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On March 12, 2026 RaĂzen S.A. and eight affiliated entities filed Chapter 15 bankruptcy cases in the Southern District of New York. The filing seeks U.S. court recognition of a Brazilian "recuperação extrajudicial" (EJ) process that the company initiated on March 11, 2026. By invoking Chapter 15, RaĂzen aims to coordinate its crossâborder restructuring and protect its assets while it negotiates with creditors in Brazil. The move underscores the growing use of U.S. bankruptcy tools by large Latin American corporates.
A JetBlue passenger on a New YorkâParis flight sued the airline after a flight attendant handed her a dryâice pack to treat a swollen leg, causing immediate frostbite and tissue damage. Dry ice, used by airlines for catering, is far...
The CJEU affirmed that derivative works enjoy copyright protection in the EU only when they meet the originality threshold. In the Institutul G. CÄlinescu case, a critical edition of a 19thâcentury Latin text was examined to determine if the editorâs...
In MA v WK (2025) three women who performed nikah ceremonies in England argued that later registration of those unions in Pakistan should render them valid foreign marriages under English law. The Family Court rejected the claim, reaffirming that the...
The Georgia Supreme Court identified multiple erroneous citations in a 33âpage order denying a new trial for Hannah Payne. Chief Justice Nels Peterson noted at least five nonâexistent cases and five misapplied precedents, some directly lifted from the stateâs 37âpage...
The Justice Departmentâs Civil Rights Division appointed Daniel Flickinger as senior counsel, despite his 2020 Facebook post that referenced George Floydâs murder and sparked a protracted Alabama Supreme Court dispute. Flickingerâs post, deemed âapparentlyâ about Floyd, led to his resignation...
Inâhouse counsel Tig Pocock outlines ten essential expectations for external lawyers, emphasizing business alignment, concise communication, and decisive advice. He stresses the need for early risk disclosure, realistic timelines, and transparent fee estimates to avoid surprises. The piece also highlights...
The article dissects Jeffrey Epsteinâs postâmortem financial architecture, revealing a web of offshore LLCs, trusts, and layered property holdings that kept his operations alive after his death. Central to this network was the 1953 US Virgin Islands trust, overseen by...
The Supreme Courtâs recent Learning Resources decision produced a fractured opinion on tariff authority, exposing divergent views on the scope of ArticleâŻI delegation. The split signals a potential recalibration of the Major Questions Doctrine, extending its reach beyond trade into...
Two new classâaction lawsuits have been filed that closely echo Epic Systemsâ earlier litigation tactics, targeting Health Gorilla and its network partners after a massive data breach. The first case, Lott v. Health Gorilla, was lodged by an Illinois plaintiff...
Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda used the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to argue that the SECâs role should center on preserving investor choice rather than imposing prescriptive mandates. He linked the founding principle of the "pursuit of happiness"...
Mike Davis, a prominent MAGAâaligned lobbyist, allegedly pressured Department of Justice officials to fastâtrack antitrust approvals, bypassing normal review procedures. His tactics were instrumental in securing a settlement for Live Nation, allowing the concertâpromotion giant to avoid a prolonged merger...
Federal student loan debt now exceeds $1.8âŻtrillion, with one in six U.S. adults carrying balances and a 10âŻ% delinquency rate projected for 2025. The Trump administrationâs OneâŻBigâŻBeautifulâŻBill Act will cap borrowing amounts and eliminate the GradâŻPLUS program, effectively ending the...
The Supreme Court held a bar memorial honoring the late Justice Sandra Day OâConnor, celebrating her trailblazing role as the first woman on the high court. Colleagues highlighted her pragmatic, consensusâbuilding jurisprudence and described her as the embodiment of the...
On Feb. 20, 2026 the U.S. Forest Service released a proposed rule that replaces the 1974 subjective âsignificant disturbanceâ test with objective, acreageâbased thresholds for locatableâmineral activities on National Forest lands. The rule creates a new Operating Notice track for...
A Texas Court of Appeals ruled that Elon Muskâs X comments about a college student alleged to be a federal agent constitute protected opinion, not defamation. The plaintiff, Brody, was deemed a private figure, limiting any potential damages. The court...
