Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing

By Sarah Jarvis

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook is preparing to file a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's announcement that she has been terminated from her position, allegedly for committing mortgage fraud, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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Anthropic, Authors Reach Deal In AI Copyright Cases

By Adam Lidgett

Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic said Tuesday it has inked a deal to end copyright litigation from authors who allege that their works were illegally obtained to train the company's large language model, Claude.

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Analysis

AI Copyright Licensing Is Helping To Fuel Tech's Evolution

By Ivan Moreno

While courts wrestle with fair use questions around artificial intelligence training, legal experts say the growing number of licensing deals between tech companies and copyright owners is setting market norms for accessing the troves of content needed across rapidly evolving AI applications.

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OpenAI, ChatGPT Blamed In Suit Over Calif. Teen's Suicide

By Hailey Konnath

The parents of a California teenager who died by suicide earlier this year filed a wrongful death suit in Golden State court Tuesday, claiming that OpenAI's artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and suicidal ideation and then helped the 16-year-old plan his death.

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Analysis

HPE's Trump-Tied Lobbyists Cast 'Pall' Over Merger Review

By Bryan Koenig

The firing of two senior officials in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division who complained after being forced to accept a merger clearance settlement has caused many practitioners to question whether the traditional separation between competition enforcement and other White House priorities is a thing of the past.

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Texas AG To Probe Heavy Metals In Baby Foods

By Emily Field

The Texas attorney general on Tuesday announced an investigation into leading baby food makers that may have deceptively advertised and sold products containing dangerously high levels of heavy metals, such as arsenic.

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Skechers Investor Sues For Docs In $9.4B Take-Private Deal

By Lauren Berg

Skechers faces a lawsuit in Delaware's Court of Chancery from a company stockholder seeking access to corporate records over concerns that 3G Capital's $9.4 billion deal to take the footwear giant private would unfairly give Skechers' founders a "substantial equity stake" and continued leadership roles in the surviving company.

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Japanese Newspapers Sue Perplexity AI Over Content Use

By Elliot Weld

Two large Japanese newspapers said Tuesday they are suing Perplexity AI Inc., alleging the company ignored their ban on unauthorized use of their content by running a generative artificial intelligence model that spits out copyrighted material.

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Adam & Eve Beats Google Tracking Privacy Suit, For Now

By Lauren Berg

A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed claims accusing Adam & Eve's parent of sharing customers' private sexual information with Google through website analytics, saying the plaintiff hasn't established an expectation of privacy in his online browsing, as he "could be freely observed by store clerks or nosy neighbors" at a physical store.

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Meta Fired Worker For Being Older White Male, Bias Suit Says

By Gina Kim

A former Meta Platforms Inc. employee filed an age bias suit in California state court Tuesday, alleging the company prioritized non-white, non-male workers and applicants for job opportunities, bonuses and promotions, before it eventually executed a "reduction in force" that disparately affected older workers who ended up being terminated.

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Uber Eats To Pay Couriers $15M To End Seattle's Wage Claims

By Rachel Riley

Uber Eats has inked a $15 million settlement to end allegations that it flouted the city of Seattle's worker protection laws by failing to pay drivers what they were promised, including bonus earnings and minimum payments for canceled fares. 

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Airbnb Argues Secret Filming Not Legally Sexual Harassment

By Jonathan Capriel

Airbnb says the federal law prohibiting forced arbitration in sexual misconduct claims doesn't apply to a lawsuit filed by six women who claim that they were secretly filmed nude during their stay at a California rental, arguing to a Los Angeles County court that clandestine recordings do not count as sexual assault or harassment.

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4th Circ. Revokes Class Cert. In Progressive Car Valuation Suit

By Ganesh Setty

The Fourth Circuit reversed a Progressive Insurance policyholder's class certification win over certain adjustments the insurer makes when calculating the actual cash value of a totaled vehicle, saying that determining whether Progressive breached each insured's policy is a "highly individualized assessment."

