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Opinion: It's a myth that executive presence is an innate quality that can never be learned. And having this human element matters more than ever in a time where AI is taking on more legal research, drafting, and analysis.
Building Executive Presence Is a Learnable Skill for Lawyers
Opinion: It's a myth that executive presence is an innate quality that can never be learned. And having this human element matters more than ever in a time where AI is taking on more legal research, drafting, and analysis.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Opinion: It's a myth that executive presence is an innate quality that can never be learned. And having this human element matters more than ever in a time where AI is taking on more legal research, drafting, and analysis.
The former top lawyer at UnitedHealth Group is heading to WilmerHale to co-chair the firm’s crisis management group.
Ex-UnitedHealth Legal Chief Bondy Joins WilmerHale in London (1)
The former top lawyer at UnitedHealth Group is heading to WilmerHale to co-chair the firm’s crisis management group.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The former top lawyer at UnitedHealth Group is heading to WilmerHale to co-chair the firm’s crisis management group.
Hall of Fame rap and hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa lost their lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of unlawfully refusing to transfer the copyrights of their hit songs back to them as a New York federal court dismissed the case.
Salt-N-Pepa’s Copyright-Clawback Row With Universal Is Dismissed
Hall of Fame rap and hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa lost their lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of unlawfully refusing to transfer the copyrights of their hit songs back to them as a New York federal court dismissed the case.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Hall of Fame rap and hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa lost their lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of unlawfully refusing to transfer the copyrights of their hit songs back to them as a New York federal court dismissed the case.
The US Labor Department doubled down on its support for employers facing litigation over how they use 401(k) forfeitures, filing an amicus brief supporting JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the Ninth Circuit.
JPMorgan Draws Labor Department Backing Over 401(k) Forfeitures
The US Labor Department doubled down on its support for employers facing litigation over how they use 401(k) forfeitures, filing an amicus brief supporting JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the Ninth Circuit Thursday.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The US Labor Department doubled down on its support for employers facing litigation over how they use 401(k) forfeitures, filing an amicus brief supporting JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the Ninth Circuit.
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi and influencer Logan Paul’s Prime Hydration LLC agreed to end their dueling trademark-infringement claims over their respective sports drinks.
Messi, Logan Paul’s Prime Settle Sports-Drink Trademark Suit
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi and influencer Logan Paul’s Prime Hydration LLC agreed to end their dueling trademark-infringement claims over their respective sports drinks.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi and influencer Logan Paul’s Prime Hydration LLC agreed to end their dueling trademark-infringement claims over their respective sports drinks.
EEOC commissioners would lose guarantees of both allotted time to consider key decisions and the ability to request pre-vote public hearings, if the agency’s leadership carries out a plan to rescind voting standards.
EEOC Voting Shift Would Limit Commissioner Public Meeting Power
EEOC commissioners would lose guarantees of both allotted time to consider key decisions and the ability to request pre-vote public hearings, if the agency’s leadership carries out a plan to rescind voting standards.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
EEOC commissioners would lose guarantees of both allotted time to consider key decisions and the ability to request pre-vote public hearings, if the agency’s leadership carries out a plan to rescind voting standards.
Genesis Healthcare Inc. won bankruptcy court approval for a new bidder making what it says is a nearly $1 billion offer to lead a revamped sale process for the company’s sprawling nursing-home empire.
Genesis Healthcare Approved to Restart Auction With New Lead Bid
Genesis Healthcare Inc. won bankruptcy court approval for a new bidder making what it says is a nearly $1 billion offer to lead a revamped sale process for the company’s sprawling nursing-home empire.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Genesis Healthcare Inc. won bankruptcy court approval for a new bidder making what it says is a nearly $1 billion offer to lead a revamped sale process for the company’s sprawling nursing-home empire.
A former McKinsey & Co. associate partner sued First Unum Life Insurance Co. for disability benefits on account of symptoms arising after multiple Covid-19 infections.
Ex-McKinsey Worker Sues First Unum for Long Covid Disability Pay
A former McKinsey & Co. associate partner sued First Unum Life Insurance Co. for disability benefits on account of symptoms arising after multiple Covid-19 infections.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A former McKinsey & Co. associate partner sued First Unum Life Insurance Co. for disability benefits on account of symptoms arising after multiple Covid-19 infections.
A band of House Republicans bucked party leaders to join Democrats in passing a measure to restore expired Obamacare subsidies through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, as rising health care costs drive midterm election anxieties.