Minnesota legislators have introduced bill HF3998 to raise the mandatory driverâeducation age from 18 to 21, extending the current 30âhour classroom and 50âhour supervisedâdriving requirements that apply only to teens. The proposal cites data showing drivers aged 18â20 who skip...
Judge Victor Bolden issued a permanent injunction prohibiting attorney Jeffrey Bagnell from using a fiveâminute animation that falsely depicts a Sig Sauer P320 pistol discharging without a trigger pull. The court classified the animation as commercial speech under the Lanham...
The Government Accountability Office released a report reviewing the Department of Defenseâs Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, calling it fundamentally sound but in need of adjustments. GAO highlighted gaps in external factor analysis, such as the limited pool of...
Depop is facing a California federal classâaction lawsuit over its mandatory marketplace fee that is disclosed only at checkout. The suit alleges the hidden $1.55 fee on a $17 purchase violates the stateâs Honest Pricing Law, which bans drip pricing...
JetBlue pilots, represented by ALPA, have filed a lawsuit to force full arbitration over the airlineâs new "Blue Sky" partnership with United, which they claim threatens the jobs of more than 4,600 pilots. The partnership, announced in May 2025, allows...
Supermicro announced that it is not named in a U.S. indictment involving three individuals accused of conspiring to violate exportâcontrol laws. The charged parties include senior vice president and board member YihâShyan Liaw, a Taiwan sales manager, and a contractor....
4chan was hit with a ÂŁ520,000 fine by UK regulator Ofcom under the Online Safety Act for systematic failures to protect children and remove illegal content. The penalty, split into ÂŁ450,000 for childâsafety breaches and the remainder for other violations,...
The Fifth Circuit on March 19, 2026 denied the FTCâs request to stay a district court order that vacated the agencyâs 2025 HartâScottâRodino (HSR) filing form. Consequently, the FTC announced it will accept the preâ2025 form while still permitting use...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously allowed Gabriel Olivierâs Section 1983 lawsuit to proceed, holding that a forwardâlooking injunction does not fall under the Heck v. Humphrey bar. Olivier, a Mississippi street preacher, was convicted in 2021 for leaving a cityâdesignated...
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehartâs Northback Holdings has filed a $2âŻbillion claim against the Canadian government under the CPTPPâs investorâstate dispute settlement mechanism. The claim arises from Canadaâs refusal to approve the Grassy Mountain metallurgicalâcoal project, which Rinehart says violates...
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, alongside Roxbury Township, filed a federal lawsuit on March 20 to block the conversion of a 470,000âsquareâfoot warehouse into a 1,500âperson ICE detention center. The complaint alleges violations of the National Environmental Policy Act,...
The Supreme Court will hear Flowers Foods v. Brock, questioning whether âlastâmileâ drivers who deliver goods within a single state but are part of an interstate shipment are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act. The case pits Flowers Foods, which...
ACEDS announced ChronoTracer as a new affiliate partner via its Emerging Partner Program. ChronoTracer provides technology that structures evidence into searchable, chronological timelines, handling cases with tens of millions of documents and complementing existing eâdiscovery platforms. The partnership reflects a...
Factorâs 2026 GenAI in Legal Benchmarking Report shows rapid adoption of generative AI across law firms, with nearly 70% planning new AI procurements this year. However, confidence in these tools remains low, as only about a fifth of respondents trust...
Billables AI coâfounder Nancy Jeng argues that behavioral inertia, not technology, is the primary obstacle to legal innovation. She notes that mounting financial pressure on law firms is compelling them to seek AIâdriven efficiency, yet entrenched habits slow adoption. Billables...
Tonkeanâs General Manager of LegalWorks, Aaron Bromagem, says legalâtech buyers are shifting from isolated point solutions to integrated platforms that support endâtoâend workflows. Buyers now prioritize interoperability, autonomy, and rapid adoption to streamline operations. Tonkean recently earned the Legalweek Leaders...
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) unveiled its 2026 Influential Women in Legal Tech honorees, highlighting five leaders who are reshaping the global legalâtechnology landscape. The annual award, launched in 2020, coincides with Womenâs History Month and celebrates individuals whose...
