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  • March 06, 2026

    Wash. Passes Bill To Outlaw Microchipping Employees

    A Washington state bill that would ban employers from forcing workers to get microchipped has cleared the state Legislature and was delivered to Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk on Thursday.

  • March 06, 2026

    Oil Field Tech Co. Fights OSHA Citation Review Regime

    An industrial giant cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a job site death has filed the latest constitutional challenge to the agency's adjudication system, citing the Supreme Court's landmark decision limiting agency enforcement proceedings for civil penalties.

  • March 06, 2026

    Judge Says Palantir Noncompete Language Is Too Restrictive

    A Manhattan federal judge who ruled last month that three former Palantir employees could keep working at a rival artificial intelligence business has said in his unsealed opinion that while evidence showed the defendants may have solicited colleagues and mishandled company files, Palantir's noncompete restrictions were overbroad.

  • March 06, 2026

    Ex-Exec Can't Skirt Ammo Tech Secrets Suit, NC Judge Says

    A former director and plant manager at track-and-trace company Jekson USA Inc. couldn't secure a pretrial exit, a North Carolina Business Court judge has said, ruling the company pled its trade secret and contract breach claims with enough specificity.

  • March 06, 2026

    2nd Circ. Says Pot Edibles Not Covered By Workers' Comp

    A Second Circuit panel has found that federal workers' compensation can't cover the cost of prescribed cannabis edibles, because they are still considered Schedule I drugs under federal law with "no accepted medical use."

  • March 06, 2026

    Dentist Says She Was Fired For Exposing Medicaid Fraud

    A dentist filed suit against several West Michigan dental practices and a dental management company, claiming she was fired after reporting that the clinics billed Medicaid for dental procedures that were never performed.

  • March 06, 2026

    Fortnite Maker Says Ex-Contractor Leaked Secrets For 'Clout'

    Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. accused a former contractor of anonymously leaking company secrets on social media, violating his nondisclosure agreement and jeopardizing the gaming company's business relationships, according to a lawsuit filed in North Carolina federal court.

  • March 05, 2026

    OpenAI Practices Law Without A License, Insurer Alleges

    OpenAI is practicing law without a license, according to an insurer's lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court that alleges artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT provided faulty legal advice to a woman seeking disability benefits that led to a breached settlement and a flurry of frivolous court filings.

  • March 05, 2026

    3rd Circ. Takes Up Cognizant H-1B Fraud FCA Claims

    The Third Circuit has agreed to review whether a case brought by a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive alleging the company defrauded the government through its visa applications should be tossed, according to a court order.

  • March 05, 2026

    Ex-Conn. Hospital Worker Drops Suit Over Post-Assault Firing

    A former hospital maintenance worker injured in a workplace attack has ended his federal lawsuit against Stamford Health Inc. after the parties told a Connecticut federal judge they had reached an "agreement in principle" that needed approval from the state Workers' Compensation Commission.

  • March 05, 2026

    Doctor Can't Fight Records Order Tied To WWE Accuser's Suit

    Connecticut's intermediate-level appeals court has turned away a celebrity doctor's challenge to an order that he and his Greenwich practice hand over payment records to a former patient who is suing World Wrestling Entertainment and co-founder Vince McMahon for alleged sex trafficking and abuse.

  • March 05, 2026

    Nelson Mullins Adds Clark Hill Employment Ace In Houston

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has bulked up its domestic and cross-border employment offerings with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Clark Hill PC.

  • March 04, 2026

    Split 4th Circ. Shields Musk From USAID Deposition, For Now

    The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that Elon Musk and two former U.S. Agency for International Development officials will not, for now, have to testify in litigation ex-employees filed accusing the billionaire of illegally dismantling the foreign aid agency, saying no "extraordinary circumstances" justified the depositions.

  • March 04, 2026

    Hayden AI Hits Co-Founder With Fraud, Trade Secret Claims

    Artificial intelligence startup Hayden AI has sued one of its co-founders, alleging that after it fired him for forging board signatures and improperly charging personal expenses, he took large amounts of trade secret data to start a competing company.

  • March 04, 2026

    Reinhart Boerner Shareholder Named As Personnel Office GC

    The government's human resources agency, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, has announced that a Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC shareholder has become its new general counsel, bringing with him three decades of experience working in academia, private practice and government to the role.

  • March 03, 2026

    New Whistleblower Program Adds 'Bit More Stick,' DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's new whistleblower rewards program partnership with the U.S. Postal Service doesn't displace the leniency program by which companies disclose potential price-fixing and other antitrust violations, a DOJ official said Tuesday in Washington, D.C., but it is an important complement.

