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April 25, 2025
A former Ford O'Brien Landy LLP client who claimed the firm's "haphazard" representation lost him millions at arbitration has had his legal malpractice suit thrown out of New York state court, with a judge finding no evidence that the outcome would have changed had his counsel acted differently.
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April 25, 2025
A company that produces adhesives and fasteners for the construction industry fired its vice president and chief financial officer to avoid paying him nearly $300,000 in bonuses, according to a contract suit removed to Connecticut federal court.
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April 25, 2025
The Tenth Circuit on Friday backed Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s decision to claw back $31 million worth of stock awards because a former CEO violated his noncompete agreement with the aircraft structure manufacturer, holding a lower court properly ruled the employment pact was enforceable under Kansas law.
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April 25, 2025
The first three months of President Donald Trump's administration have left lawyers who represent employers and benefit plans hungry for clarity on issues like cryptocurrency as a 401(k) investment and coverage for gender-affirming care. Here, Law360 looks at five areas where attorneys are hoping for guidance or regulations.
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April 24, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court is set for climactic arguments over class certification standards that have cleaved circuits from coast to coast for much of the past two decades, teeing up a make-or-break ruling for many class actions and a transformative event for legal practice in the swelling litigation realm.
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April 24, 2025
The supply chain for Starbucks' Brazilian coffee is rife with slavery-like conditions and child labor, coffee plantation workers have said in a lawsuit, alleging they were forced to work for suppliers of the global coffee chain under "debt bondage" and threats of violence.
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April 24, 2025
Former OneTaste executives facing forced-labor conspiracy charges asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to bar allegedly stolen and attorney-client privileged documents from being used at a May trial, saying corporate legal communications are broadly at risk.
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April 24, 2025
A Georgia federal judge on Thursday considered extending an order to restore over 130 current and former international students to a U.S. Immigration and Customs database, but suggested it remains unclear whether the move would even guarantee the students' legal immigration status.
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April 24, 2025
A Colorado federal judge dismissed, for now, allegations that the former operations director of Curaleaf Inc. violated a confidentiality agreement and shared information with a onetime business partner, ruling Thursday the court lacked jurisdiction since the defendant didn't live in the state, rarely traveled to the state and worked remotely.
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April 24, 2025
Two tax assistance companies are appealing to the Ninth Circuit an Arizona federal court ruling denying their request to stop the IRS from issuing batch denials of thousands of pandemic-era worker credit claims, including those filed by their clients.
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April 24, 2025
The regional cable channel that broadcasts Boston Red Sox and Bruins games has obtained a civil judgment against a former executive who was convicted of embezzling nearly $600,000 through a billing fraud scheme.
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April 24, 2025
The Second Circuit has fast-tracked an appeal by a Connecticut attorney who lost a lawsuit over his former law firm's alleged unauthorized use of his name and likeness after his firing.
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April 23, 2025
Cannabis company Curaleaf sued a former executive in Florida federal court Wednesday, alleging she breached her employment agreement and may have shared confidential information when she jumped ship to competitor Jushi.
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April 23, 2025
A Texas appellate judge asked the state Wednesday if it expected three of its largest cities to " wait for a thousand tiny cuts" before being allowed to challenge a bill nicknamed the "Death Star" by opponents, which they say infringe on their ability to manage their own affairs.
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April 23, 2025
A Massachusetts Audi dealership said a former general manager violated a nonsolicitation agreement by going to work for another Audi dealership 15 miles away and convincing six others to join him.
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April 23, 2025
SCOTUSblog has been sold to digital media company The Dispatch, according to announcements from both publications Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the U.S. Supreme Court-focused legal publication while its co-founder Tom Goldstein faces criminal charges.
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April 23, 2025
Attorneys for Vanderbilt University quarterback Diego Pavia urged the Sixth Circuit to leave in place a lower court's rebuke of the NCAA's rule limiting eligibility for junior-college athletes, stressing that the disputed restrictions are a flagrant violation of antitrust law.
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April 22, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court should reject an appeal from Seattle cops who joined the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" demonstration in D.C. and now want to stay incognito, according to a former law school student on Tuesday who sought police records identifying the officers and who said U.S. Supreme Court rules require the officers to seek relief in Washington state court.
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April 22, 2025
Arkansas created an income tax credit for businesses that relocate their corporate headquarters to the state equal to up to 50% of their payroll for qualifying employees under a bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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April 22, 2025
Johnson & Johnson has reached a settlement with the estate of a former executive that it accused of stealing confidential files when he left the company to work for Pfizer, but who died in the middle of the litigation, the parties told a New Jersey federal court.
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April 22, 2025
Generative AI's promises to boost productivity and transform industries could benefit people, but it also comes with risks of social harm, and its effects on the environment remain unclear, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report released Tuesday.
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April 22, 2025
An Italian auto racing engineering support company has sued Lamborghini in Texas federal court, accusing the sports car manufacturer of swiping trade secrets related to steering wheel setups in vehicles used to compete in races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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April 21, 2025
Seven firefighters unions have joined a proposed class action accusing 3M Co., DuPont and safety gear companies of knowingly exposing first responders to cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in their protective equipment, according to a newly amended complaint filed in Connecticut federal court.
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April 21, 2025
Citing in part "overbroad" claims, Delaware's Court of Chancery denied an HKA Global Inc. preliminary injunction bid Monday seeking damages from and restrictions on former employees of the risk mitigation and litigation support company who allegedly jumped to a competitor and then lured away colleagues.
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April 21, 2025
A Michigan-based trucking company has stopped making payments toward a $10 million bill owed to a Teamsters pension fund after partially withdrawing from the plan, the fund said in a complaint filed Monday in Illinois federal court.