Corporate

  • February 28, 2025

    Bioventus Hit With Del. Derivative Suit After NC Class Deal

    A Bioventus Inc. stockholder sued 15 current and former directors and officers of the medical device venture in Delaware's Court of Chancery to recover for the company tens of millions in losses tied to alleged mismanagement and corporate duty failures over a two year period.

  • February 28, 2025

    Mayer Brown Adds Ex-EDNY Prosecutor To White Collar Team

    As the new presidential administration ushers in changes to federal regulatory and enforcement priorities, Mayer Brown LLP has bulked up its global investigations and white collar defense practice in New York with the addition of a litigator from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.

  • February 28, 2025

    USPTO Fires Some Probationary Workers, But Not Examiners

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has fired "a small number" of employees that were still on probation, but not patent and trademark examiners, the acting patent commissioner announced.

  • February 28, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Flag Football League Exec

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired an attorney with experience as a high-level executive for a sports league and teams, including the American Flag Football League and the Houston Roughnecks, now of the United Football League, to expand its sports law practice.

  • February 28, 2025

    Time To Abolish IPO 'Bureaucracy,' Law Professor Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's long-established practice of vetting initial public offering filings through back-and-forth comment letters with companies — essentially a screening process intended to rectify faulty disclosures before public dissemination — is a bureaucratic relic that should be done away with, a law professor argues.

  • February 28, 2025

    Adobe Hit With Age Bias Claim By Former Sales Manager

    A former Adobe sales manager was sidelined and then fired after reporting a supervisor's comments on his age to human resources, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • February 28, 2025

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    While many companies are removing diversity language from their public websites, a new survey shows that about half of its respondents do not plan on changing their DEI programs. And the general counsel for the new Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy golf league talked about his love of the sport and the legal work involved in the new venture.

  • February 27, 2025

    Meta's Held-Back Docs In AI Suit Merit Discovery, Authors Say

    The California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action claiming Meta Platforms Inc. is using copyrighted material to train its large language model product said Thursday he will consider allowing the author plaintiffs more discovery in response to the tech giant's assertion that it had "inadvertently" held back up some 18,000 documents.

  • February 27, 2025

    Apple Falsely Touted Watches As 'Carbon Neutral,' Buyers Say

    Apple Watch purchasers on Wednesday lodged a proposed class action in California federal court, claiming that the tech giant marketed various smartwatch products as "carbon neutral" despite Apple not actually providing "genuine, additional carbon reductions."

  • February 27, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Escapes Investors' Derailment Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge on Thursday dumped a proposed securities fraud class action alleging Norfolk Southern misled investors by falsely touting its commitments to safety while embarking on risky cost-cutting operational and staffing changes that ultimately led to 2023's fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

  • February 27, 2025

    FTC Asks To Delay In-House PBM Insulin Case

    Arguing that pharmacy benefit managers accused of artificially inflating insulin prices have already "unreasonably delayed" discovery, the Federal Trade Commission is asking an in-house judge to push back an evidentiary trial in the case, saying it would allow the administrative court more time to accommodate up to 17 expert witnesses.

  • February 27, 2025

    4th Circ. Says Trustees Can't Settle Co.'s Suit Against Ex-CEO

    Separate bankruptcy trustees for a company and its former CEO have no right to settle the company's fraud claims against the CEO with insurance proceeds from a directors and officers policy, the Fourth Circuit ruled, agreeing with the insurer that only the former CEO himself has consent-to-settle rights. 

  • February 27, 2025

    Congress Prioritizes Enviro Regs On Nix List

    Congressional Republicans have lined up several actions that would undo Biden-era environmental initiatives, from water heater efficiency standards to a Clean Air Act amendment that laid the groundwork for grants that are now in the Trump administration's crosshairs.

  • February 27, 2025

    Safeway Peanut Butter Cookies Caused Death, Suit Says

    Albertsons and Safeway are facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of an elderly Washington woman who allegedly bought supermarket cookies mislabeled as oatmeal raisin that contained undeclared peanuts, which triggered a fatal allergic reaction.

  • February 27, 2025

    Trump's CFPB Pick Vows To 'Follow The Law' As Cases Pulled

    Trump nominee Jonathan McKernan told U.S. senators on Thursday that he'd be the one calling the shots at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if confirmed as its director, but his message of independence was muddled by a wave of enforcement dismissals that hit federal courts in the middle of his confirmation hearing.

  • February 27, 2025

    Unions Can Depose DOGE In Agency Access Suit, Judge Says

    The Department of Government Efficiency must tell a group of unions whom it's sent into the Department of Labor, the Department of Health & Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and what computer systems they've accessed, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • February 27, 2025

    SEC Says Meme Coins Are Not Securities

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff declared Thursday that so-called meme coins do not fall under the agency's jurisdiction and that purchasers of the coins should not expect to be protected by federal securities laws.

  • February 27, 2025

    US Vision Beats Suit Over 2021 Ransomware Attack

    A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a proposed class action alleging U.S. Vision failed to protect the personal information of more than 710,000 patients following a ransomware attack of its network servers in 2021.

