Corporate Counsel

Delta Names New Legal Leader for Wayward On-Demand Travel Business

Wheels Up saw demand soar during the pandemic, as wealthy businesspeople flocked to private aviation and commercial carriers cut flights. But in the latest quarter revenue tumbled 41%.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disney Does an About-Face on Florida Lawsuit Over Patron's Death

"It didn't just occur to them in some epiphany that this was a nice family until after the public became horrified by their initial strategy," said one attorney who was not connected to the Disney litigation.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

American Airlines Sued in NJ Over Alleged Assault on Nonstop Flight to Newark

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disney Attorneys Find a 'Fine Print' Loophole After Doctor's Death

"And it's not surprising they would try to move this case, away from a jury and out of the public eye, to an arbitration," said Michael E. Levine, who is not involved in the litigation.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Grants Class Certification to Royal Caribbean Workers: $500M at Stake

"Expect to see Russell argue that all of its actions were performed with the consent of the Royal Caribbean investment committee," said attorney Blake Dolman, who is not involved in the litigation.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Longtime Lawyer Lands Front Man Role in Hard Rock's Legal Dept.

Frank Chesky continued to climb the ladder after joining Hard Rock in 2017 to help open the company's Atlantic City casino.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

First-of-Its-Kind Civil Computer Fraud Act Case Lands in Favor of Ryanair

"I think Judge Bryson's decisions are going to be an important roadmap for how you can and can not use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," said Ryanair's Chicago-based Holland & Knight attorney R. David Donoghue.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Files Animal Cruelty Complaint Against USDA

Animal Legal Defense Fund accuses Yellowstone Bear World of violating the Animal Welfare Act "by charging people to bottle feed and take pictures with months-old baby bears prematurely torn away from their mothers," according to the complaint that seeks to revoke YBW's USDA-issued exhibitor license.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After DOJ Smackdowns Leave JetBlue Spiraling, Longtime GC Heads for Exit

The last four years have been brutal for Brandon Nelson and JetBlue, which was whipsawed by the pandemic and then had to cancel two deals that were supposed to drive growth after courts ruled they broke antitrust law.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Brace for Wave of CrowdStrike Litigation

"In some ways, I think it really set off a big nuclear bomb of legal actions across a lot of different players in the industry," Beth Waller, a principal and chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice at Woods Rogers, said.
5 minute read

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