Corporate Counsel

'Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable': Pearls of Wisdom From 2024 GC Q&As

"In some ways, my job is to make sure that our legal positions are informed by our engineering realities and that our engineering practices conform to our legal realities," Microsoft Chief Legal Officer And that's really brokering—it's brokering solutions."
10 minute read

The Recorder

'Largest Retail Data Breach in History'? Hot Topic and Affiliated Brands Sued for Alleged Failure to Prevent Data Breach Linked to Snowflake Software

Alternative fashion chain Hot Topic, its pop culture apparel subsidiary BoxLunch and plus-size clothing company Torrid were hit with a data breach class action on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect its customers' personal information from a cyberattack that occurred in October.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It Was a Wild Ride: Check Out the Top In-House Stories of 2024

Stepped-up antitrust enforcement, huge rate hikes from top law firms, and the growing backlash against DEI left legal departments playing Whack-a-mole this past year.
11 minute read

Law.com

What's Next For Johnson & Johnson's Talcum Powder Litigation?

Potential legal and legislative battles are sure to dominate Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder litigation in 2025.
4 minute read

Law.com

Social Media, Plastics & Baby Formula: Mass Torts To Expect in 2025

Lawyers are looking at emerging litigation over plastic pollution and video game addiction, while cases over diet drugs, "forever chemicals" and cow's milk-based infant formula for preemies continue to proliferate.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Financial Watchdog Alleges Walmart Forced Army of Gig-Worker Drivers to Receive Pay Through High-Fee Accounts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger in federal court in Minnesota.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Chicago Federal Court Offers Banks Relief From Illinois' Historic Credit Fee Curbs

U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois found that a coalition of banking associations represented by Jones Day and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom would likely show that the National Bank Act preempts the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pre-Internet High Court Ruling Hobbling Efforts to Keep Tech Giants from Using Below-Cost Pricing to Bury Rivals

Predatory pricing "can be particularly salient in digital markets, where firms are incentivized to prioritize growth over profits in the short term to chase scale and to cement their dominance," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Red Robin CLO Joins Norton Rose Fulbright After Helping Sell Latest Employer for $4.9 Billion

Michael Kaplan "possesses robust general counsel experience and deep knowledge of the consumer markets industry," Norton Rose Fulbright Global Managing Partner Jeff Cody said.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

$25M Grubhub Settlement Sheds Light on How Other Gig Economy Firms Can Avoid Regulatory Trouble

“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
8 minute read

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