In early January 2024, Ari Ben Swartz, a retired systems analyst living in Las Cruces, New Mexico, did what many newly single Americans do: he downloaded Tinder. His […]
SEC Inspector General Releases Report Clearing Simpson Thacher Senior Adviser of Ethics Charges
A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official did not violate ethics rules by declaring at a 2018 summit that the native token of Ethereum, a company linked […]
Colleges, Universities Formally Withdraw From State Minority-Exclusive Scholarship Program
Despite threats of legal action from the Department of Justice, some universities in Illinois say they haven’t utilized a minority-exclusive scholarship program for years but have now formally […]
Quavo TikTok Video Featuring Ferrari Sculpture Draws Copyright Lawsuit
Quavo is facing a copyright lawsuit centered on a recent music video — not over an uncleared sample or a stolen melody, but a quartz sculpture of a […]
Out-of-State Employee Can’t Clear Discrimination Claims Against Minnesota Employer, 8th Circuit Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this week determined that an employee cannot bring workplace discrimination claims against her former employer under the Minnesota Human […]
Understanding the Average Salary of a Corporate Lawyer
Introduction to Corporate Law Corporate law, also known as business law, embodies the legal framework that governs the formation, operation, and dissolution of corporations. It encompasses a wide […]
State Appellate Court Looks to Clarify ‘Using’ a Vehicle
An insurance company and an Illinois man’s dispute over how an insured “uses” a vehicle will return to the lower court and could be a case of first […]
Former 3rd Circuit Judge Kent Jordan on Wanting an Apolitical Retirement
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’re taking a look at part of my interview with retired Third […]
Law Firms Are Turning Into Tech Developers. Legal Tech Providers Aren’t Worried
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through […]
Rapper Must Pay Accuser $4 Million
A Los Angeles jury held Soulja Boy liable Thursday (April 10) in a civil lawsuit filed by a former personal assistant who says he raped her, awarding the […]