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March 13, 2025
Skadden Inks New Houston Lease In First Move In 2 Decades
Skadden has signed a lease in Houston's downtown Texas Tower to accommodate a growing headcount and increased client demand.
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March 13, 2025
5th Circ. Sides With NLRB On Reconsidered Exxon Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board didn't overstep by wiping out and rethinking a decision involving an Exxon Mobil unit after learning a member had a stake in the company, the Fifth Circuit said, enforcing the board's ruling that the company sabotaged negotiations with a union.
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March 13, 2025
5th Circ. Asks If Enforcement Delay Affects CTA Challenge
The Fifth Circuit has asked for supplemental briefing in a challenge against the Corporate Transparency Act, asking whether the case is affected by the U.S. Treasury Department's recent decision to suspend enforcement of reporting rules for domestic companies.
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March 13, 2025
Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Suspended Over Info Release
Former Alex Jones attorney Norm Pattis will be suspended from practicing law for two weeks, a Connecticut judge has ruled, capping a three-year ethics saga that started when Pattis asked an associate to send Sandy Hook families' medical records to the Infowars host's Texas bankruptcy lawyer.
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March 13, 2025
Jackson Lewis Adds Disney, Fisher Phillips Employment Pros
Employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC is expanding its ranks, bringing in a former director of labor relations at the Walt Disney Co. as a principal in its Los Angeles office and a former Fisher Phillips litigator as a principal in its Houston office.
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March 12, 2025
Labcorp Warns Fed. Circ. Of 'Balkanization' In Prenatal IP Row
Labcorp, one of the world's largest chains of clinical lab providers, told the full Federal Circuit that a loss it incurred there over a patent tied to a $384 million judgment in Texas was the result of the "balkanization" of the court's patent obviousness jurisprudence.
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March 12, 2025
LVMH Hit With Patent Suit Over NFT Smartwatch Display Tech
A company that developed a platform that enables users to display their non-fungible tokens on their watches has sued LVMH in Texas federal court over claims the luxury goods giant infringed on its "pioneering" nonfungible tokens display technology when it allowed NFT displays on its own smartwatches.
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March 12, 2025
Askeladden Beats Software Patent At PTAB
An administrative patent board ruling has wiped out all of the claims in a patent covering payment software that had been asserted against over 20 different companies in the payment space.
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March 12, 2025
Crypto Influencer's Counsel Says SEC Will Drop Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its case over cryptocurrency influencer Ian Balina's alleged promotion of so-called SPRK tokens, his attorney said Wednesday.
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March 12, 2025
Trump Admin Seeks To End ACA Access For 'Dreamers'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday proposed a regulation that would do away with the Biden administration's rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to qualify for Affordable Care Act coverage.
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March 12, 2025
5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $58M Cloud Computing Deal
The Fifth Circuit backed the dismissal of cloud computing company Cloud49's lawsuit against rivals Rackspace Technology and Capgemini, rejecting claims that the companies engaged in tortious interference and trade secrets misappropriation during a Texas state cloud computing contract bid worth more than $58 million.
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March 12, 2025
Look At All These 1-Word Orders In IP Cases, Justices Told
A patent owner has told the U.S. Supreme Court that there's momentum behind its push for scrutiny of the Federal Circuit's one-word orders in patent cases and its challenge to courts' summary judgment practices in such matters.
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March 12, 2025
Texas Jury Awards Staffing Co. $14M Verdict Against Dynata
A Texas state jury handed a mostly clean sweep to a staffing company that accused market research company Dynata LLC of withholding payment for months of work, awarding about $14 million Wednesday after a trial in a Texas state court that lasted about a week.
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March 12, 2025
'Negligent' Delta Flight Crew Caused Crash Landing, Suit Says
Delta Air Lines has been hit with another round of federal lawsuits over the "devastating crash" in Toronto in which its plane flipped upside down and caught fire, with passengers from Texas and Minnesota blaming the incident on the "negligence and recklessness" of the flight crew.
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March 12, 2025
Trump Admin Drops Biden Bid To Unfreeze ACA Trans Rule
The Trump administration asked the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to dismiss its appeal, filed in July by the Biden administration, of a Texas federal judge's decision to halt a rule protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare.