  • March 03, 2026

    Produce Co. Employees' ESOP Suit Survives Early Exit Bid

    A North Carolina federal judge has largely kept intact a lawsuit alleging lawyers, private equity firms and their founders conspired to drain a produce company's employee stock ownership plan of its value, trimming just two of the 13 claims from the sweeping complaint.

  • March 03, 2026

    Payroll Co.'s Poaching Suit Can Proceed, Ga. Judge Says

    Enterprise software firm invenioLSI must face a suit from a rival company alleging it conspired to engineer a "mass defection" of workers in 2024, after a Georgia federal judge ruled that it "did not have a legal right" to aid in a plan that led to several high-level managers' defections.

  • March 03, 2026

    Metrc Gets Partial Win In Ex-VP Termination Contract Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday handed cannabis tracking company Metrc Inc. a win on two claims in its contract breach suit against a former executive vice president, saying there's no dispute that he violated the terms of his employment agreement after he was terminated.

  • March 03, 2026

    DOE Contractor Pays $3.45M To Settle Time Card Fraud Case

    A contractor paid the U.S. Department of Energy $3.45 million to settle a dispute over alleged time card fraud at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear site in Washington where workers took naps, watched movies and read while on the clock.

  • March 03, 2026

    Cannabis Depository Can Fight $9.5M Coverage Denial

    A New Jersey cannabis dispensary depository can challenge an insurer's bid to deny coverage for a $9.5 million judgment against an armored car cash delivery service for an ex-employee's alleged embezzlement, a New York federal judge ruled, saying the depository is entitled to a potential insurance policy payout. 

  • March 03, 2026

    Philadelphia Nonprofit Sued Over Employee Info Hack

    The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging has been hit with privacy claims by a prospective class of employees alleging the nonprofit's failure to properly safeguard their confidential information might have led to it being stolen by cybercriminals during a data breach in July.

  • February 27, 2026

    Otterbourg Chiefs' $20M Suit Against Atty Nixed For Now

    A Connecticut federal judge Friday tossed a $20 million lawsuit by Otterbourg's leadership against an ex-partner they allege improperly accessed their personal files, saying New York law applies and that state doesn't recognize an "intrusion upon seclusion" claim, and they can replead with a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

  • February 26, 2026

    H-1B $100K Fee Fight Is On, But Tariff Ruling's Effect Is Unclear

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied the Trump administration's request to pause a suit by employers challenging President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, but he held off on deciding the employers' preliminary injunction request and ordered the parties to brief whether the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on tariffs affects the case.

  • February 26, 2026

    4th Circ. Revives Secrets Charges Against Ex-Deloitte Workers

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday revived the bulk of the charges against two former Deloitte workers accused of stealing the company's trade secrets, disagreeing with a lower court that dismissed the case because of the government's delay in bringing it.

Expert Analysis

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Calif. AG's No-Poach Case Reflects Tougher Antitrust Stance

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    This month, California’s attorney general resolved the latest enforcement action barring the use of no-poach agreements, underscoring an aggressive antitrust enforcement trend with significant increases in criminal and civil penalties, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • 2025 Noncompete Developments That Led To Inflection Point

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    Employers must reshape their approaches to noncompete agreements following key 2025 developments, including Delaware's rejection of blue-penciling and the proliferation of state wage thresholds, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Tapping Into Jurors' Moral Intuitions At Trial

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    Many jurors approach trials with foundational beliefs about fairness, harm and responsibility that shape how they view evidence and arguments, so attorneys must understand how to frame a case in a way that appeals to this type of moral reasoning, says Steve Wood at Courtroom Sciences.

  • Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • The SEC Whistleblower Program A Year Into 2nd Trump Admin

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower program continues to operate as designed, but its internal cadence, scrutiny of claims and operational structure reflect a period of recalibration, with precision mattering more than ever, say attorneys Scott Silver and David Chase.

  • Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Review Could Affect FCA Litigation

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    On Dec. 12, the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, setting the stage for a decision that could drastically reduce enforcement under the False Claims Act, and presenting an opportunity to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the act's whistleblower provisions, say attorneys at Epstein Becker.

  • Prepping For 2026 Shifts In Calif. Workplace Safety Rules

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    California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health is preparing for significant shifts and increased enforcement in 2026, so key safety programs — including injury and illness prevention plans, workplace violence plans, and heat illness prevention procedures — must remain a focus for employers, says Rachel Conn at Conn Maciel.

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