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May 12, 2025
9th Circ. Asks Wash. Justices About Fake Discount CPA Suit
The Ninth Circuit has called on Washington state's highest court to clarify whether a shopper who claims she purchased leggings from clothing retailer Aéropostale based on an alleged fake discounting scheme has suffered harm covered by the state Consumer Protection Act.
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May 12, 2025
Ohio AG Will Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Social Media Age Limit
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that he is appealing a federal court decision blocking the state's law barring social media companies from allowing children under 16 to create accounts without parental consent.
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May 12, 2025
Colo. Justices Undo DA's DQ From Judicial Stalking Case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday said a lower court erred in disqualifying a district attorney's office from prosecuting criminal claims against someone accused of stalking a trial court judge, finding the office's alleged conflicts of interest amounted to routine actions amid the normal course of business.
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May 12, 2025
9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims
A skeptical Ninth Circuit panel had questions Monday for guests accusing Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same software to inflate room rates about what they need to show for their algorithmic pricing claims to survive.
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May 12, 2025
Unions Tell Justices To Protect Privacy In Social Security Case
Two unions and an advocacy group argued Monday that there's no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to make it easier for the Department of Government Efficiency to access the Social Security Administration's data on millions of Americans, claiming requiring the supposed fraud-busting team to follow protocol doesn't constitute an emergency.
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May 12, 2025
Insurer Must Pay Part Of $2M Construction Defect Settlement
A Minnesota state appellate court on Monday upheld a lower court's ruling that found an insurer must cover over $170,000 of a $2 million settlement between a marina and a contractor over alleged construction defects.
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May 12, 2025
Judiciary To Face House Members With $9.4B Budget Request
Top judiciary officials will make the case this week that they need $9.4 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2026, a 9.3% increase over fiscal 2025, in order to rectify past funding shortfalls and meet increasing challenges with judicial threats, among other things.
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May 12, 2025
Alcoa Retirees, Unions Tell Judge Not To Halt Benefits Order
A group of retirees and unions asked an Indiana federal judge not to pause his order requiring Alcoa USA Corp. to reinstate lifetime healthcare benefits, arguing the company isn't likely to win at the Seventh Circuit and delaying the district court's decision harms elderly class members.
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May 12, 2025
Music Labels Ask Justices To Uphold ISP's Copyright Liability
The nation's major record labels are urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a petition from an internet service provider asking whether internet service providers can face "massive liability" for user copyright infringement, telling the justices that no circuit split on the question exists.
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May 12, 2025
Justice Souter Left His Mark On Arbitration, Too
Although former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died Thursday at the age of 85, was not known for his arbitration-related opinions, those that he wrote on the topic left a mark on the practice area that is still felt today.
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May 12, 2025
Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder's climate change tort against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to proceed, saying that the claims aren't preempted by federal law.
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May 12, 2025
Full DC Circ. Won't Review Copyright Denial For AI-Created Art
The D.C. Circuit on Monday denied a computer scientist's request for a three-judge panel rehearing or en banc review of an order that found copyright law protects only human creations, nixing his appeal that attempted to obtain copyright for a two-dimensional artwork made by the computer scientist's artificial intelligence system.
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May 12, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Sydnexis Eye Drop Patents
The Federal Circuit on Monday backed a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings that found claims in a trio of patents owned by Sydnexis Inc. relating to ways to treat nearsightedness were invalid.
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May 12, 2025
Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.
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May 12, 2025
Florida Entrepreneur Fights Dismissal in RI Cannabis Case
A Florida entrepreneur on Friday told the First Circuit that Rhode Island cannabis regulators have mischaracterized his challenge to the state's cannabis policy, and sought a remand back to district court to pursue his constitutional challenge to the state's licensure scheme.
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May 12, 2025
2nd Circ. Sides With Subway In Russia Franchisee Arbitration
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed two arbitration awards that allowed sandwich chain Subway International BV to sever ties with its former Russian franchise owner.
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May 12, 2025
AI Training May Need Licensing, Copyright Office Says
Using copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence systems may not always be excused by fair use, the U.S. Copyright Office said in a highly anticipated report addressing the issue, suggesting that licensing may be required in some instances.
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May 12, 2025
5th Circ. Pauses DOL Overtime Rule Challenge
The Fifth Circuit paused the U.S. Department of Labor's challenge to a Texas federal court decision vacating a rule that raised salary thresholds for considering employees overtime-exempt under federal wage law, the latest pause affecting Biden-era rules after the change in administration.
