On Wednesday, contract review startup Superlegal announced that it raised $5 million in a seed funding round co-led by Aleph and Disruptive AI fund, with the participation of Alicorn Venture Capital and former Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer. Superlegal, which focuses on the contract needs of small- to medium-size businesses,…

Global litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan stands accused of using $8 million in funds misappropriated from bondholders in a bankrupt oil company to sue them on behalf of its ousted director, according to a discovery request pending in Florida federal court. The May 17 discovery request filed by…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied Alabama’s plan to manage coal ash in landfills and surface impoundment in the state, saying the proposal was “significantly less protective” than federal law standards. “EPA is laser focused on protecting people from exposure to pollution, like coal ash, that can cause…

Sheriff Asks Texas Supreme Court to Undo Newly Created Appeals Court | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/05/24/sheriff-and-dallas-push-back-against-15th-circuit-new-court-in-crosshairs/ Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown. Courtesy of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department Two foundational words, “divided” and “district,” were changed or ignored in order to create the statewide court, Brazil & Dunn…

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A coalition of states has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional a series of climate change lawsuits that another group of states has brought against oil companies. Invoking the court’s original jurisdiction to hear disputes between states, the motion asks the court to hear a lawsuit against California,…