House Votes to Renew Obamacare Subsidies in Blow to GOP Leaders
A band of House Republicans bucked party leaders to join Democrats in passing a measure to restore expired Obamacare subsidies through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, as rising health care costs drive midterm election anxieties.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A band of House Republicans bucked party leaders to join Democrats in passing a measure to restore expired Obamacare subsidies through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, as rising health care costs drive midterm election anxieties.
The Labor Department assessed nearly $318 million in back pay and penalties from employers accused of minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations in fiscal year 2025, a 33% increase from the year before, according to agency data.
Wage-Hour Penalties Surge by Millions as DOL Closes Fewer Cases
The Labor Department assessed nearly $318 million in back pay and penalties from employers accused of minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations in fiscal year 2025, a 33% increase from the year before, according to agency data.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Labor Department assessed nearly $318 million in back pay and penalties from employers accused of minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations in fiscal year 2025, a 33% increase from the year before, according to agency data.
Exxon Mobil Corp. erased $8 million of a $27 million jury verdict awarded to workers injured in an ethylene plant explosion near Houston, a Texas appeals court ruled, sending some claims back to the trial court as the company looks to slash the verdict further.
Exxon Mobil Cuts $8 Million From Texas Plant Explosion Verdict
Exxon Mobil Corp. erased $8 million of a $27 million jury verdict awarded to workers injured in an ethylene plant explosion near Houston, a Texas appeals court ruled Thursday, sending some claims back to the trial court as the company looks to slash the verdict further.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Exxon Mobil Corp. erased $8 million of a $27 million jury verdict awarded to workers injured in an ethylene plant explosion near Houston, a Texas appeals court ruled, sending some claims back to the trial court as the company looks to slash the verdict further.
The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first step towards replacing the Biden-era rule.
White House Reviews Labor Department Independent Contractor Rule
The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first step towards replacing the Biden-era rule.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first step towards replacing the Biden-era rule.
Business groups will make their case before a federal appeals court to further delay enforcement of a California risk disclosure law originally slated to go into effect Jan. 1, setting the stage for a broader free speech fight against state-required private climate reporting.
California Climate Risk Case Tests Compelled Speech Limits (1)
Business groups will make their case before a federal appeals court to further delay enforcement of a California risk disclosure law originally slated to go into effect Jan. 1, setting the stage for a broader free speech fight against state-required private climate reporting.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Business groups will make their case before a federal appeals court to further delay enforcement of a California risk disclosure law originally slated to go into effect Jan. 1, setting the stage for a broader free speech fight against state-required private climate reporting.
Opinion: Companies and practitioners should expect 2026 to be less about crafting new regulations for crypto and more about refining, connecting, and operationalizing the ones already in place.
Crypto’s Rules Are Here. 2026 Will Be About Making Them Work
Opinion: Companies and practitioners should expect 2026 to be less about crafting new regulations for crypto and more about refining, connecting, and operationalizing the ones already in place.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Opinion: Companies and practitioners should expect 2026 to be less about crafting new regulations for crypto and more about refining, connecting, and operationalizing the ones already in place.
Elon Musk has failed to escape a claim asserting he’s potentially personally liable for not paying voters who signed, or referred others to sign, petitions pledging their support for speech and guns rights leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
Musk Potentially Liable in Presidential Election Bounty Suit
Elon Musk has failed to escape a claim asserting he’s potentially personally liable for not paying voters who signed, or referred others to sign, petitions pledging their support for speech and guns rights leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Elon Musk has failed to escape a claim asserting he’s potentially personally liable for not paying voters who signed, or referred others to sign, petitions pledging their support for speech and guns rights leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
A New York judge denied Harvey Weinstein’s request to throw out the ex-mogul’s sexual assault conviction and ordered prosecutors to retry him in March on a separate rape charge that had ended in a hung jury.
Harvey Weinstein Loses Bid to Toss NY Sex Assault Guilty Verdict
A New York judge denied Harvey Weinstein’s request to throw out the ex-mogul’s sexual assault conviction and ordered prosecutors to retry him in March on a separate rape charge that had ended in a hung jury.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A New York judge denied Harvey Weinstein’s request to throw out the ex-mogul’s sexual assault conviction and ordered prosecutors to retry him in March on a separate rape charge that had ended in a hung jury.
Character Technologies Inc., maker of a customizable chatbot app, and Google LLC agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families who said their children experienced psychological distress after interactions with chatbots.
Character.AI, Google Agree to Settle Teen Chatbot Harm Lawsuits
Character Technologies Inc., maker of a customizable chatbot app called Character.AI, and Google LLC agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families who said their children experienced psychological distress after interactions with chatbots.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Character Technologies Inc., maker of a customizable chatbot app, and Google LLC agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families who said their children experienced psychological distress after interactions with chatbots.
