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September 16, 2025
6th Circ. Backs Liability Theory In Kia, Hyundai Car Theft Suits
A split Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday held that a lower court erred in rejecting that Kia and Hyundai could be liable for victims' injuries from crashes involving vehicles stolen amid a TikTok-inspired wave of thefts, finding "theft-related accidents" could be considered "hazards that make a car's design defective.
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September 16, 2025
Fla. Seafood Wholesaler Exec Cops To Fixing Lobster Prices
The vice president of a Miami-based seafood wholesale company on Tuesday pled guilty in Florida federal court to scheming with competitors to fix the prices paid to fishermen for stone crab claws and spiny lobster.
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September 16, 2025
$300M Hyatt Rewards Tax Ruling Criticized By 7th Circ. Judge
A Seventh Circuit judge took issue Tuesday with a U.S. Tax Court's finding that Hyatt should report $300 million in rewards program fund revenue, saying the decision seemed to focus on a factor that was shot down by decades-old legal precedent.
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September 16, 2025
Alleged Uber Assault 'Catalyst' For PTSD Symptoms, Jury Told
A psychologist who treated a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by her Uber driver told a San Francisco jury Tuesday in a bellwether trial that the alleged 2016 event was the "catalyst" for the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms the then-college student subsequently displayed.
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September 16, 2025
Strip Club Execs Accused Of Bribing Auditor With Lap Dances
Executives of strip club operator RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc. bribed a tax auditor for more than a decade to avoid paying $8 million in New York City sales taxes, providing him free trips to Florida strip clubs and expensive lap dances, the state of New York alleged Tuesday.
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September 16, 2025
IP Attorneys Aren't Playing Into Pokémon Patent Panic
A patent granted to Nintendo and Pokémon earlier this month has video game players concerned that an entire genre of games could be undermined, yet patent attorneys say it's unlikely the companies would have any success if they chose to assert it.
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September 16, 2025
Texas AG Probes Glass Lewis, ISS On ESG Advice
The Texas Office of the Attorney General launched an investigation into Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., claiming Tuesday the proxy advisory firms misled public companies and institutional investors to push for left-wing social causes.
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September 16, 2025
Meta Loses Bid To Overturn Verdict In Flo Privacy Class Action
A California federal judge has refused to disturb a jury verdict that found Meta Platforms Inc. liable for using an online tracking tool to unlawfully obtain sensitive health data that users entered into the Flo menstrual tracking app, finding that there was nothing to justify reversing this result.
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September 16, 2025
Coinbase Asks DOJ To Push For Preemption In Crypto Bills
Crypto exchange Coinbase has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to advocate for limiting states' authority to regulate the digital asset space in pending crypto market structure legislation, as Coinbase itself continues to battle state actions and navigate disparate licensure regimes.
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September 16, 2025
Okla. Tribe Sues Social Platforms Over Youth Mental Health
The Chickasaw Nation on Monday became the latest Native American tribe to lodge claims against social media giants in California federal court, alleging that the platforms harm their youth who are already at risk of mental health problems and suicidal ideation.
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September 16, 2025
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Beat Archegos Suit At 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley of profiting off insider knowledge that the investment firm Archegos Capital Management was about to collapse, ruling that the companies had no duty to withhold from trading on the information.
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September 16, 2025
Wells Fargo Brass Reach Settlement In 'Sham' Hiring Suit
Wells Fargo investors and executives have told a California federal judge they've reached a settlement in a derivative suit claiming the bank's leadership failed to address the company's discriminatory lending and hiring practices.
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September 16, 2025
Latham, Cooley Lead Ticket Sales Giant StubHub's $800M IPO
StubHub, an online ticket reseller backed by private equity and venture capital firms, is set to hit the public markets Wednesday after pricing an $800 million initial public offering within its targeted range.
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September 16, 2025
PacifiCorp Owes $63M In Latest Wildfire Trial
An Oregon jury on Tuesday ordered utility PacifiCorp to pay $63 million in noneconomic damages to 10 people who fled from a group of 2020 wildfires, after hearing in closing arguments that some plaintiffs "didn't know they were going to make it out."
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September 16, 2025
Starbucks Resolves Swipe Fee Claims With BofA, Mastercard
Starbucks is the latest retailer to settle claims in an antitrust action Tuesday in New York federal court alleging Mastercard, Bank of America and several other financial institutions were part of an illegal scheme forcing merchants to pay excessive fees when shoppers pay with their credit or debit cards.
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September 16, 2025
Biz Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Block Calif. Climate Rules
A coalition of business groups asked the Ninth Circuit to halt two new California climate regulations requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks, while they appeal a lower court's refusal to preliminarily block the rules that they say violate their First Amendment rights.
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September 16, 2025
4th Circ. Revives RICO Claims On Amazon Project Kickbacks
The Fourth Circuit in a published decision Tuesday revived racketeering and other claims from Amazon.com Inc. after two former employees, a real estate developer and an attorney operated a kickback scheme as the company spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a set of data center projects in northern Virginia.