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Credit Union Wants Ex-CEO's Latest Wage Claims Trimmed

By Aaron Keller

Sound Federal Credit Union wants a Connecticut Superior Court judge to trim its former CEO's recently revamped employment lawsuit, saying defamation and failure to pay wages claims should be removed from his complaint before his breach of contract claim advances.

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Foley Hoag Adds Healthcare Co-Leader From Manatt

By Jack Rodgers

Foley Hoag LLP has hired the former president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as the new co-chair of its healthcare department.

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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Corp. And Individual Changes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act built on and reshaped elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including business interest deductions, bonus depreciation and personal income relief, delivering substantial changes to both corporate and individual tax policy, say attorneys at Weil.

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Annual Report Shows CFIUS Extending Its Reach In 2024

The recently released 2024 annual report from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reveals record civil penalties and enhanced internal capabilities, illustrating expanding jurisdiction and an increasing appetite for enforcement actions, says Nathan Fisher at StoneTurn.

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11th Circ. Ruling Shows Federal Question Jurisdiction Limits

The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in AST Science v. Delclaux shows why it is extremely difficult for litigants to maintain a state law cause of action in federal court under Supreme Court precedent, says Paul Avron at Berger Singerman.

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Cybersecurity Risks Can Lurk In Gov't Contractor Acquisitions

The Justice Department’s recent False Claims Act enforcement activity against Raytheon and Nightwing-related defense contractors demonstrates the importance of identifying and mitigating potential cybersecurity compliance risks when acquiring a company that contracts with the federal government, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates

Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

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DC Judicial Vacancy Crisis Could Be Easing Soon

By Courtney Bublé

The White House is in the process of finalizing some judicial nominees for the vacancy-plagued Washington, D.C., local courts, an issue that has been highlighted by the federal government's takeover of D.C. law enforcement and the surge of National Guard troops to the nation's capital.

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Eastern District Of Pa.'s Former Chief Judge To Retire In Sept.

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was chief judge until earlier this month, will retire on Sept. 19, according to an update from the federal judiciary posted on Wednesday.

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Fenwick Fights New Claims In FTX Crypto Scam MDL

By Ryan Boysen

Fenwick & West LLP has asked a Florida federal judge to shut down a bid by victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam to bring new claims against the firm, calling allegations that it knew about FTX's misuse of customer funds an "irresponsible falsehood."

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Ex-Jackson Walker Partner Says Romance Suit Is 'Déjà Vu'

By Catherine Marfin

A former Jackson Walker LLP partner accused of hiding a romance with a former Texas bankruptcy judge asked a court Tuesday to toss a group of bondholders' proposed class action over their company's Chapter 11 proceeding.

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Personal Injury Firm Accuses Rival Of 'Bait And Switch'

By Chris Villani

A Boston personal injury firm facing claims it ripped off another firm's marketing plan launched a countersuit claiming that the rival is using an illegal business model and lying to try to stop a growing competitor.

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Undercover Operation Detailed In Trial Of Slain Fla. Law Prof

By David Minsky

Law enforcement agents took the stand in Florida state court Wednesday to provide details of an undercover operation in the investigation of Donna Adelson, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding a conspiracy to have assassins kill university law professor Dan Markel in 2014.

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DOJ Throws Lifeline To J&J At 3rd Circ. After $1.6B FCA Loss

By Jeff Overley

A district judge made multiple errors in an opinion and jury instructions underpinning a staggering False Claims Act verdict tied to Johnson & Johnson's drug marketing practices, and a fresh look is needed "under a correct view of the law," the U.S. Department of Justice told the Third Circuit on Wednesday.

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Negligence Suit Over Arrest On Stale Warrant Gets New Life

By Jared Foretek

A Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday vacated a South Carolina county clerk's summary judgment win against allegations that her negligence resulted in a man being arrested twice over the same unpaid child support dispute, kicking the case back to trial court for new proceedings.

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