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July 25, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Disturb Class Cert. In 'Oil-Free' J&J Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday backed class certification in a suit alleging Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. misled consumers by advertising its Neutrogena face washes are "oil-free," rejecting its argument that the class's expert's damage calculation was faulty and underdeveloped.
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July 25, 2025
Historic Conn. Soda Co., Ex-President Settle Unfair Lease Suit
The former president of a century-old Connecticut soft drink company has agreed to settle a lawsuit he filed in state court after he became a minority owner in the company following purchases of company stock by family members.
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July 25, 2025
What To Watch As Attys Brace For 401(k) Private Equity Order
Benefits and asset management attorneys are anticipating an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at expanding access to private equity investments in 401(k) plans, a potential move that's stoking excitement about added investment options and concerns about legal risks. Here are four things on experts' minds as they wait to see if the order materializes.
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July 25, 2025
Top Gov't Contracts Decisions Of 2025: A Midyear Report
Federal courts and the U.S. Government Accountability Office decided several consequential cases impacting government contractors this year, including weighing the legality of project labor agreement requirements and their jurisdiction over Other Transaction Authority deals. Here, Law360 reviews the top government contracts-related rulings so far in 2025.
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July 25, 2025
CME Floor Traders Lose Membership Value Trial
An Illinois jury on Friday sided with CME Group Inc. in a suit brought by longtime commodities traders who claimed the company violated their contractual trading floor access and proximity rights by opening a data center that accommodates high-speed and algorithmic trading, rejecting their request for $2 billion in damages.
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July 25, 2025
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Glass Lewis brought a lawsuit against Texas over a measure it claims requires the proxy advisory firm to "publicly condemn itself" when its advice for clients reflects certain viewpoints the government disfavors. Meanwhile, a new proposed class action alleges Boeing employees on long-term disability leave missed out on a $12,000 bonus distributed after workers ratified a union contract. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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July 25, 2025
Judge Rejects FTC Comments In Amazon Defense
A Washington federal judge rejected Amazon's bid to use the Federal Trade Commission's own statements against it in the agency's suit over allegedly deceptive "dark patterns" preventing consumers from unsubscribing from Amazon Prime, saying the e-commerce giant misrepresented the commission's old comments.
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July 25, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Weil, Freshfields, Linklaters
In this week's Taxation With Representation, CC Capital and One Investment Management acquire Insignia Financial Ltd., catering giant Compass Group PLC acquires Dutch food and hospitality company Vermaat Groep BV, drugmaker Sanofi acquires biotech company Vicebio, and The Ether Machine launches as a public company.
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July 25, 2025
Crypto Group Appoints Ex-Legal Chief, Willkie Alum As CEO
A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP alum will become the Crypto Council for Innovation's permanent leader after serving as acting CEO since December and previously serving as chief legal and policy officer.
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July 24, 2025
FCC Signs Off On Skydance's $8B Acquisition Of Paramount
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave the green light to Skydance Media's controversial $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including CBS' parent company, setting aside concerns that the deal will hurt competition.
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July 24, 2025
'May The Flow Be With You': Meta Team Made Menstrual Jokes
A Meta legal vice president defending the company in a California federal trial over allegations it illegally gathers users' data from menstrual-tracking app Flo acknowledged Thursday that members of Meta's communications team made "inappropriate" menstruation-related jokes while discussing the issue, with one employee telling another: "May the flow be with you."
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July 24, 2025
Trump AI Push Runs Up Against Cost, Enviro Concerns
President Donald Trump's push to rapidly build infrastructure for the booming artificial intelligence industry could drive up energy costs in markets supporting data center growth and even hit roadblocks if state and local governments resist new developments.
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July 24, 2025
NC Judge Reins In Row Over Clinical Trial Software Contract
A 6-year-old breach of contract suit got pruned on its second trip to North Carolina's business court Wednesday, with defendant Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc. winning partial summary judgment against former PRA employee Neil Raja and the healthcare technology company he founded, Value Health Solutions Inc.
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July 24, 2025
7th Circ. Erases Class Cert. Over Progressive's Car Valuation
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday reversed a policyholder's class certification win against Progressive Insurance over certain adjustments the insurer makes when calculating a totaled vehicle's actual cash value, finding that whether Progressive paid insureds the proper amount is a primarily individualized inquiry.
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July 24, 2025
Glass Lewis Sues Texas Over Proxy Advisory Restrictions Law
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. LLC sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday over a recently passed state law that it argues requires the firm to "publicly condemn itself" when its advice for clients reflects certain viewpoints the government disfavors.
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July 24, 2025
Fluor Investor Attys Awarded $2.4M For Derivative Suit Deal
A Texas federal judge on Thursday awarded $2.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a settlement that resolved a derivative suit against the top brass of Fluor Corp. over claims that executives covered up the engineering and construction giant's improper bidding practices for years and caused billions of dollars in losses to the company.
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July 24, 2025
Lincoln National Beats Investor Suit Over $2.6B Loss, For Now
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday tossed with leave to amend a proposed securities class action alleging that Lincoln National Corp. misled investors about its financial health before reporting a $2.6 billion net loss in 2022, finding that the investors didn't specify when Lincoln National had access to certain data and studies.
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July 24, 2025
UnitedHealth Discloses DOJ Medicare Civil, Criminal Probes
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has disclosed that it is complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the U.S. Department of Justice, following media reports about investigations into aspects of the insurance giant's participation in Medicare.
