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July 25, 2025
Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025
Certain court cases have become staples on both the midyear and end-of-year must-watch lists in sports and betting at Law360. One that seemed best positioned to finally fall off the list, as it turns out, is far from over: the multibillion-dollar NCAA settlement regarding name, image and likeness payments and revenue sharing with hundreds of thousands of college athletes. A handful of other suits from past years will also continue to bear watching through the end of 2025.
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July 25, 2025
11th Circ. Overturns Funding Model For SEC Database
The Eleventh Circuit sent the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission back to the drawing board on Friday to chart a path forward for its $500 million market surveillance tool, telling the regulator that it was unreasonable to potentially force broker-dealers to fund the entire project.
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July 25, 2025
Employment Authority: How A NYC Pay Bump Alters Gig Work
Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on how a new minimum payment standard for New York City gig drivers impacts their work as independent contractors, and how a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has begun shaping employment discrimination case law.Â
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July 25, 2025
Ky. Radio License Yanked Over Mounting Reg Fee Bills
The Federal Communications Commission has stripped the broadcaster of a Kentucky AM radio station of his license after the station racked up more than $9,000 in fines over the years and never paid them, the agency revealed Friday.
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July 25, 2025
Trump Trade Deals Do Little To Ease Importers' Concerns
President Donald Trump's recently announced framework trade deals offer new insight into tariff rates for several countries come Aug. 1, but experts say unanswered questions about those agreements and others still at large continue to stifle longer-term planning, leaving importers in uncertain territory.
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July 25, 2025
Fluoride Fans Tell 9th Circ. To Preserve Drinking Water Use
A pro-fluoride group is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's fight to overturn a California federal judge's ruling that current limits on the chemical in drinking water aren't protective enough.
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July 25, 2025
Live Streaming Cos. Should Follow Carry-All Rules, FCC Told
A Christian television station operator says that the Federal Communications Commission "has lost its way on its mandate to foster localism" and ought to correct course by requiring certain streaming services to carry local stations.
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July 25, 2025
5th Circ. Backs Life Insurer's Denial Of Disability Benefits
A life insurance company did not abuse its discretion in discontinuing long-term disability benefits to a former employee of a payroll software provider after a review of updated medical records, the Fifth Circuit said, finding that substantial evidence supported the insurer's decision.
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July 25, 2025
Veteran ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Enforcement Atty Heads For The Exit
A longtime Consumer Financial Protection Bureau litigator told a Virginia federal court on Friday that she is leaving after more than a decade at the agency, becoming the latest departure at the regulator as its future under the Trump administration remains in limbo.
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July 25, 2025
Minnesota Regulators Sue Retailer Over Cannabinoid Wares
Minnesota's cannabis regulator has brought a state court action seeking an order compelling a retailer to destroy hemp-derived cannabinoid products that are allegedly noncompliant under the state's laws.
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July 25, 2025
FCC's Carr Looks To Wrap Up Next 4-Year Media Rule Review
The Federal Communications Commission hopes to soon wrap up its latest four-year review of media ownership rules and likely loosen restrictions on broadcasters, Republican agency chief Brendan Carr says.
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July 25, 2025
NY Court Sides With Junior Investors In RMBS Trust Dispute
A New York state court resolved a dispute between bondholders in 34 residential mortgage-backed securities trusts about how to handle repayment of principal amounts deferred during the 2008 financial crisis, siding with junior bondholders after a 17-day bench trial.
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July 25, 2025
Fed. Prison Bureau Not Violating FOIA Rules, DC Circ. Says
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday published an opinion finding the Federal Bureau of Prisons is not taking unreasonably long to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests for incarcerated people's disciplinary or educational records, despite having a separate, expedited process for medical records.
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July 25, 2025
Google Says Rival 'Indisputably' Too Late For Search Fix
Google urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to ignore a search advertising rival's attempt to weigh in on the Justice Department's bid to force the syndication of search and search advertising results, castigating the "neither relevant nor useful" amicus brief as filed more than two months too late.
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July 25, 2025
Mich. Judge Says Biz Rule Doesn't Shield Ex-Medical Co. CEO
The former CEO of a Detroit-area medical services network must face claims that he ignored warnings regarding an employee who embezzled $3 million from the company, after a Michigan state judge found allegations he breached his fiduciary duties to shareholders overcome a business judgment rule that protects corporate officers.Â
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July 25, 2025
Feds End Probe Into Waymo Self-Driving Cars
The U.S. auto safety regulator closed its preliminary investigation into reports of Waymo LLC's autonomous vehicles exhibiting "unexpected driving behaviors," saying Friday that it won't take any action after the company's recalls and software updates.
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July 25, 2025
FCC Won't Waive Surety Bond For NGSO Satellites
The Federal Communications Commission said it won't waive surety bond requirements for the satellite license of an aerospace startup at the center of an alleged $250 million fraud scandal, rendering the license void since last year.
