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Corporate

  • September 02, 2025

    DC Circ. Refuses To Block Fired FTC Dem's Reinstatement

    A split D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday refused to stay a lower court's order reinstating a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, finding that the government has "no likelihood of success" fighting her reinstatement because President Donald Trump broke the law when he fired her without cause.

  • September 02, 2025

    Visa, Mastercard Still Can't Beat Intuit, Block Antitrust Claims

    A New York federal judge has rejected Visa and Mastercard's latest effort to ditch antitrust claims brought by Intuit and Block in long-running multidistrict litigation over payment processing fees, agreeing with a magistrate judge's finding that the court has already considered and rejected the credit companies' arguments.

  • September 02, 2025

    Apple Seeks Fees, Says Fintiv Tried To 'Avoid' Its Own IP Trial

    Apple Inc. on Friday urged a Texas federal court to award it attorneys' fees for work dating back to June 2022, saying digital wallet payment processor Fintiv Inc. engaged in unreasonable litigation conduct by trying to delay a trial in Fintiv's lawsuit accusing Apple of infringing a mobile wallet patent.

  • September 02, 2025

    Billions Or 'Bogus'? Google Privacy Case Goes To Calif. Jury

    Google should pay billions of dollars in compensatory damages for unlawfully collecting data from 98 million cellphone users, a lawyer for a class of consumers told a California federal jury during closing arguments Tuesday, while Google said it obtained consent and called the damages sought "bogus."

  • September 02, 2025

    Ex-XAI Engineer Who Joined OpenAI Must Hand Over Devices

    A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered a former engineer at xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, to temporarily hand over personal devices for a forensic examination in litigation accusing him of stealing trade secrets and confidential information before going to work for competitor OpenAI.

  • September 02, 2025

    Amazon Judge Unseals Ruling Certifying Huge Antitrust Class

    A largely unredacted version of a Washington federal judge's order certifying a class of roughly 300 million consumers in a sweeping antitrust case accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating prices through its merchant policies was filed Friday, offering a window into the court's viewpoints after the initial order was sealed.

  • September 02, 2025

    Disney Inks $10M Deal With FTC Over Kids' Data Collection

    Disney has agreed to pay $10 million and overhaul how it labels child-directed videos on YouTube in order to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's claims that the entertainment giant unlawfully collected personal data from children under 13 without parental consent, the commission said Tuesday. 

  • September 02, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Patel's GF, Dershowitz, Nunes

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 reports on a new suit by the girlfriend of the current FBI director over a podcaster's claims that she was an Israeli intelligence agent, as well as the latest settlement between a voting machine company and a conservative news organization over 2020 election claims. 

  • September 02, 2025

    $33M Pfizer Antitrust Deal OK'd, First MDL Trial Date Set

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted preliminary approval for a $33 million settlement between Pfizer and a class of direct purchasers claiming it fixed the prices of generic drugs, while also setting a date for the first bellwether trial in the antitrust litigation.

  • September 02, 2025

    SEC, CFTC Say Firms Can List Certain Spot Crypto Products

    Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission jointly told digital asset firms on Tuesday that registered exchanges under their purview can support trading of spot crypto products.

  • September 02, 2025

    Financial Firm Can't Pierce Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Rules

    Wealth Enhancement Group LLC cannot override privilege laws to view communications between a former financial adviser's new employer and its lawyers at Spencer Fane LLP, according to a Connecticut judge who viewed the contested documents privately.

  • September 02, 2025

    Del. Court Tosses Trump Media Suit, Avoids Immunity Fight

    Citing multiple reasons to dismiss former consultant claims that they were cheated during the take-public workup for President Donald Trump's "Truth Social" media site, a Delaware vice chancellor on Tuesday tossed the suit while declining to consider assertions that presidential immunity barred the court from going forward.

  • September 02, 2025

    Google Calls DOJ Ad Tech Expert 'Unqualified'

    Google asked a Virginia federal judge to block key U.S. Department of Justice evidence from the upcoming trial in which the government will seek the breakup of the company's advertising placement technology business, arguing its internal analysis on the feasibility of a breakup is protected.

