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  • September 11, 2025

    Execs Seek Exit From Predatory Loan Suit Naming Tribal Biz

    Company executives accused of operating a predatory lending scheme involving the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe have asked a California federal judge to strike class allegations against them and send the suit to arbitration, saying the lead plaintiff waived his right to bring class actions in his loan agreement.

  • September 11, 2025

    Roblox, Discord Again Accused Of Ignoring Teen Exploitation

    The mother of a 14-year-old girl allegedly groomed by a predator on Roblox and Discord recently joined the slew of parents suing the online platforms for failing to safeguard children from being sexually exploited, saying in a suit filed in California federal court that she wrongly believed Roblox in particular was safe for children.

  • September 11, 2025

    BofA Wants Quick 4th Circ. Appeal In 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    Bank of America wants to appeal a North Carolina federal court's denial of its dismissal bid in a proposed class action filed on behalf of 401(k) participants alleging the bank misspent forfeitures from workers' retirement plan.

  • September 11, 2025

    23 States Back High Court Stay Of FTC Dem's Reinstatement

    Florida and 22 other states have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the Trump administration's request to block a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission from serving on the commission while she challenges her firing.

  • September 11, 2025

    LifePoint Must Face Workers' 401(k) Mismanagement Suit

    A Tennessee federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action against LifePoint Health Inc. from participants in the healthcare company's employee 401(k) plan who alleged their retirement savings were dragged down by excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees, concluding allegations were sufficiently backed up to proceed to discovery.

  • September 11, 2025

    Trump Admin Should Release Climate Panel Docs, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday encouraged the Trump administration to voluntarily turn over records from a recently disbanded panel that environmental groups say worked secretly with regulators to justify a proposed reversal of the government's longstanding position that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.

  • September 11, 2025

    State Regulators Press FERC To Back $21.8B MISO Grid Plan

    Utility commissions in favor of a $21.8 billion transmission development plan told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week that other state commissions challenging the plan are mischaracterizing their policy differences as tariff violations.

  • September 11, 2025

    Barnes & Thornburg Hires Real Estate Legal Project Managers

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced it hired two former land use planners for Delaware's New Castle County as real estate legal project managers for the firm's real estate department in its Wilmington office.

  • September 11, 2025

    Ex-Mars Risk Exec Cops To Wire Fraud In $28M Fraud Case

    Mars Inc.'s former risk executive copped to wire fraud and tax evasion in Connecticut federal court Thursday over a scheme where he bilked the company out of more than $28 million by diverting funds from Mars assets to an account of a shell entity he created, and billing Mars for phony services.

  • September 11, 2025

    4th Circ. Seems Wary Of Backing Freeze On Trump DEI Orders

    A Fourth Circuit panel appeared reluctant Thursday to uphold an injunction blocking parts of President Donald Trump's executive orders that aimed to cut grants and rein in diversity programs among federal contractors, posing tough questions to the groups who claim the orders are unconstitutional.

  • September 11, 2025

    2nd Circ. Says 9/11 MDL Firm Must Wait To Appeal Sanctions

    Sanctions imposed against a New York firm for leaking a document in violation of a protective order in the multidistrict litigation over the Sept. 11 attacks are too closely tied to the merits of the case for an appellate panel to consider tossing them, the Second Circuit has determined.

  • September 11, 2025

    Senate Energy Panel Advances Republican FERC Nominees

    The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's picks to fill Republican slots on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a largely party-line vote.

  • September 11, 2025

    Hyundai, Parts Co. Must Face DOL Child Labor Suit

    Hyundai and a manufacturing company cannot avoid a U.S. Department of Labor suit accusing them of violating federal child labor law, an Alabama federal judge ruled while letting a now-defunct staffing company off the hook, saying an injunction against it would be futile.

  • September 11, 2025

    Longtime General Dynamics Legal Counsel Joins Honigman

    A 20-year veteran of General Dynamics who worked as general counsel of several subsidiaries and most recently oversaw the company's business operations in Canada, has joined Honigman LLP as a partner.

  • September 11, 2025

    Sudanese 'Can't Prove' BNP Bankrolled Dictator, Jury Told

    French banking giant BNP Paribas told a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday that three plaintiffs who fled Sudan amid horrific human rights abuses, later to become U.S. citizens, "can't prove" it contributed to former Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir's killing and destruction.

  • September 11, 2025

    5th Circ. Won't Revisit Doctor's Captive Insurance Case

    The Fifth Circuit rejected a Texas doctor's request for the full court to review a panel's July decision that he was not entitled to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company.

  • September 11, 2025

    Nadine Menendez Gets 4½ Years In Bribery Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday sentenced Nadine Menendez to 4½ years in prison following her conviction at trial for aiding her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by acting as the go-between for bribe payments made to the former U.S. senator to help further the business and personal interests of three New Jersey businessmen.

  • September 11, 2025

    Italian Firm Adds Obama Counsel For Cross-Border Advice

    A former senior U.S. Department of Justice lawyer and senior counsel for former President Barack Obama has joined Italian digital media technology and life sciences firm Portolano Cavallo to bolster its cross-border capabilities, it announced Thursday.

  • September 10, 2025

    Chinese Real Estate Co. Inks $5M Deal To End Investor Suit

    Investors in Chinese real estate giant KE Holdings Inc. have asked a New York federal judge to give an initial nod to a nearly $5 million deal ending claims the company misled the markets about certain key performance metrics in filings associated with its secondary public offering.

