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Supreme Court says plaintiffs can amend suits to avoid federal removal
The unanimous ruling suggests a tougher legal road for some corporate defendants when plaintiffs excise their federal claims.
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Unhappy consumers will drive the next wave of AI lawsuits
If your company is using AI to make decisions or provide guidance, expect pushback when people don’t like how that impacts them, an AI legal specialist says.
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Amex pays $230M to resolve DOJ allegations
The credit card giant misrepresented features of some credit cards targeting small businesses and entered false information on card applications, the Justice Department alleged.
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SCOTUS asks: Does the ADA permit a retiree to sue for benefits discrimination?
A retired firefighter claimed that the terms of an employer-provided health insurance subsidy discriminated against her on the basis of her disability.
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Shift4 makes $4.7M in undisclosed payments to executives’ relatives
The payments were made over a three-year period beginning in 2020, and were not listed in some filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the company agreed to pay a fine under a settlement last week.
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Q&ATrump’s antitrust approach will share traits with Biden, litigator predicts
Corporate America expects big change at the DOJ and FTC, but Trump populism will mean continuity on many issues, an antitrust specialist contends.
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3 ex-Wells Fargo execs fined $18.5M over fake-accounts scandal
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency banned the bank’s former community bank group risk officer for life, among other penalties handed down Tuesday.
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Mastercard agrees to pay $26M to settle discrimination lawsuit
The card network entered the agreement to settle a proposed class action that alleged it discriminated against Black, Hispanic and female employees by underpaying them.
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How to handle your H-1B visa skilled workers under next Trump term
Employers should involve their legal staff more deeply, and not just HR, as H-1Bs become trickier and more expensive to navigate, an immigration lawyer says.
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SEC fines firms $63M in latest effort to stop off-channel communications
One company will pay a reduced fine for coming forward on its own, the agency says.
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CFPB sues Capital One over $2B in unpaid interest to customers
The agency accused Capital One of obscuring a new, higher-paying savings product from some legacy savings account holders. The bank said it is “disappointed” with the bureau’s “eleventh hour lawsuits.”
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Defense Department’s sound interview process saves it from sex bias claim, 7th Circuit says
In its interview process for a new benefits and workers’ compensation teams supervisor position, the agency “chose the intangibles, and we will not second-guess its decision,” the judges said.
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Meta joins chorus of DEI rollbacks, cutting roles and programs
The tech and social media giant ended a number of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives last week, including its supplier diversity program.
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SEC fines ex-CEO for keeping WWE in dark on settlements
The wrestling company’s books and filings were inaccurate because its former chief never told the legal and accounting teams about harassment claims he settled, the agency said.
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Do lawyers have a duty to report a struggling colleague?
Across the profession, lawyers struggle with mental health issues, substance abuse and cognitive decline, but there are resources to help.
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ESG tops in-house counsel litigation concerns
Organizations bringing lawsuits are finding more ways to tie company actions to impacts, a report finds.
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Tesla board will return more than $900M in shareholder settlement
A Delaware court approved the deal to settle a complaint accusing the automaker’s directors of overpaying themselves for several years.
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Fintech Dave alters fee structure, blasts DOJ over amended lawsuit
The cash advance online platform called the lawsuit “a continued example of government overreach.”
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Texas AG drops probe of major US banks following climate exodus
State Attorney General Ken Paxton said Texas will end its ongoing review of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase following the banks’ exits from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.
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Deep Dive6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2025
AI adoption and ROI, interstate litigation and increased settlements in M&A approvals are among the topics in-house counsel can expect to feature prominently in 2025.
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Oil companies agree to record FTC settlement in ‘gun-jumping’ lawsuit
The agency accused two oil producers of taking over management duties of a company they’d agreed to buy during the required U.S. review period for merger deals.
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OpinionHow litigation attorneys can zero in on documents that matter
Document management systems are often unwieldy, but there are ways to securely separate what’s important from what’s not — even as attorneys double down on remote work.
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Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth
Forty percent of executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.
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Hyatt to pay $2.25M to settle ‘Housekeepers’ Bill of Rights’ lawsuit
The suit, filed by workers at Hyatt Regency Long Beach, was the first of its kind under one of several city-level regulations intended to improve working conditions for hotel housekeepers.
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DOJ amends RealPage complaint to include 6 major landlords
The Justice Department alleges that the companies participated in a pricing scheme to decrease competition.
