AI Risks Becoming More Evident—But Not How to Insure Against Them

AI Risks Becoming More Evident—But Insuring Against Them Remains a Challenge As artificial intelligence (AI) integrates deeper into industries like healthcare, finance, and transportation, its risks—ranging from data breaches to biased outputs—are becoming increasingly apparent. A recent article from Law.com titled “AI Risks Becoming More Evident—But Not How to Insure Against Them” highlights the growing … Read more

How California Law Firms Strategize to Manage Upfront Wildfire Litigation Costs

How California Law Firms Strategize to Manage Upfront Wildfire Litigation Costs As wildfires ravage California with increasing frequency and intensity, law firms representing victims in litigation against utilities like Southern California Edison and PG&E face staggering upfront costs often reaching millions of dollars per case. These expenses cover investigations, expert witnesses, discovery, and marketing to … Read more

With NLRB Paralyzed, States See Chance to Shape Labor Landscape

States Seize Opportunity to Shape Labor Landscape Amid NLRB Paralysis Washington, D.C., September 4, 2025 — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency tasked with enforcing U.S. labor laws on collective bargaining and unfair labor practices, has been incapacitated since January 2025, lacking the three-member quorum required to issue decisions. This paralysis, triggered … Read more

Texas Companies, Gaming Association Sue Trump Over Tariffs

Texas Companies and Gaming Association Sue Trump Over Tariff Imposition By [Your Name], July 24, 2025 AUSTIN, TX — The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA), alongside Texas-based companies FIREDISC and Ryan Wholesale, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration, challenging the legality of sweeping tariffs imposed on imports from China, Canada, and … Read more

Gibson Dunn Hong Kong Corporate Partner Dies in Suspected Suicide

Gibson Dunn Mourns Loss of Hong Kong Corporate Partner Brian Schwarzwalder in Suspected Suicide Brian Schwarzwalder, a 54-year-old corporate partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Hong Kong office, passed away in a suspected suicide, with local authorities noting a suicide note and classifying the death as a “person fallen from a height.” Schwarzwalder, who joined … Read more

Wayne State Law Dean Named Interim University President

Wayne State University Names Law Dean Richard Bierschbach as Interim President After Kimberly Espy’s Sudden Resignation Wayne State University’s Board of Governors wasted no time filling a leadership void, appointing Law School Dean Richard Bierschbach as interim president just hours after accepting President Kimberly Andrews Espy’s resignation. This swift transition at the Detroit-based public research … Read more

AI Firms Have Every Incentive to Settle Copyright-Infringement Suits, Even If It Costs Them Billions

AI Firms Face Trillion-Dollar Risks: Why Settlements in Copyright Suits Are a Billion-Dollar No-Brainer In the high-stakes arena of artificial intelligence, where innovation races ahead of the law, companies like Anthropic are learning a hard lesson: Even a strong legal defense can’t shield them from the nuclear option of U.S. copyright penalties. Just weeks after … Read more

FTC Says Truck Makers' California Emissions Accord Threatened Competition

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated the Clean Truck Partnership, a 2023 agreement between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major truck manufacturers—Daimler Truck, International Motors, PACCAR, and Volvo Group, which control up to 99% of the U.S. heavy-duty truck market. The FTC raised antitrust concerns, stating the agreement restricted competition by: The investigation … Read more