Corporate Counsel

FAA Legal Chief to Take Flight 'Within Weeks,' Report Says

Marc Nichols has helped tackle a broad range of issues, from compliance problems at Boeing to a recent enforcement action against SpaceX that enraged its CEO, Elon Musk.
3 minute read

Law.com

Saying 'No Answer Is Required' Is Insufficient Under Fed Rules of Civil Procedure, Court Says in Novel Ruling

"Nothing in Rule 8(b) permits a party to refuse to respond to an allegation because it purportedly is a 'legal conclusion' or 'speaks for itself,'" wrote U.S. District Judge Gorton for the District of Massachusetts.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The FTC's Rebecca Slaughter Wants Fair Competition, and a Good Night's Sleep

"I don't have a crystal ball. I don't know what's going to happen on Tuesday or after Tuesday, but I can tell you what I hope will happen, which is that I hope Chair Khan can continue to serve," Slaughter said.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reflections on the Reichstag Fire

Donald Trump sees himself as a strongman who with his followers has a well-documented plan to subvert the 2024 presidential election and remake our form of government, the Law Journal's Bennett Gershman writes.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Appeals Court Rejects Marijuana Grow Permit, Citing Federal Illegality

"No matter how much California voters and the Legislature might try, cannabis cultivation and transportation are illegal in California as long as it remains illegal under federal law," wrote Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the Second District Court of Appeal
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Absurd Costs'?: Visa Faces Antitrust Class-Action Surge Following DOJ Complaint

At least four antitrust class actions allege Visa forced merchants and consumers to pay artificially inflated prices for debit card transactions, mirroring the allegations of a U.S. Department of Justice complaint.
3 minute read

Law.com

Movie Theater Agrees to Pay Former Employee $137K in EEOC Discrimination Settlement

The Texas corporation, which operates movie theatres across the country, also agreed to revised anti-discrimination standards and train corporate and regional managers, while posting an employee notice at its Charlotte, North Carolina, location. The company also agreed to an annual Title VII training program featuring and compliance check-ins.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

From Guaranteed Comp to Ethics Screens, How Big Law Navigates the Revolving Door

"When firms do a profitability projection, they factor in the hands-off period for the person's prior agency for a period of time," noted a legal recruiter.
7 minute read

Law.com

DOJ, FTC Should Begin Operating Like Traffic Officers Again

"Cop on the beat." That's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan's description of the agency she oversees. But such an ahistorical description of the FTC is antithetical to the very reason the agency and its partner department, the Department of Justice, were created.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeff Smith

"I hope honoring me with this award will inspire others to devote themselves to national security law, because it's so important," said Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer senior counsel Jeff Smith, co-recipient of the NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
11 minute read

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