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ABA Accreditation Council Gains Traction in Becoming More Autonomous

Tue, 2026-02-10 17:38

Among other proposed changes to the bylaws, Section Delegates would "not be able to attend closed sessions of Council meetings involving accreditation matters," and the Accreditation Council would "have the authority to make changes to the bylaws without approval from any other body."

       

200 Lawsuits: Attorney Braces for Fight With FedEx

Tue, 2026-02-10 17:00

"The drivers just haven't gotten paid overtime properly," plaintiff counsel Shannon Liss-Riordan said.

       

YouTube's Attorney Tells LA Jurors in High-Profile Trial: 'It's Not an Addiction'

Tue, 2026-02-10 15:33

YouTube attorney Luis Li, of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, told jurors in his opening statement, "It is not social media addiction when it's not social media, and it's not an addiction."

       

Crypto Founders Accused of Fake AI, Market Manipulation and Staged Death

Tue, 2026-02-10 14:49

A class action alleges that cryptocurrency founders sold a fictitious artificial intelligence venture, manipulated token markets and staged a founder's death as prices collapsed and insiders allegedly cashed out.

       

Class Suit Accuses Adobe of Using Pirated Books to Train AI Models

Tue, 2026-02-10 14:27
A class action accuses Adobe of secretly pulling hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books—including titles scraped from pirate “shadow libraries —to train its new SlimLM small language models, in what plaintiffs call mass, willful infringement that contradicts Adobe's public claims of “ethical AI development.
       

DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out Convictions of Trump Ally Steve Bannon

Tue, 2026-02-10 13:27
President Donald Trump's top Supreme Court lawyer, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, told the justices Monday that the dismissal of Bannon's criminal case is "in the interests of justice."        

Making Law Firm Transformation Stick: 5 Change Management Mistakes to Avoid

Tue, 2026-02-10 13:22

Organizations are buying technology but failing at transformation. The difference between the 48% that succeed and the 52% that don't isn't the software. It's how they manage the human side of change.

       

Kirkland Opens in Nashville, Calling It 'an Ideal Environment' for More Growth

Tue, 2026-02-10 09:59

All told, the firm has about 10 litigators who have joined recently or will join the office soon. The firm will also add “a number of additional partners and associates across its transactional practices," Kirkland said.

       

Suit Over Lead-Tainted Fruit Pouches Can Continue Against Distributor, Fed. Judge Rules

Tue, 2026-02-10 09:59

The parents alleged their daughter became ill and was diagnosed with toxic lead levels after regularly ingesting WanaBana's fruit puree pouches for over a year.

       

Reed Smith: Arbitration Is Now the Global Go-To for Crypto Exchange Disputes

Tue, 2026-02-10 08:59

Arbitration has become the default forum for global crypto-exchange disputes, according to a new report, as in-house counsel favor confidentiality, neutrality and cross-border enforceability over litigation.

       

'We Have License Plate Numbers,' How Brad Karp, Representing Leon Black, Worked with Epstein to Track a Woman

Tue, 2026-02-10 07:45

Karp notified Epstein of an audio recording of a meeting with a woman and worked with Epstein to track her location, emails show.

       

FTC Warns Data Brokers Not to Sell to China, Other Adversaries

Mon, 2026-02-09 23:45

The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 13 data brokers highlighting the stiff penalties it could dole out for violations of the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024.

       

'Addiction by Design': Groundbreaking Trial Opens Against Instagram, YouTube

Mon, 2026-02-09 23:19

W. Mark Lanier told a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that YouTube and Instagram were designed to addict kids, like his client, Kaley, who got her first iPhone at age 9.

       

Geoffrey Potter's Anticounterfeit Practice Has the Air of an International Detective Thriller

Mon, 2026-02-09 23:14

Geoffrey Potter runs a large anti-counterfeiting practice for Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, which he has done since 1995. And there don't seem to be a lot of dull moments.

       

CFTC Expands Tokenized Collateral Rules to Include National Trust Banks

Mon, 2026-02-09 17:46

The acceptance of tokenized collateral by regulators is in line with the growth and use of tokenization more broadly, said David Wright Tremaine partner Elizabeth Davis.

       

What Now? Sex Harassment Confusion as EEOC Deletes Guidelines

Mon, 2026-02-09 16:54

The EEOC chair emphasized that rescinding the guidance doesn't give employers the right to engage in unlawful conduct, but observers are predicting some members of the public will misread the agency's action.

       

When It Comes to Trademark Searches, AI Misses the Mark

Mon, 2026-02-09 16:08

Artificial intelligence tools powered by large language models have become valuable resources in the trademark process. Despite incredible progress in natural-language reasoning, AI tools still face fundamental limitations when it comes to performing even basic trademark searches. Here are five important reasons why.

       

Drugmakers Unpersuaded by HHS Guidance Playing Down Perils of Direct-to-Consumer Sales

Mon, 2026-02-09 15:19

"There remain many open legal questions, including key fraud and abuse questions and a host of related regulatory consideration.s and complications," King & Spalding attorneys wrote in a note to clients.

       

Federal Judge Rejects Coinbase Bid to Block Nevada Gaming Enforcement

Mon, 2026-02-09 14:12

A federal judge refused to block Nevada regulators from pursuing a state enforcement action against Coinbase Financial Markets Inc., rejecting the crypto exchange's bid for emergency relief and declining to intervene in what she described as an ongoing matter of state law.

       

Practical Insights for Deploying AI in Firms

Mon, 2026-02-09 13:55

Join us to discover how large legal firms are deploying enterprise AI to streamline workflows, maintain trust, and deliver measurable ROI.

       

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