ABA Journal Existing methods of accessing knowledge will coexist with generative As generative artificial intelligence stormed the scene over the past year with its snazzy Q&A interface, it was fair to ask whether existing ways of accessing knowledge, such as keyword search or templates, would become redundant. After all, why Read more
ABA Journal Titanic law helps ship owner limit liability in Baltimore bridge collapse The owner of the ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge could face hundreds of millions of dollars in damage claims after the accident sent vehicles plunging into the water and threw the eastern US transportation network Read more
ABA Journal A Florida driver alleges in a lawsuit that the sale of misleading driving data to insurers without his knowledge or permission violated consumer laws and his right to privacy. The would-be class action suit filed by Romeo Chicco says LexisNexis Risk Solutions violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Read more
Bloomberg Law Pfizer Inc.‘s recent victory over a conservative group’s legal challenge to the pharmaceutical giant’s diversity fellowship has the potential to undercut a legal strategy often used by organizations attacking such programs in court. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Do No Harm, an Read more
Reuters WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China’s ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The 50-0 vote represents the most significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown on TikTok, which Read more
Reuters SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 1 (Reuters) – Starbucks union representatives want to create a national template for labor contract negotiations with the coffee chain, according to union organizers – an idea a Starbucks spokeswoman said the company believes is “speculative.” The union, Workers United, has organized nearly 400 stores out of the Read more
ABA Journal “The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Texas landowners can sue the state under the takings clause for flooding caused by highway reconstruction even when a statute has not authorized lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear four consolidated cases that argue the takings Read more
ABA Journal “A West Virginia judge who led a warrantless search of a divorce litigant’s home is not entitled to judicial immunity because she engaged in a nonjudicial act, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, ruled against former family court Read more
Reuters “The Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit accusing Amazon.com (AMZN.O) of deceptive consumer practices unfairly cites communications between the e-commerce giant and its lawyers as evidence, a corporate lawyer advocacy group has told a U.S. judge. The Association of Corporate Counsel on Wednesday filed a friend of the court brief in the FTC Read more
ABA Journal “In September 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon, alleging the com- pany’s pricing policy for third- party merchants undermines competition and raises prices for consumers elsewhere. The suit, filed in state superior court, claims that in order to sell through Amazon, everyday sellers must sign agreements Read more