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By Diana Novak Jones, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken |
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Looking ahead at big-ticket commercial litigation on the horizon for 2025, artificial intelligence-related disputes loom large. That's what a dozen prominent litigators told Jenna Greene, who debuts her first "On the Case" column chronicling high-stakes business disputes. Litigators predict an uptick in lawsuits over price-fixing, corporate disclosures, product liability, privacy and more. One wild card: How will the federal government under the incoming Trump administration approach regulation (or lack thereof) of AI and other hot-button areas? |
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"These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected."
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—U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, warning about a rising number of threats to the judiciary's independence in a year-end report. Roberts highlighted what he said were instances in which "elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings." He also called out a "significant" uptick in violent threats and online intimidation directed at judges, disinformation about court cases magnified by social media, and cyber threats posed by foreign state actors. Read more from the report. |
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- On Friday, Rudy Giuliani is due to appear in Manhattan federal court, where a judge will consider a request by two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million for defamation to hold him in civil contempt for failing to turn over his assets.
- Also Friday, Michael McMahon, a former New York City Police Department sergeant convicted last year of acting as an illegal Chinese agent, is set to be sentenced. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said McMahon was hired to surveil New Jersey resident Xu Jin, who was accused by China of corruption as part of a global repatriation campaign by Chinese law enforcement called "Operation Fox Hunt."
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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- The coming year will see a continuation of some long-running mass tort litigation based on traditional product liability theories of toxic exposure and the potential rise of novel legal theories applied to less traditional products. Here are some of the top cases to watch.
- The 5th Circuit ruled that mattress maker Serta Simmons did not treat its lenders equally in a controversial 2020 debt deal, warning that similar deals involving so-called "lender-on-lender violence" may be inappropriate. The court did not completely overturn Serta's bankruptcy restructuring plan, but it removed indemnification provisions that would have protected its lenders from litigation over the disputed debt deal.
- A union moved to withdraw its novel bid to represent the Dartmouth College men's basketball team, a move likely calculated to avoid unfavorable rulings by President-elect Donald Trump's appointees to the NLRB.
- Amazon is facing a new proposed class action claiming it violated federal law by using nearly $350 million in forfeited 401(k) funds to offset the company's own contributions rather than to reduce administrative fees for more than 20,000 participants. An employee filed the lawsuit in Seattle federal court.
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- Venable brought back commercial litigation partner Doug Baldridge in D.C. Baldridge most recently was general counsel of Taylor Swift's company 13 Management. (Venable)
- White & Case hired D.C.-based partner Michael Sykes, who advises on tax incentives for energy transition projects. He most recently was at A&O Shearman. (White & Case)
- Honigman picked up venture capital partner Richard Catalano in Chicago from Ballard Spahr. (Honigman)
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Opinions issued by bar associations share common themes that legal practitioners should consider when integrating generative AI tools into their practices, write Marcin Krieger and David Cohen of Reed Smith. Their common guidance and themes can be boiled down to "Seven C's" surrounding ethical use of AI. Read today's Attorney Analysis to find out what they are. |
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