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May 05, 2025
Amazon Seeks To Exit Prime Subscribers' Slow Delivery Suit
Amazon is urging a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed nationwide class action accusing the e-commerce giant of excluding Prime members in poorer ZIP codes from expedited delivery benefits, saying its subscription terms have always informed customers upfront that shipping speeds vary by geographic area.
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May 05, 2025
Shutts & Bowen Takes Aim At Malpractice Suit Over Club Sale
Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP and one of its partners pushed back against a real estate corporation's malpractice lawsuit alleging they sank the sale of a country club with a motion requesting the court either transfer or dismiss the case.
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May 05, 2025
Calif. Justices Adjust Bar Exam Passing Score Amid Turmoil
In an en banc ruling, the California Supreme Court approved adjustments to the passing score for the state bar's embattled February bar exam in line with a formal request by the California Bar Association, resulting in the highest passing rates for the exam in close to five years.
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May 05, 2025
Novartis, Incyte Settle Drug Royalty Fight On Eve Of Trial
A Manhattan federal judge put off trial on Monday in a five-year quest by Novartis to recover what it says are $500 million in missing royalties from its agreement to commercialize an Incyte compound used to treat blood cancers, with the sides announcing they reached a settlement.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-Fla. VA Center Exec Promoted App By Son's Co., OIG Says
A retired Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center executive violated ethics rules by trying to get the center to procure a contract for a wayfinding application developed by a company that employed her son, who stood to receive a bonus, the Office of Inspector General has said.Â
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May 02, 2025
Texas Marine Fuel Co. Wants Arbitration Of $5M Defect Suit
A marine fuel provider is pressing a Texas federal court to send to arbitration a French shipping company's more than $5 million breach of contract lawsuit accusing it of selling defective fuel that caused blackouts on the company's vessels.
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May 02, 2025
Miami Rental Property Sellers Want $1.5M Award Reversed
The sellers of a Miami rental property asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a $1.5 million judgment against them over the breakdown of a $5.45 million sale of the property, arguing that the buyer failed to prove that it had the money to pay for the property.
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May 02, 2025
Cannabis Drink Co. Accuses Stoel Rives Attorneys Of Fraud
A startup that develops nonalcoholic cannabis beers has claimed in a California state court action that attorneys from Stoel Rives LLP and others conspired on a scheme to defraud the company out of millions by allegedly trying to sell an unlicensed marijuana business.
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May 02, 2025
Venezuela Investors Win 'Unusual' Bid To Nix $1.4B Judgment
A New York federal court has allowed an "unusual" request by bondholders owed about $1.4 billion by Venezuela, granting their motion to vacate a default judgment against the country and to voluntarily dismiss their claims without prejudice.
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May 02, 2025
4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April
Some notable Massachusetts state court decisions in April wrestled with a Staples affiliate's jurisdictional challenge in an employment case, a discovery dispute in the state's greenwashing litigation against Exxon involving McKinsey & Co., and an insurer's effort to be let off the hook for representing a lawyer in a malpractice claim.
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May 02, 2025
3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May
The Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments from former seafood company workers who say they were overcharged when they purchased their employer’s stock, while the Sixth Circuit tackles appeals from Kellogg and FedEx retirees who say they were shorted on benefits because of outdated mortality data. Here’s three arguments to keep an eye on in May.
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May 02, 2025
FIFA Seeks Fees After Citation Mistakes In Antitrust Case
FIFA is demanding attorney fees from plaintiffs for misusing artificial intelligence in an antitrust suit against the soccer federation in Puerto Rico, with a formatting error revealing that it is seeking more than $50,000 for work performed by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and a local firm, according to court documents.
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May 02, 2025
Sidley Adds 10 A&O Shearman Attys In DC, NY, Singapore
Sidley Austin LLP has hired 10 attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling in New York, Washington, D.C., and Singapore, including the U.S. leader of the firm's financial services regulatory group.
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May 02, 2025
Conn. AG Scuttles Nursing School Suit After $5M Student Deal
The state of Connecticut has formally withdrawn an unfair trade practices lawsuit against defunct nursing school Stone Academy after the facility penned a $5 million deal for students and the state attorney general vowed not to seek additional penalties from the shuttered entity.
