by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | legal matters
Not every deal starts with a contract. Sometimes, people assume that a shared understanding is enough, that a written agreement isn’t necessary, or that they’ll document it later. Sometimes that works. Informal arrangements are fine when things are going well. But...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | Law.com
Brown-Forman Corp. General Counsel Michael Carr earned $5 million in fiscal 2026, twice that of its predecessor, thanks partly to a bonus for evaluating two bids to acquire the company. Brown-Forman Corp. General Counsel Michael Carr earned $5 million in fiscal...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | Law.com
The U.S. Supreme Court has called for the views of the solicitor general about whether private groups, such as the New Jersey State Bar Association, have a First Amendment right to set aside seats for members of underrepresented groups to promote diversity. The...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | Law.com
A current work-for-hire dispute over rights to the musical adaptation, cast album compositions and sheet music based on the children’s horror novel Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium explores the inter-relationship of work-for-hire and copyright-ownership...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | LawSite
Thomson Reuters is opening early access this week to what it calls the next generation of CoCounsel Legal, the most substantial reworking of its flagship legal AI assistant since the company acquired the product as part of its 2023 purchase of Casetext — and, just as...
