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March 04, 2025
DC Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Removing MSPB Chair
President Donald Trump illegally attempted to fire the Merit Systems Protection Board chair without cause, a D.C. federal judge ruled Tuesday, repudiating the administration's arguments that removal protections for board members violate the U.S. Constitution.
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March 04, 2025
Alcon, Lens.com Settle 7-Year Trademark Fight In NY
Alcon and Lens.com informed a New York federal judge Tuesday that they've agreed to resolve their long-running trademark dispute over claims that Lens.com was reselling some of Alcon's products without authorization.
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March 04, 2025
Target Can't Pause Warehouse Workers' Wage Suit
Target warehouse workers' class action claiming they performed unpaid work-related duties before and after their shifts will not wait for the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with standing for certified classes, a New Jersey federal judge ruled.
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March 04, 2025
Chancery Finds Recent Precedent Backs Tesla's Texas Jump
Elon Musk and Tesla on Monday beat a challenge in Delaware's Court of Chancery to the company's charter move to Texas, with fewer than two-thirds of shareholders approving, as the court invoked an opinion issued in November when a vice chancellor opened the door to The Trade Desk's exit to Nevada.
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March 04, 2025
CFPB Will Continue Litigating Debt Relief Co. Suit With NYAG
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a New York federal judge it will continue appearing with a multistate coalition of attorneys general in a suit accusing financial services firm StratFS of running an illegal debt-relief enterprise, marking a change for the bureau that has been voluntarily dismissing cases.
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March 04, 2025
Reynolds Wrap Maker Must Face 'Made In The USA' Case
A New York federal judge declined to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the maker of Reynolds Wrap of misleading consumers with its "Made in U.S.A" label, saying the plaintiff properly alleged the statement led her to pay a premium price for the product.
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March 04, 2025
Poultry Co. Hits Animal Rights Activists With Chancery Suit
Poultry producer Mountaire Farms Inc. has sued for an injunction and damages against two alleged animal rights activists in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accusing both of sneaking onto a processing plant with a ladder, tools and a camera, and then fleeing when spotted near a chlorine tank.
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March 04, 2025
After 'Historic Low' In 2023, Number Of ITC Cases Soar In 2024
The U.S. International Trade Commission saw a significant uptick in disputes last year, according to a Tuesday report by a firm that represents expert witnesses used in litigation.
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March 04, 2025
Ga. PFAS Liability Bill Faces Debate Ahead Of Key Deadline
A Georgia bill to reduce corporate liability for PFAS contamination on Tuesday received strong industry backing and intense pushback from North Georgia residents and communities who warned state lawmakers against handing "a get-out-of-jail-free card" to carpet manufacturers accused of polluting waterways.
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March 04, 2025
Taft Eyes Florida Debut With Litigation Boutique Tie-Up
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Tuesday it plans to make its first foray into the Florida market this summer through a merger with litigation boutique Mrachek Law, which is based in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
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March 04, 2025
Career DOJ Atty, Civil Division Chief Of Staff Joins Jenner
Jenner & Block LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the Justice Department's Civil Division, who is joining the firm after spending her entire career in public service, the firm announced Tuesday.
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March 04, 2025
Colo. Biotech, Founders Owe SEC $14.3M Over Fraud Claims
A Colorado federal judge has ordered a biotech startup and two of its founders to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission roughly $14.3 million and barred them from serving as officers and directors of public companies after finding that they fraudulently raised over $10 million by overstating their own investments in the company.
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March 04, 2025
IRS Crypto Summons Broke Privacy Law, 5th Circ. Told
The IRS failed to comply with privacy law in seeking a cryptocurrency executive's third-party bank records, the executive told the Fifth Circuit, saying the agency never notified his attorney even though it was aware he was represented by counsel.
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March 04, 2025
Justices Doubt Mexico Can Pin Cartel Deaths On US Gun Cos.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared highly skeptical of a suit by the Mexican government that seeks to hold Smith & Wesson and other American gunmakers liable for cartel violence, with justices from both sides of the ideological spectrum suggesting that the claims are too speculative.
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March 04, 2025
CFPB Drops Zelle Fraud Prevention Suit Against Big Banks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday abandoned its lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and other major banks over digital payment fraud on Zelle, the latest Biden-era enforcement action to be dropped by the agency's Trump-appointed interim leadership.
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March 04, 2025
Pretium Clinches $500M Inaugural Legal Opportunities Fund
New York-headquartered investment firm Pretium, advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it closed its inaugural Legal Opportunities Fund after securing roughly $500 million from investors.
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March 04, 2025
New US Atty Wants 6-Month Pause Of Cognizant Bribery Trial
A federal judge has ordered the parties in a long-running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case to file their positions Wednesday about how a 180-day adjournment would affect the Speedy Trial Act clock after a newly anointed U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey asked to delay the trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives.
