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October 01, 2025
Economist Says Google's Ad Tech Fix Enough To Boost Rivals
Google's expert economics witness urged a Virginia federal judge Wednesday not to break up the search giant's advertising placement technology business, arguing the company's counterproposal would free up rivals without the "market reengineering" threatened by the Justice Department's proposed remedies.
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October 01, 2025
Squires Jumps Right Into Patent Eligibility Reform
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires used his first week at the agency to make bold statements about what should be eligible for patenting, with patent owners celebrating his support of diagnostics, crypto and machine learning technologies.
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October 01, 2025
Google Unit Flags China-Linked Cyberthreat To Legal Sector
The U.S. legal sector, as well as the software and tech industries, are being targeted by hackers with suspected ties to the Chinese government who use malware to creep into computer systems and maintain access to the targeted organizations, according to a warning issued by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
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October 01, 2025
Quantum Can't Nix FTC Order Over $5.2B Natural Gas Deal
Quantum Energy Partners is not going to be allowed out from under a consent order it inked with the Federal Trade Commission that had allowed a $5.2 billion oil and gas deal with EQT Corp. to go through, the agency has announced.
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October 01, 2025
Coinbase Gets Securities Suit Over Biz Risks Trimmed
A New Jersey federal judge trimmed claims from a class action against Coinbase alleging the crypto exchange misrepresented or concealed parts of its business, ruling that claims tied to bankruptcy risk and regulatory disclosures that aren't based on group pleading can proceed, while claims related to proprietary trading statements were dismissed.
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October 01, 2025
Here's How The SEC Survived 2 Prior Shutdowns
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent home 90% of its staff Wednesday, including the bulk of its enforcement division, as the agency braces for a shutdown of uncertain length by drawing on lessons from two prior long-running impasses in the past 12 years.
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October 01, 2025
Ƶ 'Will Continue Operations' As Gov't Shutdown Hits
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told its staff to expect business as usual amid the government shutdown that began Wednesday, assuring them that operations, pay and benefits will continue uninterrupted, according to an internal email obtained by Law360.
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October 01, 2025
Ex-Texans CEO Seeks $100M, Says NFL Colluded To Oust Him
The eldest son of the late Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is accusing the NFL in a $100 million New York state lawsuit of conspiring with his brother to "silence" and oust him as a board member of the family trust and as CEO of McNair Interests.
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October 01, 2025
'Squid Game' Doesn't Rip Off Bollywood Film, Judge Rules
A Manhattan federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by an Indian screenwriter who accused Netflix of ripping off a Bollywood film he wrote and directed to create the first season of "Squid Game," saying the two works weren't substantially similar despite centering on characters competing in deadly games to win prize money.
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October 01, 2025
Charter Sued In Chancery For Docs On Liberty Deal
A Charter Communications Inc. pension fund stockholder sued the company for documents on its proposed $17 billion buyout of Liberty Media on Wednesday, citing concerns that the controller of both companies lined up a "severely" overpriced deal at the expense of Charter's public investors.
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October 01, 2025
DC Circ. Won't Rethink Return Of Head Of Copyright Office
The D.C. Circuit said Wednesday that it won't rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, who was fired by President Donald Trump as her lawsuit against the administration plays out in court.
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October 01, 2025
States Accuse Zillow, Redfin Of Deal To End Competition
A coalition of states followed their federal counterparts with an antitrust lawsuit in Virginia federal court Wednesday accusing Zillow of paying Redfin more than $100 million to stop competing for the sale of rental housing advertisements on their listing services.
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October 01, 2025
Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
The Federal Trade Commission put the final tweaks on its deal allowing a $13.5 billion merger of marketing companies to move ahead and pushed its bid to block a merger in the medical device coatings industry, while U.K. enforcers launched a number of merger probes.
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October 01, 2025
UBS Says Ex-Advisers Poached $1.4B In Clients For New Firm
UBS Financial Services has accused several of its former financial advisers of violating nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements by plotting to launch a rival firm and poaching clients with $1.4 billion in assets, damaging UBS and its other former employees still entitled to client revenue.
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October 01, 2025
OpenAI Blasts X's Suit Over Apple Deal As 'Lawfare' Campaign
Apple Inc. and OpenAI Inc. have asked a Texas federal court to toss an antitrust case from X targeting a deal to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones, with OpenAI saying X's billionaire owner Elon Musk is waging a multipronged "lawfare" campaign against it.
