YoungBoy Never Broke Again (aka NBA YoungBoy) will plead guilty to a federal gun charge that saw him held under house arrest for more than two years while […]
Deal Watch: Deals Abound, Debt Offerings Soar and Private Equity Firms Start Exercising
All indicators point to continuing growth in deal flow through 2024, a welcome occurrence after years of uncertainty and lower-than-normal workloads. Last week saw one of the largest deals of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Orders Blocking Civil Rights Protections for Students — Justia News — August 19, 2024
This spring, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new rule involving Title IX, the main federal law against sex discrimination in education. (Schools must comply with Title […]
Adidas Beats Class-Action Lawsuit by Investors Over Kanye West Deal
Adidas AG has won a court order dismissing a class-action lawsuit that claims the German sneaker giant violated securities laws by failing to warn its shareholders about Ye’s […]
Paul Weiss Adds New Derivatives Partner From A&O Shearman
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced Monday the addition of finance group partner Kerri Durso from A&O Shearman. Durso, whose practice focuses on over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives, joins […]
Can Taylor Swift Sue Donald Trump Over AI-Generated False Endorsement?
After Donald Trump posted AI-generated images to social media that falsely suggested Taylor Swift had endorsed him, can the superstar take legal action against the Republican presidential nominee? […]
Simpson Thacher to Face UK Tribunal Over Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Allegations
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in London over allegations of historic anti-money laundering compliance shortcomings. In […]
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Automaker Cut Deal to Amend California’s Lemon Law
Plaintiffs attorneys and at least one car manufacturer have negotiated an end-of-session legislative deal to amend California’s “lemon law,” the 42-year-old statute that requires automakers to refund the […]
FTC’s Kroger-Albertsons Suit Premised on ‘Fanciful’ Definition of Grocery Market, Dissenting States Say
Attorneys general from Alabama, Georgia, Iowa and Ohio are urging a federal judge to allow Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of rival Albertsons to go through, arguing that the Federal […]
Judge Sustains Pedialyte’s Trademark Suit Against Alleged Copycat Product
A federal judge in Minnesota ruled that Abbott Laboratories, the creators of Pedialyte, can continue with its trademark suit against Revitalyte, a similar electrolyte beverage made popular through […]