A Louisiana federal judge ordered a Baker Hughes unit and a contractor to arbitrate their $1.36 million dispute over a Saudi Arabian oil-and-gas project before the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, concluding that venue is appropriate since the forum named in their pact was dissolved.
A Louisiana federal judge ordered a Baker Hughes unit and a contractor to arbitrate their $1.36 million dispute over a Saudi Arabian oil-and-gas project before the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, concluding that venue is appropriate since the forum named in their pact was dissolved.
An Ohio federal judge Monday refused to compel arbitration in fraud litigation initiated by a Bahraini company against an asphalt recycling machine manufacturer, finding the latter firm had defaulted in a previous arbitration by refusing to pay its share of the fees.
A Mexican company asked a New York federal judge to enforce a $15.5 million arbitral award, saying it secured the award against a dissolved company whose obligations were assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, a state-owned oil company known as Pemex.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued an order blocking a Chinese company from importing rechargeable batteries that infringe a pair of LithiumHub patents, after the foreign manufacturer was found to be in default in the case.
A group of vape distributors and retailers is suing to block enforcement of a new Texas law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes using liquid from China and other "adversaries" of the U.S., saying the law is unconstitutional as only Congress can regulate trade with foreign countries.
A group of investors brought a proposed class action against numerous private equity fund managers in Florida federal court Monday, alleging a conspiracy to steal $150 million and hide the money through complex investment schemes involving infrastructure, real estate and a merchant cash advance business.
While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.
Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.
Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.
Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.
The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.
After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.
A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.
The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.
The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.
The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.
The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted some departures from the agency.