  • September 02, 2025

    Nike, StockX Resolve Counterfeiting Suit Ahead Of Trial

    Shoe giant Nike and sneaker reseller StockX LLC have agreed to end Nike's false advertising claims that StockX sold counterfeit Nike shoes, according to a filing in New York federal court.

  • September 02, 2025

    Freddie Mac Beats Investor Suit Over Subprime Exposure

    An Ohio federal judge has tossed a nearly two-decade-old lawsuit accusing Freddie Mac of failing to warn investors about its exposure to the flagging subprime market, ruling that the lawsuit hadn't identified any material misleading statements made by the company in the lead-up to the housing crisis.

  • September 02, 2025

    CooperSurgical Says Earlier Cases Sink Conn. Filshie Clip Suits

    CooperSurgical Inc. on Tuesday asked a Connecticut state judge to issue a win in its favor against several groups of women who say their birth control clips detached and migrated inside their bodies, accusing the women of forum shopping after their claims failed in several other states.

  • September 02, 2025

    Digimarc Hit With Second Investor Suit Over Lost Contract

    Digimarc executives failed to warn investors about the expiration of a key customer contract, a loss that ultimately led to a 43% stock drop in February, investors have claimed in a class action.

  • September 02, 2025

    FTC Defends Merger Filing Overhaul From Chamber's Attack

    The Federal Trade Commission told a Texas federal court that enforcers followed the law when overhauling the premerger reporting requirements and said the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups challenging the changes are just unhappy with the outcome.

  • September 02, 2025

    FTC, Amazon Urged To Iron Out Antitrust Discovery Tiff

    A Washington federal judge handling the Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust case against Amazon suggested on Tuesday the parties continue working toward a solution after the commission protested that the company failed to pass on documents received from other online retailers in related litigation in California.

  • September 02, 2025

    Trump Will Seek Fast-Track High Court Review Of Tariff Suit

    The federal government will seek an expedited appeal and ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court as early as Wednesday, President Donald Trump said Tuesday during a press conference at which he blasted the Federal Circuit's majority opinion determining his emergency tariffs unlawful.

  • September 02, 2025

    3M Beats Fired COVID-19 Vax Refuser's Religious Bias Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed a suit Tuesday from a Christian worker who claimed 3M fired her out of religious bias when she refused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling her termination was fair game because letting her remain unvaccinated would have made the company less competitive.

  • September 02, 2025

    Google Keeps Chrome, Payments, But Must Prop Up Rivals

    A D.C. federal judge imposed sweeping requirements on Google on Tuesday meant to prop up search engine rivals with data, but rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's demand that the company spin off its Chrome browser or that it be barred from paying for search engine placement.

  • September 02, 2025

    India Opens WTO Dispute Over US 50% Copper Tariff

    India has initiated a dispute at the World Trade Organization over the U.S.' imposition of a 50% tariff on copper products, according to a request for consultations published Tuesday.

  • September 02, 2025

    The Top In-House Hires Of August

    Legal department hires in the last month included high-profile appointments at the Association of Corporate Counsel, GE Vernova, and a California legal legend joining an AI startup named Anthropic. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.

  • September 02, 2025

    Post-Ch. 11 Teligent 'Caremark' Suit Moves Forward In Del.

    In a rare decision, Delaware's chancellor on Tuesday kept alive "Caremark" duty of oversight claims against most former officers and directors of a generic-drug maker previously known as Teligent.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • 9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law

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    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

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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.

  • Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination

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    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.

  • 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud

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    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.

  • Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments

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    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.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    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.

  • FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide

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    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.

  • Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges

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    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.

  • Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes

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    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.

  • Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies

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    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

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    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.

  • 9th Circ.'s Kickback Ruling Strengthens A Prosecutorial Tool

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    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.

  • Ruling Puts 11th Circ. At Odds With Bankruptcy Courts

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    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.

  • Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use

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    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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