The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will likely ramp up enforcement litigation under President Donald Trump. One potential strategy: stepping into appellate matters.

Central to the complaint is the charge that Garner and its subcontractors billed the City of New York at prevailing rate levels, consistent with comptroller wage schedules or government labor reimbursement rates but paid workers the much lower minimum wage or non-prevailing rates.

An Illinois appellate court revived a Chicago White Sox concession worker's negligence suit against the team and its stadium operators this week after the Circuit Court of Cook County granted the defendants summary judgment.

The court concluded the Court of Chancery should not have included $458 million in canceled benefits when calculating the total benefit to shareholders achieved by the July 2023 settlement.

Employment suits in Tennessee center on tips for restaurant workers. 

The regulator warned firms that participating in the Mansfield certification could constitute violations of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act.

"Don't hide the ball. Don't ignore the overwhelming weight of persuasive authority as if it won't be found. And don't send a sacrificial lamb to stand before this Court with a fistful of cases that don't apply and no cogent argument for why they should," reads the order, penned by U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton for the Middle District of Florida.

In this week's Legal Speak episode, former Minnesota prosecutor Jack Rice discusses the legality of prosecuting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the January deaths of American citizens and immigrant detainees.

Patrick Philbin of Torridon Law asked Judge Sean P. Lugg to grant Fox News' motion to dismiss, arguing that, because none of the parties or the facts of the case has a strong link to Delaware, the Delaware court should defer to California,

Several law firms have opened offices in Texas since the start of the year, as firms chase profits in unexpected places.

Michael L. Cioffi of Blank Rome is asking that the Eleventh Circuit vacate and enter judgment in favor of Chiquita or remand for a new trial.

The regulator warned firms that participating in the Mansfield certification could constitute violations of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act

The toolmaker was facing significant headwinds even before the Department of Justice alleged in a December lawsuit that it mishandled safety issues involving utility bars and miter saws.

“At bottom, this case comes down to the Secretary's failure to conform to the strictures of the TPS -[temporary protected status] statute," Judge Kim Wardlaw wrote for the court. "The Secretary attempted to exercise powers Congress simply did not provide under the statute.

Morrison Foerster and Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County have reached a settlement with the City of Pasadena on behalf of Pasadena tenants affected by residual environmental contamination from the January 2025 Eaton wildfire.

U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed counts three and four of the federal indictment, which charged murder through use of a firearm in the death of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is still charged with two stalking counts, for which he could face up to life in prison.

U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed counts three and four of the federal indictment, which charged murder through use of a firearm in the death of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is still charged with two stalking counts, for which he could face up to life in prison.

The publishers initially alleged the AI company infringed 500 works. They say evidence brought to light in a copyright infringement case brought by book authors revealed the actual number was 40 times higher.

The newly-created Winston Taylor will go live on May 1 with combined revenues of $1.63 billion and more than 1,400 lawyers, after partners approved the deal in late January.

The first months of President Donald Trump's second term especially saw appellate courts issuing a flurry of administrative stays—for unspecified periods—to block government initiatives while they bought time to rule on motions for more concrete stays pending appeal.

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