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  • April 25, 2025

    10th Circ. Backs Spirit Aero's $31M Clawback From Ex-CEO

    The Tenth Circuit on Friday backed Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s decision to claw back $31 million worth of stock awards because a former CEO violated his noncompete agreement with the aircraft structure manufacturer, holding a lower court properly ruled the employment pact was enforceable under Kansas law.

  • April 25, 2025

    Insulet's $452M Trade Secrets Award Reduced To $59.4M

    A $452 million trade secrets jury award for Insulet Corp. has been cut to $59.4 million by a Massachusetts federal judge who said the reduction is necessary to avoid double recovery and to comply with the law, following a trend where courts have reduced large jury awards in trade secret cases.

  • April 24, 2025

    Circuit-By-Circuit Guide As Justices Confront Class Cert. Split

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set for climactic arguments over class certification standards that have cleaved circuits from coast to coast for much of the past two decades, teeing up a make-or-break ruling for many class actions and a transformative event for legal practice in the swelling litigation realm.

  • April 24, 2025

    Google Case Judge Weighs Rivals' Data Needs Against Privacy

    The D.C. federal judge weighing whether to break off the Chrome browser and force Google to share data with search engine rivals zeroed in Thursday on the balancing act between propping up other competitors and protecting the search data the Justice Department says they need to compete effectively.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-OpenAI Workers, Nobel Laureates Back Musk OpenAI Fight

    A group of former OpenAI employees and artificial intelligence experts, including some Nobel laureates, have urged the California and Delaware attorneys general to block OpenAI's move to take the company private, arguing that the attorneys general "have both the authority and duty to protect OpenAI's charitable trust and purpose."

  • April 24, 2025

    ServiceNow To Give Enforcers More Time On $2.85B AI Deal

    ServiceNow said it plans to give enforcers more time to review a planned deal to expand its artificial intelligence offerings through the $2.85 billion purchase of fellow California-based software company Moveworks.

  • April 24, 2025

    Automaker Group Sues Wash. Over New Biz Licensing Regs

    An auto industry trade group is urging a federal judge in Washington state to strike down recent changes to state business licensing regulations, saying the amendments put manufacturers at risk of penalties for following longstanding federal law on vehicle windshield labels.

  • April 24, 2025

    Judge's Order For More Changes Puts NCAA Deal In Jeopardy

    The California federal judge overseeing the $2.78 billion settlement between the NCAA and college athletes seeking compensation remained unsatisfied with the NCAA's insistence on roster limits she considers unfair to class members, so much so that she gave the sides two weeks to resolve the issue or risk having the settlement tossed and sent back to litigation.

  • April 24, 2025

    DOJ Probing Disney-FuboTV Deal, And Other Rumors

    The DOJ is investigating Disney's proposed FuboTV acquisition, Merck is close to a $3.5 billion deal for SpringWorks, and U.S. investor James Cameron offered $5 billion for a Luxembourg-based mining enterprise. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the last week.

  • April 24, 2025

    Administration Defends Right To Fire FTC Commissioners

    The Trump administration has responded to a lawsuit challenging the recent firing of two Federal Trade Commission members, telling a D.C. federal court the president was exercising his constitutional authority to remove officials that help carry out his duties.

  • April 24, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Rehear Health Data Access Order Challenge

    The Fourth Circuit has declined an electronic medical records firm's request for the appellate court to rethink a panel's decision to dismiss its appeal of an order forcing the company to let a nursing data business access its patient information.

  • April 24, 2025

    NC Court Denies Athletes In NCAA Antitrust Suit Interim Relief

    A North Carolina Business Court judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by four college football players in their suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association seeking an additional year of eligibility, one of their attorneys confirmed Thursday.

  • April 24, 2025

    UK Gov't Clears Tile Biz's £9M Deal To Buy Rival

    The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday Topps Tiles' acquisition of 30 stores of rival CTD Tiles for £9 million ($12 million) can now proceed, after it approved the U.K. retailer's remedy to offload four of the outlets.

  • April 23, 2025

    NY, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration To Block Tariffs

    A dozen states are seeking to block tariffs the Trump administration imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, claiming in a lawsuit Wednesday the tariffs illegally constitute unprecedented tax hikes on Americans and violate constitutional separations of powers

  • April 23, 2025

    Perplexity AI 'Hit A Wall' Of Google Defaults, Exec Testifies

    An executive for search engine startup Perplexity AI Inc. on Wednesday described Google LLC as a key impediment to competition for the future of artificial intelligence-powered search, in D.C. federal court testimony supporting U.S. Department of Justice efforts to forcibly open up smartphones now heavily connected to the search giant.

  • April 23, 2025

    Equipment Rental Industry Facing Algorithmic Pricing Claims

    The construction equipment rental industry is the latest to face claims of algorithmic collusion, with several suits filed in the last few weeks accusing United Rentals, Herc, The Home Depot and others of using the same third-party service to set prices.

