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After being shot in the face while covering a protest, a freelance journalist and her attorney alleged a conspiracy. A judge just ruled to let the case move forward.
Linda Tirado, who was left partially blinded, told Insider about a recent legal victory in her case…
Charles Davis
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Top legal firms criticize law schools they hire from, accusing them of failing to address antisemitism on campuses
24 law firms said in an open letter that colleges needed to address rising incidents of antisemitis…
Joshua Zitser
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China's property crisis just keeps getting worse — property giant Country Garden just warned it may default on its debt
It said in a Tuesday filing it did not make a principal payment of HK$470 million, or $60 million t…
Huileng Tan
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Read the threatening letter the Texas GOP sent to a law firm that planned to reimburse travel costs for employees seeking an abortion
In the letter, The Texas Freedom Caucus said it will impose civil and criminal sanctions on law fir…
Isabella Zavarise
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The good news is, only old office buildings are doomed. The bad news is, that's 70% of them.
To battle remote work, companies are moving into fancy offices. That's good news for employees — an…
Daniel Geiger
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4 things 'Succession' gets wrong about business
HBO's "Succession" captures the spirit of boardroom drama, but takes some liberties with corporate …
Sindhu Sundar
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Modern Land becomes the 4th Chinese developer to default on overseas debt obligations after failing to make a $250 million dollar bond payment
The Chinese developer, which works on green projects, cited unexpected liquidity issues arising fro…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Wall Street titans like Morgan Stanley lure – and at times trap – top financial advisors with big loans
Today's biggest story on Wall Street unpacks the golden handcuffs that traps banks' top financial a…
Aaron Weinman
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Top law firms are starting to delay start dates for summer associate programs. Here's everything we know so far.
The excursions have yielded priceless stories. During one, years ago, the firm's managing partner, …
Casey Sullivan
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Activist defense attorneys are blasting investors for scooping up shares during the coronavirus crisis, setting off a war of words involving top law firms and Wall Street titans like Carl Icahn
"It's reprehensible, yet unsurprising, that Wachtell is twisting this crisis and unprecedentedly di…
Bradley Saacks,Casey Sullivan
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Best Buy CEO Corie Barry will remain in her role after an investigation that was prompted by an anonymous letter
"The board takes allegations of misconduct seriously regardless of who is the subject," Best Buy's …
Hayley Peterson
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Best Buy investigates claims that its CEO was romantically involved with another executive
"Best Buy takes allegations of misconduct very seriously," the company told Business Insider. "Upon…
Hayley Peterson
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A journalist sued the city of Minneapolis, saying she was blinded after being shot in the face by police during a George Floyd protest
Linda Tirado says the police shot her with a "non-lethal" projectile that damaged her left eye whil…
Charles Davis
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Office romance has given us Bill and Melinda and Barack and Michelle - and ended CEO tenures. Here's a rundown of the most famous and infamous workplace relationships.
Major corporations tend to have policies on disclosing romantic relationships and forbidding relati…
Rebecca Aydin
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Lawyers at a firm paid millions by the Trump campaign have donated $90,000 to Joe Biden — and only $50 to Trump
Lawyers at Jones Day heavily favored Biden in donations over Trump, as did lawyers at firms across …
Grace Dean
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A former Best Buy executive accused of having an affair with its CEO has reportedly denied the relationship
It continued: "Upon the receipt of an anonymous letter containing allegations against our CEO, the …
Mary Hanbury
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Bill McGlashan, the former TPG exec accused in the college admissions scam, isn't going down without a fight. New filings reveal his lawyers are locked in a battle with the government to turn up new evidence.
In the recent filing, McGlashan said that the profile was never sent to McGlashan for his review or…
Casey Sullivan
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Inside the marriage of Barack and Michelle Obama, who met at work and kissed outside an ice cream store on their first date
Michelle was Obama's mentor at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, and was therefore reluctant to go ou…
Áine Cain
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Barack Obama's senior advisor shares the career lessons she learned working 24/7 at the White House, and how she found work-life balance despite the demanding schedule
On the podcast, Jarrett discussed her own experience as a single mother while she worked at a law f…
Allana Akhtar
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Barack Obama wrote a heartwarming message to his wife Michelle on their 26th anniversary
Obama popped the question two years later. A child of divorce, Obama expressed some misgivings abou…