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September 16, 2025
Semiconductor Co. Must Face Pandemic Demand Suit
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics cannot escape a putative investor class action accusing it of failing to acknowledge pandemic-related demand declines, with a New York federal judge ruling the suit plausibly alleges that the company omitted material facts in its public statements.
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September 16, 2025
Influencers Walk Back Claim Of Capital One Settlement
Attorneys for a proposed class of social media influencers on Tuesday withdrew a notice of settlement in their suit accusing Capital One of stealing commissions from creators, saying no settlement exists and that they signed the notice on Capital One's behalf without permission.
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September 16, 2025
The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents
The pool of patent practitioners registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has undergone a dramatic shift over the past few decades, with the number of attorneys taking the bar exam decreasing at the same time more patent agents are entering the field.
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September 16, 2025
Doximity Says AI Startup Using Lawsuits To Thwart Rivals
Telehealth platform Doximity has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a trade secrets lawsuit brought by medical artificial intelligence company OpenEvidence, saying the startup is trying to "use the courts to stifle fair competition."
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September 16, 2025
Disney, WB, Universal Sue Chinese AI Firm Alleging IP Theft
Companies affiliated with Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal teamed up Tuesday to sue Chinese artificial company MiniMax, alleging the company steals their intellectual property to produce "an endless supply of infringing images and videos" featuring popular characters like Spider-Man, Darth Vader and Superman.
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September 16, 2025
BlackRock Blames Coal Production Cuts On Falling Demand
BlackRock Inc. told a Texas federal court that coal production has declined because demand from coal-fired power plants has been falling for years, not because asset managers conspired to pressure the producers.
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September 16, 2025
Biz Groups Urge US Action On Australia's Public Tax Reports
U.S. business groups urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to pressure Australia over its public country-by-country reporting law, which they said infringes on U.S. companies by forcing multinational corporations to publicly disclose revenues, profits and taxes paid in many low-tax jurisdictions.
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September 16, 2025
FTC Chair Pledges 'Action' Against Late Merger Fixes
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson vowed Tuesday to take unspecified "action" against tactics by merging companies to propose fixes only after antitrust enforcers bring a transaction challenge, a strategy he called "bad for the system."
Expert Analysis
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Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments
Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges
President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes
After the California Air Resources Board's recent workshop, it is clear that the state's climate disclosure laws will be enforced with standards comparable to financial reporting — so companies should act now to implement assurance-grade systems, formalize governance responsibilities and coordinate reporting across their organizations, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies
An assessment of insider trading policies filed by over 60 issuers reveals a range of common approaches and a few differences with respect to key policy terms, including the parties covered, the scope of prohibited activities and the exceptions to these prohibitions, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.
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9th Circ.'s Kickback Ruling Strengthens A Prosecutorial Tool
The Ninth Circuit's decision last month in U.S. v. Schena, interpreting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act to prohibit kickback conduct between the principal and individuals who do not directly interact with patients, serves as a wake-up call to the booming clinical laboratory testing industry, say attorneys at Kendall Brill.
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Ruling Puts 11th Circ. At Odds With Bankruptcy Courts
While an Eleventh Circuit majority recently found in BenShot v. 2 Monkey Trading and Lucky Shot USA that corporate debtors, like individuals, face certain exceptions to discharge under a nonconsensual Subchapter V plan, the ruling not only reverses the lower court, but opposes the holdings of many other bankruptcy courts, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use
In response to May guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security, which indicates the agency considers a wide but somewhat unclear range of activities involving Chinese integrated circuits to be in violation of its General Prohibition 10, companies should consider adopting enhanced due diligence to determine how firm counterparties may be using the affected chips, says Peter Lichtenbaum at Covington.
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How New Texas Law Targets ESG Proxy Advice
A recently enacted Texas law represents a major shift in how proxy advisory services are regulated in Texas, particularly when recommendations are based on nonfinancial factors like ESG and DEI, but legal challenges underscore the statute’s broader constitutional and statutory implications, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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8 Compliance Team Strategies To Support Business Agility
Amid new regulatory requirements across the globe, compliance functions must design thoughtful guardrails that help business leaders achieve their commercial objectives lawfully — from repurposing existing tools to using technology thoughtfully — instead of defaulting to cumbersome protocols that hinder legitimate business, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
Preparing lawyers for the nuances of a transactional practice is not a strong suit for most law schools, but, in practice, there are six principles that can help young M&A lawyers become seasoned, trusted deal advisers, says Chuck Morton at Venable.
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Annual Report Shows CFIUS Extending Its Reach In 2024
The recently released 2024 annual report from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reveals record civil penalties and enhanced internal capabilities, illustrating expanding jurisdiction and an increasing appetite for enforcement actions, says Nathan Fisher at StoneTurn.
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11th Circ. Ruling Shows Federal Question Jurisdiction Limits
The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in AST Science v. Delclaux shows why it is extremely difficult for litigants to maintain a state law cause of action in federal court under Supreme Court precedent, says Paul Avron at Berger Singerman.