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March 27, 2025
Nikola Corp. Founder Says Trump Gave Him Full Pardon
President Donald Trump has pardoned Trevor Milton, the Nikola Corp. founder convicted of fraudulently inflating the electric-truck maker's value on Wall Street, Milton announced in a late Thursday post on X.
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March 27, 2025
Nuture Can't Escape Parents' Heavy Metal Baby Food Case
Nurture Inc. cannot escape consolidated class claims brought by parents who allege the baby food manufacturer hid the presence of toxic heavy metals in its Happy Family Organics products, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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March 27, 2025
SEC Liquidity Rule Suit Can't Be Axed Just Yet, Judge Says
A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit alleging that Pinnacle Advisors LLC exceeded its allowed allotment of illiquid investments, as the intervening Loper Bright ruling has changed the standard for evaluating agency action since the dismissal bid was filed.
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March 27, 2025
Chase Sued Over Alleged Political 'Debanking' Of Fla. Biz
A Florida company alleged in a suit on Thursday that JPMorgan Chase Bank is unlawfully blocking payments the company is trying to make to a manufacturer based on "wholly unsubstantiated and false" claims that the company's leader has Russian mafia ties and participated in interference of the 2016 presidential election.
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March 27, 2025
Pulled CFPB Amicus 'Irrelevant' To Citibank Case, NY AG Says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move to withdraw a Biden-era brief backing New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit over Citibank NA's handling of online wire fraud is "irrelevant to any matter currently pending before this court," James' office told a federal court Thursday.
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March 27, 2025
Dua Lipa Beats Claim 'Levitating' Ripped Off 1979 Disco Song
Grammy-winning singer Dua Lipa's chart-topping song "Levitating" did not infringe a 1979 disco song, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday, saying a combination of a descending chord progression and musical note in the older work wasn't protectable under copyright law.
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March 27, 2025
FTC Reaches $17M Settlement With Online Cash Advance Co.
The Federal Trade Commission settled its false advertisement suit in New York federal court against online cash advance company Cleo AI Inc. for $17 million, according to a proposed settlement order posted on the FTC's website Thursday.
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March 27, 2025
Alibaba Investors' Attys Awarded $108M In IPO Settlement
A New York federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to Alibaba Group's $433.5 million settlement with investors suing the company over alleged misstatements about its exclusivity practices and its planned initial public offering of a fintech affiliate, awarding the investors' attorneys 25%, or roughly $108 million.
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March 27, 2025
Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm Owner Can't Shake SEC's Claim
A New York federal judge has declined to toss claims brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against an investment firm owner who allegedly managed a Russian oligarch's wealth in America without ever registering with the SEC as required.
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March 27, 2025
Target Settles Antitrust Claims Against Visa Over Swipe Fees
Target Corp. and Visa have settled a yearslong antitrust dispute accusing the card company of being part of an illegal anticompetitive scheme that forced merchants to pay excessive fees when customers pay with credit or debit cards, according to a stipulation filed Thursday in New York federal court.
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March 27, 2025
Judge Confirms $27M Award Against Electric Car Company
A New York federal judge confirmed a $27 million arbitral award for a multinational investment group alleging that an electric vehicle company it intended to invest in had not disclosed a proposed reverse merger with a mobile payment company.
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March 27, 2025
NYC Tour Bus Antitrust Suit Dead-Ends At 2nd Circ.
A New York City tour bus operator on Thursday lost its bid to revive a suit accusing a group of rivals of entering into an anticompetitive partnership, after a Second Circuit panel backed a lower court's finding that the case sought to relitigate failed claims from an earlier suit.
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March 27, 2025
Lawmakers Sue NYC Mayor Over Zoning Plan
A group that includes New York state lawmakers and New York City lawmakers alleged in state court that the approval of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning reform plan violated state and city environmental quality review regulations.
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March 27, 2025
DOJ's Antitrust Unit Targeting Anticompetitive Regulations
The U.S. Department of Justice launched a task force on Thursday aimed at eliminating state and federal laws and regulations that are hindering competition, with an initial focus on key sectors including housing, food and transportation.
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March 27, 2025
Guo Trustee Settles Clawbacks From Versace, Firms
The Chapter 11 trustee handling convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve 10 clawback settlements with Hodgson Russ LLP, BakerHostetler, luxury retailer Versace and others, ending claims totaling $8.6 million but keeping the terms under wraps for six months.
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March 27, 2025
NY School District Urges Court To Halt Native Mascot Ban
A school district in Massapequa has asked a New York federal court to delay a ban on the use of Native American images, names and symbols in its public schools, saying it will be forced to redirect significant funds away from educational programs.
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March 27, 2025
Tarter Krinsky Adds Ex-Buchanan Ingersoll Corporate Atty
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has brought on a corporate attorney previously with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC as a partner in New York, the firm has announced.
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March 27, 2025
Eletson, Levona Ask 2nd Circ. To Not Delay Atty Removal
The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson and a creditor-turned-affiliate have urged the Second Circuit to nix Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion for a stay in a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $102 million arbitral award, as the law firm fights to continue representing the shipping company's pre-bankruptcy shareholders.
