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July 15, 2025
FTC Says Merger Penalty Deal In The Works With 7-Eleven
The Federal Trade Commission is inching closer to a settlement with 7-Eleven in its suit seeking to slap the convenience store chain with a $77.5 million penalty for violating a settlement that it inked with the agency in order to get a merger approved back in 2018.
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July 15, 2025
Consumers Say Apple's Bid To End App Store Case Will Fail
A massive class of consumers accusing Apple of monopolizing the distribution of apps on its devices has told a California federal court the tech giant's planned summary judgment bid should be rejected because there's evidence showing harm to both users and developers.
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July 15, 2025
House Passes Bill To Codify FCC Network Security Council
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would cement into law a federal advisory panel on network security.
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July 15, 2025
Split 4th Circ. Rejects GenBioPro Abortion Ban Challenge
A split Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected GenBioPro's challenge to a West Virginia law banning medication abortion with narrow exceptions, with the majority finding the ban does not conflict with federal regulators' statutory authority to impose safety requirements on drug manufacturers.
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July 15, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Nature's Way Loss In Supplements TM Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that a Doctor's Best Inc. brand of supplements didn't infringe a trademark of competitor Nature's Way Products LLC because the Doctor's Best products were all sold outside the U.S.
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July 15, 2025
FCC Hunts For Customer Info On Cellcom Network Outage
Regional wireless service provider Cellcom's mid-May network outage has prompted a public inquiry by federal regulators who want to know how customers handled their inability to make or receive texts and calls.
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July 15, 2025
FTC Still Bans Ex-Pioneer CEO From Exxon Board, For Now
If the current Federal Trade Commission upends Biden-era Democrats' ban on the former CEO of Pioneer from serving on Exxon's board, it will be on the now-Republican-led commission's own volition rather than through a petition by the executive.
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July 15, 2025
Tesla Engineer Says Company Kept Scant Safety Data
Tesla did not document safety statistics of its autopilot system in the early years of its implementation, according to testimony from a Tesla engineer that jurors in Miami heard Tuesday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.
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July 15, 2025
FCC Drops 'Single Seller' Marketing Reg After 11th Circ. Ruling
The Federal Communications Commission has plucked from the books a rule requiring individual consumer consent for companies to contact customers through comparison shopping sites after the Eleventh Circuit declared the regulation an overstep.
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July 15, 2025
Ex-Yankee Wants $69K Tacked Onto Moldy Mansion Trial Win
A retired New York Yankees player is seeking nearly $70,000 in prejudgment interest after a Connecticut federal jury handed him a $222,000 win in his suit that sought to hold his former landlord liable for mold in a Greenwich mansion.
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July 15, 2025
Texas Cities Cite Gov't Immunity In Farmers' PFAS Suit
Governmental entities led by Fort Worth submitted a brief to a Texas federal court Tuesday supporting their immunity in managing wastewater operations in connection with a proposed class action from farmers who claim their lands were contaminated by toxic chemicals.
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July 15, 2025
Take New Spectrum Auction Powers Out For Spin, Feds Told
Telecom regulators need to act quickly to open a critical portion of midband airwaves to wireless companies while ensuring safeguards to block any interference with aircraft safety equipment using a nearby band, a mobile services group said this week.
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July 15, 2025
Roku Attacks Mich. AG's Standing In Child Data Privacy Suit
Michigan's attorney general lacks the authority to assert privacy claims on behalf of millions of Great Lakes State residents, Roku Inc. said Monday in a bid to narrow a lawsuit accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting and sharing children's data.
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July 15, 2025
11th Circ. Says Big Rig Driver's Fire Risk Was 'Obvious'
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an early win for truck manufacturer Daimler Truck AG in a suit from a Georgia driver who was badly burned in a crash with a Daimler-manufactured truck, ruling that the "open and obvious" risk of a fire in a high-speed collision doomed his failure to warn claim.
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July 15, 2025
NYC's Suit Against Flavored E-Cig Sellers Can Continue
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by eight vape wholesalers to toss an action brought by New York City alleging the companies flooded the city with flavored e-cigarettes in violation of federal, state and local law.
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July 15, 2025
Car Buyer Wants Class Cert. Over VIN Etching Price
A Connecticut state court should grant class certification to more than 3,100 customers of the Milford-based Nissan dealership Napoli Motors Inc. on claims that its $299 charge for a service known as VIN etching violates a state law requiring "reasonable rates," the named plaintiff said in a new motion.
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July 15, 2025
Class Action Targets Archery Cos. For Alleged Price-Fixing
A Tennessee man alleged a vast scheme to fix prices on archery goods in a proposed class action in federal court Monday, naming the sport's top trade association, manufacturers and retailers as key figures in the decade-long conspiracy.
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July 15, 2025
PVC Pipe Buyers Seek Initial OK Of $6M Deal In Antitrust Row
Counsel for two classes of purchasers of polyvinyl chloride pipe urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant preliminary approval to two $3 million settlements resolving their antitrust claims against an analytics service allegedly used in a conspiracy by PVC pipe makers to inflate the price of their products.
