Legislation to make large polluters pay for the damage caused by climate change in California advanced from a key state committee on Thursday.

Top partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are expected to earn more than $20 million this year after the Wall Street law firm widened the spread between its highest and lowest-paid equity partners.

Donald Trump’s lawyer at his hush money trial grilled Michael Cohen for hours on the witness stand Thursday about possible inconsistencies in his testimony and his well-documented history of lying under oath.

Lawyers from three top deals firms advised on American International Group Inc.'s plan to sell a 20% stake in Corebridge Financial Inc. to Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance for $3.8 billion.

The California State Bar delayed pitching a new licensing exam to its governing body on Thursday, saying the plan, which could slash the admissions fund’s deficit, needs more time to take shape.

The US Supreme Court upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding system, lifting a legal threat that could have derailed an agency set up after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages and other consumer-finance products.

The Illinois General Assembly approved Thursday limits on the damages faced by companies that fail to secure written permission before collecting fingerprints, face scans, or other biometric data.

Legislation to make large polluters pay for the damage caused by climate change in California advanced from a key state committee on Thursday.

Top partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are expected to earn more than $20 million this year after the Wall Street law firm widened the spread between its highest and lowest-paid equity partners.

Chubb shareholders voted against proposals Thursday asking the company to issue a report detailing the carbon footprint of companies it works with and another study revealing pay-equity gaps.

The SEC’s top accountant urged accounting firms to consider clawing back the pay of senior leaders for professional misconduct as a tool to combat profit pressures that could undermine audits of listed companies.

As Boeing Co.’s board searches for a chief executive officer to steer the US planemaker out of its worst crisis in years, directors are intent on finding a leader who can make a fresh start — meaning deep aerospace experience isn’t necessarily required.

Chubb shareholders voted against proposals Thursday asking the company to issue a report detailing the carbon footprint of companies it works with and another study revealing pay-equity gaps.

A Pennsylvania school district and hundreds of female teachers are headed to trial in a pair of lawsuits alleging a history of systemic pay bias based on sex.

House Republicans assailed the White House’s new environmental permitting rule during a Thursday hearing, at times indicating how the standard might be challenged in court.

Conservative members of the en banc Fifth Circuit appear ready to reverse a lower court order that said Louisiana must show it won’t commit future violations of the Voting Rights Act with maps for its state supreme court.

Tyson Foods Inc. was denied a quick victory in a lawsuit by a former scientist who says she was denied a true accommodation for her religious objection to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.

The Massachusetts Senate discriminated against a disabled staff member by failing to reasonably accommodate his injury and later retaliating against him, according to a complaint filed Wednesday.

Top partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are expected to earn more than $20 million this year after the Wall Street law firm widened the spread between its highest and lowest-paid equity partners.

A securities suit against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. over drug marketing doesn’t present issues that warrant an immediate appeal of a ruling allowing investors to proceed as a class, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday.

Donald Trump’s lawyer at his hush money trial grilled Michael Cohen for hours on the witness stand Thursday about possible inconsistencies in his testimony and his well-documented history of lying under oath.

Amazon.com Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it collected voice data from its Alexa-enabled devices in violation of its privacy promises and state law after a unanimous Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the case’s dismissal.

The California State Bar delayed pitching a new licensing exam to its governing body on Thursday, saying the plan, which could slash the admissions fund’s deficit, needs more time to take shape.

The South Carolina Supreme Court should reinstate a produce processor’s tax break for purchases of supplies and protective clothing, the company told the high court Thursday.