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May 21, 2025
DraftKings Denied 3rd Circ. Review In MLB Players' IP Case
A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday denied a request from DraftKings Inc. to appeal to the Third Circuit the lower court's refusal to dismiss an intellectual property lawsuit that accuses the company of using players' images without permission, saying the issues raised are not appropriate for immediate appeal.
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May 21, 2025
What To Know Before VLSI, Intel's Patent License Trial
Over the last several years, VLSI Technologies has racked up infringement awards in an expansive multibillion-dollar fight against Intel, but those could be rendered moot after a trial next week, when a Texas federal jury reviews a question central to determining whether Intel already has a license to VLSI's patents.
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May 21, 2025
Full Fed. Circ. Undoes $20M Google Loss, Orders New Trial
The full Federal Circuit on Wednesday ordered a new damages trial in a case where a jury told Google LLC to pay $20 million for infringing an EcoFactor Inc. thermostat patent, ruling that the testimony of EcoFactor's damages expert was unreliable and should not have been admitted.
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May 21, 2025
11th Circ. Blocks Fla. Credit Union's Arbitration Bid In Fee Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday denied a Florida credit union's bid to force arbitration in a proposed class action alleging it wrongly charged overdraft fees, saying its checking account agreements didn't require the parties to settle the case out of court.
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May 21, 2025
Shell JV Escapes $58M Nigeria Oil Contract Payment Suit
A New York federal judge has said he lacks jurisdiction to hear a Nigerian contracting company's lawsuit seeking $58 million in fees from a Royal Dutch Shell joint venture over the construction of an oil and gas facility in the African nation.
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May 21, 2025
Court Approves $32.5M Symetra Settlement For Overcharging
A Washington federal court has given final approval for a $32.5 million settlement resolving claims between Symetra and life insurance policyholders who claimed the company used undisclosed factors to overcharge them.
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May 21, 2025
Distributor Can't Duck Revised Crab Price-Fixing Suit
A California federal magistrate judge added Ocean King Fish Inc. to a list of more than a dozen distributors that must face a proposed class action from crabbers alleging a conspiracy to cap prices paid to fishermen for Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest.
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May 20, 2025
Judge Questions Bank's Role In Jail Debit Card Fee Dispute
A federal magistrate judge in Washington state signaled Tuesday she might advance a debit card fee class action against a Missouri bank to trial, suggesting there's still a factual dispute as to whether the prepaid cards were forced on people trying to regain access to their money after being released from correctional facilities.
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May 20, 2025
Novo Fights To Keep Info Bid In $800M Fraud Dispute Alive
Novo Nordisk is urging a North Carolina federal court not to dismiss its order permitting the Danish drugmaker to seek information bolstering its $800 million fraud claims stemming from a hypertension drug deal, saying the testimony is needed to preserve assets as it pursues arbitration of its claims.
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May 20, 2025
Venezuelan Nationals' RICO Suit Asserting Defamation Tossed
A Florida federal judge has dismissed racketeering and other claims against a director of Venezuela's state-owned oil company and others after determining that the suit accusing them of engaging in a defamatory campaign to smear civic leaders is a shotgun pleading.
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May 20, 2025
Energy Co. Fights To Keep Alive Suit Over Damaged Well
Oil and gas producer W&T Energy VI LLC told a Texas federal judge that Anardako Petroleum Corp.'s bid to escape claims over damages to a jointly operated offshore well suggests it thinks it can breach their agreement and "commit fraud with impunity."
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May 20, 2025
Panama Says $5M Award Suit Stay Bid Should Be Tossed
A Florida federal judge should reject a Miami-based business owner's attempt to pause Panama's suit seeking to enforce a nearly $5 million arbitral award over construction agreements, the country has argued in a court brief opposing his motion to stay the proceedings.
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May 20, 2025
Music Co. Rips Apple's Sanctions Bid Over App Store Ouster
Musi Inc. and its counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP have urged a California federal judge to reject Apple's request for sanctions over accusations Musi made "false and misleading allegations" in a lawsuit over Apple's decision to boot the music streaming service from the App Store for intellectual property infringement.
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May 20, 2025
Wash. Panel Affirms Toss Of Vrbo Host's Rental Coverage Row
Washington appellate judges refused to revive a Vrbo host's suit against a Liberty Mutual unit and a company that arranged a policyholder's temporary housing while her home was being repaired, saying the companies did not breach a nonexistent contract with the host by ceasing to pay the policyholder's rent.
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May 20, 2025
2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Lab's Payment Suit Against Cigna
The Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that a New Jersey-based diagnostics laboratory brought to seek payments from Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co., holding that the lab's "failure to allege contract formation" defeated many of its claims and it has no standing under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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May 20, 2025
Health Clinics Say Fake Trash Fee Scheme Cost Them Millions
Republic Services Inc. got hit with a proposed class action by health clinics in Michigan and Ohio that claim the waste disposal company breached its contracts with them by charging "tens of millions" in excess fees without any legal justification.