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July 15, 2025
Small Carriers Caught Off Guard By Demand-Free T-Mobile OK
Rural wireless carriers appeared stunned by the feds' recent decision to let T-Mobile absorb most of UScellular without setting new requirements meant to protect their service areas, but they aren't the only ones dismayed by the turn of events.
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July 14, 2025
FCC Greenlights Bell Canada's $3.65B Ziply Fiber Deal
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday granted its approval to Canadian communications company BCE Inc.'s planned acquisition of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber for about CA$5 billion ($3.65 billion).
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July 14, 2025
Regulators Outline Crypto 'Safekeeping' Guidelines For Banks
Federal regulators said Monday that banks are free to offer cryptocurrency "safekeeping" services but should be mindful of the risks involved, stressing the need for strong cybersecurity and clear customer agreements, among other considerations.
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July 14, 2025
Top Data Privacy & AI Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report
The rise and rapid fall of a federal proposal to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade and an uptick in activity from data privacy enforcers in states across the country dominated headlines in the first half of 2025, and attorneys are expecting these areas to continue to grab attention in the coming months.Â
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July 14, 2025
Sirius XM Can't Escape WCPA Suit Over Music Royalty Fees
A Washington federal judge allowed Sirius XM subscribers to proceed with their proposed class action alleging the company tricks them into paying a 21.4% per month "U.S. Music Royalty Fee" without describing the charges, ruling Monday they sufficiently allege a claim under the state's consumer protection statute.
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July 14, 2025
Capital One Again Moves To Toss Trump Debanking Suit
An amended complaint brought by President Donald Trump's revocable trust and Eric Trump merely made "superficial changes" to their unfounded claims that Capital One illegally canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the bank told a Florida federal court on Friday in a renewed bid to have the suit dismissed.
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July 14, 2025
Pawn Operator FirstCash Settles ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Military Claims For $9M
Pawn shop giant FirstCash Inc. has agreed to a $4 million fine and consumer redress payments of at least $5 million to resolve U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims it violated the federal Military Lending Act with high interest pawn loans to active-duty servicemembers and their dependents despite an earlier consent order over the same misconduct.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Fledgling Crypto ATM Regs May Be Due For A Growth Spurt
As cryptocurrency ATM use and availability become more prevalent within the U.S. financial services ecosystem, states — only a few of which currently have a crypto ATM framework — may need to consider expanding legislation and regulation to accelerate consumer fraud protection practices, says Jason Noto at Polsinelli.
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The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China
The second Trump administration has continued to embrace a more restrictive economic policy toward China, including an ongoing review of further restrictions on the flow of U.S. capital to China, so early planning and enhanced diligence can reduce exposure to the challenges resulting from further restrictions, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Series
Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
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Opinion
Counterfeiting Cases Could Alter TM Law, Hurt Resale Market
Trademark infringement litigation brought by Nike and Chanel against resale platforms could reshape the first-sale doctrine, with the future of the $49 billion luxury fashion resale market at stake, says attorney Charles Meyer.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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How NY's FAIR Act Mirrors ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Recommendations
New York's proposed FAIR Business Practices Act, which targets predatory lending and junk fees, reflects the Rohit Chopra-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recommendations to states in a number of ways, including by defining "abusive" conduct and adding a new right to file class actions, says Christian Hancock at Bradley Arant.
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Big Tech M&A Risk Under Trump May Resemble Biden Era
Merger review under the Trump administration may not differ substantially from merger review under the Biden administration, particularly in the Big Tech arena, in which case dealmakers and investors should shift the antitrust discount on M&A deals upward, says Jonathan Barnett at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
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How Mass Arbitration Defense Strategies Have Fared In Court
As businesses face consumers who leverage arbitration agreements to compel mass arbitration, companies are trying defense strategies like batching arbitration cases to reduce costs, and escaping specific mass arbitrations without rejecting the process completely, with varying results in the courtroom, say attorneys at Montgomery McCracken.
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Cosmetic Co. Considerations As More States Target PFAS
In the first quarter of the year, seven states introduced or passed legislation focused on banning the sale of cosmetics that contain PFAS, making it necessary for businesses to adjust their product testing and supply chain practices, product formulations, marketing strategies, and more, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Mass. Suit Points To New Scrutiny For Home Equity Contracts
The Massachusetts attorney general’s recent charge that a lender sold unregulated reverse mortgages shows more regulators are scrutinizing mortgage alternatives like home equity contracts, but a similar case in the Ninth Circuit suggests more courts need to help develop a consensus on these products' legality, say attorneys at Weiner Brodsky.
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Perspectives
Reading Tea Leaves In High Court's Criminal Law Decisions
The criminal justice decisions the U.S. Supreme Court will announce in the coming weeks will reveal whether last term’s fractured decision-making has continued, an important data point as the justices’ alignment seems to correlate with who benefits from a case’s outcome, says Sharon Fairley at the University of Chicago Law School.
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$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
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Hints Of Where Enforcement May Grow Under New ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has significantly scaled back enforcement under the new administration, states remain able to pursue Consumer Financial Protection Act violators and the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ seems set to enhance its focus on predatory loans to military members and fraudulent debt collection and credit reporting practices, say attorneys at MoFo.
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Series
Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.