Legal News and Headlines
Legal News and Headlines
Legal Pulse
EMAIL DIGESTS
Daily
Every morning
Weekly
Tuesday recap
EMAIL DIGESTS
Daily
Every morning
Weekly
Tuesday recap
Former Real Housewives of New York star Leah McSweeney won a procedural victory when U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled that Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Bravo Media and related defendants waived their right to compel arbitration in her disability‑discrimination lawsuit. The court found the defendants waited more than a year before raising arbitration, filing dismissal motions first, which the judge deemed inconsistent with arbitration rights. The decision leans on a 2025 Second Circuit ruling in Doyle v. UBS and the Supreme Court’s 2022 guidance on arbitration waivers. The ruling allows McSweeney’s claims to proceed in federal court.
Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill to immediately withdraw the FDA's safety approval for mifepristone, the primary abortion medication. The legislation follows recent Supreme Court and Trump‑era reviews of the drug and cites a controversial conservative study alleging serious adverse...
An EEOC lawsuit alleges that Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s Ole Farm Beef LLC, a Mississippi steakhouse, illegally terminated a worker after she suffered a seizure. The employee had informed the employer of her seizure disorder, which the ADA classifies...
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute highlighted that postmortem name, image and likeness (NIL) rights survive for thirty years after death, extending beyond typical estate administration. These rights can appreciate in value long after probate, creating revenue opportunities and potential disputes if...
Grammarly’s AI‑driven "Expert Review" feature presented editing advice as if it came from real authors and academics, using their names without permission. The tool was shut down after public outcry, and a class‑action lawsuit filed by journalist Julia Angwin alleges...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled the discrimination lawsuit brought by enforcement manager Shweta Kandan after a jury trial ended in a mistrial. Kandan claimed the agency denied her a promotion to field director because of her sex, race...
The Arizona House committee approved two Republican‑backed bills targeting minors' exposure to sexually explicit material. Senate Bill 1435 makes it a class‑five felony for library or school staff to refer such material to anyone under 18, while Senate Bill 1567...
Blank Rome’s March 2026 Appellate Insights newsletter spotlights pivotal appellate rulings affecting businesses, from the Supreme Court’s pending review of APA‑based universal vacatur to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision limiting immediate appeals of arbitration orders. The Third Circuit expanded Pennsylvania’s...
On April 1, 2026, Littler hosted a one‑hour webinar titled “Don’t Be Fooled: What Employers Need to Know About False Claims Act Enforcement.” The session examined how recent FCA enforcement and settlement trends are expanding scrutiny of employers’ internal compliance programs and...
Attorney José Maymí‑González published an opinion piece clarifying who qualifies as “military” under military service leave statutes. The article outlines the USERRA definition, emphasizing active duty, reserve, and National Guard service, and applies it to Puerto Rican employers. It warns...
The Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council has been inactive, holding no meetings in 2025 and showing no plans for 2026. The 15‑member statutory panel, which must meet quarterly, lost five members at the end of 2025, leaving several vacancies...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudy Renfer in the Eastern District of North Carolina filed a court brief generated by artificial intelligence that contained fabricated quotations and incorrect case citations. A magistrate judge rebuked Renfer for the inaccuracies and for failing to...
Navan, a travel‑booking platform that raised $6.2 billion in its fall 2025 IPO, has seen its stock tumble nearly 60% amid earnings disappointments and executive turnover. A proposed class‑action filed in February accuses Navan and its senior officers of filing a...
Federal Judge Beryl Howell expressed skepticism that ICE is adhering to her Dec. 2 order prohibiting warrantless immigration arrests without individualized probable‑cause assessments. The ACLU presented evidence that 26 of 33 recent arrests in Washington, D.C., lacked any escape‑risk determination, citing...
Kilpatrick’s trademark team delivered a comprehensive guide on integrating AI into trademark practice, highlighting both efficiency gains and emerging legal risks. They examined how courts are scrutinizing AI training data for fair‑use defenses and how AI‑generated outputs can create direct...
LPL Financial secured a clawback exceeding $820,000 from former broker Eileen L. Cure, who was terminated in 2021 after racist comments went viral on TikTok. An FINRA arbitration panel ordered Cure to repay $122,500 in promissory notes, plus $45,320 in...
Legal departments have finally secured a seat at the executive table, but the rise of generative AI has exposed deep operational gaps. Speedy AI‑driven drafting shifts the bottleneck from legal judgment to the department’s operating model. Executives now demand consistent,...
UBS asked a federal judge to issue a clarifying order that the 1999 settlement with Jewish groups bars any new lawsuits or public statements about its predecessor Credit Suisse’s Nazi‑era activities. The hearing in Brooklyn ended without a ruling, as...
The UK government released new guidance on March 4, 2026 requiring large employers (250+ staff) to publish gender pay gap action plans that also address menopause support. The requirement stems from the Employment Rights Act 2025 and will become mandatory after a voluntary...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a series of DOT regulatory moves aimed at creating a consistent national framework for autonomous vehicles, with a focus on safety and innovation. The agency approved updates to safety standards that strip away unnecessary requirements,...
President Donald Trump has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower‑court order that maintains Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals. The request seeks to dismantle the legal shield that currently prevents their deportation, effectively ending the...
Dionne Warwick has filed counterclaims against Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation (AREC) in the Southern District of New York, accusing the firm of siphoning millions of dollars in royalty income over a 23‑year relationship. Warwick seeks at least $1 million in punitive...
Starting March 9, 2026, the IRS will require all 501(c)(4) organizations to file Form 8976 electronically through Pay.gov, replacing the previous Electronic Notice Registration System. The filing carries a $50 user fee payable by bank transfer, credit or debit card, and...
