NEXT
Sign in to follow

Law.com

Avoiding Double-Dipping: U.S. Trustee Fees and Creditor Trusts

The U.S. Trustee has recently taken the position that GUC Trusts (creditor trusts formed under bankruptcy plans) should be required to pay fees on account of their own disbursements to creditors. The outcomes in three recent bankruptcy cases highlight different approaches to addressing the U.S. Trustee's argument: closing bankruptcy cases early, deferring the issue to a later date, or focusing on the distinction between contingent and non-contingent assets.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit Deal Setbacks on Gag Order, Venue to Trump Team

The judges dismissed the motion to lift the gag order because no constitutional issue was raised. Meanwhile the Second Circuit refused to stay an order to keep criminal business fraud case in state court.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Creation of New Family Court Judgeships Put Candidates on Quick Turnaround

Chenango County is one of the few family courts with just one judge currently, and his duties are spread across county criminal and surrogate court matters.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta-Based Fearless Fund Ends Black-Only Entrepreneurial Grant Contest After Settling Civil Rights Lawsuit

"Race-exclusive programs like the one the Fearless Fund promoted are divisive and illegal," the American Alliance for Equal Rights stated. "Opening grant programs to all applicants, regardless of their race, is enshrined in our nation's civil rights laws and supported by significant majorities of all Americans."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Uber's Rocky Journey Through Pa. Trials Highlights Risks and Strategies for Managing Independent Contractors

In an unusual ruling, Pennsylvania federal judge Michael M. Baylson invoked a court's inherent powers to manage its docket in dismissing with prejudice a long-running lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) but also awarded—after two hung juries—victory to Uber by granting its Rule 50(b) motion for judgement as a matter of law.
5 minute read

Law.com

New York Times, Athletic Media Hit With Data Privacy Class Action for Allegedly Sharing User Data

The claim alleged that the New York Times violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the New York Video Consumer Protection Act by sharing consumers' personally identifiable information with third parties. Counsel has not yet appeared for the defendants.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Meet the Judge Heading Philadelphia's Mass Torts Program

Judge Joshua Robert suggested lawyers who handle mass torts in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas try "resetting the dialogue," saying, "the more pedantic details or the more little things that we're going to be asked to decide are just going to bog us down."
5 minute read

International Edition

Facebook Breached Canadian Privacy Laws But Avoids Court Penalty

The Federal Court of Appeal decision relates to misuse of users' personal data between 2013 and 2015.
3 minute read

Law.com

Got 'Flat' Milk?: NY Company Says German Ex-Partner Stole Flat-Food Trade Secrets

A complaint filed in New York contends Veganz Group stole Vitiprints' patented technology to market dehydrated "flat" food products on its own, violating terms of their licensing partnership.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Florida Supreme Court Changes Affect Firms: AI Concerns at Forefront

Robert "Bob" Jarvis, an ethics professor at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, reminded lawyers to be mindful of how generative artificial intelligence may compromise client confidentiality.
5 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Why Are So Many Law Firms Suddenly Embracing Digital Transformation?

    Brought to you by AllRize

    Download Now

  • 2025 State Legislative Sessions

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now

  • Retention & Online Reputation for Law Firms: 2025 Guide

    Brought to you by Amazing Workplace, Inc.

    Download Now

  • Europe's Escalating Regulatory Framework: Mapping Efforts to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks

    Brought to you by LRN

    Download Now