Law360: Corporate /corporate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Corporate Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:16:12 +0000 Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me a Better Lawyer /corporate/articles/2366012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2366012 Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:03:43 +0000 Calif. Panel Frees Walmart From Fatal Big Rig Crash Suit /corporate/articles/2386770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386770 A California appeals panel won't revive a woman's claims against Walmart Inc. and one of its suppliers over the death of her daughter in a collision with a delivery truck, finding her claims are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:39:25 +0000 Dentons Hires Deals Atty From Womble Bond In Indianapolis /corporate/articles/2386669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386669 Dentons announced Wednesday that it has added a global transactions lawyer from Womble Bond Dickinson to its office in Indianapolis, touting his experience advising on deals involving water and wastewater, energy, industrial and manufacturing, infrastructure, technology and natural resource projects. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:48:13 +0000 Chinese Real Estate Co. Inks $5M Deal To End Investor Suit /corporate/articles/2386119?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386119 Investors in Chinese real estate giant KE Holdings Inc. have asked a New York federal judge to give an initial nod to a nearly $5 million deal ending claims the company misled the markets about certain key performance metrics in filings associated with its secondary public offering. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:45:04 +0000 Uber Balanced Safety With Need For Growth, Jurors Told /corporate/articles/2386656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386656 Uber's former head of global safety testified Wednesday in a bellwether trial over sexual assault allegations against the ride-hailing giant, telling jurors that during his tenure, Uber worked to balance safety priorities with its corporate growth. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:59:40 +0000 FTC Urged To Probe Microsoft Over Ascension Data Breach /corporate/articles/2386534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386534 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into Microsoft's "gross cybersecurity negligence" that has allegedly contributed to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure providers, including a 2024 ransomware hack that targeted hospital system Ascension. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:37:54 +0000 2nd Circ. OKs Verizon's $47M FCC Fine, Splitting With 5th Circ. /corporate/articles/2386481?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386481 The Second Circuit upheld Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission's $46.9 million fine against Verizon Communications Inc. for misuse of device-location data, rejecting Verizon's arguments that the data falls outside federal privacy protections and that such a penalty without a jury trial was unconstitutional, creating a split with the Fifth Circuit. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:03:33 +0000 SEC Says Adviser Startup Broke Investor Data Privacy Rule /corporate/articles/2386651?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386651 An investment adviser representative and his firm were hit with a suit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday over claims that the adviser, among other things, emailed himself confidential client information from his former employer as a step in creating his own investment firm. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:39:44 +0000 Ga. Panel Says Privilege Can Cover Unlicensed In-House Atty /corporate/articles/2386655?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386655 The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly found that Church's Chicken and its chief legal officer were protected by attorney-client privilege in a franchisee's contract suit, finding privilege can sometimes cover communications between a corporation and unlicensed in-house counsel. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:15:54 +0000 Coupang Escapes Securities Suit Over IPO Disclosures /corporate/articles/2386677?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386677 A New York federal judge has dismissed a securities class action against South Korean e-commerce company Coupang Inc., several of its executives and offering underwriters alleging they failed to disclose that Coupang was participating in "illicit practices" and ruled that some of the alleged omissions were publicly available information. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:19:45 +0000 Texas Gov. Issues Executive Order On Hemp Products For Kids /corporate/articles/2386654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386654 Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring state agencies to implement rules restricting the sale of hemp-derived psychoactive products to anyone under the age of 21. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:03:29 +0000 DexCom Beats Most Of Investors' Diabetes Device Sales Suit /corporate/articles/2386279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386279 A California judge has trimmed a proposed class action from shareholders of glucose monitor manufacturer DexCom Inc. who allege they were damaged by the company's misrepresentations regarding its ability to keep up with growing demand, with the court determining the shareholders' complaint falls short in several instances. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:51:37 +0000 Calif. Gig Worker Union BIll Sent To Newsom's Desk /corporate/articles/2386462?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386462 A plan to give gig drivers in California the right to unionize and negotiate certain job terms and conditions is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk less than two weeks after state leaders reached a deal with Uber and Lyft to facilitate its passage. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:49:04 +0000 Plaintiffs Seek Info From Microsoft, OpenAI In Copyright MDL /corporate/articles/2386661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386661 A proposed class of authors suing over the alleged use of works to train ChatGPT has asked a Manhattan federal judge to force Microsoft to hand over documents they said could be a "smoking gun of copyright infringement," while a group of news organizations said OpenAI should turn over materials on low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated news sites.  Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:46:40 +0000 FTC Warns Healthcare Employers About Noncompetes /corporate/articles/2386662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386662 The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters warning healthcare employers and staffing companies not to include overly broad noncompete restrictions in their employment contracts and urged them to conduct a review to ensure they comply with the law. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:32:28 +0000 Liberty Says Subcontractor's Insurer Must Defend Injury Row /corporate/articles/2386181?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386181 A subcontractor's insurer must defend and indemnify companies insured by a Liberty Mutual unit on a primary basis in a worker's injury lawsuit, the unit argued to a New York federal court. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:29:16 +0000 Meet The Attys Now Fighting Judge Newman's Suspension /corporate/articles/2386156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386156 Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's main attorney in the fight against her suspension from the appeals court has departed from the New Civil Liberties Alliance, leaving his former colleagues to head the litigation. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:58:29 +0000 Opportunity Zone's Future Corp. Tax Benefits Still Uncertain /corporate/articles/2384955?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2384955 Despite recent legislative enhancements to the qualified opportunity fund program, and a new G7 understanding that would exempt U.S.-parented multinationals from the undertaxed profits rule, uncertainties over future tax benefits could dampen investment interest in the program, says Alan Lederman at Gunster. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:04:30 +0000 Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ. /corporate/articles/2386609?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2386609 President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the government will appeal the judge's decision granting a temporary win to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in her challenge to the president's attempt to remove her from her position. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:45:56 +0000 In Juniper's $14B Sale To HPE, Interim Covenants Were Key /corporate/articles/2384892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2384892 Over the course of more than a decade, Juniper Networks had been on and off the block several times, but bids never quite matched the board's sense of the company's worth, Amr Razzak, the Skadden partner who led the team advising Juniper, told Law360.