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May 20, 2025
Unions Eye Nix Of NJ Transit Suit Over Picket Line
Two unions sued by NJ Transit over their refusal to cross the picket line in the now-resolved rail strike told a New Jersey federal court that since their members have returned to work, the case is now moot.
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May 20, 2025
MLBPA, Underdog Sports End Suit Over Using Player Images
The Major League Baseball Players Association and sports betting platform Underdog Sports have agreed to end the union's suit alleging unauthorized use of players' names, images and likenesses to promote its services, a complaint that originally also accused FanDuel of the same usage.
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May 20, 2025
Yale Wants Student's AI Cheating Challenge Tossed
Yale University and several officials have asked a Connecticut federal judge to pause discovery in a lawsuit brought against them by a student who was suspended after allegedly using artificial intelligence to cheat on a final exam, citing the plaintiff's "weak" legal arguments and a supposed likelihood that the suit will be dismissed.
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May 20, 2025
Amazon, Apple Get Atty Fees Over Dropped Antitrust Plaintiff
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday ordered an ousted lead plaintiff's counsel in a proposed antitrust class action against Amazon and Apple to pay a combined $223,000 in attorney fees to the defendants after finding last month that the lawyers had failed to tell the court that their client had abandoned the case.
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May 19, 2025
6th Circ. Splits On 'Classic,' 'First-Year' Contract Price Dispute
A split Sixth Circuit on Monday upended Parker Hannifin Corporation's win in a breach of contract fight with a Mexican automotive supplier, saying the Ohio company's terms over the price of its pistons didn't govern in a "classic" dispute fit for a law student's first-year contract class.
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May 19, 2025
Let's Talk About Rights: Salt-N-Pepa Sue UMG To Reclaim IP
Hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa sued UMG in New York federal court on Monday, saying the music company refused to return the copyrights for several of their hits, including "Push It" and "Let's Talk About Sex," and for punishing their attempt to assert their rights by removing songs from streaming platforms and distribution channels.
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May 19, 2025
Uber Pushes To Move Sex Assault Cases To Related Districts
Uber has asked a California federal judge to move various bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation accusing the rideshare company of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers to the federal districts where the alleged incidents occurred, citing the forum selection clause in its terms of use.
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May 19, 2025
Posner Wins Ex-Staffer's $170K Wage Suit
A former executive at retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner's short-lived pro bono legal services organization lost his bid for $170,000 in back pay he claimed to be owed on Monday when an Indiana federal court found claims to be untimely.
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May 19, 2025
Comscore Accused Of Monopoly Over Movie Box Office Data
Media analytics giant Comscore Inc. wields a monopoly over U.S. theatrical box office data and has used it to squeeze out a company that provides competing software for film distribution planning and booking, according to a new antitrust suit filed Monday in California federal court.
Expert Analysis
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How To Avoid Risking Arbitration Award Confidentiality In NY
Though a Second Circuit decision last year seemed to create a confidentiality safe harbor for arbitration awards that had no ongoing compliance issues, a recent New York federal court ruling offers further guidance on the meaning of "ongoing compliance issues," says Matthew Iverson at Nelson Mullins.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.
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Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges
Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Defining All-Risk: Despite $30M Loss, Loose Bolt Not 'Damage'
A Massachusetts federal court’s recent ruling in AMAG Pharmaceuticals v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co., denying coverage for $30 million in damages claimed when a loose bolt caused an air leak, highlights an ongoing debate over the definition of “direct physical loss or damage,” say Josh Tumen and Paul Ferland at Cozen O'Connor.
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8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Int'l Agreements Are Key For Safe Nuclear Waste Disposal
By replacing fossil fuels, nuclear energy has the potential to offer a major contribution to the global fight against climate change — but ensuring that nuclear power is safe and sustainable will require binding, multinational agreements for safe nuclear waste disposal, say Ryan Schermerhorn and Christopher Zahn at Marshall Gerstein.
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Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.
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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.
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Opinion
FTC's Report Criticizing Drug Middlemen Is Flawed
The Federal Trade Commission's July report, which claims that pharmacy benefit managers are inflating drug costs, does not offer a credible analysis of PBMs, and its methodology lacks rigor, says Jay Ezrielev at Elevecon.
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Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.
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Del. Dispatch: Cautionary Tales Of 2 Earnout Effort Breaches
The Delaware Court of Chancery's tendency to interpret earnout provisions precisely as written, highlighted in two September rulings that found buyers breached their shareholder obligations when they failed to make reasonable efforts to hit certain product development milestones, demonstrates the paramount importance of precisely wording these agreements, say attorneys at Fried Frank.