  • February 27, 2025

    Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday temporarily blocked the mass firings of probationary federal employees ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, determining that the Office of Personnel Management illegally directed government agencies to terminate the probationary employees without authority to do so from Congress.

  • February 27, 2025

    SEC Ends Coinbase Case As Uyeda Pledges To 'Rectify' Policy

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed Thursday that it will walk away from its suit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to clear the way for its newly created Crypto Task Force to develop digital asset policy "in a more transparent manner."

  • February 27, 2025

    Concrete Co. Admits Safety Gaffe Linked To Worker's Death

    A Delaware-based construction industry supplier with operations in Ohio has pled guilty to willfully violating federal workplace safety regulations in connection with the 2020 death of an employee, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced.

  • February 27, 2025

    Georgia's Outside Funding Regulations Clear State Senate

    The Georgia State Senate unanimously advanced new regulations on third-party litigation funding Thursday as Gov. Brian Kemp's marquee tort reform package continues to march largely unimpeded through the state Legislature.

  • February 27, 2025

    Magnet Co. Execs To Plead Guilty For Emailing Info To China

    Two magnetics manufacturing company executives have agreed to enter a plea of guilty for their role in emailing schematics from U.S. Department of Defense contractors to Chinese companies and will face three years behind bars.

  • February 27, 2025

    Del. Corp. Litigation Bill Already Turning Up In Other Cases

    A fast-moving legislative push to curb some stockholder litigation and large class attorney fees in Delaware courts is getting more pushback, two weeks ahead of an initial state Senate hearing on the measure.

  • February 27, 2025

    More CFPB Attys Departing Amid Agency Uncertainty

    Two more Consumer Financial Protection Bureau litigators are leaving the agency as it faces uncertainty due to the new presidential administration, including an attorney who has been with the agency since its creation in 2011.

Expert Analysis

  • Reviewing The High Court's Approach To Free Speech Online

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    As the U.S. Supreme Court began addressing the interplay between the First Amendment and online social media platforms, its three opinions from last term show the justices adopting a nuanced approach that recognizes that private citizens, public employees and online platforms all have First Amendment rights, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Series

    In The CFPB Playbook: A Sprint To The Finish Line

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    The fourth quarter of 2024 was an impressive demonstration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ability to regulate, enforce and supervise, even on borrowed time following the election results, and we should expect the current bureau to run nonstop until Jan. 20, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 3 Factors Affecting Retail M&A Deals In 2025

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    Retailers considering mergers and acquisitions this year face an evolving antitrust environment, including a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, revised merger guidelines and a precedent set last year by a canceled $8.5 billion handbag merger, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • 7 Pitfalls To Watch In Tech Referral Fee Programs

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    The recent attempt by FluidStack to recover $10 million in referral fees allegedly promised by software vendor Denvr Dataworks should alert potential participants in so-called partnership programs to seven signs that a proposed technology referral agreement may not equally benefit all sides, says Chris Wlach at Huge Inc.

  • Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents

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    While Paul Atkins' nomination to be the next chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken center stage, an analysis of Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda's past votes and dissents provides a preview of where enforcement may shift in the new administration, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • FTC Picks Augur Pro-Business Bent For Much Of Economy

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    President-elect Donald Trump's choice of two top Federal Trade Commission officials suggests a business-friendly climate for a significant portion of the U.S. economy, with noteworthy exceptions of continued scrutiny of healthcare and Big Tech companies, excluding artificial intelligence, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Searching For Insight On Requested Google Chrome Remedy

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    The potential for Google to divest its Chrome browser — a remedy requested by the Justice Department following a D.C. federal court’s finding the company is a monopolist — has drawn both criticism and endorsement, but legal precedent likely supports the former, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • Consultants Should Be Aware Of DOJ's Potential New Reach

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent first-of-its-kind settlement with McKinsey & Co. indicates not only the DOJ's more aggressive stance toward businesses' potential criminal wrongdoings, but also the benefits of self-disclosure and cooperation when wrongdoing becomes apparent, says Dom Caamano at Kibler Fowler.

  • How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law

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    Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.

  • Lessons Learned From 2024's Top FMLA Decisions

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    Last year's major litigation related to the Family and Medical Leave Act underscores why it is critical for employers to understand the basics of when leave and accommodations are required, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Opinion

    3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider

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    James Fredricks at Skadden rings in 2025 with his wish list for the federal antitrust agencies, starting with a provision for a presumptive safe harbor for information sharing.

  • FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard

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    While rigorous antitrust enforcement is unlikely to slow down at the Federal Trade Commission, the focus will undoubtedly change, including when it comes to Big Tech, as Andrew Ferguson prepares to take the reins from Chair Lina Khan, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • 5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent en banc opinion vacating Nasdaq's board diversity listing rule wades into the hotly debated topic of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at a time when many public companies are navigating the attention that DEI commitments are drawing from activists and shareholders, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Lessons Learned From 2024's Top ADA Decisions

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    Last year's major litigation related to the Americans with Disabilities Act highlights that when dealing with accommodation requests, employers must communicate clearly, appreciate context and remain flexible in addressing needs, say attorneys at Dechert.

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