The litigation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has brought on a bevy of lawyers from several law firms, including Wachtell, Morrison & Foerster, Mololamken, and Toberoff and Associates.

       

In this episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Jennifer Hastings, founder of Outsource Counsel, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

       

“The cases ... represent not just a single family but an entire community stepping forward to hold OpenAI accountable for its role in the shooting," according to a statement issued on behalf of Edelson, which is representing the plaintiffs.

       

U.S. District Judge David Campbell of the District of Arizona is overseeing the trial, which began on April 21 and is set to wrap up by May 8.

       

"Based on its plain language, we conclude that the government contractor exemption applies only to exempt a contractor from liability when acting within the scope of its government contract," Judge Matthew G. Bertani wrote for the panel.

       

The student, who was a 1L at Emory Law, is "no longer associated with the university," according to the school.

       

U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan has presided over thousands of controversies as an Article III judge, including a high-profile terrorism conspiracy case where she handed down hefty prison sentences years before being assigned to the 2026 federal criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

       

While the judge granted LSAC's motion to dismiss, he also gave the plaintiff 14 days to submit an amended complaint, which the plaintiff's lawyer said he will file.

       

Uber's Cory Krasnoff said that rather than micromanaging scripts and reviewing post-production changes, legal should focus on educating business teams on when they have the green light and when they need to stop and call a lawyer.

       

The Supreme Court leaned toward throwing out legal challenges to the Trump administration's decisions to end temporary immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals.

       

Opening statements shape juror views through storytelling, visuals, and strategy. This webcast shows how litigators can use tech, collaboration, and clear narratives to deliver persuasive, high-impact openings.
       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Verizon Managing Associate General Counsel Meghan Riley live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

       

"Learn the big picture—don't just myopically focus on the task at hand. Don't get me wrong—it's critical to learn the law and know your craft, but if you're missing the business forest for the legal trees, you're not going to proceed to the next level. Understanding where you fit in in the larger scheme is the first step to actively participating and owning responsibility in a matter."

       

A Chicago federal judge held that a price-comparison browser extension does not trespass on a retailer's property when it changes how the site appears on a consumer's device in a case of first impression for Illinois courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

       

A new KPMG survey found that company leaders increasingly are asking GCs to weigh in on nonlegal matters. But just 23% of legal chiefs say that's happening constantly.

       

Kent Walker's legal team last year lost an antitrust trial over whether Google illegally monopolized advertising technology. But it avoided a calamitous outcome in a separate case in which a judge ruled it illegally monopolized search.

       

This week: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monsanto's defense of federal preemption in lawsuits over its Roundup pesticide. The first bellwether trial among more than 3,000 lawsuits over Bard's PowerPort medical devices began in Arizona. Find out who stepped in to represent fertilizer manufacturers, such as Koch Industries and The Mosaic Co., in a string of new antitrust lawsuits.        

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report.

       

The American Bar Association agrees to offer its Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund on a "race/ethnicity-neutral basis," as it was changed to in October. 

       

"Threatening the life of the President of the United States is a grave violation of our nation's laws," acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said after a federal grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment alleging Comey threatened to kill President Donald Trump in a May 2025 social media post.