A report on EEOC litigation in Fiscal Year 2025 showed pregnancy-discrimination suits by the agency moving to the forefront just as age-discrimination suits were in retreat.

       

"Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees are generally prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances such as 'emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property,'" DOJ attorneys wrote in letters requesting a stay of proceedings in at least two antitrust cases in Manhattan federal court amid a lapse of appropriations and ensuing partial government shutdown.

       

A California federal judge tossed investors' securities claims over Yuga Labs' Bored Ape NFTs, but allowed a narrower refile by Oct. 10.

       

“In Mitsui, the Seventh Circuit held that the exclusion unambiguously applies to biometric information and therefore precludes the insurer's duty to defend or indemnify the BIPA class action, U.S. District Judge John F. Kness wrote.        

"It is possible, if not probable, that there are a number of cases that are waiting in the wings for that quorum to be established, and there could be a flurry of cases based on that quorum," a Seyfarth Shaw lawyer said.

       

A weighted selection process could benefit Big Law employers who value specific hires, but a $100,000 fee would likely depress overall H-1B hiring, immigration experts said.

       

A Massachusetts organization claimed the Social Security Administration shared information it pulled from tens of thousands of immigrants' privacy-protected tax filings with federal immigration officials.

       

The court dismissed a suit claiming the site tricked fans into believing they were directly communicating with creators when many outsourced their communications to third parties who "impersonated" the messaged creators solely based on jurisdiction.

       

Seattle-based Zillow paid $100 million to acquire Redfin's listings of multi-unit buildings, through an agreement by which Redfin shifted the listings to Zillow. The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys generals allege the pact was violative of the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

       

After years of talking the talk, law firms may be starting to walk the walk when it comes to completing mergers.

       

New artificial intelligence-powered legal tech tools have stoked large fears of job losses for paralegals, but those fears so far have yet to play out, say several legal industry sources.

       

Also, a group of about 850 lawyers filed an amicus curiae brief on Friday supporting the ABA in a lawsuit against the Trump administration and asking a federal judge to "swiftly and decisively invalidate the Executive Branch's campaign of intimidation against the legal profession."

       

Judge Leslie Southwick dissented, saying en banc rehearing would only delay a final resolution from the U.S. Supreme Court.

       

Companies that hit hard times can be sure that plaintiffs attorneys will pore over every press release and every earnings call transcript in search of potentially misleading statements.

       

The case, which will be heard sometime during the court's January session, presents a major bellwether test over President Donald Trump's influence over the central bank, which, by setting monetary policy, wields enormous control over the U.S. economy.

       

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Courts are scrambling to keep up with a surge in civil fraud claims related to cryptocurrency. Plaintiffs have increasingly sought emergency asset freezes to counter alleged crypto fraudsters. But attorneys warn that recovering digital assets may be harder and more nuanced than it appears.

       

Only 9% of employers without unionized workforces feel "very prepared" to respond to organizing activity, and 36% admit they are not prepared at all, Littler Mendelson's 2025 Labor Survey found.

       

       

"Flexible work arrangements, clear advancement opportunities and meaningful engagement often outweigh compensation alone in retention and recruitment,” Association of Corporate Counsel Chief Legal Officer Susanna McDonald said.