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September 10, 2025
$5.9M Fidelity National Data Breach Settlement Gets Final OK
A Florida federal court officially signed off on a $5.9 million settlement of a proposed class action against title insurer Fidelity National Financial over a November 2023 data breach that allegedly impacted roughly 1.3 million individuals, noting the court was notified of a settlement just seven months after the litigation commenced.
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September 10, 2025
Del. Justices Urged To Reverse Ad Co. Note Conversion Nix
An investor group attorney told three Delaware Supreme Court justices Wednesday that the Court of Chancery wrongly found last year that advertising tech company Vistar Media Inc. had a right to involuntarily cash out millions worth of matured investor notes despite noteholder claims their agreement never allowed the move.
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September 10, 2025
SEC Taps Gibson Atty To Head Corporation Finance Division
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday named the co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's securities regulation practice as the new leader of its Division of Corporation Finance, which is responsible for writing rules and providing guidance to publicly traded companies on shareholder disclosure matters, among other things.
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September 10, 2025
DC Circ. Temporarily Reinstates Copyright Head After Firing
The fired head of the U.S. Copyright Office has regained her position for the time being after a split D.C. Circuit faulted a lower court's analysis of whether she would be harmed if she didn't get her job back while fighting the Trump administration's dismissal of her.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland Adds Fintech Regulatory Partner From McDermott
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has enhanced its fintech regulatory compliance capabilities in New York with the addition of an experienced corporate partner who joins the firm from McDermott Will & Schulte.
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September 10, 2025
Massachusetts Grocery Chain Ousts CEO In Power Struggle
The longtime president and CEO of New England supermarket chain Market Basket has been ousted following an unsuccessful mediation, the company announced Wednesday.
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September 09, 2025
Fed Reserve Gov. Cook Wins Removal Reprieve For Now
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, for now, can stay on the Fed's board while she challenges President Donald Trump's attempt to strip her of her position, a D.C. federal judge ruled late Tuesday, saying Cook has "made a strong showing" that her purported removal was likely illegal.
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September 09, 2025
Block Beats Investor Action Over 2021 Customer Data Breach
A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday knocked out consolidated litigation alleging Block's stock price plummeted after the financial technology company dilly-dallied disclosing a 2021 data breach stemming from a former employee's alleged theft of customer information, saying the complaint doesn't allege Block made misleading statements or knew it was misleading investors.
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September 09, 2025
DOD's Cybersecurity Rule May Help Fend Off FCA Claims
The U.S. Department of Defense's requirement for certain contractors to have a third-party assessor review their cybersecurity compliance, implemented in a final rule Tuesday, could help contractors protect themselves from False Claims Act enforcement.
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September 09, 2025
5th Circ. Says ConocoPhillips Can Arbitrate FLSA Suit
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a former ConocoPhillips safety consultant must arbitrate claims in his proposed collective action that accuses the oil and natural gas company of not paying overtime wages, saying in an unpublished opinion that the consultant entered into an agreement that incorporated an arbitration provision.
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September 09, 2025
Investor Tells Texas Justices UDF Claims Aren't Derivative
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday pressed an alternative investment firm to explain how its suit against an adviser to a fund at the center of a $100 million, decadelong Ponzi scheme would not be classified as a derivative action, asking what distinct injury allows the firm to sue individually.
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September 09, 2025
CVS Says Takeda Tried To Block Heartburn Drug Competition
Drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and other entities engaged in a "horizontal conspiracy and agreement" to restrain competition in the U.S. market for the acid reflux drug Dexilant and its generic equivalents, CVS Pharmacy Inc. alleged in a complaint filed in California federal court Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
NFL Insists Ex-Raiders Coach Case Belongs In Arbitration
The NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell have urged the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to keep out of arbitration a lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden accusing the league of character assassination, arguing that the current ruling "would have destabilizing consequences" for contract negotiations in a number of industries.
