Matthew McConaughey secured eight federal trademark registrations covering his voice and iconic catchphrases in a novel legal strategy aimed at combating AI's unauthorized use of his voice and likeness. The move signals an important evolution in the power dynamics between talent/brands and the companies providing generative AI tools.

“Although the no-action relief pertains to the particular characteristics of the requestor, the letter provides insights into how the Commission is considering technological developments and innovation," said Elizabeth Davis, a partner and crypto expert at Davis Wright Tremaine.

Previously, different Justice Department divisions used inconsistent corporate enforcement policies, leaving companies unsure whether self-disclosing misconduct would actually benefit them, said former federal prosecutor Mark Bini.

In a new petition, individuals who settled fraud claims with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission say the agency's longstanding "gag order" rule against publicly denying the allegations flouts their basic First Amendment rights to free speech and to criticize the government.

"It is not within the judiciary's constitutionally circumscribed role to second-guess the legislature's judgment as to the most effective system for the provision of public defense of indigent criminal defendants," the high court said.

Ramona Nee, who serves as one of the firm's two co-managing partners, will become the third executive partner in firm history and the first female executive partner at Weil.

The publishers allege ChatGPT scraped nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles to train its models and reproduces their content verbatim in user responses—while attributing hallucinated text to their trusted brands.

The appellate court upheld the verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Jeffrey Brungart, who was turning left at an intersection when Awwad ran through a red light and struck his vehicle.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ruth Kwan concluded that the punitive damages in a $966 million verdict on Oct. 6 were unwarranted, given that the evidence failed to show that Johnson & Johnson acted in malice or concealed knowledge that its talc contained asbestos.

HSF Kramer Chris Parsons tells his story about anxiety, depression and alcoholism and shines a light on what can be done to provide lifesaving support to those struggling with such stigmatised issues.

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The ABA Council approved Northern Illinois University College of Law's application for substantive change to start a part-time J.D. program at its new location in the Chicago suburb of Naperville.

The firm is still forging ahead with its planned merger with Ashurst this summer, while still fighting the Trump administration over the appeal of an EO.

Experts are forecasting a wave of litigation seeking to force companies to pass down their tariff refunds to consumers. But it seems doubtful that the lawsuits will go far.

“I am confident that the foundation I helped to shape—working together with Chairman Atkins—will continue to serve investors and the markets well," said Margaret A. Ryan, the outgoing director of enforcement for the Securities & Exchange Commission.

“I can't tell you how many times I've been on a kickoff call where there's the inevitable cowboy who decides, Well, I'm not going to follow the playbook for that because that's not what we do,' said Erica Zolner, co-managing partner at Redgrave in Chicago.

"The Illinois Supreme Court confirmed our own instinct that 'the emissions fit squarely within the plain and ordinary meaning of "'traditional environmental pollution,"' triggering the pollution exclusion," the federal appeals court held last week.

Trillium Asset Management said it reflects poorly on the coffee giant that five years after baristas launched a unionizing drive, they have yet to negotiate their first contract.

The court announced Monday that the changes, which go into effect on Friday, are intended to increase efficiency and consistency in how cases are handled, as well as to avoid confusion for attorneys practicing in the court who are familiar with the Court of Chancery's rules.

The Chicago-based company listed assets and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million and estimated it has between 200 and 999 creditors.