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March 12, 2025
DOJ Drops Sex Abuse Suit Against Migrant Youth Shelter
The U.S. Department of Justice and the nation's largest unaccompanied migrant children's shelter moved Wednesday to kill a suit accusing the shelter of turning a blind eye to its employees raping, sexually abusing and harassing children in its care.
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March 12, 2025
Justices Face Renewed Calls To Nix Mass. Wind Farm Permits
Fishing industry groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to undo federal approvals of the Vineyard Wind project off the Massachusetts coast, less than two months after the justices declined to consider another legal challenge by project opponents.
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March 12, 2025
Texas Urges Court Not To Let DuPont Out Of PFAS Lawsuit
Chemical companies DuPont and Corteva are leaning on a "fraudulent transfer scheme" in order to exit a lawsuit accusing them of making and selling forever chemicals despite knowing about their toxic nature, the state of Texas said Tuesday, urging a federal court not to give them the out.
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March 12, 2025
Northvolt's Ch. 11 Dismissal Possible After Swedish Filing
Bankrupt electric vehicle battery maker Northvolt AB told a Texas bankruptcy judge that its Chapter 11 case is possibly headed for dismissal after its parent company filed an insolvency case in Swedish court early Wednesday.
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March 12, 2025
Feds Launch 1st FEMA Fraud Charges Over LA Wildfires
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced Wednesday that three people have been arrested for allegedly submitting fake disaster relief applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, the first such charges to come out of the devastating January blazes.
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March 12, 2025
Tech Co. Says Remote Worker Kept Old Job With Competitor
A Texas-based technology company said a Massachusetts man hired to work remotely as an account executive last year secretly continued working for his former employer, a direct competitor.
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March 12, 2025
Boeing, Ex-Employee End Medical Leave Lawsuit
Boeing and a Muslim former supply chain specialist told a Texas federal court Wednesday they've resolved the worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired for taking medical leave, less than two months after the aerospace giant got his religious bias claims nixed.
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March 12, 2025
Buzbee, Ex-Client Say Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suits
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation "spearheaded" efforts to launch malpractice suits against the Buzbee Law Firm in retaliation for a lawsuit the firm filed accusing the rap star of rape, so it cannot exit a Texas federal suit over that effort by claiming a lack of jurisdiction, the firm said.
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March 12, 2025
Tony Buzbee Accused Of Duping Another Seaman
Texas personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee and his firm have been hit with another lawsuit from a seaman who alleges that the firm misappropriated payments he received after a 2020 ship injury.
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March 12, 2025
Railroad Worker Says Board Schemed To Overtax Retirees
Retired railroad workers were incorrectly directed by the federal retirement board overseeing their funds to report millions of dollars in nontaxable benefits as taxable income in a scheme to line the board's pockets, a retiree said in a proposed class action in Texas federal court.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss — but legal wrangling over issues including off-label prescriptions, side effects and compounded versions underscores lawyers' roles in protecting patient safety, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.
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Series
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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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.
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Serta Ruling Further Narrows Equitable Mootness In 5th Circ.
The Fifth's Circuit recent Serta bankruptcy decision represents a further hardening of its view of the equitable mootness doctrine, and may set up a U.S. Supreme Court review of the doctrine in the near future, say attorneys at Cleary.
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A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape
As the Trump administration settles in, some emerging energy industry trends, like expanded support for fossil fuel production, are right off of its wish list — while others, like the popularity of Inflation Reduction Act energy tax credits, and bipartisan support for carbon capture, reflect more complex political realities, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits
As President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draws down federal enforcement efforts, environmental groups will step into the void and file citizen suits — so companies should focus on compliance efforts, stay savvy about emerging analytical and monitoring methods, and maintain good relations with neighbors, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.
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CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Series
Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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Opinion
Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
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How Cos. Can Use Data Clean Rooms To Address Privacy
Implementing comprehensive administrative controls, security processes and vendor management systems are vital steps for businesses leveraging data clean rooms for privacy compliance, especially given the Federal Trade Commission's warnings of complicated user privacy implications, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Perspectives
Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.