A state court jury in Beaumont found the negligence of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and its doctors caused a man’s paralysis, and awarded him $59.7 million. The […]
Casinos Are Defeating Suits Over Algorithms and Room Rates
A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a suit claiming that some Atlantic City casinos used pricing software to unlawfully fix rates for hotel rooms. It follows […]
Surpassing Cravath Associate Pay Scale, Boutique Seeks to Stay Above Market
A health care boutique in Austin has raised associate salaries significantly above the highest tier in the legal market, potentially setting the bar for raises for 2025. By […]
Crypto.com Becomes Latest Industry Player to Sue the SEC
Crypto.com confirmed Tuesday that it received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and went on the offensive in filing a complaint in a federal […]
Bandmates Say They Didn’t Approve Lawsuit
Weeks after Nelly’s former St. Lunatics groupmates sued him for allegedly cutting them out of royalties for his chart-topping breakout album Country Grammar, three of the ex-bandmates now […]
Risks, Realities, and Lessons for Businesses
In 2024, a year proclaimed as the “Year of the Election,” voters in countries representing over half the world’s population headed to the polls. This massive electoral wave […]
Band Sues Universal Music Over $200M in Royalties
Limp Bizkit and frontman Fred Durst are suing Universal Music Group (UMG) over allegations that the label owes the band more than $200 million, with Durst’s lawyers writing […]
Diddy Case Explained, Garth Brooks Abuse Accusations & More Law News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
TikTok Sued By Dozens of States, Alleging Addiction Risk to Kids
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health […]
Bankruptcy – Bad faith – Dismissal
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a motion has been filed seeking to dismiss a debtor’s Chapter 13 case for “cause” as having been filed in bad faith under 11 […]