58+ min ago   (405+ words) Walmart has settled a suit filed by the government accusing it of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies. The U.S. Department of Justice and Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, confirmed the settlement in separate statements on…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1015+ words) The Drake Law office in Independence, Kentucky (USA TODAY Network via Reuters)) USA Today Network via Reuters//August 26, 2026// A disbarred Northern Kentucky attorney who previously served prison time for stealing from clients is again facing felony charges, this time over…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (629+ words) A hospital’s decision to condition the reinstatement of a physician’s suspended clinical privileges on a fitness-for-duty evaluation did not amount to an unlawful medical inquiry under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held. The…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (906+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters USA Today Network via Reuters//August 25, 2026// General Motors Co.’s performance review system for white-collar staff is facing pushback in an age-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former engineer who sent a mass email blasting the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (490+ words) Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones won an appeal in one family’s defamation lawsuit over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax, reducing the judgment against him from $50 million to about $5.5 million. Jones, who filed for bankruptcy…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (307+ words) Susan A. Bocamazo, Managing Director, Legal | BridgeTower Media//August 24, 2026// For years, the promise of AI in legal practice is no longer simply compelling in theory. More and more, it has become critical in practice. That’s particularly true in eDiscovery. Discovery has…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (988+ words) State law remains key consideration Recent guidance from the National Labor Relations Board‘s Division of Advice signals a significant shift in the General Counsel’s approach to noncompete agreements, with the current General Counsel’s office concluding that employers generally do…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (749+ words) Pat Murphy//August 24, 2026// A judge in Brazil recently set legal blogs across the globe atwitter when he imposed harsh sanctions in what is believed to be the first reported case of lawyers caught embedding in a pleading a hidden prompt…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (487+ words) A teen whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Aug. 20, according…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (364+ words) Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff//August 21, 2026// Title IX protects only persons physically present in the United States, preventing a U.S. citizen living abroad from pursuing a claim based on alleged discrimination that occurred while he resided outside the country. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court…...