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August 07, 2025
6th Circ. Revives Whirlpool Stove Activation Class Suit
The Sixth Circuit has reinstated a proposed class action alleging Whirlpool Corp. sold stoves with defective knobs prone to accidental activation, saying the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that the company knew of the defect because the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sent it consumer complaints.
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August 07, 2025
7th Circ. Backs $75M In Chicken Price-Fixing Settlements
The Seventh Circuit rejected an appeal from restaurants challenging $75 million in settlements inked in the broiler chicken price-fixing litigation with Koch Foods Inc. and House of Raeford Farms Inc., after finding an analysis of prices failed to show the deals were unreasonable.
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August 07, 2025
Alcoa Can't Stop Order Reinstating Retirees' Lifetime Benefits
Alcoa USA Corp. lost its bid to pause an injunction reinstating lifetime healthcare benefits for a class of unionized retirees, their surviving spouses and dependents, with an Indiana federal judge finding the Seventh Circuit is likely to uphold the lower court's reasoning.
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August 07, 2025
Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Bone Fusion Device Patents
The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings that invalidated claims in a pair of Stryker Corp. patents for a surgical implant that a Berkshire Hathaway-owned rival had challenged.
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August 07, 2025
Former LVMH Atty Joins Realtors Association's Legal Team
The National Association of Realtors announced Aug. 7 it has appointed as its vice president of litigation and associate general counsel the former vice president of legal affairs and head of litigation at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.
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August 07, 2025
UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.
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August 06, 2025
Calif. Cow-Treatment Suit Covered By Ill. Deal, Farm Co. Says
A Fairlife milk supplier that participated in a $21 million settlement of cow-mistreatment false advertising claims asked the Chicago federal judge overseeing that multidistrict litigation to halt a similar lawsuit in California, saying the Chicago deal already outlines a process for addressing the Golden State case's claims.
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August 06, 2025
7th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Wis. Gas Price-Fixing Suit
The Seventh Circuit unwound a lower court's decision to certify a class in a Wisconsin natural gas price-fixing case on Tuesday, saying the trial judge needed to "engage more fully" with conflicting expert evidence before deciding that common issues predominate in the case.
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August 06, 2025
State AGs Want Final OK For $39M Apotex Price-Fixing Deal
Nearly every state attorney general in the country has asked a Connecticut federal judge to give final approval to a $39.1 million deal to settle claims that drugmaker Apotex Corp. schemed with others to fix prices and allocate markets for generic drugs, noting that the Florida-based company has already made the payment.
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August 06, 2025
7th Circ. Adopts Flexible Standard For Collective Actions
The Seventh Circuit in a discrimination case against Eli Lilly & Co. laid out a new standard for certifying collective actions, joining the Fifth and Sixth circuits in departing from a two-step analysis courts had used for decades but taking a more middle-of-the-road approach.
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August 06, 2025
7th Circ. Revives Ex-Teacher's Suit Over Trans Student Names
A split Seventh Circuit panel reinstated a religious bias suit from a Christian teacher who alleged that a school district unlawfully required him to refer to transgender students by their preferred names, with a dissent warning that the ruling created a "perilous precedent" for employers.
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August 06, 2025
Thompson Hine Adds Trio In Key Markets In 3 States
The former branch chief of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission office in D.C. dedicated in part to reviewing mutual fund filings, a former Latham & Watkins LLP associate based in Chicago, and a securities lawyer from an Orange County boutique all have joined Thompson Hine LLP.
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August 05, 2025
Crowell Lands 16 Reed Smith Health Partners Across 4 Cities
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Wednesday that it is expanding its healthcare practice with dozens of attorneys from Reed Smith LLP, including 16 healthcare litigation partners based in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas, where the firm is launching a new shop with a former Reed Smith lawyer at the helm.
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August 05, 2025
Fed. Circ. Panel Feeling Deja Vu In Hoverboard IP Case
A Federal Circuit panel had little support for the owner of hoverboard design patents Tuesday, as the judges said much of its noninfringement appeal relies on concerns addressed in a prior appellate decision.
