

Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg
Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. The show examines all aspects of the legal profession, from intellectual property to criminal law, from bankruptcy to securities law, drawing on the deep research tools of BloombergLaw.com.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 22, 2023 • 31min
Justices Seem Hesitant to Upend Section 230
Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over liability protections for internet companies in a case concerning claims against Google for "aiding and abetting" terrorism.Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law reporter, discusses how President Biden and Senate Republicans are at a crossroad over red-state judicial nominations.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 21, 2023 • 23min
$43.5 Million Verdict in NFL Medical Malpractice Suit
Harry Nelson, Founder and Managing Partner of Nelson Hardiman, discusses a jury awarding retired Philadelphia Eagles safety Chris Maragos $43.5 million in damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a physician and rehab center.Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses Second Circuit oral arguments over whether Vermont Law School can permanently cover murals depicting the Underground Railroad without violating an artists’ rights law.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 16, 2023 • 33min
Supreme Court Criticisms; Does TikTok Wiretap Users?
David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law School, discusses the US Supreme Court facing plummeting public opinion, an unresolved leak investigation, and a wave of ethics concerns, and the Chief Justice addressing little of those issues head on.David Straite, a partner at Dicello Levitt LLC, discusses social media app TikTok facing growing accusations that its in-app browser illegally tracks users’ clicks and keystrokes in violation of a federal wiretap lawJune Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 15, 2023 • 28min
Pence to Challenge Subpoena With Novel Defense
National security law expert Bradley Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid discusses former Vice President Mike Pence's plan to mount a novel challenge to a grand jury subpoena from the special counsel investigating Donald Trump and his allies.Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Jennifer Rie, discusses why the Federal Trade Commission halted its in-house lawsuit challenging Meta Platform’s acquisition of VR developer Within Unlimited.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 2023 • 35min
Billionaire's Divorce and Immigration Issues
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses immigration law issues of the day, including a case before the Supreme Court regarding proving that deportation would inflict “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” upon an immediate family member who is a U.S. citizen or green-card holder.Peter Walzer, partner of Walzer Melcher & Yoda, discusses the wife of billionaire Millennium Management Chairman, Israel “Izzy” Englander, withdrawing an explosive suit accusing him of pressuring and coercing her into giving up most of her share of their wealth, just a day after filing it.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 10, 2023 • 31min
Hermès Wins Trial Over MetaBirkin NFTs
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses luxury brand Hermès winning its trial against the digital artist behind “MetaBirkin” nonfungible tokens after convincing a Manhattan jury that the sale of the NFTs violated Hermès’ rights to the “Birkin” trademark.Roy Strom, Bloomberg Law correspondent, discusses how a rule in a North Carolina federal court threatens to cause chaos in the lawsuits on behalf of military veterans and their families exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 snips
Feb 9, 2023 • 18min
J&J Bankruptcy Ruling Knocks Money Deal
Bankruptcy law expert Lindsey Simon, a professor at the University of Georgia Law School, discusses the controversial Texas Two-Step bankruptcy and a federal appellate court ruling that Johnson & Johnson can’t use the bankruptcy maneuver to resolve more than 40,000 cancer lawsuits over its baby powder.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 8, 2023 • 31min
US Crackdown on Sanctions Cheats Turning to Art Works
Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison, discusses the US crackdown on trade-sanction violators turning to the art world as federal prosecutors in New York track down works bought or sold by Russian oligarchs.Business law expert Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses a jury in San Francisco clearing Elon Musk in a trial where Tesla investors claimed that he defrauded them when he tweeted that he was considering taking the company private and had “funding secured."June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 7, 2023 • 20min
Priscilla Presley Challenges Her Daughter's Will
Trusts & Estates attorney Sarah Wentz, a partner at Fox Rothschild, discusses Priscilla Presley challenging her late daughter's will, over a recently discovered 2016 document — one that ousted Priscilla and her daughter's former manager as co-trustees of Lisa Marie Presley's trust, replacing them with Lisa Marie's children, Riley and Benjamin Keough.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 5, 2023 • 38min
First Trademark Trial Over NFTs
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses French luxury design house Hermès International SA’s trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild for creating and selling “MetaBirkin” NFTs, which depict digital images of the famous Birkin handbag.Josh Lichtenstein, a partner who heads the ERISA fiduciary practice at Ropes & Gray, discusses the US Labor Department facing an unwelcome case of litigation deja vu, as it attempts to implement a climate-friendly retirement investment rule.June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.