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  2nd Circ. Sides With Tribe In NY Thruway Ruling

  By Ali Sullivan

  A split Second Circuit on Thursday sided with a Native American tribe in its challenge to part of the New York S...(read more)

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  Ex-Tesla CFO Tells Jury Paperwork On Deals 'Not Elon's Style'

  By Craig Clough

  Former Tesla Inc. executive Deepak Ahuja told a California federal securities trial jury on Wednesday that he be...(read more)

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• BREAKING: Ex-Pryor Cashman Atty Gets 1 Year For Molotov Incident

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A Brooklyn federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Pryor Cashman attorney to twelve months and one day in prison for his role in a Molotov cocktail attack on a vacant NYPD vehicle amid racial injustice protests following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.

• FTX Wants Ch. 11 Subpoenas For SBF, His Family And Execs

  By Vince Sullivan

  Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. asked a Delaware court Thursday for permission to issue subpoenas to the company's indicted co-founder and ex-CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, and his family members, seeking information about their personal assets and any transactions they made with the company prior to its Chapter 11 filing.

• In Blow To Hemp Industry, FDA Punts On CBD Rules

  By Sam Reisman

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it would not develop rules to allow hemp-derived CBD to be sold in dietary supplements or foods, sending shockwaves through the hemp industry which has been pushing for CBD regulations for years.

• FTC's Republican Commish Says Recent Moves Risk Backlash

  By Matthew Perlman

  The Federal Trade Commission's lone Republican warned Thursday that recent rulemakings and other moves by the commission's Democratic majority run the risk of creating a backlash that will hamper the agency's enforcement efforts.

• Eastman Hit With Ethics Charges In Calif. Over 2020 Election

  By Jack Karp

  Controversial Trump attorney John Eastman has been charged with multiple ethics violations that could result in his disbarment, the State Bar of California announced Thursday.

• Girardi Victims' $6.3M Suit Against NY Firm Tossed, For Now

  By Craig Clough

  A California federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit against a New York lawyer and his firm alleging they illegally received $6.3 million of a burn victim's settlement from Girardi Keese founder Tom Girardi, finding the complaint contains allegations of fraud that must be pled with more particularity.

• NJ Panel Says Smith & Wesson Can't Stop Ad Info Subpoena

  By Ryan Harroff

  Smith & Wesson Sales Co. Inc. cannot block a subpoena from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs seeking information on its marketing materials, a state appellate panel ruled Thursday in another loss for the gunmaker related to the Garden State's probe.

• 'Zombie' Retailers Like Bed Bath & Beyond Face A Reckoning

  By Vince Sullivan

  Retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond that rode a wave of low-cost capital to survive the COVID-19 pandemic have now become "zombie companies" that can only make enough revenue to service their debt, setting the stage for current economic conditions to drive them into bankruptcy, experts say.

• MSG Owner Floats Dry Night As Atty Ban Comes Under Fire

  By Alex Lawson

  Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan defended his ban on lawyers litigating against his business interests Thursday and suggested a defiant temporary suspension of alcohol sales at the venue as the state's liquor authorities consider revoking his license.

• Afghan Child's Family Seeks Penalty For Marine's TV Interview

  By Rae Ann Varona

  An Afghan couple accusing a U.S. Marine and his wife of kidnapping their niece wants the American couple sanctioned after images of the child appeared on national television in an alleged violation of a court order meant to protect her identity from the Taliban. 

• Trader Blasts Deutsche Bank For 'Malicious' Libor Prosecution

  By Lauren Berg

  A former Deutsche Bank trader whose 2018 Libor-rigging conviction was overturned initiated a $30 million civil action in New York state court on Wednesday accusing his former employer of malicious prosecution.

• Pfizer Bid To Shield FBI Talks Meets Skeptical Judge

  By Aaron Keller

  Questioning the lack of a key affidavit and the sufficiency of a deposition, a federal magistrate judge seemed inclined to reject at least some of Pfizer's arguments to shielding its communications with the FBI from two former executives the company has accused of stealing drug research.