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August 05, 2025
Fed. Hazmat Law Doesn't Bar Negligence Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
A Connecticut federal judge was wrong to find that the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act preempted a propane company's common-law negligence and recklessness claims over damage it suffered from a heating oil spill, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday in restoring a lawsuit seeking more than $500,000 to cover remediation costs.
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August 05, 2025
Ill. Appeals Court Backs Counsel Redo In Battery Case
An Illinois state appeals court has ruled that a man found guilty of domestic battery is entitled to a trial court hearing on a motion he personally lodged claiming his attorney was ineffective and that he was unfairly denied the hearing because of how he filed the request.
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August 05, 2025
DC Judge Pauses Walmart Pricing Suit, Citing Chicago Case
A federal judge in the District of Columbia pressed pause on a lawsuit accusing Walmart of charging customers more for certain items at the register than the retailer advertises on its shelves, saying an older Chicago case should be resolved first given its revival last year.
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August 05, 2025
Ex-ComEd Lobbyist Gets 1 Year For Masking Madigan Bribes
A former lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Tuesday for allowing his lobbying firm to serve as a pass-through for the utility to pay associates of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for little to no work, as it sought his support for favorable energy legislation.
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August 05, 2025
States Win Ruling To Shield FEMA Disaster Prevention Funds
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from redirecting more than $4 billion in funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs.
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August 05, 2025
Duane Morris Grows Trial Team With Construction Litigator
Duane Morris LLP is continuing to grow its trial practice group, announcing Tuesday that it has hired a former Harris Winick Harris LLP attorney who specializes in construction litigation.
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August 05, 2025
Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Assist On $1.3B Zebra-Elo Merger
Workflow technology company Zebra Technologies Corp. said Tuesday it will acquire Crestview Partners-backed Elo Touch Solutions Inc. for $1.3 billion in cash, in a deal guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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August 04, 2025
Consumers Want Fees Of $49M From $203M In Chicken Deals
Broiler chicken consumers asked an Illinois federal judge on Monday for about $49 million in attorney fees from two rounds of price-fixing deals they've struck with major producers, matching the settlement percentage to which a Seventh Circuit panel last month found class counsel was entitled.
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August 04, 2025
GTCR Says Buyer In Place For Potential FTC Divestiture Deal
Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings told an Illinois federal court it has a signed agreement with a buyer for a deal that should fix the concerns raised by the Federal Trade Commission over its planned $627 million purchase of a medical device coatings company.
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August 04, 2025
Ill. Jury Awards $17M Over Infant's Fatal Delivery Injuries
An Illinois jury has awarded $17.1 million in damages to the family of an infant who died nine months after his birth because of catastrophic injuries he suffered during delivery, finding the obstetrician and the women's health clinic where he operates liable for his death.
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August 04, 2025
Nespresso Accused Of Racial Bias In Ex-Employee's Lawsuit
A Black woman who worked at Nespresso for more than a decade has sued her former employer in Illinois federal court, saying she was routinely denied promotions and subjected to comments about her "messy" hair and having the "loudest voice in the room," but was still trotted out to work on the Nestle subsidiary's diversity initiatives.
Expert Analysis
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.
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Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order
President Donald Trump's executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause presents unavoidable administrative problems and raises serious constitutional concerns about the validity of many existing federal laws and regulations, says Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington School of Law.
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Opinion
State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud
New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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How Crypto Firms Should Approach Patchwork Of State Laws
The Money Transmission Modernization Act was designed to create uniformity across state digital regulations, but the reality remains far from consistent — as demonstrated by the patchwork of laws in states like Texas, Vermont, New York and California — so as state legislatures convene in the coming weeks, crypto firms should watch closely for developments that could shape the regulatory landscape, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wong Kim Ark opinion and subsequent decisions, and the 14th Amendment’s legislative history, establish that the citizenship clause precludes the political branches from narrowing the definition of citizen based on how a parent’s U.S. presence is categorized, says federal public defender Geremy Kamens.
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Questions Remain After Justices' Narrow E-Rate FCA Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wisconsin Bell, holding that requests for reimbursement from the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are subject to False Claims Act liability, resolves one important question but leaves several others open, says Jason Neal at HWG.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.