The US Supreme Court suggested it might drag out Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution, an outcome that could doom any chance of a pre-election trial on charges of trying to stay in power illegally.

Michigan law firm Lipton Law Center PC can go to trial on its claim that Colorado firm Andrus Wagstaff PC didn’t pay Lipton for work the firms did together representing Larry Nassar abuse victims.

The US Supreme Court has never addressed whether a president has the power to pardon themselves and that unanswered question was one that loomed over proceedings in Donald Trump’s appeal for immunity from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Teresa M. L. Tate has joined Reed Smith as a partner in the global corporate group in the San Francisco office, the firm said Thursday.

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The leaders of the midsize Manhattan firm Morrison Cohen are defending changes to the law firm’s pay system following a wave of recent partner departures.

The widow of a former Lockheed Martin Corp. employee is accusing the military contractor of negligently exposing workers to dangerous chemicals at its Florida facility, leading to the death of her husband, according to a new lawsuit.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will get a chance to submit evidence about what caused a 2017 stock drop at the center of a securities fraud case after the Fifth Circuit said Thursday that investors can’t proceed as a class for now.

A Ute tribe can proceed with some claims that the US government mismanaged water resources and water-related infrastructure for the tribe’s use, after the Federal Circuit on Thursday partially revived its lawsuit.

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The Biden administration issued new minimum energy standards for homes built with federal dollars, a move that the government says will result in millions in annual cost savings for renters and homeowners.

US energy regulators should consider the possible consumer harms that could result from a policy that allows investment companies to take up to 20% control of public utilities, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission said in comments Thursday.

Elon Musk has stepped up his court fight with OpenAI by demanding documents from ex-board member <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-16e9-d583-afbf-d6fd2dea0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Helen Toner, who was a key player in the short-lived ousting of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1554630D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-16e9-d583-afbf-d6fd2dea0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">OpenAI Chief Executive Officer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-16e9-d583-afbf-d6fd2dea0003","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Sam Altman <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"S4AMUTT1UM0W","_id":"0000018f-16e9-d583-afbf-d6fd2dea0004","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">last year.

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US energy regulators should consider the possible consumer harms that could result from a policy that allows investment companies to take up to 20% control of public utilities, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission said in comments Thursday.

Swedish pension fund Alecta is boosting the legal and financial expertise of its board of directors in the wake of $3 billion in losses and writedowns.

HCA Healthcare Inc. shareholders on Thursday voted against a proposal calling on the company to take a closer look at how its business could be harmed by disputes over how state abortion policies are applied by its doctors.

Avoiding a climate catastrophe is often portrayed as a question of political will. Yet the push to reduce carbon emissions is also a daunting technical and societal challenge. Retooling power and transportation systems to run on renewable energy will require far more <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-16d1-d583-afbf-d6ddcaaa0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">copper than the companies that produce it are currently committed to deliver.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will get a chance to submit evidence about what caused a 2017 stock drop at the center of a securities fraud case after the Fifth Circuit said Thursday that investors can’t proceed as a class for now.

A Ute tribe can proceed with some claims that the US government mismanaged water resources and water-related infrastructure for the tribe’s use, after the Federal Circuit on Thursday partially revived its lawsuit.

The US Supreme Court suggested it might drag out Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution, an outcome that could doom any chance of a pre-election trial on charges of trying to stay in power illegally.

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-16e2-d583-afbf-d6fec46b0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault conviction was overturned by the state’s highest court, which found that the judge in the disgraced Hollywood movie mogul’s 2020 trial had made fundamental errors.

The US Supreme Court has never addressed whether a president has the power to pardon themselves and that unanswered question was one that loomed over proceedings in Donald Trump’s appeal for immunity from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The leaders of the midsize Manhattan firm Morrison Cohen are defending changes to the law firm’s pay system following a wave of recent partner departures.