FTC noncompete ban suffers another blow

The ruling — which applies only to one Florida-based real estate broker — comes just weeks before the ban is slated to take effect.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 19, 2024

Nvidia, OpenAI face YouTube creator lawsuits for using online videos

A video creator alleges that the companies scraped his videos, and millions of others, without permission to help train their generative AI learning models.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 16, 2024

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Legal leaders look at practical generative AI use cases and get tough on outside counsel spend, among other priorities this year.

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Fake-ad rule will help FTC on enforcement, agency says

The Federal Trade Commission says it can take enforcement action, but having the rule is expected to make it easier.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 15, 2024

AI for Legal: 5 tips to help integrate these new tools

In-house legal departments adopting GenAI software must consider several issues around its value, senior leaders’ positions, data integrity and cultural changes.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 15, 2024

JPMorgan, Zelle may have upper hand if litigation ensues

If the banks that own Zelle’s parent battle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in court, they may find some federal judges open to their arguments, lawyers specializing in the area said.

By Patrick Cooley • Aug. 15, 2024

Texas sues GM for selling customer driving data

The automaker failed to tell buyers it was selling their driving data to help insurers analyze driving behavior, according to a Texas AG lawsuit.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 14, 2024

Gen AI is reporting for work duty but who’s in charge of it?

Executives recognize the potential for generative AI in their business operations, but chief legal officers say organizational roles and responsibilities aren’t clear.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 13, 2024

Anti-ESG proposals drove the increase in ESG proxy submissions: Morningstar

“For the first time, the growth in new resolutions was dominated by proposals from ‘anti-ESG’ filers,” per Morningstar Sustainalytics’ director of stewardship research and policy.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 13, 2024

How Big Tech is avoiding HSR reviews in AI race

Some deals are on the FTC and DOJ's radars, but for now Microsoft and Apple are among those buying their way into key technology, an antitrust specialist says.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 9, 2024

AI’s first serious foray into legal may be contract review

Contracting consumes plenty of time for lawyers, so AI’s first broad legal use may be in this area, a survey finds.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 8, 2024

SEC defends its authority for climate disclosure rule in court

The agency said its climate rule will help to better inform investors with “more detailed, consistent, and comparable information” in replying to legal challengers.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 8, 2024

DOJ is lowering the antitrust bar to go after RealPage, economist says

Should the agency sue the rental property software company, it will be alleging collusion among companies that arguably have had no contact with one another, a former FTC adviser says.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 8, 2024

Use NDAs for trade secrets, not to hide harassment, ABA says

The trade group passed a resolution calling on state and local governments to get tough on employers’ broadening use of non-disclosure agreements.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 7, 2024

Google loses U.S. lawsuit alleging antitrust violations

The search giant used deals with mobile phone makers to restrict competitors in the search and search text advertising markets, a federal court ruled.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 5, 2024

Will deepfakes overwhelm us? What’s ahead for in-house legal teams

In-house lawyers will not need to outsource the examination of every piece of evidence for deepfakes. There are ways they can filter evidence themselves.  

By Chuck Kellner • Aug. 5, 2024

JD Vance’s regulatory romance with the Biden FTC

Antitrust policy has split Republicans philosophically, leaving executives curious how a second Trump term might affect the commission’s approach.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 5, 2024

Third-party compliance certification can get cannabis cash safely into banks

Even if the SAFER Banking Act passes, the infrastructure exists within the cannabis industry for third parties to do the kind of accrediting the Joint Commission does for the healthcare field, says attorney F. Miles Adler.

By F. Miles Adler • Aug. 1, 2024

Lawyers and legal ops teams are clashing at many companies: study

Power dynamics and office politics are blamed for this internal strife, which was found to be common at U.S. companies with legal operations roles.

By Justin Bachman • July 31, 2024

3 statutory ways Supreme Court terms might be limited to 18 years

A commission President Biden appointed three years ago to look at top court reform explored how term limits might work absent a constitutional amendment.

By Robert Freedman • July 29, 2024

‘Friendly fraud’ persists under the radar

Fraud committed by customers threatens companies’ bottom lines and often goes unreported, experts say.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • July 25, 2024

FTC’s ‘surveillance pricing’ probe is a rare bipartisan effort

The two Republican-appointed commissioners don’t like the negative gloss of “surveillance” in the name of the probe but see value in studying this growing use of data.

By Robert Freedman • July 24, 2024

Oklahoma judge permanently blocks state’s anti-ESG law

The ruling extends a temporary injunction against the law issued in May, though Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he will bring an appeal to the state Supreme Court.

By Lamar Johnson • July 23, 2024

Questions over AI claims likely mean a lawsuit is coming, D&O specialist says

If investors suspect a company is being disingenuous about its use of the new technology, don’t be surprised if their next step is a securities claim, the head of an insurance intermediary says.

By Robert Freedman • July 23, 2024

Why in-house counsel and law firms are warming up to litigation funders

The dispute-financing industry is poised for growth as legal departments seek to evolve their reputation as pure cost centers.

By Justin Bachman • July 21, 2024

Companies turn to AI contract tools to reduce external risks

Executives often overlook the importance of shrewd third-party contracting when managing their risk profiles, according to a legal tech panel.

By Justin Bachman • July 18, 2024