  • April 23, 2025

    Pryor Cashman Atty, Telebrands Beat RICO Suit Over Hose IP

    A Florida federal judge tossed Tristar Products' lawsuit claiming a Pryor Cashman LLP lawyer and his client Telebrands schemed to usurp a hose company's rights to a patent portfolio while also defrauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, finding none of the conduct alleged "comes even close to racketeering."

  • April 23, 2025

    Curaleaf Sues Ex-VP For Alleged Breach Of Noncompete

    Cannabis company Curaleaf sued a former executive in Florida federal court Wednesday, alleging she breached her employment agreement and may have shared confidential information when she jumped ship to competitor Jushi.

  • April 23, 2025

    Senate Panel To Vote On Trump FCC Nominee Next Week

    The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote on the nomination of Olivia Trusty to the Federal Communications Commission on April 30.

  • April 23, 2025

    Pool Co. Wants Rival's CEO Arrested For Unpaid $17M Verdict

    A U.S. pool parts supplier wants the owner of a rival Chinese business arrested after months of allegedly dodging court orders demanding information on company assets to satisfy a $17 million false advertising and deceptive business practices judgment.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Exec Says Centene Harassed Him Over Void Noncompete

    A former vice president at Centene claims in a new Illinois federal court lawsuit that the company has engaged in a campaign of harassment, threats and bullying directed at him and his new employer, based on a noncompete agreement he alleges is void.

  • April 23, 2025

    Judge Says Calif. Tribes Can't Intervene In $700M Casino Row

    A District of Columbia federal judge refused on Wednesday to allow three California tribes and a company to intervene in another California tribe's suit accusing the federal government of wrongfully rescinding gambling eligibility for the tribe's $700 million casino project.

  • April 23, 2025

    Sandoz, Novartis Cut Price-Fixing Deal With South Carolina

    Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. have struck a deal with the state of South Carolina to resolve claims that they and Sandoz's former parent company, Novartis AG, engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy to inflate the price of certain generic drugs.

  • April 23, 2025

    Non-Wash. Landlords Want Out Of Yardi Rent-Fixing Case

    A group of landlords pushed to be permanently dismissed from rent-fixing litigation against rent software company Yardi Systems Inc. and other parties, arguing that the presiding Washington federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over them since they're not connected to the state.

  • April 23, 2025

    No Trade Secret Trial Do-Overs In Chocolate Moonshine Suit

    A Pennsylvania chocolatier and her company can't get second chances in a lawsuit accusing them of stealing a rival and former spouse's recipe for Chocolate Moonshine fudge, after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that her ex had proved the value of his secret recipe and the court had not harmed the defense's case by blocking discussion of their divorce.

Expert Analysis

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025

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    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.

  • 4 Trade Secret Developments To Follow This Year

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    Significant developments in trade secret law are likely in 2025, and areas to watch include protection of AI-related innovations, the fate of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, and questions of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act's extraterritorial reach, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas

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    Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues

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    Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.

  • Penn State Brand Case Leaves Ornamentality Unresolved

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    While the recent jury verdict in Penn State University v. Vintage Brand was a win for the college and brands, legal practitioners should expect plenty of litigation around unaddressed ornamentality issues of whether marks that are not yet incontestable can be canceled for being used solely in decorative, non-source-identifying ways, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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    Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    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.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    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.

  • Takeaways From DOJ, FTC End To Collaboration Guidelines

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    The Federal Trade Commission's and U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to withdraw the guidelines for collaborations among competitors may reflect a desire for clearer parameters by emphasizing case law on specific ventures, but it also carries the potential to chill some future collaboration, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • What To Expect In Higher Ed Enforcement Under Trump

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    Colleges and universities should prepare for shifting priorities, as President-elect Donald Trump is likely to focus less on antitrust cases and more on foreign relations policy, while congressional oversight of higher education continues to increase, say attorneys at Steptoe.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    In 2024's final quarter, the New York State Department of Financial Services published guidance on mitigating the rising cybersecurity risks of artificial intelligence and remote technology workers with North Korean ties, and the state attorney general launched an antitrust investigation into Capital One's proposed Discover merger, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

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    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • 3 Factors Affecting Retail M&A Deals In 2025

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    Retailers considering mergers and acquisitions this year face an evolving antitrust environment, including a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, revised merger guidelines and a precedent set last year by a canceled $8.5 billion handbag merger, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • FTC Picks Augur Pro-Business Bent For Much Of Economy

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    President-elect Donald Trump's choice of two top Federal Trade Commission officials suggests a business-friendly climate for a significant portion of the U.S. economy, with noteworthy exceptions of continued scrutiny of healthcare and Big Tech companies, excluding artificial intelligence, say attorneys at BCLP.

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