U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler on Thursday defended the agency’s decision to regulate private fund advisers despite a federal appellate court’s decision that the SEC exceeded its statutory authority. “What we did in [the private fund adviser] rule, I think, was to help investors in private funds…

The case count in Philadelphia’s mass tort over the weedkiller paraquat has jumped by 45% in the last six months. Judge Joshua Roberts, who heads the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ complex litigation center, said the court has seen a “consistent increase” in lawsuits filed over the herbicide recently, with…

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that sided with coffee giant Starbucks in its challenge against a lower court’s order that it rehire seven employees who had been fired amid a unionization push. In an 8-1 decision, the justices threw out the…

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on generative AI startup Harvey. You can read Part 2 here. Harvey has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Legaltech News from Dec. 2022 to the time of publication. Harvey has made a name for itself through its…

The use of videotaped deposition testimony at trial has been commonplace now for decades and is the bread and butter of many serial tort cases. Upon a showing of witness unavailability, the federal rules allow for the presentation of video testimony, see e.g., Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 32(a)…

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com John R. Tyson has been suspended from his position as Tyson Foods’ chief financial officer amid new legal troubles for the 34-year-old arising out of a Thursday morning arrest.  “We are aware that John Randall Tyson, Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Foods, was arrested…