Melissa Etheridge is facing a legal battle over her brief foray into the cannabis business, filed by two business partners in Northern California who claim that the singer […]
Debevoise, Cleary Expand San Francisco Space, Seeing Opportunity in City Resurgence
New York law firms Debevoise & Plimpton and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton see opportunity in San Francisco, which felt the impact of the pandemic as much as […]
Why AI Lawsuits May Have a Lot to Do With Andy Warhol and Prince
The lawsuits filed by the major labels against the AI companies Suno and Udio could be the most important cases to the music business since the Supreme Court […]
Judge Tosses Most of Landmark SEC Suit Alleging SolarWinds and Its Security Chief Hid Cyber Vulnerabilities
A federal judge on Thursday gutted much of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark lawsuit against information technology software company SolarWinds stemming from a devastating 2020 hack of […]
Circuit Judges Show Hope for Administration in States’ Title IX Challenges
Majority opinions for the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth circuits followed suit in denying the Department of Education’s requests to stay orders blocking the […]
‘Chevron’ Deference’s Demise Likely Emboldens EPA’s Opponents, Environmental Law Experts Say
With the demise of Chevron deference, regulated entities are emboldened to challenge—and judges more free to question—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations as beyond the EPA’s statutory authority, environmental law […]
Circuit Court Revives Homeowners Insurance Suit Over Public Auction Confusion
Rejecting Nationwide Insurance’s arguments brought by a midsized regional firm that an ordinary person would understand that a “post third sale offering” of a tax-delinquent home is considered […]
PharMerica Corp. Agrees to $100M Settlement in Nursing Home ‘Swapping’ Scheme
A U.S. district judge in New Jersey has approved a $100 million settlement of a False Claims Act suit claiming pharmacy operator PharMerica Corp. engaged in a drug […]
Michael Jackson Music Catalog Sale Fight: Estate Scores Court Win
Michael Jackson’s estate has won a tentative court ruling that would allow it to proceed with a $600 million sale of the singer’s catalog to Sony Music, overcoming […]
Judge Orders $30K in Discovery Sanctions Against Dechert Client
A federal judge in Massachusetts this week granted Novi Footwear International Co.’s sanction request against another footwear company represented by Dechert. However, the court only granted fees pertaining […]