Law360: Corporate /corporate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Corporate Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ. en-US Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:49:31 +0000 FTC Warns Amazon, Walmart On False 'Made In USA' Labeling /corporate/articles/2362443?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362443 The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it has informed Amazon and Walmart that third-party sellers on their online marketplaces might be falsely labeling products "Made in USA" and asked the companies to watch for and take corrective action against sellers who make such false claims. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:31:02 +0000 Breaking Down Stewart's Nonstop Discretionary Denial Orders /corporate/articles/2355942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2355942 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart inundated the patent community in May and June with dozens of rulings altering the landscape of discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here, Law360 goes through what you should know. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:35:18 +0000 Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025 /corporate/articles/2362376?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362376 The fate of a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Ford and looming bench verdicts in the first PFAS trials brought by a state are among the cases that product liability attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2025. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:31:09 +0000 Chinese Man Arrested Over COVID Data Theft, Law Firm Hack /corporate/articles/2362415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362415 Federal agents have arrested a Chinese citizen to face criminal charges for his alleged role in the Microsoft "HAFNIUM" cyberattack in which the People's Republic of China allegedly directed him and a co-conspirator to hack email accounts at a law firm and a Texas university to steal crucial COVID-19 vaccine information. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:28:39 +0000 Broadcom Wants Netflix's 'Retaliatory' Cloud Patent Suit Axed /corporate/articles/2362337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362337 Broadcom and cloud services provider VMware on Monday urged a California federal court to throw out Netflix's "meritless, retaliatory" patent infringement suit against them, arguing that Netflix is the one infringing Broadcom's patents and the latest suit is intended to give Netflix leverage in the ongoing dispute. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:25:07 +0000 Alphabet's $500M Investor Deal Over Compliance Gets 1st OK /corporate/articles/2362304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362304 A California federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to Google parent Alphabet's Inc.'s settlement with investors alleging that executives engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices, saying she wants to hear shareholders' reactions to Alphabet's agreement to spend $500 million over the next decade building a global regulatory compliance program before she grants final approval. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:54:42 +0000 Trump Declares 50% Copper Tariff, Floats 200% Pharma Tariff /corporate/articles/2362488?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362488 President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will impose a new 50% tariff on copper imported into the U.S., while also raising the possibility of imposing a 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:45:16 +0000 8th Circ. Strikes Down FTC's Click-To-Cancel Rule /corporate/articles/2362423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362423 An Eighth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated the Federal Trade Commission's planned "click-to-cancel" rule, which would have required companies to allow customers to ditch their subscriptions with a single click, finding that the commission did not follow the proper procedures once a judge determined the rule change would cost over $100 million.  Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:19:50 +0000 Chancery OKs Spike Of Bumble Committee Stock Suit /corporate/articles/2362126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362126 A Delaware vice chancellor cleared the way late Tuesday for termination of a suit seeking derivative damages for Bumble Inc. arising from a $1.1 billion sale of shares by the dating app giant's private equity controller ahead of a stock drop allegedly fueled by bad news in late 2021. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:15:45 +0000 Crypto Firm ReserveOne To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger /corporate/articles/2362087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362087 Crypto asset management firm ReserveOne announced Tuesday that a special purpose acquisition company plans to take it public in a transaction that's expected to bring in more than $1 billion in proceeds as it pursues its novel crypto reserve strategy. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:59:11 +0000 Trump Tariff Fights Put Spotlight On Major Questions Doctrine /corporate/articles/2362251?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362251 Challenges to President Donald Trump's global tariffs have brought renewed attention to the U.S. Supreme Court's major questions doctrine, including observations that lower courts have so far inconsistently applied this approach when scrutinizing a range of agency actions. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:59:02 +0000 Kansas Extends STAR Bonds To Continue Chiefs, Royals Talks /corporate/articles/2362316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362316 Kansas lawmakers have approved a one-year extension of the state's Sales Tax and Revenue bonds while the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals continue talks with officials about migrating to Kansas. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:25:46 +0000 DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Program To Pay Whistleblowers /corporate/articles/2362432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362432 The U.S. Department of Justice launched a new program on Tuesday to provide rewards for people who report antitrust crimes related to the postal service, giving whistleblowers the opportunity to receive 30% of any criminal fines recovered for violations. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:14:37 +0000 4th Circ. Revives Medical Device Co.'s Claim In Contract Suit /corporate/articles/2362268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362268 The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived a medical device maker's breach of contract claim alleging a company it hired to manage its patents globally overcharged for services, sending the case back to a Virginia federal court. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:03:52 +0000 GOP Senators Unveil Employment Bills Package /corporate/articles/2361817?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2361817 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., and two other Republican senators jointly introduced a package of bills that would give independent contractors access to retirement and health benefits, and introduce a new independent contractor definition.  Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:59:45 +0000 Kohl's Says Self-Storage Renovation Led To Pa. Mall Exit /corporate/articles/2362326?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362326 In seeking to ditch a lawsuit, Kohl's on Tuesday told a Pennsylvania federal judge that a mall owner breached a lease of two decades with an unwanted renovation project that added a nearby self-storage business and cut off the retailer's access to the mall's interior. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:44:10 +0000 Judge Doubts OpenAI Rival Used Similar TM Commercially /corporate/articles/2361195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2361195 A California federal judge appeared skeptical Tuesday that Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. began using its name commercially earlier than ChatGPT developer OpenAI Inc., pushing the lesser-known company for evidence and expressing impatience over what she viewed as a lack of any substantive backing. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:58:43 +0000 Environmental Regulations To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report /corporate/articles/2360112?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2360112 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is planning big changes to existing regulations and policies, including possibly rescinding its finding that greenhouse gases pose a danger to people's health and rolling back standards for forever chemicals. Here are some of the biggest regulatory matters to watch in the second half of 2025. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:32:49 +0000 Nev. Steps Up Efforts To Attract Incorporations With New Law /corporate/articles/2360993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2360993 Recent amendments to Nevada corporate law, which will narrow controlling stockholders’ liability, streamline mergers and allow companies to opt out of jury trials, show the interstate competition to attract new and reincorporating companies is still heating up, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:25:28 +0000 Del. Suit Accuses Auto Biz CEO Of Using Co. As 'Piggy Bank' /corporate/articles/2362229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /corporate/articles/2362229 Four stockholders of a former Florida-headquartered auto sales and leasing venture once valued above $40 per share have aimed a Delaware Court of Chancery derivative suit at its current CEO and sole board member, alleging that he looted the car company and drove it into delisting.