The victims of a 2022 mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade can proceed with negligence claims against Smith & Wesson and other gun retailers and distributors, […]
Young Thug’s Probation Won’t Be Revoked Over Tweet, Judge Rules
A Fulton County judge has declined to revoke Young Thug‘s probation after Atlanta prosecutors pushed for his imprisonment over a social media post the rapper made calling a […]
Donald Trump Can’t Dismiss Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A federal judge says President Donald Trump must face a copyright lawsuit filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes over the president’s alleged use of the 1966 song […]
Plaintiff’s False Testimony Over ‘Almost Verbatim Text’ Lead to Dismissal, Judge Rules
A federal judge dismissed a trademark infringement suit with prejudice after the plaintiff’s owner perjured himself by claiming that he single-handedly wrote 100 pieces of copy that were […]
UMG Can’t Stop AI Training In Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A federal judge has refused Universal Music Group’s request for an injunction that would have immediately blocked artificial intelligence company Anthropic PBC from using copyrighted lyrics to train […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Art Generated Solely by AI Cannot Be Copyrighted — Justia News — March 20, 2025
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has reaffirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be considered authors under U.S. […]
Underlying Malpractice Suit ‘Meets the Low Bar’ of Insurer’s Duty to Defend Chicago Firm, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Illinois sided with a boutique law firm in Chicago this week in a dispute over whether an underlying legal-malpractice suit fell under its insurer’s […]
Delegation Clause Sends Personal Injury Claims to Arbitrator, State High Court Rules
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated a circuit court’s judgment in a personal injury suit against a trampoline park, concluding last week that an arbitrator was required to weigh […]
Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Target, Store Manager Sent to State Court, Federal Judge Rules
A slip-and-fall suit against Target and a store manager is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Illinois determined the store manager was properly named […]
Questions Remain for Future of Environmental Reviews After Scrapping of NEPA Rules
In one of his first executive orders promoting fossil fuels, President Donald Trump directed the Council on Environmental Quality to rescind National Environmental Policy Act regulations, upending the […]