The FebruaryâŻ3âŻ2026 Chios shipwreck saw a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessel collide with an inflatable carrying roughly 39 Afghan migrants, killing 15 and injuring 24, including minors. Autopsies revealed fatal head trauma, contradicting official claims of a migrantâinitiated collision, while...
Chairman Paul Atkins used the SECâŻSpeaks forum to outline the Commissionâs overarching regulatory philosophy and policy agenda. He emphasized a cohesive framework that links initiatives across divisions rather than isolated projects. Atkins highlighted the importance of transparency, market integrity, and...
The Harvard Law School Forumâs March 13â19 roundup highlights a wave of governance developments, from SEC Chair Paul Atkinsâ push for modernized disclosure rules to Delaware Supreme Court rulings affirming SB21 safeâharbor provisions and ADR guidance for earnout disputes. Articles...
Law firms recognize AIâs potential, but fragmented data and siloed systems limit tool performance. In a Legal IT Insider webinar, NetDocuments AI director Brandon Nelson highlighted the need for clean, organized data, consistent metadata, and a standardized taxonomy before scaling...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new enforcement unit, dubbed the âSOX Group,â to pursue misconduct among auditors. The move follows a recent budget reduction for the independent board that traditionally monitors audit quality. A federal job posting...
Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a trial courtâs denial of a preliminary injunction against former wealth advisors, citing two common drafting errors in nonsolicitation agreements. The court found the midâemployment covenants lacked new consideration and the client restriction was overly broad,...
The SĂŁoâŻPaulo Appellate Court (TJSP) annulled the CAMâŻB3 Presidentâs decision appointing all arbitrators in the Vale shareholdersâ arbitration, intervening before the tribunal was constituted. Vale argued a fundamental right to choose an arbitrator, while the court held the action admissible,...
Marshall University reversed its decision to eliminate the womenâs swimming and diving program after a group of athletes filed a TitleâŻIX lawsuit. The university cited financial realities and the cost of maintaining DivisionâŻI swimming facilities as the original reason for...
North Myrtle Beachâs seasonal tourism surge raises accident risk, prompting many personal injury claims. South Carolinaâs modified comparative negligence law lets victims recover damages if they are less than 50% at fault, a threshold insurers often contest. Local attorneys leverage...
Mayer Brownâs MarchâŻ2026 memo urges acquirers to replace traditional nonâcompete covenants with forfeitureâforâcompetition (FFC) clauses after Delaware courts increasingly invalidate nonâcompetes on reasonableness grounds. An FFC ties a supplemental cash benefit to the sellerâs agreement not to compete, and because...
The Delaware Supreme Court in *Moelis & Company v. West Palm Beach Firefightersâ Pension Fund* clarified that corporate provisions that could be remedied through a charter amendment are âvoidable,â not âvoid,â thereby allowing equitable defenses such as laches. This nuanced...
This weekâs federal actions spanned health, environment and constitutional law. A U.S. District Judge halted the CDCâs plan to cut child vaccine recommendations, deeming the process arbitrary, while another judge struck down Arkansasâs Ten Commandments classroom display law as a...
On MarchâŻ3,âŻ2026, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay in the Staten Island redistricting dispute Malliotakis v. Kosinski, effectively ending the case before the midterm elections. The stay was issued perâŻcuriam without explanation, and the parties subsequently dismissed the...
MidâMichigan parent Kourtney alleges BayâArenac Intermediate School District obstructed her request for her specialâneeds sonâs records, delivering roughly 6,000 largely unrelated pages with extensive redactions. She claims the district cited attorneyâclient privilege for blackedâout pages, some predating any litigation, and...
The Tulane Corporate Law Instituteâs annual seminar convened Delaware Supreme Court justices, Chancery judges, and leading practitioners to dissect the yearâs pivotal corporate law rulings. Highlights included the Supreme Courtâs revisit of Elon Muskâs Tesla compensation package, new guidance on...
The U.S. Department of Justice resolved a $1.2âŻmillion Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Balt SAS, a French medicalâdevice company. The DOJ determined Balt paid roughly $602,000 in bribes to a senior physician at a stateâowned French hospital, treating...
A Saskatchewan judge awarded University of Regina professor $70,000 in damages, finding she was defamed by accusations that she pretended to be Indigenous and used forged documents. The court clarified that the defamation stemmed from fraud allegations, not merely the...