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March 04, 2025
High Court Says EPA Went Too Far With SF Water Permit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with San Francisco in its attempt to escape the terms of a federal sewer and wastewater system permit that the city challenged as too vague and difficult to comply with.
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March 03, 2025
ByteDance, TikTok Get Editing App Privacy Suit Trimmed
An Illinois federal judge trimmed Monday a proposed class action alleging TikTok owner ByteDance secretly collects and profits from biometric data gathered from users of its CapCut video-editing tool, dismissing for good a Video Privacy Protection Act claim, while keeping alive other privacy allegations and tossing a few with leave to amend.
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March 03, 2025
Aspiration Founder Arrested For Alleged $145M Fraud Scheme
Joseph Sanberg, co-founder of the celebrity-backed and sustainability-focused financial services company Aspiration Partners Inc., was arrested Monday over federal criminal allegations he schemed to defraud investor funds out of at least $145 million, federal prosecutors in California announced.
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March 03, 2025
ITG Owes Reynolds Tobacco $251M For Settlement Payments
ITG Brands LLC owes R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. roughly $251 million for payments R.J. Reynolds made to the state of Florida under a settlement reached before ITG acquired cigarette brands from it, according to an order issued by a Delaware vice chancellor Monday.
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March 03, 2025
9th Circ. Rejects Redo Of Antitrust Case Against Zillow, NAR
The Ninth Circuit on Monday said it would not revive a defunct brokerage platform's case accusing Zillow and the National Association of Realtors of deception related to the online real estate company's website, saying there was no conspiracy in the way changes were made to how listings were displayed.
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March 03, 2025
Staffing Company Says Data Co. Dynata Stiffed It On $8M Bill
Connecticut-based market research company Dynata LLC stiffed a staffing company to the tune of $8 million after the staffing company refused to foot the bill for a wage and hour class action against Dynata, a Dallas jury heard Monday.
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March 03, 2025
Curaleaf Says Ex-VP Can't Be Kicked From C-Suite She Wasn't In
Curaleaf Holdings Inc. has pushed back on a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive who claims she was forced out of the company, arguing not only did it not retaliate against her by ejecting her from the C-Suite but that she was never actually a part of it.
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March 03, 2025
Nike Says Lululemon Owes $2.8M As Shoe Patent Trial Begins
Nike opened a $2.8 million trial on Monday by telling a New York federal jury that athletic apparel maker Lululemon was only able to enter the shoe market by infringing Nike footwear manufacturing patents, while Lululemon suggested Nike's suit is aimed at hindering a key rival.
Expert Analysis
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Nippon, US Steel Face Long Odds On Merger Challenge
Following the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review of Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the companies face a formidable uphill battle in challenging the president's exercise of authority to block the deal on national security grounds, say attorneys at Kirkland.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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The Compliance Trends And Imperatives On Tap In 2025
The corporate ethics and compliance landscape is rapidly evolving, posing challenges from conflicting stakeholder expectations to technological disruptions, and businesses will need to explore human-centered, data-driven and evidence-based practices, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.
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How Trump Presidency May Influence NLRB's Next Phase
Attorneys at Paul Hastings discuss how last year’s key National Labor Relations Board developments may progress once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including the wave of lawsuits challenging the board’s constitutionality and two landmark board decisions that upset decades of precedent.
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Series
Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
Douglas Thompson at Snell & Wilmer highlights a number of recent and pending issues, actions and potentially pivotal federal regulatory and legislative developments on deck that will affect California banks and financial institutions.
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5 Advertising Law Trends To Watch In 2025
Although advertisers are encouraged by the incoming Trump administration's focus on deregulation, this year could feel like wading through uncharted waters, and decreased federal government regulation may mean increased state regulation, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up
Recent Delaware earnout litigation illustrates the need for careful drafting and proactive planning to avoid later divergent interpretations of the signed contract, and a series of drafting tips can help, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Climate Disclosure Spotlight Shifts To 2 Calif. Laws
With Donald Trump's election spelling the all-but-certain demise of the proposed federal climate disclosure rules, new laws in California currently stand as the nation's only broadly applicable climate disclosure requirements — and their brevity is both a blessing and a curse, say attorneys at Davis Polk.
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What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads
Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.
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Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation
In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025
The Trump administration will likely bring significant changes to payments regulations in 2025, but maintaining internal compliance efforts in the absence of robust federal oversight will remain key as state authorities and private plaintiffs step into the breach, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025
Complex regulatory changes and emerging operational risks will force family offices to stay on their toes in 2025, with timely action particularly necessary to address several tax and reporting developments that may affect their investments and business operations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Series
Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw several significant developments in the fourth quarter of 2024, including a landmark Uniform Commercial Code ruling, adjustments to the state's Homebuyer Plus Program and the launch of the state's first women-led bank, says attorney Alex Durst.