“Though the claims raise distinct issues, his counsel conceded at oral argument that one issue, constructive discharge, holds the ‘keys to the kingdom.’” A former fire department manager who retired after he was demoted, following complaints from his subordinates, failed to establish age discrimination, a procedural due process violation, or civil conspiracy, the Eighth Circuit affirmed. He could not prove that he experienced objectively intolerable working conditions, as required to show that…

Former Sen. Dodd and former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler argued that the Dodd-Frank Act did not create a secret pathway to exclusive federal oversight of gaming. Former U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd and former SEC and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler filed separate amicus briefs in the pending appeal of a Third Circuit opinion by New Jersey regulators over whether states can regulate prediction markets. The central issue is whether federal law preempts prediction market regulations by state and tribal…

AI (artificial intelligence) developers would face legal repercussions when their AI systems engage in cyber attacks or other malicious conduct under legislation offered today as a “discussion draft” by Rep. Lori Trahan (D., Mass.). The Clear Liability for Artificial Intelligence Misconduct (CLAIM) Act would address gaps in existing laws, such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, that absolve AI developers of responsibility unless there’s proof of intent. “Under current law, third parties…

A federal court found the officials serve functions analogous to a judge and prosecutor, dismissing a federal claim. A federal judge dismissed Allegiance Behavioral Health LLC’s claim alleging due process violations in an administrative hearing, finding an Idaho administrative law judge and Medicaid program integrity unity manager served functions analogous to a judge and prosecutor and thus are entitled to absolute immunity. The judge also declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over…

The inquiry is the latest action by Trump to remove Cook from the Fed following a rebuke by the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has issued a Presidential Memorandum establishing a committee of inquiry to determine whether cause exists to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook based on allegations that she made false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments. The Oct. 7, 2026, action renews an effort that began when the White House told Cook the President was…

The publications alleged that OpenAI copied their journalism for AI training, generated outputs that substitute for their reporting, and removed identifying copyright information. USA TODAY Co. and 18 affiliated national and local news publications have sued OpenAI, alleging that it copied hundreds of thousands of protected articles and other journalistic works without permission to develop, train, and operate its generative AI products. The publications seek more than $250 million in damages,…

Underlined sections showed differences of opinion, especially about monitoring and enforcement, with the government indicating concerns about circumvention and frustration in multiple sections. Google LLC (Google) and the Department of Justice, along with seventeen state attorneys general, have filed joint notice of their proposed final judgment in the ad tech antitrust litigation that has been pending since 2023 in the Alexandria, Virginia, federal district court. The parties filed the joint…

The consumer sufficiently pleaded that the recalled chocolates she consumed were defective and caused her hospitalization and subsequent aneurysm. In an action brought against a chocolate’s manufacturer and its distributor by a consumer who was allegedly hospitalized due to consumption of contaminated chocolate bars, a federal district court in New York denied the suppliers’ motion to dismiss. The consumer plausibly alleged showed that the product was unfit for human consumption and alleged a…

After 40 years of employment with the hospital the nurse alleged that it posted her position and filled the role with someone much younger. A pre-op charge nurse who had been with the hospital for 40 years and in her position for 12 of those before she was informed her job was being reposted can proceed to trial on her ADEA and state-law age discrimination claims even though she never applied for the reposted position, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled, citing evidence she was replaced by…