Fired FTC Dem Warns Of Billionaire Influence On Trump

By Thy Vo

A Democrat who was terminated by President Donald Trump from the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that the public should be concerned about "which billionaire has the president's ear" when the next "mega-merger" is proposed, in remarks to a Colorado legislative committee the day after his firing.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

ACLU Says Biased AI Tech Boxed Out Deaf Intuit Applicant

By Grace Elletson

Intuit and a human resources technology vendor violated federal and state law by turning away a deaf job applicant after interviewing her using artificial intelligence-based video technology that puts disabled and nonwhite applicants at a disadvantage, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling

By Lauren Berg

A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Ch. 11 Plan Settlement

By Rick Archer

Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed a new Chapter 11 plan in a New York bankruptcy court, including a $6.5 billion payment from members of the Sackler family who own the company and $900 million from the debtor, that aims to compensate thousands of creditors for damages from opioid sales.

1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Colo. Adviser Says SEC Can't Seek Suspension

By Emilie Ruscoe

A Colorado-based municipal adviser and his company have sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, asserting that the regulator violated their right to due process with administrative moves to revoke their registration following its partial summary judgment win in first-of-its-kind enforcement litigation.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

10th Circ. Says 'Corner-Crossing' Hunters Didn't Trespass

By Thy Vo

A Tenth Circuit panel has ruled that Wyoming hunters who used an A-frame ladder to cross over private property to access public lands didn't trespass, finding an 1885 American frontier law protects the public's right to "corner-cross" and access public lands that are otherwise enclosed by private property.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Series

Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Trump Rescinds Paul Weiss Order After Firm Strikes Deal

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will rescind an executive order suspending security clearances held by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP employees after the law firm agreed to not adopt DEI hiring practices and to provide $40 million worth of pro bono services to support administration initiatives.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

9th Circ. Judge Takes Aim At Calif. Gun Ruling On YouTube

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Ninth Circuit judge on Thursday took to YouTube to issue a dissent over the court's decision to ban in California all high-capacity magazines for assault rifles, a move that several of his fellow judges lamented as "wildly improper" and said they needed to address "lest the genre proliferate."

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Winston & Strawn Is The Latest Firm Leaving China

By Andrea Keckley

Winston & Strawn LLP is closing its last-remaining China office in Shanghai after operating there since 2009, joining a long list of firms making their exits from the nation.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Attys Suing FIFA Appear To Have Used AI In Fighting DQ Bid

By Bryan Koenig

A Puerto Rico federal judge is threatening sanctions for attorneys accusing soccer's international governing body, its Puerto Rican affiliate and a regional soccer association of trying to block local rivals, after the attorneys appeared to use artificial intelligence to help write briefs containing citations to nonexistent cases.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Akin Hires White & Case Atty To Open Saudi Arabia Office

By Andrea Keckley

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a longtime White & Case LLP attorney to co-lead the launch of a new office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, touting the corporate attorney's project finance experience and client relationships with entities like multi-project developer Red Sea Global.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Faegre Drinker Faces Sanctions Bid In Trump IP Song Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Isaac Hayes' estate urged a Georgia federal judge Thursday to sanction a conservative political group and its Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath counsel in a copyright lawsuit over President Donald Trump's playing of Hayes' "Hold On, I'm Comin'" hit song at rallies, arguing they filed a "frivolous" dismissal bid.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Litigation Finance Platform Launches With $70M In Offerings

By Ryan Boysen

JurisTrade, a new electronic platform aimed at standardizing and streamlining transactions in the notoriously opaque litigation funding sector, has launched with more than $70 million in initial funding opportunities, according to an announcement Thursday.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Sykes To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit will take semiretired status on Oct. 1.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-Cognizant CLO Seeks Trial Delay After Hiring New Counsel

By Carla Baranauckas

After hiring new trial counsel Wednesday, a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges asked a New Jersey federal judge on Thursday for an adjournment of the April 7 trial date so his new attorney can review the evidence and the history of the case, which has been pending for more than six years.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Hawley To Introduce Bill To Restrict Nationwide Injunctions

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on Thursday he would be introducing legislation to prevent district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Feds Seek 3-Year Sentence For Med Mal Atty's Extortion Ploy

By Emily Sawicki

Federal prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison sentence for a prominent Baltimore attorney found guilty of a $25 million extortion attempt against the University of Maryland Medical Center over false claims that the hospital knowingly transplanted "diseased" and rejected organs into patients.

Memorandum attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »