Crypto Mine Noise Suit Belongs In State Court, Neighbors Say

By Hayley Fowler

Residents of a North Carolina town suing over allegedly excessive noise coming from a nearby cryptocurrency mining and AI data center want their lawsuit bumped back down to state court, arguing the damages they're seeking fall short of the threshold required for federal jurisdiction.

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Carmen Electra, Models Get $340K In Strip Club Images Fight

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina strip club will pay a group of international models, former Playboy Playmates and a "Baywatch" star $340,000 to resolve claims it misused their images in advertisements, avoiding a trial that was slated to start in August.

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Hall Booth Can't Pause NC Malpractice Claims, Court Told

By Lynn LaRowe

A court-appointed receiver has blasted Hall Booth Smith PC's bid in the North Carolina state appeals court to pause legal malpractice claims against the firm related to a wrongful conviction judgment, calling the move "nothing but a collateral attack" in state court on a federal order appointing the receiver.

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Agency Says Mich. Is Proper Forum For NCAA Poaching Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

An Arkansas sports agency has urged a Michigan federal judge to reject a North Carolina rival's bid to dismiss or transfer a lawsuit accusing it of using acquisition talks to obtain confidential information and poach a college basketball player, arguing the rival deliberately conducted name, image and likeness, or NIL, business in Michigan and agreed that Michigan law would govern the parties' nondisclosure agreement. 

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Avaya Execs Beat Investor Suit Over Failed Tech Transition

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal court has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against two former Avaya Holdings Corp. executives, who were accused of misleading investors about the success of the North Carolina-based company's transition from a telecom to a technology firm prior to its bankruptcy filing, finding all challenged statements were forward-looking or inactionable.

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NOAA Fisheries Lays Out Priorities For Trump Seafood Order

By Tom Lotshaw

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division announced several dozen priorities to boost the U.S. seafood industry Wednesday, prompting one environmental group to call it a "depraved laundry list" of ways the Trump administration is willing to sacrifice ocean life.

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Buchanan, Davis Polk Steer Vertiv-UIG Deal Worth Up To $2.6B

By Al Barbarino

Vertiv Holdings Co. said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire UtilityInnovation Group, a provider of microgrid controls and behind-the-meter power systems for data centers, for about $1.45 billion in cash at closing plus up to $1.15 billion in additional consideration tied to earnings targets.

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Thomson Reuters Cyberattack Hits North American Courts

By Bonnie Eslinger

A recent cyberattack on Thomson Reuters' court management software affected files associated with court systems in 11 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, and may have exposed sealed documents and individuals' personal information, according to a Wednesday announcement from the technology and information services company.

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Calif. Bill Regulating Atty AI Use Heads To Newsom's Desk

By Emily Sawicki

A bill regulating attorneys' and arbitrators' use of generative artificial intelligence has unanimously passed the California State Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

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'Astonished' Homebuyer Says Atty Email Lapse Caused Hack

By Pete Brush

A New York City law firm has been ordered to provide internet security and login information to a homebuyer who claims she was left in "shock" when an impostor with access to her lawyer's email tricked her into wiring away over $730,000.

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House Rejects Amendment To Fix Court At 9 Justices

By Courtney Bublé

The House failed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment on Wednesday that would keep the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine.

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Dems Call Subpoenas' Secrecy Request 'Abuse Of Authority'

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Democratic lawmakers Sen. Ron Wyden, Ore., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Wash., have called for an investigation into subpoenas issued from federal law enforcement to private companies that contain nondisclosure provisions and carry threats of legal consequences for noncompliance.

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Tyson's Price-Fixing Deal Merits $27.5M Atty Fees, Buyers Say

By Dorothy Atkins

Beef direct purchasers asked a Minnesota federal judge Tuesday to award class counsel $27.5 million in fees, or one-third of Tyson's $82.5 million price-fixing settlement, arguing that the deal was reached after six years of hard-fought antitrust litigation and adds to another settlement, bringing the total recovery to $135 million.

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JPMorgan Seeks Stay Of $20M Javice, Amar Fee Order

By Jarek Rutz

JPMorgan Chase & Co. urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday to pause enforcement of an order requiring it to advance more than $20 million in disputed legal fees to convicted Frank founder Charlie Javice and former executive Olivier Amar, arguing the bank could permanently lose the money before it gets a chance to challenge the ruling.

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ABA Outlines Attys' Duties To Clients With Intellectual Limits

By Jack Karp

Attorneys have the same obligations to clients with decision-making limitations, should abide by those clients' decisions regarding their representation and must work to maintain an ordinary client-lawyer relationship as much as possible, the American Bar Association said in an opinion released Wednesday.

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