Research Co. Liable For Bungling $52M COVID-19 Mask Deal

By Ryan Harroff

A North Carolina federal judge ruled in favor of an electronics company that made a $52 million deal for masks during the COVID-19 pandemic only to receive no masks and a partial refund, finding the supplier liable for breach of contract.

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Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes

By Ali Sullivan

A Justice Department attorney argued before a D.C. federal judge Thursday that there is no basis to continue blocking the Trump administration from implementing a blanket suspension on federal spending, saying the court cannot bar "hypothetical" future freezes.

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Trump Seeks Fast Relief From Birthright Citizenship Injunction

By MJ Koo

The Trump administration has asked the Fourth Circuit to reinstate an executive order ending birthright citizenship while challenging a Maryland judge's injunction, arguing that the judge's order is overbroad.

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Split 4th Circ. Denies Asylum To Salvadoran Couple

By Elliot Weld

The Fourth Circuit denied a Salvadoran couple's petition to overturn an immigration judge's order rejecting their asylum claim, saying they had not shown that the government of El Salvador was unwilling or unable to protect them from the MS-13 street gang.

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Trump Admin Says CFPB Defunding Suit Guesses At Harms

By Thy Vo

The Trump administration on Thursday pushed back on a lawsuit alleging it seeks to "defund" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that concerns about access to a consumer complaint database and other information are "baseless speculation" about the agency's future financial decisions that don't justify an injunction.

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Education Tech Firm Faces Class Action In NC Over Data Hack

By Ryan Harroff

A nationwide education technology platform got hit with a proposed class action in North Carolina on Thursday over a "massive and preventable cyberattack" which allegedly exposed personal information including health data for up to 18,000 of its users.

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

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Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

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Law Firms Chart New Leadership Paths In Changing Times

By Xiumei Dong

As law firms grow larger and more tech-driven, law firm leaders are shifting their focus more on embracing technology, refining communication strategies and building stronger personal brands to guide their firms through changes, an upcoming white paper found.

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'I Shot Her To Death:' Video Shown Of Judge After Killing Wife

By Gina Kim

Prosecutors showed a video to jurors Friday of a California judge at the police station following his arrest for shooting his wife, where he's seen sobbing, cursing and saying, "My son is going to hate me forever, and she's dead. I shot her to death."

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Paul Hastings Seeks To End GenapSys Malpractice Action

By James Mills

Paul Hastings LLP has moved for summary judgment in a malpractice action from GenapSys Inc., saying the case is barred because the genomic sequencing company failed to disclose its possible claim until after confirmation of its bankruptcy plan.

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Quinn Emanuel-Backed Clients Join Eaton Fire Litigation Fray

By Hailey Konnath

Southern California Edison on Friday was hit with yet another lawsuit over the destructive Eaton Fire, this time by an Altadena family represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, the largest firm yet to get involved in the litigation.

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Up Next At High Court: Straight Discrimination & Trial Rights

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to debate whether majority-group plaintiffs should be held to higher evidentiary standards when bringing workplace discrimination claims and whether prisoners are entitled to jury trials when questions about pre-suit requirements are intertwined with the merits of their claims.

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California Justices Accept Court Reporter Shortage Case

By Bonnie Eslinger

The California Supreme Court has accepted a case that aims to address the state's court reporter shortage by mandating the use of electronic recording when court reporters are unavailable.

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Connecticut AG Tong Says Bomb Threat Targeted His Home

By Aaron Keller

Connecticut Attorney General William M. Tong on Friday morning said his home in the southwestern corner of the state had been targeted by a bomb threat, and the investigation appears to be in the hands of federal law enforcement authorities.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Experts say the new U.S. guidelines on enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could open the door for American companies to pay business bribes overseas. And a new survey shows adoption of AI by lawyers has nearly doubled in the past year. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Clement & Murphy PLLC, Ropes & Gray LLP, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the First Circuit determined that a major avenue for False Claims Act enforcement requires proof that kickbacks directly changed medical treatment decisions.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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