Tag: Legal

NYT Sues Microsoft and OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

The New York Times Co. filed a lawsuit against two of the largest artificial intelligence companies, Microsoft and OpenAI, for copyright infringement. In its complaint, the Times said that Microsoft and OpenAI illegally copied and used millions of its articles to inform and enhance each company’s AI models including OpenAI’s Read More

BP Claws Back $40 Million in Pay, Claims CEO Misled Board

Oil Giant BP is clawing back $40 million in compensation from former CEO Bernard Looney, who resigned after misleading the board about past relationships with colleagues. Looney resigned as CEO in September after admitting to the board he had not been fully transparent about disclosing past relationships with colleagues when Read More

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Delta Air Lines Faces Class Action Suit Over Claims of Greenwashing

Delta Air Lines has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit for “grossly misrepresenting the total environmental impact of its business operations in its advertisements, corporate announcements, and promotional materials and, thereby, attaining underserved market share and extracting higher prices from consumers,” according to a new complaint filed in California Read More

Supreme Court Ruling on HB20

Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Restricting Social Media Sites from Removing Content

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Texas law (HB20) that would ban social media platforms—like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube—from moderating their content. The Texas law in question, HB20, in part, prohibits social media platforms from “censoring” the viewpoints posted by users. In effect, the law makes Read More

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Survey: Compliance Officers With J.D. Receive Higher Compensation

A new survey found that compliance professionals who possess a law degree receive, on average, a significantly higher salary than their non-J.D. counterparts. The survey, conducted by legal recruiting firm BarkerGilmore between February to March 2021 from a random sample of U.S. compliance professionals, also found that the average annual Read More

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Survey: In-House Legal Professionals Got Smaller Raises in 2020

A new survey found that compensation for in-house counsel took a hit in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, with all industries reporting the smallest base salary increases in the last five years. The survey, conducted by legal recruiting firm BarkerGilmore, also found that while lawyers in consumer, healthcare Read More

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Legal Group Calls for Protections for CCOs in Prosecutions

The New York City Bar Association proposed a new framework it hopes will influence decisions by regulators to charge chief compliance officers in certain criminal and civil cases. The move is an attempt to quell growing concerns from enforcement actions that hold financial sector CCOs individually liable for the actions Read More