  • September 10, 2025

    FTC Urged To Probe Microsoft Over Ascension Data Breach

    U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into Microsoft's "gross cybersecurity negligence" that has allegedly contributed to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure providers, including a 2024 ransomware hack that targeted hospital system Ascension.

  • September 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Tosses Gun Conviction Over Alabama Loophole

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday threw out the conviction of an Alabama man charged with illegally having a gun after a prior felony, ruling that because the state offense to which he pled guilty did not require imprisonment, it did not trigger the federal firearm ban for felons.

  • September 10, 2025

    2nd Circ. OKs Verizon's $47M FCC Fine, Splitting With 5th Circ.

    The Second Circuit upheld Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission's $46.9 million fine against Verizon Communications Inc. for misuse of device-location data, rejecting Verizon's arguments that the data falls outside federal privacy protections and that such a penalty without a jury trial was unconstitutional, creating a split with the Fifth Circuit.

  • September 10, 2025

    NC Justice Probes 'Scalia-Style' View Of Waste Fee Law

    A North Carolina Supreme Court justice probed the expansiveness of counsel's argument over a county's solid waste ordinance Wednesday, wondering if channeling a "Justice Scalia"-style reading of the text suggests that a property owner could hire a private waste collector just once a year to sidestep an annual fee.

  • September 10, 2025

    FCC's Carr Says Agency Clawbacks Save More Than $9M

    The Federal Communications Commission will be clawing back more than $9 million in overpayments that it says it mistakenly made to telecoms and discovered as part of an audit of the "antiquated high-cost program."

  • September 10, 2025

    NJ Comptroller Targets Firm Linked To Exonerated Mogul

    A New Jersey insurance brokerage founded by Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III violated public contracting laws and failed to disclose conflicts of interest to state regulators, according to a report by the state's Office of the State Comptroller.

Expert Analysis

  • Trump NLRB Picks May Usher In Employer-Friendly Precedent

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    If President Donald Trump's National Labor Relations Board nominees are confirmed, the board would regain a quorum with a Republican majority and would likely reverse several union-friendly decisions, but each nominee will bring a unique perspective as to how the board should operate, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • Series

    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

  • What New ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Oversight Limits Would Mean For 4 Markets

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    As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to centralize its resources, proposals to alter the definition of larger market participants in the automobile financing, international money transfer, consumer reporting and consumer debt collection markets would reduce the scope of the bureau's oversight, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • MIT Bros.' Crypto Charges Provide Fraud Test Case For Gov't

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    As U.S. v. Peraire-Bueno, involving cryptocurrency fraud charges against brothers who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, moves forward after surviving a motion to dismiss, the case provides an early example of how the government might use the federal fraud statutes to regulate decentralized networks, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Navigating Brazil's Regulations, Incentives For Green Projects

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    Brazil's evolving environmental regulatory framework and ongoing moves to attract international capital for climate-focused projects may appeal to U.S.-based companies and investors interested in sustainable development — but taking advantage of these opportunities requires careful planning and meaningful stakeholder engagement, says Milena Angulo at Guimarães.

  • Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act

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    The Bank Secrecy Act's analog design has become increasingly incompatible with today's digital financial ecosystem, but legislative reforms, coupled with regulatory adjustments including updated thresholds, feedback mechanisms and innovation sandboxes, would help adjust the act to the unique challenges of modern technology, says Matthew Biben at King & Spalding.

  • DOJ Memo Shifts Interpretation Of Discrimination Laws

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    While the recent memorandum targeting federal funding recipients' unlawful discrimination reiterates some long-standing interpretations of antidiscrimination law, it takes stronger positions on facially neutral practices and race-conscious recruiting that federal courts and prior administrations have not treated as unlawful, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Preparing For DEA Rescheduling Of 2 Research Chemicals

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    A recent decision to allow the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify two research psychedelics in Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act may pose significant barriers to scientific study, including stringent registration requirements, heightened security protocols and burdensome reporting obligations, say Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell and Jackie von Salm at Psilera.

  • Data Center Construction Trends, Challenges In Ill. And Texas

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    Data centers in Illinois and Texas are reshaping the industrial landscape, but this growth brings legal complexity, so developers, contractors and corporate legal departments must have a deep understanding of each state's legal terrain and take a proactive approach to risk management, say attorneys at Hicks Johnson.

  • Definitions Of 'Waters Of The United States' Ebb And Flow

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    The issue of defining whether "waters of the United States" include streams and channels that sometimes have water and sometimes do not has been fraught since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 Rapanos decision, but a possible new rule may help property owners stay out of court, says Neal McAliley at Carlton Fields.

  • A Change In Big Pharma Response To FTC Delisting Warnings

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    While the effect of Federal Trade Commission notices to pharmaceutical companies about allegedly improper patent listings in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Orange Book had been de minimis through the end of last year, July data shows an increase in delistings, say Ratib Ali and Celia Lu at Competition Dynamics.

  • Texas Property Law Complicates Financing And Development

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    A new Texas law imposing expansive state-level restrictions on properties owned by entities from designated countries creates a major obstacle for some lenders, developers and other stakeholders, as well as new diligence requirements for foreign companies, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025

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    Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.

  • As Product Recalls Rise, So Do The Stakes For The Bar

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    Recent recall announcements affecting over 800,000 Ford vehicles highlight how product recalls have become more frequent, complex and safety-critical than ever, raising key practice questions for counsel, and raising the stakes in product liability litigation, says Ken Fulginiti at Fulginiti Law.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

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