Effective January 1, 2026, California’s CCPA will require employers with over $25 million in revenue to complete documented risk assessments before any covered data‑processing activity begins. The rule targets automated decision‑making, biometric and location tracking, and the use of sensitive personal information, demanding...
ADA website accessibility lawsuits surged 37 % in the first half of 2025, with hotels becoming a primary target. The article outlines the five most common violations—missing accessibility information, absent alt text, poor color contrast, keyboard navigation barriers, and form labeling...
The European Union is poised to outlaw AI‑driven nudification tools after the Grok scandal, where X’s chatbot generated millions of non‑consensual sexual deepfakes, including child images. A proposal slated for approval by EU ambassadors would criminalize marketing any AI system...
CoStar pushed back against activist investors D.E. Shaw and Third Point, who allege its heavy spending on the Homes.com platform is value‑destructive. The company highlighted that Homes.com results are not reported as a separate segment and that it has already...
The U.S. Department of Labor will not contest a motion to vacate the 2024 Retirement Security fiduciary rule, effectively ending the regulation that required advisers to act in clients' best interests. The rule, stalled since July 2024, has no replacement...
Virginia lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that limits political interference and protects First Amendment rights at the state’s public colleges. The legislation bars governing boards from censoring speech, mandates shared‑governance policies, and expands the Virginia Commission on Higher...
The Financial Reporting Council has opened an investigation into two former Vistry Group accountants over flawed forecasts in the South Division for 2023‑24, which inflated profit expectations by up to £165 million. The mis‑calculation stemmed from a 10 % under‑estimation of building...
Valve issued a detailed statement responding to the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit alleging its in‑game mystery boxes violate state gambling laws. The company reiterated that loot boxes are purely cosmetic, comparable to physical card packs, and that most players...
The European Parliament voted 458‑103 to extend the EU’s temporary child sexual abuse material (CSAM) rules until 2028, while demanding substantive revisions to the contentious chat‑scanning provisions. The amended text strips proactive‑scanning language, limiting scans to previously identified material or...
On March 11, ISDA, the Global Foreign Exchange Division of GFMAB, UK Finance and the Loan Market Association jointly responded to HM Treasury’s consultation on reforming the UK benchmark regime. They endorse replacing the current UK Benchmark Regulation, which mirrors...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has begun a series of five needs‑assessment surveys to support the state’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act, its extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, food packaging and paper products. The surveys target...
CVS Health’s Aetna Medicare Advantage subsidiary agreed to pay $117.7 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes to boost risk‑adjustment payments. The Department of Justice accused Aetna of running a chart‑review program that added unsupported...
Litera announced that Hand Arendall Harrison Sale, an 85‑lawyer southeastern firm, has deployed Litera One across Microsoft 365, iManage and mobile platforms. The AI‑powered drafting and compare solution eliminated document‑comparison friction, resulting in zero user complaints and only one help‑desk call...
A federal judge issued the first formal definition of a statutory SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) claim, outlining the elements required to qualify a lawsuit as a SLAPP under state anti‑SLAPP statutes. The ruling clarifies the burden of proof...
A UK High Court judge struck out an £8 million defamation claim by tax barrister Setu Kamal, labeling it the first “statutory SLAPP” under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. The judgment in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates found Kamal’s...
Law.com’s Critical Mass roundup highlights a wave of high‑profile mass‑tort actions. Two Johnson & Johnson talc mesothelioma trials launch in Washington and Florida, while Abbott confronts its fourth federal lawsuit alleging its preterm infant formula causes necrotizing enterocolitis. Paraquat producers...
ARAG has teamed with The Purpose Coalition to launch the "Insuring Justice" campaign, positioning legal insurance as a core component of the UK’s social infrastructure. The initiative highlights how early legal protection can prevent disputes from escalating, safeguard financial stability,...
Charles Cohen, a Midtown office landlord, was given a 45‑day deadline by a New York state Supreme Court judge to repay $135 million in outstanding debt or face forced sales of his properties. A Fortress Investment Group executive, David Moson, was...
On Tuesday the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA announced steps to terminate existing collective bargaining agreements, invoking President Trump’s Executive Order 14251 that cites national security concerns. DOE issued immediate termination notices to three major federal unions, while NASA...
The U.S. Senate is reviewing the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act, which would direct the EPA to modify regulations so diesel engines in agricultural equipment are not forced into automatic shutdown or derate mode due to diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)...
Fifteen members of Marshall University’s women’s swim and dive team have filed a class‑action lawsuit alleging Title IX violations after the school announced the program’s elimination at the end of the 2025‑26 season. The university cites an $819,000 annual budget, inadequate...
Eve, an AI platform tailored for plaintiff litigation, is now deployed by more than 800 firms nationwide. Its intake agent, Jenny, has lifted lead conversion rates from roughly 10% to 35% while shaving 50 minutes off the intake workflow and...
A public dispute erupted between UFC and MMA legend Jon Jones after the promotion announced a June 14 White House event without including the former champion. UFC officials insisted Jones was never considered for the fight, citing his hip arthritis, while...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and Pandora Media have each filed opposition briefs in their ongoing lawsuit over whether Pandora’s ad‑supported “Pandora Free” service should be treated as an interactive service subject to mechanical royalties. The MLC argues that three...
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instructed Telegram to remove 3,142 channels accused of distributing pirated movies, series, and other copyrighted content. The directive, issued under the Information Technology Act 2000, follows complaints from major OTT services including JioStar...
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) have refreshed their Simplified Fine Procedure, a tool first introduced by the AFM four years ago to speed up fine settlements. Supervisors may offer an abbreviated...
Connecticut House Bill 5449, backed by immigration advocates and civil‑rights groups, would restrict automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) data by limiting retention to seven days and banning its use for immigration enforcement, abortion‑related, or transgender‑care investigations. The legislation also confines data...
