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JAMS Releases New Rules for AI Disputes
The rules cover a range of issues including the protection of proprietary training data and AI models, as well as the knowledge needed to arbitrate disputes concerning AI software.
Miami Keeps Flexing Its Muscle as International Arbitration Hub
After topping New York in cases in 2021, the numbers have dipped slightly over the past two years. But law firms in the region are committed to the practice.
Divided FTC Finalizes Rule to Ban Noncompete Agreements
“First, in my mind, the plain text of the FTC Act clearly gives the agency the authority to promulgate rules addressing unfair methods of competition,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said. Not everyone agrees.
Trump, Truth Social Attorneys Expect 'Solid' Chance at Shareholder Case Dismissal
Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn said she’ll hear argument April 30 on whether to continue handling the case on an expedited basis.
National Enquirer Executive David Pecker Outlines Catch-and-Kill Plot for Trump Jurors
“Michael Cohen would call me and say, ‘We would like for you to run a negative article on a certain—let’s say it’s on Ted Cruz,’” Pecker testified, recalling part of how the arrangement worked. “And then he, Michael Cohen, would send me negative information on Cruz, or Ben Carson, or Marco Rubio.” Pecker added his […]
Antitrust Lawsuit Alleges Scheme to Block Digital-Wallet Competitors, Monopolize Cash Access at US Casinos
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.
Justices Seemingly Balk at Deferring to NLRB in Starbucks Appeal of Injunction
The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward vacating the Sixth Circuit’s more relaxed standard for issuing such an injunction while re-affirming what Starbucks says is the traditional four-part test for such relief.
Sidley Austin's Scott Kilburg, 'Client-Focused' CMO, Dies at 51
Friends and colleagues remembered Kilburg as family-oriented and a genuine leader who put others before himself.
'You're Losing All Credibility': Judge Rebukes Todd Blanche During Contempt Hearing
The scathing comments from Justice Merchan came after the defense attorney represented that his client “is being very careful” to comply with the judge’s gag order.