Law

  • Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Tuesday criticized DLA Piper, where her husband is a partner, over the firm’s policy of requiring employees to arbitrate employment-based legal claims, after an attorney for an accuser urged the presidential candidate to condemn the practice… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots sued Boeing on Monday in Dallas County court, saying the Chicago-based aerospace giant’s misrepresentations about the safety of its 737 Max jets have cost the pilots tens of millions of dollars in lost wages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • Amazon.com Inc. has announced that it is partnering with law firms in a new program called “IP Accelerator,” which aims to provide intellectual property protection to sellers that use participating firms to help with their trademark-related legal needs… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • A split Ninth Circuit panel said Monday that pornography mogul Larry Flynt can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging a California law that limits how much owners of Golden State gambling houses can invest in out-of-state gambling interests, ruling Flynt’s challenge isn’t time-barred… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The Supreme Court on Monday said it won’t take up a case brought by a group of Dollar Tree workers who claimed the discount chain’s practice of providing pay stubs on cash register receipts violated a California law requiring employers to provide accessible wage statements… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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