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Husch Blackwell, Morrison & Foerster, Nelson Mullins Misled VC Firm on Securities Law, Lawsuit Alleges
The defendants include Husch Blackwell's former chair Catherine Hanaway, now Missouri's attorney general.
7th Circuit Scrutinizes Unconventional Clearview AI Privacy Settlement
The controversial agreement created a settlement fund equal to a 23% stake in Clearview AI while resolving claims that the company broke state privacy laws and unjustly enriched itself by scraping and creating a database made of class members' biometric facial images from the internet without consent.
Prime Hydration Reaches Settlement in Forever Chemicals Suit
The lawsuit was filed in August 2023, accusing Prime Hydration of containing toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances, which have been shown to cause cancer.
NY Bankruptcy Judge Won't Free Citibank From Class Claims in Debt Discharge Lawsuit
Bankruptcy Judge David Jones observed that the plaintiff's effort to obtain class-wide relief over Citibank's treatment of bankruptcy discharge orders. He said he would welcome an application to seek interlocutory appeal.
Revenue and Profits Surge Across Industry, as Am Law 50 Firms See Higher Gains
Despite the rosy metrics, law firms faced a 10.2% overall expense increase, helping to curtail net income growth below the levels seen the previous year, Wells Fargo said.
Manhattan DA's Office Seeks to Try Mangione Before Feds: Letter
Manhattan prosecutors asked a state court judge to set a July 1 trial date for Luigi Mangione, who is accused in the killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson, saying state interests would be unfairly prejudiced if the feds tried him first.
Apple Cheats Competitors? Antitrust, Patent Suit Looms
Plaintiff firm, Hecht Partners in New York, says the case is venued in New Jersey, where a similar antitrust suit against Apple by the Department of Justice and 12 attorneys general in March 2024 survived a motion to dismiss.
Mark Cuban Faces Texas Venue Fight After Voyager Jurisdiction Ruling
A federal judge's jurisdiction ruling sparks a new legal fight over where Voyager investors can sue Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks.
Retirement Wave Helping to Drive In-House Hiring Surge
More than 130 Fortune 500 legal chiefs have hit 60, which is putting legal department succession-planning into overdrive.
One of DEI's Biggest Critics Pressures John Deere to Launch New Diversity Initiative
The tractor-maker, which acknowledged last year that there was no stance it could take on diversity, equity and inclusion that would satisfy all of its constituencies, will face more DEI friction at its annual meeting next month.
