NEXT

Latest Stories

October 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Marriott to Pay $52M, Upgrade Cybersecurity to Settle Probes Into 3 Big Breaches

"Marriott's poor security practices led to multiple breaches affecting hundreds of millions of customers," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
3 minute read
October 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Am Law 50's Runaway Rates Put Onus on Legal Departments to Stiffen Resistance

"It is all too easy for in-house teams to continue instructing work to the same firms they have always used, without considering the savings that can be gained from a more structured approach to resourcing," the-e-billing platform Brightflag said in a new report.
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Kristin Coleman Out as GC of Albemarle Amid Leadership Reshuffle

Stepping in as Coleman's successor is Deputy General Counsel Stacy Grant, who joined the specialty chemicals maker last year.
2 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Appellate Judges Grill Lawyer for Ex-Uber Security Chief Who Wants Conviction Tossed

"This case is an unprecedented attempt to hold an individual criminally liable for the way a company handled and reported a cybersecurity incident," Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Chris Cariello said in court Tuesday.
8 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Crypto.com Becomes Latest Industry Player to Sue the SEC

"The outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications, not just for Crypto.com, but for the broader crypto industry, particularly as it relates to secondary-market transactions and how they're regulated," said Tonya M. Evans, a professor at Penn State Dickinson Law whose research includes digital assets.
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

14-State Coalition Sues TikTok, Alleging Addictive Algorithms Trigger Mental Health Harms in Adolescents

The lawsuits allege TikTok violated state laws by claiming its platform is safe for young people, when the attorneys general believe that it is not. They say many young users are struggling with poor mental health and body image issues as a result of the platform's allegedly addictive features.
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Law.com

'The Book Is Not Worth the Candle': T-Mobile's In-House Counsel Not Subject to Discovery Demands in Merger Dispute

"All things being considered, fifty custodians certainly provide a reasonable opportunity—at the very least—for the plaintiffs to reasonably investigate their case. Adding three or four in-house counsel to that list is out of proportion to the needs of the case. The aphorism, 'the book is not worth the candle' is not out of place here," wrote U.S. District Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois.
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Crisis Manager for 'Rust' Lands GC Role at One of Its Producers

Melina Spadone will help Thomasville Pictures handle everything from litigation stemming from the fatal shooting on the movie's set to compliance with European Union regulations as it branches into Europe.
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

As Strikes Soar, In-House Counsel Seek Strategies for Handling Labor Chaos

"They're just angry. Their brains are on fire. It's how well you can manage those brains on fire," said Deb Smolensky, senior vice president at the consulting firm NFP.
7 minute read
October 07, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Judge Opens Google App Store to Rivals for 3 Years, Punishing Tech Giant for Abusing Market Power

Judge James Donato said that Google built the Play Store into such a fortress that even a behemoth like Amazon couldn't compete.
5 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.