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National Law Journal

'Obviously Unconstitutional': TikTok Challenges Law That Could Ban the App in the US

"If upheld, (the statute) would allow the government to decide that a company may no longer own and publish the innovative and unique speech platform it created," the company's complaint states.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Sues Doxo, Signaling 'Dark Patterns' Crackdown Still Underway

The agency alleges the company duped consumers into believing they were making payments through their biller's websites, when in fact they were using Doxo's portal and paying it fees. Doxo denies wrongdoing.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

EEOC's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Rules Follow Title VII Regarding Abortion, Lawyers Say

"In using those words in the ... act, Congress wasn't drafting new words," said Kate Mueting of Sanford Heisler Sharp. "They were using words that had a meaning, that had precedent attached to them.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Damages Award in Transgender Discrimination Action Against Postal Service Gives Shape to Post-'Bostock' Landscape

The plaintiff's attorney said it is the first post-"Bostock" ruling that he could find in his research in which the EEOC ruled in favor of a plaintiff bringing transgender discrimination claims against a federal agency.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys in Voyager Litigation Reveal Settlement Figures With Gronkowski, 2 Other Prominent Athletes

Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks are the remaining defendants, with a trial set tip off in November.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Early Filings Under SEC Cyber-Disclosure Rules Offer Little Insight Into 'Material' Incidents

Most of the 13 companies disclosing "material" breaches reported the incidents quickly but with few details. "Some [filings] are quite skinny in terms of facts, and you can see the SEC disagreeing with their compliance because they are relatively thin," Debevoise & Plimpton partner Ben Pedersen said.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ, Google Conclude Closing Arguments in Search Engine Antitrust Case

"The significance of the case is not lost on me," U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said. "Whatever the outcome, it is the result of excellent lawyering and representation."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Advises University Clients Amid 'Huge Influx of Demand' Over Protests

One education practitioner said the "majority" of their time is being spent on matters related to campus protests.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell Says Client Demand, Government Activity Led to National Security Practice Focus

The Wall Street law firm's national security group will initially have five co-heads and about a dozen attorneys "actively involved," said Anthony Lewis, Sullivan & Cromwell partner.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Unconventional Move, FTC Hinged OK of $65B Exxon Merger on Casting Aside 'Collusive' Director

Mark Sheffield "should be nowhere near Exxon's boardroom," the Federal Trade Commission's Kyle Mach said.
4 minute read

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