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October 01, 2025
Ex-Market Basket CEO Says Sisters, Board Plotted Ouster
The former CEO of New England supermarket chain Market Basket on Wednesday accused his own sisters and the firm's board members of colluding to take control over the $8 billion-a-year company by setting up a "sham" investigation to justify his firing.
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October 01, 2025
Chancery Rules Beachbody Shareholder Suit Time-Barred
A Delaware Chancery judge has dismissed a stockholder lawsuit accusing the backers of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. of misleading investors in their $3 billion merger with digital fitness and nutrition company Beachbody, ruling that the claims were brought more than three years too late.
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October 01, 2025
USPTO Lays Off Employees, Closes Rocky Mountain Office
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laid off some employees Wednesday as part of a reduction-in-force that's affecting around 1% of the agency's workforce, making the move on the first day of the government shutdown, according to sources familiar with the plans.
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October 01, 2025
Ex-School GC Beats Charge Of Violating Grand Jury Secrecy
A split Florida state appellate panel on Wednesday called for tossing an indictment against a former school district general counsel for violating the secrecy of a grand jury related to a 2018 mass shooting, finding that the statewide grand jury that charged her did not have the authority to do so.
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October 01, 2025
Baker Donelson Brings On Construction Biz COO In Atlanta
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has added the chief operating officer and former general counsel of construction, program management and real estate development company H. J. Russell & Co. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its real estate group.
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October 01, 2025
NLRB Nominee Pledges To Resist Pressure From Trump
One of President Donald Trump's nominees to serve on the National Labor Relations Board said at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would resist a directive from the president to rule for Amazon or SpaceX in a dispute with their workers.
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October 01, 2025
The Top In-House Hires Of September
Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Microsoft, TD Bank and Compass. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from September.
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October 01, 2025
Atty Asks 3rd Circ. For New Trial In Malicious-Litigation Case
A lawyer who lost her malicious-litigation lawsuit against three Blank Rome LLP attorneys and an aviation parts company has asked the Third Circuit to review a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that she was not entitled to a new trial.
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October 01, 2025
Travelers Unit Owes $3M In Apartment Defect Settlement
A Travelers unit owes $3 million to cover the bulk of a subcontractor's $4.5 million settlement over botched work at a Clemson University student housing development, a Georgia federal court ruled, finding the subcontractor's primary carrier responsible for only $1 million under a single policy period.
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October 01, 2025
Calif. Joins NY In Letting Labor Agency Fill In For NLRB
California has become the latest state to empower its labor board to step in when the federal labor board cannot, joining New York on a path that has been praised by unions, maligned by management and challenged by the National Labor Relations Board.
Expert Analysis
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Why EpicentRx Ruling Is A Major Win For Business Certainty
The California Supreme Court's recent decision in EpicentRx v. Superior Court removes a significant source of uncertainty that plagued commercial litigation in California by clarifying that forum selection clauses shouldn't be invalidated solely because the selected forum lacks the right to a jury trial, say attorneys at Clark Hill.
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How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025
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.
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9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Yuga Labs v. Ripps establishes that NFTs have real, commercial value under U.S. federal trademark law, a new legal precedent that may significantly influence intellectual property enforcement and marketplace policies regarding digital assets going forward, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
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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Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination
Liberty Mutual’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice signals that the Trump administration is once again considering such declinations after an enforcement pause, offering some assurances for companies regarding the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud
Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments
Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges
President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes
After the California Air Resources Board's recent workshop, it is clear that the state's climate disclosure laws will be enforced with standards comparable to financial reporting — so companies should act now to implement assurance-grade systems, formalize governance responsibilities and coordinate reporting across their organizations, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies
An assessment of insider trading policies filed by over 60 issuers reveals a range of common approaches and a few differences with respect to key policy terms, including the parties covered, the scope of prohibited activities and the exceptions to these prohibitions, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.
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9th Circ.'s Kickback Ruling Strengthens A Prosecutorial Tool
The Ninth Circuit's decision last month in U.S. v. Schena, interpreting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act to prohibit kickback conduct between the principal and individuals who do not directly interact with patients, serves as a wake-up call to the booming clinical laboratory testing industry, say attorneys at Kendall Brill.
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Ruling Puts 11th Circ. At Odds With Bankruptcy Courts
While an Eleventh Circuit majority recently found in BenShot v. 2 Monkey Trading and Lucky Shot USA that corporate debtors, like individuals, face certain exceptions to discharge under a nonconsensual Subchapter V plan, the ruling not only reverses the lower court, but opposes the holdings of many other bankruptcy courts, say attorneys at McDermott.