A Washington, DC federal judge pressed lawyers for the Trump administration on how Haitian immigrants targeted for removal from the US could safely return to a country deemed unsafe for travel by the government.
Judge Grills DHS Lawyers on Terminated Immigrant Protections
A Washington, DC federal judge pressed lawyers for the Trump administration on how Haitian immigrants targeted for removal from the US could safely return to a country deemed unsafe for travel by the government.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A Washington, DC federal judge pressed lawyers for the Trump administration on how Haitian immigrants targeted for removal from the US could safely return to a country deemed unsafe for travel by the government.
The DOJ is reinstating employees from two offices focused on conflict resolution and access to justice, several months after terminating those federal workers as part of a broader restructuring.
DOJ Reverses Firings at Peacemakers, Access to Justice Units
The Justice Department is reinstating employees from two offices focused on conflict resolution and access to justice, several months after terminating those federal workers as part of a broader restructuring.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The DOJ is reinstating employees from two offices focused on conflict resolution and access to justice, several months after terminating those federal workers as part of a broader restructuring.
Opinion: Former NLRB Chair Marvin Kaplan says the newly sworn-in Republican NLRB members could revise precedents more quickly with rulemaking, where two votes suffice, rather than adjudication, which requires three.
Just Two NLRB Member Votes Suffice to Change Rules: Former Chair
Opinion: Former NLRB Chair Marvin Kaplan says the newly sworn-in Republican NLRB members could revise precedents more quickly with rulemaking, where two votes suffice, rather than adjudication, which requires three.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Opinion: Former NLRB Chair Marvin Kaplan says the newly sworn-in Republican NLRB members could revise precedents more quickly with rulemaking, where two votes suffice, rather than adjudication, which requires three.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ bid to curb “frivolous” shareholder complaints signals a new level of hostility toward investors and lawyers typically viewed as the Wall Street cop’s allies.
SEC War on ‘Frivolous’ Litigation Upends Wall Street Cop’s Role
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ bid to curb “frivolous” shareholder complaints signals a new level of hostility toward investors and lawyers typically viewed as the Wall Street cop’s allies, and the effort has struggled to get off the ground as companies are slow to adopt mandatory arbitration clauses for shareholders.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ bid to curb “frivolous” shareholder complaints signals a new level of hostility toward investors and lawyers typically viewed as the Wall Street cop’s allies.
Drake University settled a trademark dispute over an Iowa community college’s use of a similar “D"-bearing logo.
Drake University, Iowa College Settle ‘D’ Logo Trademark Dispute
Drake University settled a trademark dispute over an Iowa community college’s use of a similar “D"-bearing logo.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Drake University settled a trademark dispute over an Iowa community college’s use of a similar “D"-bearing logo.
Copies of the migraine drug Qulipta proposed by Hetero Labs Ltd. and MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. infringe four patents, AbbVie Inc. and its Allergan unit said in separate federal lawsuits.
AbbVie Expands Bid to Block Qulipta Copies With Two Patent Suits
Copies of the migraine drug Qulipta proposed by Hetero Labs Ltd. and MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. infringe four patents, AbbVie Inc. and its Allergan unit said in separate federal lawsuits.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Copies of the migraine drug Qulipta proposed by Hetero Labs Ltd. and MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. infringe four patents, AbbVie Inc. and its Allergan unit said in separate federal lawsuits.
Tom Goldstein—the former US Supreme Court advocate and blogger—heads to trial Monday in a case that may turn on whether the jury thinks he’s “a good guy or a bad guy.”
Tom Goldstein’s Defense Hinges on Giving the Jury Good Guy Vibes
Tom Goldstein—the former US Supreme Court advocate and blogger with a years-long ultra high-stakes gambling habit—heads to trial Monday in a case that may turn on whether the jury thinks he’s “a good guy or a bad guy.”
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January 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Tom Goldstein—the former US Supreme Court advocate and blogger—heads to trial Monday in a case that may turn on whether the jury thinks he’s “a good guy or a bad guy.”
Cerner Corp. failed to convince a federal Missouri judge to dismiss or transfer a proposed privacy class action alleging Cerner-designed patient portals divulged patient information to Google.
Cerner Loses Bid to Quickly Pause Google Info Sharing Query
Cerner Corp. failed to convince a federal Missouri judge to dismiss or transfer a proposed privacy class action alleging Cerner-designed patient portals divulged patient information to Google.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Cerner Corp. failed to convince a federal Missouri judge to dismiss or transfer a proposed privacy class action alleging Cerner-designed patient portals divulged patient information to Google.