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14-State Coalition Sues TikTok, Alleging Addictive Algorithms Trigger Mental Health Harms in Adolescents

Tue, 2024-10-08 14:34

The lawsuits allege TikTok violated state laws by claiming its platform is safe for young people, when the attorneys general believe that it is not. They say many young users are struggling with poor mental health and body image issues as a result of the platform's allegedly addictive features.

       

Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold ATF's 'Ghost Gun' Rule

Tue, 2024-10-08 13:58

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. asked an attorney for the kit manufacturers what the purpose of selling slightly unfinished firearm "receivers" is if not to convert them into functioning weapons.

       

EvenUp Raises $135M in Series D Investment

Tue, 2024-10-08 11:54

The personal injury-focused startup is hoping to invest in expanding its staff.

       

'The Book Is Not Worth the Candle': T-Mobile's In-House Counsel Not Subject to Discovery Demands in Merger Dispute

Tue, 2024-10-08 11:32

"All things being considered, fifty custodians certainly provide a reasonable opportunity—at the very least—for the plaintiffs to reasonably investigate their case. Adding three or four in-house counsel to that list is out of proportion to the needs of the case. The aphorism, 'the book is not worth the candle' is not out of place here," wrote U.S. District Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois.

       

Willkie Keeps Building in Chicago as Office Eclipses 100 Lawyers

Tue, 2024-10-08 10:00

The lateral moves are consistent with its strategy to stock up on "A-plus practitioners" in places where the firm is already strong, said Willkie Midwest office leader Craig Martin.

       

As Strikes Soar, In-House Counsel Seek Strategies for Handling Labor Chaos

Tue, 2024-10-08 08:46

"They're just angry. Their brains are on fire. It's how well you can manage those brains on fire," said Deb Smolensky, senior vice president at the consulting firm NFP.

       

Canadian Firms Act as Families Sue Hamas for $250M Over October 7 Attacks

Tue, 2024-10-08 06:55

The lawsuit, filed on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, seeks compensation under Canada's Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.

       

Super Micro Hit with Securities Lawsuit For Alleged Statements Over Russian Sanctions-Busting

Mon, 2024-10-07 20:58

Shareholders filed the class action in San Jose federal court. Class counsel from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Labaton Keller Sucharow included he company's CEO and CFO as co-defendants.

       

Judicial Panel Sends Snowflake-Related Data Breach Lawsuits to Montana

Mon, 2024-10-07 19:37

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that about 80 data breach cases centered on cloud storage software firm Snowflake Inc. be transferred to Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in the District of Montana.

       

'Monopoly Power'?: NCAA Faces Another Antitrust Class Action Alleging NIL Exploitation

Mon, 2024-10-07 18:45

"The Defendants have used and continue to use their monopoly power to exploit the Plaintiffs and the class both during and after their college athletic careers by fixing the amount they may be paid for their NIL at zero," according to the allegations in the complaint.

       

TikTok Antitrust Counsel Amaryllis Mu ller on Navigating EU Rules, Admiring Vestager and Bodybuilding

Mon, 2024-10-07 18:05

The Belgian-Swiss, Harvard-educated lawyer joined TikTok from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Brussels office last year.

       

Nixon Peabody Hits Personal Injury Firm With Contingency Fee Suit, Alleges Firm 'Improperly' Took Its Clients

Mon, 2024-10-07 17:24

Nixon Peabody and co-counsel Rilee & Associates are suing New Hampshire law firm Shaheen & Gordon over contingency fees stemming from a series of lawsuits against a juvenile detention facility.

       

Judge Opens Google App Store to Rivals for 3 Years, Punishing Tech Giant for Abusing Market Power

Mon, 2024-10-07 17:08

Judge James Donato said that Google built the Play Store into such a fortress that even a behemoth like Amazon couldn't compete.

       

US Supreme Court Rejects Martin Shkreli's Appeal

Mon, 2024-10-07 16:43

The former pharmaceutical executive sought to appeal a $64.6 million judgement issued against him for inflating drug cost and trying to stifle generics from launching.

       

'Ill-Gotten Gains'?: Cadwalader Alleges Beef Price-Fixing Conspiracy Hurts McDonald's

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:52

Global meatpacking companies have sold wholesale beef at "artificially high, noncompetitive levels throughout the United States" under an unlawful agreement, McDonald's alleges in an antitrust complaint filed by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

       

Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Lisa Phelan

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:00

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SEC Enforcement Leaders Head to Milbank, Morgan Lewis

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:00

Enforcement chief Gurbir Grewal will land at Milbank following his forthcoming departure from the agency. Carolyn Welshhans, formerly associate director of the Division of Enforcement, started at Morgan Lewis on Monday.

       

Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Jo-Anne Kelly

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:00

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Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Shanon R. Stevenson

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:00

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Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Jacqueline Lee

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:00

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