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July 25, 2025
Chase, Other Banks To Pay $3.75M To End Crypto Ponzi Suit
JPMorgan Chase and other financial firms have agreed to pay a combined $3.75 million to settle claims they helped funnel investor cash into a cryptocurrency-linked Ponzi scheme run by a man who was slapped with a $231 million court judgment last year over the fraud.
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July 25, 2025
Fla. Hospital System Fights Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
A Florida hospital system is pushing to avoid certification of a class alleging it locked in patients and locked out rivals on the state's Space Coast, telling a federal judge the teachers leading the antitrust suit changed their proposed class definition and can't account for highly individualized medical billing.
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July 25, 2025
Fighters Push Sports Agency For Docs In UFC Wage Dispute
Fighters engaged in an ongoing battle over wages with UFC are asking a Nevada federal court to force a sports talent agency to turn over documents they say will shed light on their antitrust claims and help build their case.
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July 25, 2025
Utah Docs Say Billing Expert's Report Rife With AI Falsehoods
Utah anesthesiologists facing a False Claims Act suit are moving to bar the testimony of a medical billing expert they say used artificial intelligence to draft a report riddled with errors and fake citations, calling it an extraordinary example of AI gone wrong.
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July 25, 2025
Epic Defends Apple Antitrust Injunction After Birthright Ruling
Epic Games has told the Ninth Circuit the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in litigation challenging President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order should not affect a nationwide injunction and civil contempt order issued in its antitrust case over Apple's App Store policies, arguing Apple misread the high court's precedent.
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July 25, 2025
Ex-Whataburger Worker Drops 5th Circ. Appeal In 401(k) Suit
A former employee of Whataburger dropped his Fifth Circuit bid to revive a proposed class action alleging mismanagement of an employee 401(k) plan Friday following a Texas federal court's decision tossing the case in November.
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July 25, 2025
Univision To Pay $300K To Resolve FCC's Kid TV Ad Case
Univision has agreed to a "voluntary contribution" of $300,000 to the U.S. Treasury to settle the Federal Communications Commission's investigations into the Spanish language network's compliance with rules limiting the amount of commercials that can be aired during children's TV programming.
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July 25, 2025
Nordstrom Tobacco Health Fee Violates ERISA, Ex-Staff Say
Three ex-workers for Nordstrom Inc. hit the retailer with a proposed class action in Washington federal court, alleging a $40-a-month surcharge on the health plans of tobacco-using employees was discriminatory in violation of federal benefits law.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Building Better Earnouts In The Current M&A Climate
In the face of market uncertainty, we've seen a continued reliance on earnouts in M&A deals so far this year, but to reduce the risk of related litigation, it's important to use objective standards, apply company metrics cautiously and ensure short time periods, among other best practices, say attorneys at White & Case.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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A Look At Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement So Far
The first six months of President Donald Trump's second administration were marked by aggressive antitrust enforcement tempered by traditional structural remedies for mergers, but other unprecedented actions, like the firing of Federal Trade Commission Democrats, will likely stoke heated discussion ahead, says Richard Dagen at Axinn.
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FCA Working Group Reboot Signals EHR Compliance Risk
The revival of the False Claims Act working group is an aggressive expansion of enforcement efforts by the Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services targeted toward technology-enabled fraud involving electronic health records and other data, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Reform Partly Modernizes Small Biz Stock Gains Exclusion
Changes to the Internal Revenue Code in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act update the qualified small business stock gains exclusion to reflect inflation, but the regime would be more in line with current business realities if Congress had also made the exemption available to additional business structures, says Mark Parthemer at Glenmede.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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How Real Estate Funds Can Leverage Del. Statutory Trusts
Over the last two years, traditional real estate fund sponsors have begun to more frequently adopt Delaware Statutory Trust programs, which can help diversify capital-raising strategies and access to new sources of capital, among other benefits, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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Lessons From Crackdown On Mexican Banks With Cartel Ties
Recent U.S. Treasury Department orders excluding three major Mexican financial institutions from the U.S. banking system for laundering drug cartel money and processing payments for fentanyl precursor chemicals offer guidance for companies in reviewing their procedures and controls to ensure they are not the next targets, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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While On Firmer Ground, Uncertainty Remains For SEC's ALJs
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's recent opinion in Lemelson v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed the legitimacy of the SEC's administrative proceedings, but pointedly left unanswered the constitutional merits of tenure protection enjoyed by SEC administrative law judges — potentially the subject of future U.S. Supreme Court review, says Dean Conway at Carlton Fields.
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Tips For Cos. From California Climate Reporting FAQ
New guidance from the California Air Resources Board on how businesses must implement the state's sweeping climate reporting requirements should help companies assess their exposure, understand their disclosure obligations and begin documenting good-faith compliance efforts, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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New Interpol Silver Notice Could Be Tool For Justice Or Abuse
Interpol has issued dozens of Silver Notices to trace and recover assets linked to criminal activity since January, and though the tool may disrupt organized crime and terrorist financing, attorneys must protect against the potential for corrupt misuse, say attorneys at Clark Hill and Arktouros.