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May 12, 2025
Texas Justices Say Nursing Home Can Appeal $7.1M Verdict
The Texas Supreme Court has revived a nursing home's appeal of a $7.1 million injury verdict in favor of one of its employees, saying the nursing home has shown that it did not have actual notice of the judgment and is entitled to an extension to the filing deadline.
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May 09, 2025
Fla. Judge Facing Ethics Charges For Sharing Fake Recording
A judge in Broward County, Florida, has been charged for publicly sharing a fabricated, "likely" artificial intelligence-generated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge in the midst of her 2024 campaign for reelection, according to a notice filed Friday.
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May 09, 2025
Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power
The scope of powers held by the Pennsylvania governor, the attorney general, and state and local utility authorities will take center stage in Harrisburg when the state Supreme Court convenes for its May session.
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May 09, 2025
Trustees Can't Charge Fees In Tossed Ch. 13s, 2nd Circ. Says
A standing Chapter 13 trustee in the Eastern District of New York must return some $20,000 in fees from a dismissed bankruptcy, the Second Circuit ruled Friday, holding trustees are not entitled to charge a percentage fee on payments a debtor makes unless a plan is confirmed.
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May 09, 2025
2nd Circ. OKs $6.5M Verdict Over Coerced Murder Confession
The Second Circuit on Friday upheld a wrongfully imprisoned man's $6.5 million verdict against a Buffalo police officer for fabricating his confession during an episode of psychosis, saying the jury made reasonable findings based on the evidence.
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May 09, 2025
Fed. Circ. Veers From USPTO Agenda In IPR Estoppel Ruling
The Federal Circuit has cleared patent challengers to pursue grounds in district court that weren't available in inter partes reviews, which attorneys say will likely increase the amount of Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges at a time when the agency is working toward the opposite.
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May 09, 2025
BDO Urges Justices To Hear 'Crucial' Auditor Fraud Case
BDO USA LLP is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that the firm warns could have "devastating" consequences for public companies' auditors, arguing in a Friday filing that the Second Circuit created a "dangerous precedent" by reviving a lawsuit brought by AmTrust Financial Services Inc. shareholders.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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The Compliance Trends And Imperatives On Tap In 2025
The corporate ethics and compliance landscape is rapidly evolving, posing challenges from conflicting stakeholder expectations to technological disruptions, and businesses will need to explore human-centered, data-driven and evidence-based practices, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.
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Opinion
Congress Should Finally Add Clarity To Section 101
With both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introducing bills to provide guidance on what qualifies as patentable subject matter under the Patent Act, Congress will hopefully put an end at last to 10 years of uncertainty surrounding the question, says David Carstens at Carstens Allen.
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5 Advertising Law Trends To Watch In 2025
Although advertisers are encouraged by the incoming Trump administration's focus on deregulation, this year could feel like wading through uncharted waters, and decreased federal government regulation may mean increased state regulation, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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NY Plastic Pollution Verdict May Not Bode Well For Other Suits
The dismissal of New York state's public nuisance complaint against PepsiCo over pollution of the Buffalo River with the company's single use plastic bottles may not augur well for similar lawsuits filed by Baltimore and Los Angeles County, although tort law varies from state to state, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
There are 12 cyber policy questions to keep an eye on as the new administration and Republican control of Congress present an opportunity to advance less regulatory approaches and revisit some choices from the prior administration, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility
In this month's bid protest roundup, Cody Fisher at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that address the treatment of a proposal that was timely submitted but received late, and highlight nuances of certification and small business eligibility requirements.
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How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking
An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw several significant developments in the fourth quarter of 2024, including a landmark Uniform Commercial Code ruling, adjustments to the state's Homebuyer Plus Program and the launch of the state's first women-led bank, says attorney Alex Durst.
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6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025
This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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Opinion
Courts Must Curb The Drug Price Negotiation Program
The Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation program upends incentive structures that drive medical innovation, and courts must act appropriately to avoid devastating consequences for American healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry, says Jeff Stier at the Consumer Choice Center.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 230 Debates Will Continue, With Or Without TikTok
Regardless of whether TikTok is forced to shut down in the U.S. in the coming weeks, legal disputes will continue over social media platforms' responsibility under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for harms allegedly caused by content shared on their apps, says Carla Varriale-Barker at Segal McCambridge.