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Labor Board Gets New Internal Watchdog, Replaces Retired Top Cop

The National Labor Relations Board has a new inspector general to fill the gap left by the retirement of the agency’s longtime watchdog.

By Robert Iafolla

Live Nation Bid for Arbitration Fails in Price-Gouging Appeal

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster LLC unit lost a bid to compel arbitration in a suit alleging the companies charged inflated ticket fees, as the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling.

Wake Up Call: New York Reports Highest Bar Pass Rate in a Decade

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

Freshfields Leader Plots New Cities as US Powers Firm’s Growth

Freshfields is considering expanding into Texas and Boston as the UK-founded law firm looks to continue its stateside revenue surge, according to senior partner Georgia Dawson.

Inside a Texas Court’s Flashy, Football-Themed Conference

What are Peyton Manning, Dr. Phil, Jerry Jones, and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders doing at a bench-bar conference?

Wake Up Call: Akin Gump Ends Legal Fight With Former Attorney

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

Quinn Emanuel Loss Adds Woes for Judgment Insurance Market

Big litigation losses have slammed the market for insuring court awards, leaving potential clients with narrower coverage options and premium costs that have as much as doubled.

OpenAI Should Turn Over Execs’ Social DMs and Texts, Authors Say

OpenAI Inc. should turn over executives’ social media and text messages—including those of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman—in discovery, authors accusing the company and partner Microsoft Corp. of copyright infringement told a federal judge.

Google Agrees to Give DOJ AI Docs After Search Monopoly Ruling

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will give up some documents on the integration of generative AI in search as part of the next phase in the federal government’s monopoly case against the tech giant.