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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Suffered Data Breach Affecting Over 360,000 Customers

Wed, 2025-05-28 13:49

The breach, which occurred late last year, potentially exposed customers' Social Security and driver licenses numbers, among other personal information.

       

Apple, Tech Developer Reach Settlement in Low-Light Patent Dispute

Wed, 2025-05-28 13:35
On Friday, the parties filed a joint notice that the case captioned SiOnyx v. Apple had been resolved and that the case could be closed. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.        

Nuclear Regulator to Face White House Oversight Under New Trump Orders

Wed, 2025-05-28 13:34

The Trump administration lays the blame squarely on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for slow growth in the nuclear sector and says complying with over-regulation makes nuclear power expensive and unappealing. But safety advocates argue the orders threaten the NRC's independence and role as a safety regulator.

       

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Clear Deportations to South Sudan, Other Third Countries

Wed, 2025-05-28 13:34

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking legal clearance to resume deporting migrants to third countries like South Sudan, which the State Department has warned is dangerous and unstable.

       

Labor Department Ends Cautionary Stance on Crypto in Retirement Plans

Wed, 2025-05-28 11:50

“Given the current administration's hawkish stance on digital assets and cryptocurrencies specifically, it is expected that previously omitted classes of assets that were deemed risky and without sufficient regulatory oversightmare now facing a different climate—namely, approval and broad-based support, said Sahel A. Assar, chair of the blockchain digital asset practice group at Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney.

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Be a Good Colleague, Team Player and Attorney,' Says Morgan Mouchette of Blank Rome

Wed, 2025-05-28 10:59

"Take the time to be a good colleague, team player, and attorney. Think about what you can do to strengthen your firm as a collective as you build your own practice. Developing these skills will help you build the foundations of good leadership and create opportunities as you advance in your career."

       

Big Law Merger Pressure's On in New York. Who's Next?

Wed, 2025-05-28 05:59

All eyes are on other legacy firms in New York, especially in the Second Hundred, as observers watch for merger pressures. But some, including Hughes Hubbard and Cahill, report they cherish their independence.

       

Ben Crump's and Josh Koskoff's Historic Win: Harvard Cedes Slave Images

Wed, 2025-05-28 00:45

"Harvard University has long been eager to place the Zealy Daguerreotypes with another museum or other public institution to put them in the appropriate context and increase access to them for all Americans," director of media relations for Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences James Chisholm said. "This settlement now allows us to move forward towards that goal."

       

Lecturer's 'Delayed Payment' Suit Proceeds Against Boston University, Federal Judge Rules

Tue, 2025-05-27 18:03

"As a lecturer employed by BU since August of 2015, Curtin-Wilding plausibly alleges that she received her wages on the last business day of the month instead of bi-weekly or within six days of the termination of the pay period during which her wages were earned—and that she never elected to be paid on a monthly basis," Stearns wrote May 23. "Consequently, the complaint sufficiently pleads that the delayed payment violated the act."

       

Asbestos Plaintiffs Get Path to Collect Legacy Insurance Policies

Tue, 2025-05-27 17:57

The opinion allows a pathway for plaintiffs to obtain legacy insurance policies of asbestos companies.

       

UFC Faces New Antitrust Claims Following $375M Class Action Settlement

Tue, 2025-05-27 17:50

"The UFC has used the ill-gotten monopoly and monopsony power it has obtained and maintained through the scheme alleged herein to artificially suppress compensation for UFC Fighters in the Class to below competitive levels," according to the allegations in a newly filed class action.

       

Judge Shuts Down Access to Documents That Were Inadvertently Emailed to Opposing Counsel in Patent Dispute

Tue, 2025-05-27 17:43

The plaintiff, Vegadelphia, had sued Beyond Meat for allegedly copying its slogan "WHERE GREAT TASTE IS PLANT-BASED."

       

Do Chatbots Enjoy Free Speech Rights? A US Judge in Florida's Answer May Be a Watershed Moment

Tue, 2025-05-27 17:42

Experts say that the "historic" order may move the needle on navigating future products liability cases involving artificial intelligence.

       

Judge Finds EO Against Wilmer an 'Egregious Violation of the First Amendment'

Tue, 2025-05-27 16:57

“The [executive order] shouts through a bullhorn: If you take on causes disfavored by President Trump, you will be punished! Judge Leon wrote.

       

Long Island Neurosurgery Practice Loses Lawsuit Over Medical Billing Arbitration

Tue, 2025-05-27 16:45

The Neurological Surgery Practice of Long Island filed its lawsuit under the Administrative Procedure Act, seeking court orders that would upend the independent dispute resolution process, or IDR, outlined in the No Surprises Act to resolve billing disputes. But the U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez of the Eastern District of New York said that the court couldn't order a "reworking of a legislative and executive program."

       

More than 800 Lawyers in UK Call On Government to Impose Sanctions On Israel

Tue, 2025-05-27 16:07

Signatories include partners from Mishcon de Reya, McDermott Will & Emery and Pennington Manches Cooper.

       

17 Years, 2 Verdicts, $51.7M Agreed Final Judgment in Trade Secret Case

Tue, 2025-05-27 16:02

The ams-OSRAM Group, a global leader in light and sensor technology, and Munck Wilson Mandala, a full-service law firm with deep expertise in intellectual property and technology litigation, have announced a significant victory in a complex trade secret and breach of contract dispute that has spanned nearly two decades.

       

Data Centers' Growth Could Help Fuel Law Firms' Creation of AI-Focused Practice Areas

Tue, 2025-05-27 15:02

“It's a perfect area for lawyers to get involved in, but it doesn't have a lot of certainty right now," said John Yates of Gunderson Dettmer.

       

This Private Equity Plot Could Shake Up Big Law

Tue, 2025-05-27 14:59

Suppose an investor backed a few big name partners to create a new high end U.K. firm.

       

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