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May 02, 2025
Off The Bench: DC Stadium, BetMGM Victory, Transfer Rules
In this week's Off The Bench, the Washington Commanders strike a deal to build a new stadium in D.C., BetMGM fends off a consumer fraud suit targeting its gambling promotion efforts and a Rutgers University football player scores another win against the NCAA's transfer rules.
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May 02, 2025
Ga. Law Firm Settles Contract Suit With Recruiting Company
Atlanta law firm Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP has dismissed its suit against recruiting company Frederick Fox LLC, permanently ending its allegations that Frederick Fox was in breach of contract for refusing to refund a placement fee of more than $36,000 when its candidate quickly left his role.
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May 02, 2025
NC Farmers Say Fight With Crop Insurer Must Stay In Court
A suit by six tobacco farmers lodging tort claims against their crop insurer should proceed in state court, they told a North Carolina appeals court, arguing that an arbitration provision in their policy applies only to disputes over a coverage determination.
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May 02, 2025
Colorado Investor, Ex-Counsel Trade Blows In Malpractice Suit
A Colorado real estate investor and Fox Rothschild LLP have filed a flurry of motions in a legal malpractice suit, with the investor requesting that the firm be found liable for damages amid its representation in an underlying fight over a soured development deal, and the firm contending the investor abandoned a claim over attorney fees.
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May 02, 2025
Software Cos. Settle Tech Investors' Fraud, Contract Claims
A technology entrepreneur and his companies settled two investors' fraud and breach of contract claims arising from a soured business deal for a software project that got $150,000 of funding and then was not near completion months after the investors said they put their money behind the idea.
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May 01, 2025
FTC, Nevada Accuse Trading Training Biz Of $1.2B Scam
The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada on Thursday filed suit in federal court against an investment training company they alleged scammed more than $1.2 billion out of consumers, mostly young adults, by selling trading courses taught by "bogus" instructors and encouraging consumers to participate in a multi-level marketing scheme.
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May 01, 2025
Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday permanently ended claims a real estate investor in a botched $2.6 billion Philippine casino deal brought against attorneys from Sadis & Goldberg LLP, finding that claims that they allowed a fraud to unfold and breached their fiduciary duties were too vague.
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May 01, 2025
DC Circ. Doubts Venezuelan State Oil Co. In Asset Seizure Suit
The D.C. Circuit was having a hard time Thursday with a Venezuelan state-owned oil company's arguments that it should be allowed out of a nearly 14-year-old suit brought by an Oklahoma-based petroleum drilling company that claims its drilling rigs were illegally seized by the state.
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May 01, 2025
Aetna And Humana Accused Of Medicare Kickbacks And Bias
The federal government brought a bombshell False Claims Act suit Thursday against Aetna, Elevance and Humana, claiming the insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to brokers in exchange for enrollments into their Medicare Advantage plans, with Humana and Aetna also accused of discriminating against disabled beneficiaries.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Panel Reverses Default Judgment In Prized Horses Suit
A Florida appeals court Wednesday reversed a default judgment against a show horse owner in a dispute with investors, ruling that the court jumped the gun on the judgment after learning the owner faked brain cancer treatment to get preferred hearing dates.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Appeals Court Puts Condo Damage Suit To Bed
A Florida state appeals court upheld the dismissal of a condo's Hurricane Irma damage lawsuit against a Florida entity created to handle the claims for insolvent insurers, finding it was time-barred.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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.
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Managing Sanctions Defense Across Multiple Jurisdictions
Companies called before multiple regulators to account for the same conduct in this era of increased global sanctions and import-control enforcement should consider national differences in law and policy, and proactively coordinate their responses in certain key areas, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike
With dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts launching a strike that will likely cause severe supply chain disruptions, there are several steps exporters and importers can take to protect their businesses and mitigate increased costs, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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FTC Focus: How Scrutiny Of PBMs And Insulin May Play Out
Should Express Scripts' recent judicial challenge to the Federal Trade Commission succeed, any new targets could add litigation and choice of forum to their playbooks, and potential FTC court action on insulin could be forced to parallel venues as the issues between the commission and PBMs evolve, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Opinion
AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.
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Kubient Case Shows SEC's Willingness To Charge Directors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent fraud charges against Kubient's former CEO, chief financial officer and audit committee chair signal a willingness to be more aggressive against officers and directors, underscoring the need for companies to ensure that they have appropriate channels to gather, investigate and document employee concerns, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.