Organizations behind Wimbledon and the French Open asked a New York federal court to reject a player group's claims that they're denying it access to the tournaments in retaliation for its antitrust lawsuit, arguing that no jurisdiction exists to grant any relief.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 9:32 pm
The European Commission has told the D.C. Circuit that a Swedish court decision, which dismissed a $40 million arbitral award favoring a commodities trading firm, correctly set aside the award against Poland as incompatible with Swedish and European Union law.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 9:28 pm
The Second Circuit Tuesday refused to revive a racketeering lawsuit seeking up to $900 million in damages from Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client in relation to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 8:23 pm
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former One Sotheby's International Realty agent found guilty of stealing $3.7 million in proceeds from the sale of a Miami-area beachfront luxury condo to nearly two years in prison.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 7:57 pm
The EU's latest package of restrictive measures against Russia marks a significant shift from merely resisting Russian jurisdictional tactics to proactively protecting arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction agreements, elevating the procedural importance of dispute resolution clauses, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 5:51 pm
Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey.
Posted: May 19, 2026, 4:00 pm
The Third Circuit revived a Chilean construction company's bid to enforce a $140 million arbitral award against Italian construction giant Webuild, alleged successor to award debtor Astaldi SpA, ruling Monday in a precedential opinion that a lower court was wrong to nix the suit on jurisdictional grounds.
Posted: May 18, 2026, 10:01 pm
Bank of America can arbitrate proposed class action claims over overdraft fees it charges its business checking account customers instead of fighting the allegations before a judicial referee, the Ninth Circuit has determined.
Posted: May 18, 2026, 9:46 pm
Recent federal criminal charges over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster have created new risks for operators of the cargo ship at the center of the wreck, potentially upending a civil trial that's set to start next month to determine the scope of damages for victims' families and other injured claimants.
Posted: May 18, 2026, 9:23 pm
An appeals court told Nokia on Monday that it cannot compel Acer and Asus to arbitrate over cross-licenses for their own patents in upcoming arbitration over suitable licenses for the Finnish company's essential video-coding technology.
Posted: May 18, 2026, 12:12 pm
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.
Posted: May 18, 2026, 10:15 am
A Ninth Circuit panel refused Friday to let four independent pharmacies avoid arbitrating their antitrust claims that CVS exploited a Medicare loophole to charge them exorbitant fees, standing by a district court's conclusion that just because parts of the arbitration agreement were unconscionable doesn't negate the entire thing.
Posted: May 15, 2026, 9:19 pm
The Trump administration seeks to keep a nearly decade-old case filed by one of Russia's largest oil companies to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine on ice until hostilities in the region have ended, saying Kyiv has "credibly asserted" that its national security is at risk.
Posted: May 15, 2026, 7:46 pm
The Russian Federation's constitution and statutes make clear that Vladimir Putin's administration and Yukos Oil Co.'s financing arm didn't have a valid agreement to arbitrate a dispute that resulted in a nearly $5 billion arbitral award against the country, Russia told the D.C. Circuit Friday.
Posted: May 15, 2026, 7:45 pm
Litigation funder Burford Capital is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Third Circuit decision dismissing on jurisdictional grounds its bid to arbitrate a dispute relating to German antitrust litigation, arguing that the appeals court committed a "fundamental error."
Posted: May 15, 2026, 5:57 pm
The past week in London has seen singer Rita Ora be sued by her management company, the billionaire Gertner brothers file a part 8 claim and Stephenson Harwood lodge a debt claim against a member of the Bulgari jewelry dynasty. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
Posted: May 15, 2026, 3:02 pm
The pressure in-house legal teams face to quickly adopt artificial intelligence tools, combined with budget constraints and the need to evaluate a crowded market of options, sets the stage for implementation mistakes that are often difficult to undo, says former 23andMe general counsel Guy Chayoun.
Posted: May 15, 2026, 9:13 am
Tennis players told a New York federal court their professional association is being denied access to the French Open and Wimbledon in retaliation for suing several tournament operators and the sports' governing bodies for allegedly acting like a cartel to control their wages and working conditions.
Posted: May 14, 2026, 6:01 pm
My grandfather used to say "I wear your jersey" as shorthand for wholly committing to support someone with loyalty and integrity — ideals that have shaped my life on the basketball court and in legal practice, says Tracy Schimelfenig at Schimelfenig Legal.
Posted: May 14, 2026, 5:10 pm
A Chinese tourism company has asked a Massachusetts federal court to jail the owner of a hot air balloon business who still owes it more than $2 million from a 2022 judgment, alleging he has continued to flout a prior contempt and sanctions order.
Posted: May 14, 2026, 2:33 pm