Connecticut Attorney General William Tong praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Connecticut-based OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal. The agreement would have shielded Purdue’s owners, the Sackler family, from liability.

More than a week after a judicial misconduct hearing for Middle Georgia Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert Reeves did not get underway as scheduled, both the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia and respondent counsel for Reeves are remaining tight-lipped about the status of the judge’s ethics investigation. Meanwhile, the judge has…

Under new leadership in Washington, D.C., Mayer Brown said it plans to build up its strengths in its financial services practices, particularly in the areas of private credit and insurance. Andrew Olmem, co-leader of the firm’s financial services, regulatory and enforcement practice, became managing partner of the firm’s D.C. office, the firm…

The Florida Supreme Court disapproved on Thursday the 90-day suspension that a disciplinary referee recommended for former city commissioner for Miami Beach and mayoral candidate Michael Grieco, and increased his suspension from the practice of law to one year. “A feature of this decision that will send shockwaves among elected…

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which represents UMG, Sony, and Capitol Records, among other record label heavyweights, sued two generative AI startups, Udio and Suno on Monday, alleging copyright infringement. These suits not only stoke the fire under copyright litigation that has thrived as a result of the…

HSBC has hired Citigroup veteran Curtis Tao as its U.S. general counsel, according to an internal memo shared with Law.com. Tao will be based in New York and will report to U.S. CEO Michael Roberts and Chief Legal Officer Bob Hoyt. He also will join HSBC’s U.S. executive and group…