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Suit allowed over having to work on Sabbath
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (166+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices Suit allowed over having to work on Sabbath Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff//April 9, 2026// An employee practicing Orthodox Judaism could bring a religious accommodation claim after being forced…...
Bill Gates to speak to House panel about ties to Jeffrey Epstein
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (411+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices Bill Gates to speak to House panel about ties to Jeffrey Epstein Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in September 2023 (Elizabeth Frantz/For The Washington Post) The Washington Post…...
UBS loses bid to limit liability for Nazi-linked crimes, ruling shows
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (254+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices UBS loses bid to limit liability for Nazi-linked crimes, ruling shows A federal judge on April 7 rejected UBS" bid to modify a $1. 25 billion settlement from 1999 involving Holocaust-related…...
Business court rejects email settlement over unresolved terms
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (542+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices Business court rejects email settlement over unresolved terms James Andersen//April 8, 2026// Two defendants are entitled to reconsideration of a settlement enforcement order where the parties" email exchanges…...
Court invalidates noncompete, allows solicitation claims to proceed
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (692+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices James Andersen//April 6, 2026// A non-compete clause with no time or geographic limits is unenforceable, but factual disputes remain over whether a former employee solicited clients and which…...
Trump administration enjoined from making colleges provide race-related data
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (430+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices The Trump administration cannot force public universities in 17 U. S. states to turn over sweeping amounts of data so it can examine whether they have ceased considering race as…...
Jury awards former inmate $307. 6 M in prison health care suit
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (746+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices Jury awards former inmate $307. 6 M in prison health care suit The Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit (USA TODAY Network via Reuters) USA Today Network via Reuters…...
Sam Altman's sister amends'suit'accusing Open AI CEO of sexual abuse
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (297+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices Sam Altman's sister amends'suit'accusing Open AI CEO of sexual abuse Sam Altman's sister amended her civil'lawsuit'accusing the Open AI chief executive of sexually abusing her more than…...
Record owner" need not be named in broker"s lien
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices "Record owner" need not be named in broker"s lien Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff//April 2, 2026// A commercial real estate broker"s lien on real property was not…...
U. S. exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species
1+ week, 1+ day ago (472+ words) AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices U. S. exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species A federal panel, convened for the first time in more than three decades, voted unanimously on March 31 to…...