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July 24, 2025
JBS S.A. Sued In Del. Over Pilgrim's Pride Control Moves
Pension fund stockholders of poultry industry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp. have sued Brazil-based meat giant JBS S.A., its affiliates and its Pilgrim's board appointees in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging actions that unfairly increased JBS' clout and access to dividends and tax benefits at minority shareholder expense.
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July 24, 2025
AI Rollout At USPTO Has Attys Foreseeing Stronger Patents
As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office incorporates more use of artificial intelligence in patent examination, attorneys predict the technology could lead to stronger patents in the future, especially for designs, though it may make the process more challenging for applicants.
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July 24, 2025
Ex-Astros CEO Says He Fully Trusted Owner During 2011 Sale
A former Houston Astros CEO testified Thursday in state court that the baseball team fully trusted owner Drayton McLane Jr. during his 2011 sale of the team when he said Comcast Corp. could deliver on a plan estimated to be worth $700 million over eight years.
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July 24, 2025
IRS Can Levy Religious Group's Property, Split 9th Circ. Says
The IRS can impose a lien on an Arizona residential property held by a religious organization to collect unpaid taxes owed by a bankrupt couple who had decision-making authority over the entity's finances and bank account, a divided Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.
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July 24, 2025
Luminar CEO's Resignation Sparks Investor Suit
Laser sensor company Luminar Technologies Inc., its ex-CEO and chief financial officer were hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging that they failed to inform investors that its highest officer was engaging in conduct that made him subject to an inquiry by an audit committee, leading to his resignation in May.
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July 24, 2025
Sun Pharma Settles Consumer Price Fixing Case For $200M
Sun Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $200 million settlement with a class of consumers who claim that the company joined other generics makers in fixing drug prices.
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July 24, 2025
FTC May Join Intuitive Surgical Antitrust Appeal
The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Ninth Circuit for extra time to decide if it will weigh in on a $140 million antitrust appeal involving Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot.
Expert Analysis
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Why SEC Abandoned Microcap Convertible Debt Crackdown
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recently dismissed several cases targeting microcap convertible debt lenders, a significant disavowal of what was a controversial enforcement initiative under the Biden administration and a message that the new administration will focus on clear fraud, say attorneys at O'Melveny.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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New PTAB Denial Processes Grow More And More Confusing
Guidance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office about the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's new workload management and discretionary denial processes has been murky and inconsistent, and has been further muddled by the acting director's seemingly contradictory decisions, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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Arguing The 8th Amendment For Reduction In FCA Penalties
While False Claims Act decisions lack consistency in how high the judgment-to-damages ratio in such cases can be before it becomes unconstitutional, defense counsel should cite the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause in pre-trial settlement negotiations, and seek penalty decreases in post-judgment motions and on appeal, says Scott Grubman at Chilivis Grubman.
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Business Takeaways Following CCPA Enforcement Actions
Advisories and recent enforcement activity by the California Privacy Protection Agency against Honda and Todd Snyder underscore the agency's enforcement interest in the intersection of data minimization and consumer rights, and could make it more challenging for a business to provide a streamlined consumer rights process, say attorneys at Covington.
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Compliance Lessons From 1st-Ever Product Safety Sentences
A California federal judge’s recent sentencing of two former Gree USA executives in a landmark Consumer Product Safety Act case serves as a reminder of the federal government’s willingness to pursue criminal prosecution of individuals who fail to report safety hazards, as well as companies’ need to strengthen their reporting and compliance programs, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Unpacking Enforcement Challenges Of DOJ's Bulk Data Rule
Now fully effective, the U.S. Department of Justice's new data security program represents the U.S.' first data localization requirement ripe for enforcement, but its implementation faces substantial practical challenges that may hinder the DOJ's ability for wide-ranging or swift action, say attorneys at Cleary.
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'Loss' Policy Definition Is Key For Noncash Settlements
A recent Delaware decision in AMC Entertainment v. XL Specialty Insurance, holding that the definition of loss includes noncash settlement payments, is important to note for policyholders considering other settlement options — like two other class actions that recently settled for vouchers, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Biotech Collaborations Can Ease Uncertainty Amid FDA Shift
As concerns persist that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reduced headcount will impede developments at already-strapped biotech companies, licensing and partnership transactions can provide the necessary funding and pathways to advance innovative products, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy
The Texas Legislature's recent bill to enhance corporate protections and expand access to the Texas Business Court by refining its jurisdictional standards is just the latest step in the state's playbook for becoming the new center of corporate America, say attorneys at Katten.
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Tips For Business Users After 2 Key AI Copyright Decisions
Because two recent artificial intelligence copyright decisions from the Northern District of California — Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta — came out mostly in favor of the developers using the plaintiffs' works to train large language models, business users should proceed with care, says Chris Wlach at Acxiom.
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FTC Staff Cuts Unlikely To Curb Antitrust Enforcement Agenda
While Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson's recent commitment to reducing agency staff may seem at odds with the Trump administration's commitment to antitrust enforcement, a closer analysis shows that such reductions have little chance of derailing the president's efforts, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Diversity, Equity, Indictment? Contractor Risks After Kousisis
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Kousisis v. U.S. decision, holding that economic loss is not required to sustain wire fraud charges related to fraudulent inducement, may extend criminal liability to government contractors that make false diversity, equity and inclusion certifications, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.