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'Stock Car Monopoly'?: Winston Lawsuit Alleges NASCAR Anticompetitive Scheme

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:19

NASCAR requires stock car race teams to sign "one-sided contracts" preventing them from competing elsewhere in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint submitted by Winston partner Danielle T. Williams on behalf of two race teams.

       

The Growing Tension—And Opportunity—in Big Law Nonequity Tiers

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:16

Large law firms continue expanding their nonequity tiers each year, as firm management exerts tighter control over who receives firm profits.

       

Judge Rejects Company's Attempt to Boot Former Lewis Rice Counsel From Representing Competitor

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:12

"Compelling defendant to find new counsel that far along in the litigation would be prejudicial," U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk of the Eastern District of Missouri wrote.

       

Texas Can't Touch Delaware on Corporate Bankruptcies

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:03

The gap between Delaware and the next most popular venue, the Southern District of Texas, widened in 2024.

       

GC Jumps Aboard Red Roof as It Upgrades Brand, Ramps Up Growth Ambitions

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:01

"We will elevate this brand, this company and our business. We will do that with a better and more consistent experience for our guests," Red Roof President Zack Gharib said.

       

Reed Smith Partner Todd Maiden Dies at 65

Thu, 2024-10-03 11:47

Maiden was an environmental lawyer and partner at Reed Smith for 20 years.

       

Legalpioneer Moves Over to GitHub, Looking to Offer AI Training Data

Thu, 2024-10-03 11:46

Legalpioneer's shift to GitHub underscores legal tech's growing appetite for open-source legal data as many look to train more AI solutions for the industry.

       

FTC Goes After AI Tool That Has Capability to Mass Produce Fake Reviews

Thu, 2024-10-03 10:04

"Treating as categorically illegal a generative AI tool merely because of the possibility that someone might use it for fraud is inconsistent with our precedents and common sense," GOP Commissioner Andrew Ferguson said in his dissent.

       

Amazon.com, Canon File Trademark Suit Over Counterfeit Products Sold Online

Thu, 2024-10-03 09:08

The complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.

       

Revealed: Top 5 Firms Acting on UK Cases with Highest Average Claim Value

Thu, 2024-10-03 06:33

The research, which looked at cases with a claim value of below £1 billion, was conducted by litigation platform Solomonic.

       

BD Settles Thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

Thu, 2024-10-03 00:58

The settlement with Becton, Dickinson and Co., or BD, resolves nearly 25,000 cases in federal multidistrict litigation and more than 15,000 in state courts in Rhode Island, where Bard is headquartered.

       

Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024: Earamichia Brown

Thu, 2024-10-03 00:51

Legal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference in Chicago.

       

Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024: Megan Ryan

Thu, 2024-10-03 00:50

Legal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference in Chicago.

       

Meta Hit With Class Action for Allegedly Using Pirated Books to Train AI Models

Wed, 2024-10-02 20:36

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard filed a class action on behalf of lead plaintiff Christopher Farnsworth, author of the "Nathaniel Cade" fiction series, against Meta on Tuesday, claiming that it stole "hundreds of thousands" of copyrighted books from a pirated online collection to build its large language model set, "Llama."

       

Lawyer in 3rd NEC Formula Trial Asks Jurors for 'a Very, Very Large Number'

Wed, 2024-10-02 19:28

The third trial over cow's milk-based infant formula began on Wednesday in St. Louis City Circuit Court. It is the first trial against both manufacturers, Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson.

       

Kraft Heinz Prevails After Firing Employee Who Wore Blackface

Wed, 2024-10-02 18:29

"To me, there is nothing racial about it," the accused said in a statement. "I dressed up as a favorite character of mine from one of my favorite TV shows and, in doing so, was demonstrating respect for that character."

       

Tracking Generative AI: How Evolving AI Models Are Impacting Legal

Wed, 2024-10-02 18:00

A running compilation of how the legal landscape continues to be shaped by generative AI tools, from GPT technologies to art generation tools and beyond.

       

The House Wins: Casinos Are Defeating Suits Over Algorithms and Room Rates

Wed, 2024-10-02 17:16

The judge noted that the plaintiffs do not allege that the casino defendants' proprietary data are pooled or otherwise comingled into a common dataset. Merely using the software in question does not count as a conspiracy, she said.

       

Elder Litigators Confront Tough Questions in Last Act of Careers

Wed, 2024-10-02 16:50

Lawyers who have worked for decades on some of the biggest cases spoke with Law.com about how they view their role in the profession as they age.

       

Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024: Nicole Gill

Wed, 2024-10-02 16:34

Legal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference in Chicago.

       

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