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Experts Diverge on the Strength of RIAA's AI Copyright Infringement Suit

A trade association of record labels' lawsuit against two well-funded AI music generators—Udio and Suno—is treading new ground.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Largest U.S. Law Firms Well Represented in Atlanta's 'Vibrant' Legal Market

The availability of quality talent and presence of major industries are among factors cited for roughly 40 of the largest 100 U.S. law firms by head count operating in Georgia's capital.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Merges Finance Practices Ahead of New Star Hire, as Private Credit Market Booms

Structured finance has moved beyond mortgage-backed securities and into the broader economy. As a consequence, "leveraged finance lawyers need to understand structured finance and structured finance lawyers need to understand leveraged finance," said attorney Michael Urschel, who arrived from Milbank last month.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tractor Supply Co.'s Stock Takes Hit After Activists Bash Its Embrace of DEI

Recent attacks on the Brentwood, Tennessee-based retailer underscore the risks faced by companies that seek to cast themselves as champions of diversity, equity and inclusion.
6 minute read

Law.com

I Got Royalties, Babe: L.A. Federal Court Sides With Cher On Income from Sonny's Song Interests

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has decided that the termination by Mary Bono of grants made by her late husband Sonny Bono under the copyright-assignment termination provision of the Copyright Act didn't affect royalty rights under a 1978 marital settlement agreement between Sonny and ex-wife Cher.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Caution: Disputes Among Buyers at a Bankruptcy Sale Survive, 'Go Global Retail v. Dream on Me'

As recently discovered by a bidder following a bankruptcy sale, the 'Go Global Retail v. Dream on Me' decision once again confirms that there are limits to the protection provided by statutory mootness and bankruptcy court sale orders.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'That Hurts Our Credibility': GCs' Frustration Over Lack of Law Firm Transparency Boils Over

"An hourly report that says 'analysis and advice: four hours' just doesn't cut it," said Andrew Woods, general counsel of PubMatic.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Where Will Trump's Prosecutors Land After Sentencing?

"If the prosecutors were close to thinking of leaving the DA's office to go elsewhere, this would be the time for them to move on," noted one former Manhattan prosecutor.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Aimed at Undoing Limits to Pa. Fair Share Act Has a Tough Road Ahead

"We felt the need to make it clear once again that the Fair Share Act is to apply to all types of civil cases," Curt Schroder said, "not with any exceptions for instances where the plaintiff was not at fault at all or had no contributory negligence."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Highest Court Weighs in on COVID-Related Commercial Property Insurance Claims

Many businesses have sought to recover their pandemic losses under commercial property insurance policies, only to be denied coverage. A significant number of policyholders have filed lawsuits challenging these disclaimers. But to the dismay of the insureds, a growing majority of high state courts have sided with the insurers in these disputes.
9 minute read

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