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March 27, 2025
1st Circ. Denies Gov't Bid To Enforce Funding Freeze
The First Circuit has declined to interfere with a Rhode Island federal judge's order that the government continue releasing federal funds while the Trump administration appeals a ruling blocking its efforts to enforce the freeze.
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March 26, 2025
Feds Led Jury Astray About $175M JPMorgan Deal, Javice Says
A lawyer for Frank founder Charlie Javice on Wednesday told a Manhattan federal jury that prosecutors have spent weeks misleading them about evidence purporting to show that she conned JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the now-defunct educational startup for $175 million, based on false information.
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March 26, 2025
Sotomayor Urges Caution On Nondelegation Doctrine Revamp
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned her colleagues during oral arguments Wednesday against using a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's administration of a broadband subsidy program as a way to resurrect the long-dormant nondelegation doctrine. Several conservative justices, however, seemed willing to disregard that admonition.
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March 26, 2025
Judge Trims Copyright Case Against Microsoft, OpenAI
A New York federal judge Wednesday kept alive news organizations' direct and contributory copyright infringement claims accusing Microsoft and OpenAI of ripping off their content to train generative artificial intelligence while trimming claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, but giving the plaintiffs a chance to rework their allegations.
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March 26, 2025
Pepperidge Farm Can't Outswim Goldfish False Ad Suit
Pepperidge Farm can't escape a proposed class action alleging it falsely labels its Goldfish crackers as containing no artificial flavors or preservatives, despite citric acid being part of the ingredients list, after a New York federal judge said Wednesday the plaintiff demonstrated the statement could be deceptive to reasonable consumers.
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March 26, 2025
Atty's Falsehoods In Key Docs Aided $23M Fraud, Suit Says
A pair of investment funds and two investors have hit a lawyer with professional malpractice and misrepresentation claims in Illinois federal court, accusing him of making false statements in solicitation documents to help their since-convicted managing member carry out a $23 million fraud.
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March 26, 2025
Columbia Student Argues For Release From ICE Detention
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil called on a New Jersey federal judge to release him from immigration detention and halt the Trump administration's policy targeting noncitizens who criticize Israel and its military actions in Gaza for detention and removal.
Expert Analysis
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Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens
States took the lead in encouraging Chevron's demise, turning away from Chevron-type deference in state tax administration ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, a trend likely to accelerate as courts take a more active role in interpreting tax laws, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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NYC Hotel Licensing Law's Costs May Outweigh Its Benefits
A hotel licensing bill recently approved by New York's City Council could lead to the loss of many nonunionized hotels that cannot afford to comply, says Stuart Saft at Holland & Knight.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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The 3rd-Party Bankruptcy Release Landscape After Purdue
In its Purdue Pharma ruling prohibiting nonconsensual third-party releases, the U.S. Supreme Court did not comment on criteria to render a third-party release consensual, opening a debate in the bankruptcy courts on the permissibility of opt-out versus opt-in releases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Parsing SEC's Emerging Trend Of Section 204A Enforcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently settled with Sound Point Capital Management for violating Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act, adding to a slew of charges against investment advisers that allegedly failed to safeguard material nonpublic information, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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2nd Circ. Hostile Workplace Ruling Widens Arbitration Pitfalls
The Second Circuit’s recent decision, affirming the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies to a worker whose workplace hostility claims arose before the law’s 2022 enactment, widens the scope of the law — and the risks of unenforceable arbitration agreements for employers, say attorneys at Hinshaw.
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Comparing Antitrust Outlooks Amid Google Remedy Review
As the U.S. Justice Department mulls potential structural remedies after winning its recent case against Google, increased global scrutiny of Big Tech leaves ex post and ex ante antitrust approaches ripe for evaluation, say Nishant Chadha at the Indian School of Business and Manisha Goel at Pomona College.
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Website Accessibility Ruling Leaves Circuit Split Unresolved
A New York federal court's recent decision in Mejia v. High Brew Coffee, holding that stand-alone websites are not "public accommodations" subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, further complicates a long-running circuit split on this question — even as courts are burdened with thousands of similar lawsuits, say attorneys at Mandelbaum Barrett.
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2nd Circ. Maxwell Ruling Adds To Confusion Over NPA Reach
The Second Circuit’s recent decision upholding Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction made an analytical leap in applying plea agreement precedent to a nonprosecution agreement, compounding a circuit split and providing lessons for defense counsel, say attorneys at Kropf Moseley.
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Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind
Under another Trump administration, the offshore wind sector would encounter substantial headwinds, as Trump's policy track record emphasizes fossil fuel dominance and environmental rollbacks, while a Harris victory would likely further entrench the pro-renewable energy stance taken by the Biden administration, say attorneys at Jones Walker.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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A Look At The Increased Scrutiny Of Cash Sweep Programs
Financial industry regulators have increasingly probed the adequacy of so-called cash sweep disclosures and policies, underscoring the heightened risk faced by investment advisers and broker-dealers, as well as the importance of adequately disclosing material conflicts of interest, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.