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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Launch Trade Secrets Complaint Against Uber's Audiovisual-Recording Technology

"Grip created a software-based video recording solution to increase rideshare safety, particularly for women and children," a company spokesperson said. "Lacking a solution of its own, Uber partnered with Grip and demonstrated the effectiveness of Grip's technology. But instead of paying fair compensation, Uber decided to take Grip's solution for free—a practice that if left unchecked threatens innovation and progress in America."
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Law.com

$32.50 an Hour Plus Benefits: Uber, Lyft Drivers in $175M Settlement

"This agreement is an example of what independent, flexible work with dignity should look like in the 21st Century. We are thrilled to see more policymakers supporting portable benefits and innovative frameworks to improve independent work," Uber CLO Tony West said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GM Hands CLO Post to Former Legal Chief of Activision, Boeing

Grant Dixton will succeed Craig Glidden, who will remain a GM executive vice president but will focus on turning around Cruise, the company's self-driving car unit.
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Corporate Counsel

In $1B Suit, Nikola Founder Says Legal Chief, Other Execs Fed DOJ False Narrative to Save Themselves

"Never has there been such an egregious case of corporate scapegoating at the expense of shareholders," former Executive Chair Trevor Milton alleges in the complaint.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

$47M Catastrophic Trucking Verdict Is a Sign of Changing Times in Growing Metro Atlanta County

"I think jurors in places like Cherokee County don't have a problem rendering a fair verdict if that means its going to be a big number for nice, deserving plaintiffs," said plaintiff's counsel Mike Moran.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Putting My Stamp on It': First GC of Waste-to-Energy Startup Excited to Have Clean Slate

"I looked at my career, and I said, 'Do I really want to be general counsel of a portfolio company that's been around for over 100 years?'" said Eric Stein, general counsel of Oberon Fuels.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Stymies Judge Who Ordered Southwest Attorneys Into 'Religious Liberty' Training

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found Judge Brantley Starr likely exceeded his authority when he doled out the contempt sanction last summer in a religious-discrimination case brought by one of the airline's flight attendants.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Split Over Railroad's Duty in Claims Stemming From Negligent Parking

The plaintiffs indicate they intend to seek certiorari with the Supreme Court.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Passengers Inches From Blown Out Alaska Airlines Door File Suit

The complaint filed in a Washington federal court on behalf of seven passengers is the latest of several pending lawsuits against Boeing, which manufactured the 737 Max 9 aircraft.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects State-Created Danger Claims From Woman Raped on SEPTA Train

"The court emphasizes allegations of a failure to act will not satisfy the state-created danger theory," Judge Juan Sanchez ruled.
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