Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino must be deposed in the ongoing litigation over the 2021 disaster at the Astroworld music festival, the Texas Supreme Court says. In a […]
Ex Parte Trademark Appeals to District Court — Lessons Learned from the Front Lines
Section 1071 of the Lanham Act provides parties two options for appealing adverse ex parte decisions from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The dissatisfied party may either appeal […]
Young Thug Mistrial Possible as Judge Weighs Ending Atlanta RICO Trial
A Georgia judge is weighing whether to declare a mistrial in Young Thug’s long-running Atlanta gang trial, a move that would require prosecutors to either start from scratch […]
Thomson Reuters Unveils AI for Legal Justice Aid Program for Legal Aid Organizations
On Thursday, Thomson Reuters announced the launch of its AI for Legal Justice Aid program, which includes a partnership with select nonprofit legal aid organizations as well as […]
Division Over Monsanto’s Preemption Defense Deepens as Mass. Court Tosses Roundup Claims
A Massachusetts state court ruling marks another victory for Monsanto on a legal issue that has divided courts across the national Roundup litigation. Justice Salim Rodriguez Tabit of the Essex […]
DC Defamation Boutique Secures $8M Jury Damages Verdict in Libel Case
Litigators who helped Dominion Voting Systems secure a $787.5 million defamation settlement with Fox News in April 2023 have prevailed in an unrelated District of Columbia libel case. […]
Supreme Court Asked If Ellison’s Plans Affected Oracle’s NetSuite Acquisition
Who Got The Work David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending […]
EV Startup Canoo Tentatively Settles $61 Million Investor Suit
The details of the agreement were not public, but were announced via a ruling by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil of the Southern District of New York. […]
New York Judge Consolidates Harvey Weinstein Cases, Pushes Retrial to 2025
Harvey Weinstein will now face trial on a consolidated case sometime next year, following a decision on Wednesday from the New York judge overseeing the ailing mogul’s sex […]
Big Law Assembles as Cruise Lines Clinch Partial Victory in $439M Havana Docks Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit sided with several major cruise lines in closely watched litigation involving Havana docks in a 2-1 decision that lawyers say helps with […]