Corporate Law

Lawsuits involving Amazon drivers have brought multimillion-dollar verdicts

A Georgia lawyer who recently won a large personal injury verdict involving Amazon and a contract driver says when determining if a business is an employer, electronic apps used to manage routes were enough to prove liability by the online shopping giant.

Feb 1, 2025 1:05 AM CST

Can Trump administration hold back federal grants? Federal statute, Constitution could be impediments

Updated: President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal grants was poised to run into several roadblocks, including the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and constitutional provisions regarding congressional spending and faithful execution of laws.

Jan 29, 2025 8:44 AM CST

Investing for retirement—is it luck?

Accumulating your desired retirement fund balance relies mostly on the amount that you have saved. But investing your savings is also an important aspect of achieving your retirement goals. To understand the importance of your savings habits, see this Sept. 11, 2024, article in the ABA Journal: "Getting ready for retirement is easier than you think."

Jan 28, 2025 3:31 PM CST

How agentic AI services are revolutionizing contract management and compliance

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Shashank Pande and Rachita Maker, the co-founders of Ekamm8, a new forward-thinking legal innovation and consulting company.

Jan 27, 2025 10:40 AM CST

Penn Law is quicker to discipline whites than minorities, controversial prof alleges in lawsuit

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is facing a lawsuit alleging that the school violated First Amendment principles and anti-discrimination laws when it disciplined a professor for her controversial remarks.

Jan 21, 2025 12:29 PM CST

Trump’s executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges

Two hours after being sworn in, President Donald Trump sat down in the President’s Room at the U.S. Capitol to sign the first of nearly 100 promised executive orders. But his pen strokes also kicked off a round of objections from opponents, scholars and other groups that said he’d exceeded the limits of his presidential power.

Jan 21, 2025 11:15 AM CST

Most lawyers aren’t using AI to address growing workloads, new report says

A new study has found that most legal professionals are not yet using artificial intelligence to address increasing workload challenges.

Jan 16, 2025 10:15 AM CST

US law firms make gains in UK’s mergers market

U.S. law firms took a greater share of the mergers and acquisitions market in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to data that was published Wednesday.

Jan 16, 2025 9:35 AM CST

San Francisco courtroom clerks reach agreement over staffing, training issues

Last week, clerks for the San Francisco Superior Court agreed to a one-year contract, effecting ending the possibility for more strikes.

Jan 15, 2025 10:37 AM CST

Mastercard agrees to $26M settlement over pay discrimination claims

Mastercard has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of paying female, Black and Hispanic employees less than their male and white counterparts.

Jan 15, 2025 9:26 AM CST

ACLU among groups calling on arbitrators to stop enforcing ‘stay or pay’ contracts

More than a dozen civil rights groups are urging the American Arbitration Association to stop the enforcement of “stay or pay” contracts.

Jan 14, 2025 9:14 AM CST

Giuliani contempt decision blocks him from doing this, putting his Florida condo at risk

Disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani is “in dire jeopardy” of having to turn over his Palm Beach, Florida, condo to two Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation after a federal judge held the former New York City mayor in civil contempt Monday, according to a report by Politico.

Jan 7, 2025 10:34 AM CST

6th Circuit strikes down FCC’s net neutrality rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit struck down the FCC’s “net neutrality” rules governing internet service providers on Thursday, in an early policy win for Republicans seeking to reverse Biden-era industry regulation.

Jan 2, 2025 2:45 PM CST

Apple agrees to $95M settlement in Siri privacy class-action case

Apple has agreed to end a five-year legal battle over user privacy related to its virtual assistant Siri with a $95 million payout to affected customers, according to a preliminary settlement.

Jan 2, 2025 2:30 PM CST

First Amendment bars kosher inspector from suing Jewish nonprofit, 9th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has found that an inspector who ensured that food products complied with Jewish dietary law cannot pursue a job-related lawsuit against the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, a nonprofit corporation that runs the country’s largest kosher certification program.

Jan 2, 2025 1:23 PM CST