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September 09, 2025
OCC Taps Cravath Atty As Principal Deputy Chief Counsel
A former Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP corporate attorney has been tapped to serve as the principal deputy chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, while a longtime agency official has been promoted to oversee its newly elevated chartering and licensing process, the regulator said Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Ex-SEC Trading And Markets Special Counsel Joins Skadden
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has added a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney to its white collar defense and regulatory team in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
5th Circ. Says Jarkesy Doesn't Doom OCC Enforcement Action
A Fifth Circuit panel has upheld industry bans and $250,000 fines against two former top executives of a failed Texas bank, rejecting their bid to overturn an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency enforcement order, finding that the OCC's in-house proceedings and ordered sanctions did not violate the executives' constitutional right to a jury trial.
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September 09, 2025
PTAB Leader Urges Specificity In Discretionary Denial Briefs
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's acting chief judge urged litigants Tuesday to support the arguments they make in the board's new discretionary denial process with specific details about their cases, during a panel where lawyers expressed both frustration about and praise for the system.
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September 09, 2025
7th Circ. Questions Decertifying Amazon Makeup Try-On Class
Two judges on a Seventh Circuit panel seemed skeptical Tuesday that individual location questions or the risk of a substantial damages award require reversing a district court decision certifying a 160,000-member class in a biometric privacy suit targeting a virtual makeup try-on feature in Amazon's app.
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September 09, 2025
Trump's Latest Tariff EO Offers Some Relief, But No Certainty
President Donald Trump's latest tariff executive order essentially creates an exclusion process for many goods not readily available in the U.S. if the exporter countries enter trade agreements with the U.S., a strategic shift cautiously welcomed by importers even as they still seek certainty for their supply chains.
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September 09, 2025
TransUnion Faces Suit Over Data Breach Affecting 4.4M
TransUnion LLC is under fire in Illinois federal court after a woman filed a proposed class action Monday against the credit bureau claiming approximately 4.4 million customers had their personal information stolen in a cyberattack against the company earlier this year.
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September 09, 2025
Private Fund Adviser To Pay $9.7M To End SEC Suit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that a real estate-focused Colorado private fund adviser and his two management firms would pay $9.7 million to settle claims of defrauding investors with misrepresentations, which include concealing conflicts of interests in proposed buyout transaction requests he sent to investors.
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September 09, 2025
Fan Sues MLB's Nationals To Recoup 'Unlawful' Hidden Fees
A Washington, D.C., woman has filed a proposed class action against MLB's Washington Nationals alleging the organization unlawfully charged undisclosed "junk fees" to ticket prices for years while falsely advertising prices that did not include the extra, hidden costs.
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September 09, 2025
Compass Hires Ex-Cooley, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty As CLO
Compass Inc. hired a former Cooley LLP antitrust partner and a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorney as its new chief legal officer, the residential real estate brokerage announced Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Particle's Antitrust Battle With Epic: 3 Things To Know
Epic Systems Corp. must face allegations it violated federal law by attempting to monopolize a segment of the electronic health records market to the exclusion of competitor Particle Health Inc. Here's what you need to know about the case.
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September 09, 2025
SEC Sued To Lift Private Market Investment Cap
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that prohibits individuals making less than $200,000 a year from investing in the private markets is unconstitutionally discriminatory, according to a lawsuit launched against the agency in Texas federal court.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use
In response to May guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security, which indicates the agency considers a wide but somewhat unclear range of activities involving Chinese integrated circuits to be in violation of its General Prohibition 10, companies should consider adopting enhanced due diligence to determine how firm counterparties may be using the affected chips, says Peter Lichtenbaum at Covington.
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How New Texas Law Targets ESG Proxy Advice
A recently enacted Texas law represents a major shift in how proxy advisory services are regulated in Texas, particularly when recommendations are based on nonfinancial factors like ESG and DEI, but legal challenges underscore the statute’s broader constitutional and statutory implications, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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8 Compliance Team Strategies To Support Business Agility
Amid new regulatory requirements across the globe, compliance functions must design thoughtful guardrails that help business leaders achieve their commercial objectives lawfully — from repurposing existing tools to using technology thoughtfully — instead of defaulting to cumbersome protocols that hinder legitimate business, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.