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After Speedy Merger, McDermott Will & Schulte Working Now to Integrate Leadership, Partners

Mon, 2025-08-04 00:26

The partners of Schulte Roth & Zabel will “assume key roles across the management, executive, and compensation committees" of the new firm and will also serve as co-leads of its New York and London offices, the firm said.

       

New College Sports Commission Releases Guidance Clearing Way for Athletes' NIL Deals

Fri, 2025-08-01 21:31
The regulatory agency created to enforce the watershed $2.8 billion House v. NCAA class action settlement, said NIL collectives and other school-affiliated entities may ink deals with student-athletes—as long as those transactions meet the benchmark of serving a "valid business purpose."        

College Sports Commission Releases New Post-House Guidance Clearing Path for College Sports NIL Deals

Fri, 2025-08-01 21:31
The College Sports Commission, a regulatory agency created to enforce the watershed $2.8 billion House v. NCAA class action settlement, on Thursday revised its guidance for name, image and likeness (NIL) payments, permitting NIL collectives and other school-affiliated entities to ink deals with college athletes—as long as those transactions meet the benchmark of serving a "valid business purpose."        

'This Verdict Is a Wake-Up Call': Jury Trial Finds Meta Breached State Privacy Law in Class Action Against Fertility App

Fri, 2025-08-01 21:25

A San Francisco federal court jury on Friday found Meta Platforms Inc. violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act in a landmark data privacy class action, which accused the Big Tech giant of illegally mining sensitive sexual and reproductive health data from Flo Health Inc., an app-based online fertility tracking platform.

       

'Flagrant Manipulation': Chicago Firm Sanctioned for Not Designating 'Related' Case in Violation of Court Order

Fri, 2025-08-01 17:35

"Violations of court orders that span multiple jurisdictions are difficult to detect, particularly in Schedule A cases where forum shopping is rampant and defendants rarely appear." U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr.

       

A Secret Storage Unit Unleashes New Accusations in 3M's Black Lung Lawsuit

Fri, 2025-08-01 17:10

In a racketeering suit 3M filed against three lawyers who brought hundreds of black lung lawsuits, a federal judge ordered preservation of evidence contained in a storage unit belonging to one of the defendants, Glenn Martin Hammond.

       

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