Heavyweight law firm Weil Gotshal winding down operations
New York-based Weil was among the country’s 30 largest firms last year, bringing in nearly $2.1 billion in revenue.
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Judge won’t block Lilly ads for weight-loss drugs in ruling against Novo Nordisk
The dispute involves advertisements by Lilly for Zepbound and Mounjaro that claim the drugs are superior to Novo’s Wegovy and Ozempic.
Kroger’s ex-CEO defends effort to close failed Albertsons deal
Albertsons wants Kroger to pay more than $9.3 billion. That includes a $600 million termination fee and more than $8 billion for what Albertsons says was a lost premium stockholders would have reaped from the deal.
Albertsons seeks more than $9B over busted Kroger deal
Lawyers for Albertsons made the demand Monday in court, where a two-week trial is slated later this month in a legal fight over who is to blame for the failure of the $24.6 billion deal.
Amazon’s new user agreement seeks to curb class-action suits
In an email sent to customers on Friday, the company said a new “arbitration agreement and class-action waiver” will require shoppers to resolve disputes outside the courts.
Lilly escalates fight over weight-loss shots sold on black market
The drugmaker says it plans to sue U.S. businesses that sell retatrutide products illegally. It’s also asking regulators to do more to rein in the illicit market.
White House lifts ban on TikTok from US government devices
The Justice Department says that the current version of TikTok functions independently of ByteDance and is now majority owned by U.S. investors.
Apple asks judge to bar OpenAI from using alleged trade secrets
Apple’s lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence company of engaging in a coordinated campaign to steal proprietary information about upcoming products.
TikTok finalizing trio of settlements over addiction claims
TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc., Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints alleging that their products are addictive and have harmed the mental health of children.
Trump lawsuits reach key stages after pair of recent setbacks
Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his sprawling business interests are heading to court this week in Florida for high-stakes hearings that follow a pair of major setbacks in their wave of multibillion-dollar lawsuits.
Roblox wants deluge of child sex abuse cases moved out of court
Hundreds of people suing Roblox over claims the $40 billion gaming giant falsely advertised its safeguards against predators. But if Roblox gets it way, those people might never see their day in court.
Trump wins delay to Jan. 6 civil suits during bid for immunity
Donald Trump pardoned or granted executive clemency to the more than 1,500 people who faced criminal prosecutions for their conduct on Jan. 6.
AI is forcing big law to rethink business as usual
With AI threatening to upend the field, big law is hiring engineers and software specialists, adapting AI tools into day-to-day workflows, and developing bespoke AI legal products to license to clients.
Banks rejected by Supreme Court in municipal bond price-fixing case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a class action lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars from Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial institutions.
Trump ready if any justices retire early, citing Ginsburg
Asked about the future of two older members of the court, Justice Samuel Alito, 76, and Justice Clarence Thomas, 77, Trump cited Ginsburg’s decision to stay on into her 80s and after repeated bouts of cancer, leaving Trump to replace her when she died.
Google faces mass arbitration as advertisers seek billions of dollars
The mass arbitration is tied to the company’s online search and advertising technology businesses, which courts have ruled were illegal monopolies.
Google adds mental health tools to Gemini chatbot after lawsuit
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to introduce new mental health support features for its Gemini chatbot as the company and rivals, like OpenAI, have faced several lawsuits accusing their artificial intelligence tools of leading to harm.
Democrats sue to challenge Trump’s mail-in ballot limits
Under Trump’s order, the U.S. Postal Service would be banned from sending mail-in ballots to anyone not on the list of U.S. citizens.
Democrats probe Trump’s $38 billion plan for immigrant jails
In a letter, the group of more than 50 U.S. senators and representatives asked contractors and real estate companies for details of their roles in the $38 billion plan.
Live Nation’s antitrust trial kicks off before federal jury
The largest U.S. venue owner and ticket seller faces claims by the U.S. Justice Department and more than three dozen states that it is illegally monopolizing the live music industry and should be forced to shed its Ticketmaster unit.