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TOP NEWS
HPE Has 'No Grounds' To Hide DOJ Deal Bidders, AGs Say
By Bryan Koenig
Democratic attorneys general challenging the controversial Justice Department settlement permitting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks have urged a California federal judge to let them see who's bidding for assets up for divestiture, arguing the would-be buyers are an integral part of the agreement's viability.
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FTC Merger Filing Overhaul Thrown Out
By Bryan Koenig
The Federal Trade Commission hasn't shown the costs on merging companies outweigh the claimed benefits of dramatically increasing the amount of information that must be provided upfront when giving notice of a transaction, a Texas federal judge said Thursday, throwing out the commission's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.
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POLICY & REGULATION
ENFORCEMENT
LITIGATION
Home Services Platform Angi Hit With TCPA Suit
By Gina Kim
Telemarketers with home services platform Angi Inc. are violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by contacting people whose phone numbers are on the national Do Not Call Registry to advertise its products and services, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Colorado federal court.
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Symetra Settles AME Church Retirees' Mismanagement Suit
By Kellie Mejdrich
Symetra Life Insurance Co. has agreed to settle claims in a multidistrict litigation from a class of African Methodist Episcopal Church workers who alleged that mismanagement of their annuity retirement plan allowed a rogue employee to embezzle $90 million, although the agreement doesn't resolve the insurers' cross-claims against the church.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings from November and December, and identifies practice tips from cases involving the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and Missouri unjust enrichment claims, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Class Action Fairness Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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California's New Privacy Laws Demand Preparation From Cos.
An increase in breach disclosures is coinciding with California's most comprehensive privacy and artificial intelligence legislation taking effect, illustrating the range of vulnerabilities organizations in the state face and highlighting that the key to successfully managing these requirements is investing in capabilities before they became urgent, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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A Closer Look At California Financial Regulator's 2026 Agenda
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Commissioner KC Mohseni in recent remarks demonstrated the regulator's growing importance amid the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's retreat by debuting expansive goals for 2026, including finalizing rulemaking for the state's digital asset law and expanding enforcement authority around consumer complaints, says John Kimble at Hinshaw.
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Series
Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Roundup
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
By Laura Stewart Liberty
This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
By Kevin Penton
WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.
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Brief
Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit
By Emily Sawicki
Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
By Sue Reisinger
Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.
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