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Judge Rules Don Lemon's Case Against Elon Musk May Proceed to Trial in San Francisco

Fri, 2025-07-11 16:30

A state court judge in California ruled on Tuesday that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon's suit against Elon Musk and his tech company, X Corp, can proceed to trial in San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harold E. Kahn handed down the ruling shortly before Linda Yaccarino announced that she was stepping down from her role as CEO of X.

       

New Trial Expected in OMG Girlz Trade Dress Suit After Judge Slashes $53.6M Award to $1

Fri, 2025-07-11 16:15

U.S. District Judge James Selna said evidence presented at trial did not prove MGA Entertainment had willfully infringed on the likenesses of the Atlanta pop performers, obligating him to cut the jury's sizable punitive damages award.

       

Kirkland Puts Billion-Dollar Dispute on Ice for Dr Pepper/Seven Up

Fri, 2025-07-11 16:04

In a multi-year, cross-country dispute over distribution rights worth approximately $1 billion, Kirkland & Ellis secured a win for client Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of Keurig Dr Pepper, in a case against its distributor, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC.

       

Shareholder 'Engagement' Pays off for Companies Rebuked in Say-on-Pay Votes

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:55
"We heard from several shareholders regarding the importance of using our incentive pay structure to drive safety and quality performance and hold leaders accountable for that performance," Boeing states in this year's proxy.        

‘How Many Gajillion Expert Witnesses?': Tornado Cash Crypto Laundering Case Set to Kick Off

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:52

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla is set to preside over the criminal trial of Roman Storm in the Southern District of New York, which is set to begin on Monday and expected to go on for three weeks or more. The Treasury Department blacklisted the company Storm founded for its alleged role in laundering virtual currency for malicious cyber actors, including Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking group that used Tornado Cash to launder proceeds from cybercrime.

       

3 More States Adopt NextGen Bar Exam

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:43

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.

       

Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge over ‘Rent a Tribe' Schemes, Snack Food Packaging and Credit Card Readers

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:28

A circuit split is brewing over judicial enforcement of arbitration awards.

       

Air Products GC Steps Down as New CEO Charts Different Course

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:11

The industrial gases company hired John Major as legal chief in 2017, when Seifi Ghasemi was CEO. Air Products replaced Ghasemi earlier this year.

       

2nd Circuit Declines to Strike Trial Judge's ERISA Comment

Fri, 2025-07-11 15:08

Morgan Stanley had argued that U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe improperly addressed a substantive issue in its legal fight with a group of former advisors, while reviewing a request to arbitrate the case. The Second Circuit said the matter wasn't properly before it.

       

Actors May Continue Lawsuit Against Lovo Over AI Voice 'Clones,' Judge Rules

Fri, 2025-07-11 14:38

“This case involves a number of difficult questions, some of first impression, federal Judge J. Paul Oetken wrote in the decision. “It also carries potentially weighty consequences not only for voice actors, but also for the burgeoning AI industry.

       

Law Firms, Legal Tech Providers Embrace Agentic AI At Record Pace

Fri, 2025-07-11 14:31

Trailblazers using agentic AI now are showing just what the technology can achieve in the legal industry—and where it may have the biggest disruptions.

       

$56M Verdict Won for Mechanic Who 'Was Rich in Other Ways'

Fri, 2025-07-11 14:04

The verdict followed years of litigation. "Trials are often cathartic...even if they never see a dime," said the Palm Beach County attorney.

       

Third Time's the Charm? Both Sides Seek New Trial Following $5.6M Birth Injury Verdict

Fri, 2025-07-11 13:31
The defendants claimed in their respective post-trial motions that inflammatory behavior from plaintiffs' counsel Thomas Bosworth, of Bosworth DeAngelo, prejudiced the trial's outcome. The plaintiffs, meanwhile, contended in their post-trial motion that the court improperly blocked them from seeking tens of millions of dollars in medical costs.        

Divided 8th Circuit: Officers Can Ask for Person's Identification, Not 'Order' and 'Punish' When Withheld

Fri, 2025-07-11 11:49

"The mere existence of a statute permitting an officer to ask for information does not authorize an arrest for failing to provide it without some legal authority behind the demand," said Judge L. Steven Grasz, who authored the opinion.

       

How We Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Lean Into a Long-Term Perspective,' Say Karen Kimmey & Holly Sutton of Farella Braun

Fri, 2025-07-11 10:59

"Lean into a long-term perspective. While that may be hard, especially early in your career, it is helpful to be able to think and discern which challenges are short-term and which require a longer-term view. We can both attest to pushing through times that were especially challenging early in our careers, and once you are on the other side, you are glad you did."

       

These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

Fri, 2025-07-11 10:06

Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.

       

UK Plc for Sale: The Law Firms Leading the Biggest US-Led Buyouts in H1

Fri, 2025-07-11 09:49

U.S. appetite for U.K. companies is only intestifying in 2025; here, Law.com charts some of the highest profile deals in H1, in which law firms are cashing in on U.S. interest.

       

How Christopher Kercher Is Leading Quinn Emanuel's 'AI Voyage'

Fri, 2025-07-11 05:59

In this week's Legal Speak episode, partner Christopher D. Kercher reveals why he's been coined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's 'AI evangelist,' how the firm has implemented AI and the steps it takes to mitigate hallucination risks.

       

An Opioid Defendant Sought Records From 1,000+ Cities and Counties. So Far, It's Sued Five of Them.

Fri, 2025-07-11 04:59

OptumRx, a pharmacy benefit manager accused in hundreds of lawsuits of contributing to the opioid crisis, sued five Kentucky counties for adding it as a defendant.

       

9th Circuit Temporarily Pauses Block on Trump Order Excluding Federal Workers From Union Bargaining

Fri, 2025-07-11 00:41

Granting a preliminary injunction last month, U.S. District Judge James Donato said that unions have demonstrated they can likely prove at trial that Trump's executive order chills protected speech.

       

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