war against Canada, saying he would implement 50% tariffs on vehicles and steel from the country in January, after a 50% levy took effect over the weekend on other goods imported from Canada.
Fiat Chrysler is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether an arbitrator or a court should decide the proper venue for a dispute involving a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement, in a proposed class action over allegedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests.
Software company Springshot Inc. has filed a limited objection to the $10 million sale of Spirit Aviation Holdings' business data to Google LLC for artificial intelligence training, saying some of the data being sold could potentially constitute Springshot's intellectual property.
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected First Brands Group's Chapter 11 plan and converted its case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, ruling that the company's bid to pay administrative creditors from the proceeds of future litigation was not feasible.
FCA US LLC and Lear Corp. are urging a Texas federal judge to throw out the latest complaint in a proposed class action alleging a defective seat height adjuster presents a danger in rear-end collisions, saying the fact that no plaintiff alleges this defect actually manifested dooms the suit and its racketeering claims.
An automotive parts seller has staved off joint trials in North Carolina federal court after reaching deals with 11 workers in parallel wage cases, according to notices filed over the weekend indicating the employees accepted separate offers of judgment.
A Los Angeles judge has thrown out several interference cross-claims in a contract dispute over cannabis product distribution rights, finding that distributor Broadway Alliance hadn't sufficiently alleged that Stella Farms deliberately sabotaged its relationships with third parties.
The estate of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed last year on a light rail train car in Charlotte, North Carolina, has filed a wrongful death suit in state court, alleging the city and its private security contractor failed to put reasonable safety measures in place.
Avis Budget Group didn't waive its right to arbitrate a dispute over its supplemental liability insurance by deposing a pair of customers in discovery, the Third Circuit ruled Monday, saying the car rental company needed to develop a factual record before moving to compel arbitration.
An AIG unit owes primary coverage for a $4.75 million settlement of an underlying suit over an ambulance crash, a New Jersey federal court ruled, finding that a borough's coverage through a county joint insurance fund does not trigger an "other insurance" provision.
California has asked the Ninth Circuit to review a district court's rejection of its bid to block the Trump administration's reopening of a controversial coastal oil pipeline, which a judge said was a valid use of federal emergency authority under the Defense Production Act.
Sidley Austin LLP has expanded its energy, transportation and infrastructure practice in four offices with the addition of four Winston Taylor attorneys, including the former co-chair of that firm's project finance practice and the former chair of its projects-Latin America practice.
A Sixth Circuit panel on Monday allowed to proceed a Michigan federal lawsuit filed against a Detroit judge who handcuffed a 15-year-old student and subjected her to a mock trial after she fell asleep in his courtroom, ruling that judicial immunity does not protect him.
Criminal fraud prosecutors commonly pursue careers as white collar defense lawyers after exiting the U.S. Department of Justice, but a group of ex-DOJ lawyers who have recently joined national litigation boutique AXS Law Group are embarking on a path less traveled.
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, which is behind the chatbot Claude, has appointed a new general counsel, with her predecessor moving into a role coordinating with international governments.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to the executive director of the Florida Bar to criticize a recent complaint made to the bar against James Percival, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for attacking judges.
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that a life sciences attorney with over 30 years of experience has jumped to the firm's San Diego office as a partner from Cooley LLP.
Record billing rate gains, strong demand and increased productivity fueled a successful start to the year for the legal industry, according to a report released Tuesday.
