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Hess Faces Investor Suit Over $53B Chevron Deal

By Caroline Simson

As the parties await the result of a critical arbitration proceeding that could sink a planned $53 billion sale of Hess to Chevron, a shareholder is arguing that the deal disproportionately benefits CEO John Hess at the expense of the company's investors.

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Court Says Olympic Runner Treated Unfairly In Testing Appeal

By David Steele

South African Olympic gold medal-winning runner Caster Semenya was deprived of her right to a fair hearing by a Swiss federal court when she appealed testosterone limits imposed on female athletes by track and field's international governing body, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

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6th Circ. Tosses Arbitration Denial In FCA Minivan Fire MDL

By Jonathan Capriel

A Michigan federal judge flubbed it when he denied Fiat Chrysler's bid to push into arbitration some of the plug-in hybrid minivan drivers who claim in multidistrict litigation that their vehicles could spontaneously explode, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the judge tipped the scales against the automaker by raising arguments the drivers hadn't mentioned.

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Courts Face Early Push To Expand Justices' Injunction Ruling

By Katie Buehler

In the two weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed federal judges' ability to issue universal injunctions, Trump administration attorneys have begun pushing to expand the decision's limits to other forms of relief used in regulatory challenges and class actions. So far, judges don't appear receptive to those efforts. 

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Justices Rethink Minimum Contacts For Foreign Entities

Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Devas v. Antrix and Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization, suggest that federal statutes may confer personal jurisdiction over foreign entities that have little to no contact with the U.S. — a significant departure from traditional due process principles, says Gary Shaw at Pillsbury.

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Firing Of DOJ Ethics Chief Draws Watchdog Groups' Concerns

By Jack Karp

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired the attorney responsible for advising the U.S. Department of Justice's top officials on matters of ethics, according to a Monday social media post by that ethics lawyer.

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WilmerHale DQed From Representing Verizon In Patent Row

By Adam Lidgett

A federal magistrate judge in Texas has disqualified WilmerHale from representing Verizon on the eve of a trial over allegations that the telecommunications company infringed wireless communications patents owned by Headwater Research.

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Girardi Keese CFO Gets 5 Concurrent Years For Aiding Theft

By Lauraann Wood

Girardi Keese's former accounting head should serve more than five years alongside the 10 he's already logging for his role in helping Tom Girardi steal millions from plane crash clients who'd settled their cases in Chicago, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

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UAE Prisoner Voluntarily Drops Suit Against Ex-Dechert GC

By Emily Sawicki

A Jordanian lawyer imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates has permanently dropped a Philadelphia civil suit seeking discovery against Dechert LLP's former general counsel in the U.S. over what the law firm's leadership knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner.

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6th Circ. Nom Is 1st Senate Confirmation Of Trump's 2nd Term

By Courtney Bubl茅

The Senate voted 46-42 on Monday evening to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer, director of the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General's Strategic Litigation Unit, to the Sixth Circuit, making her the first judicial confirmation of the second Trump administration.

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San Francisco DA: 'Tough On Crime' Can Also Be Thoughtful

By Brandon Lowrey

In 2022, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins took charge of an office in turmoil after leading a successful recall effort against her predecessor, whom she criticized as too soft on crime. Now, Jenkins is under harsh public scrutiny as she works to shift the office's priorities. In this audio interview with the new Criminal Practice Law360, she discusses some of the challenges — and opportunities — of one of the highest-profile and most politicized prosecutors' offices in the nation.

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NY Court Declines To Make Trump US Atty Permanent

By Andrea Keckley

The Northern District of New York said on Monday that it has declined to appoint interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III to the permanent seat ahead of his short-term tenure's expiration, despite his previous comments to the contrary to local media.

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Fla. Landlord Accuses Akerman Of Botching Lease Language

By Emily Sawicki

Real estate investor Turner Healthcare Facilities Fund LP on Monday accused its former Akerman LLP counsel in a south Florida state court of having committed a $45 million "mistake" by approving unenforceable clauses in leases on properties the investor owned.

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Texas AG Says Several Officials Indicted For Ballot Collection

By Spencer Brewer

The Texas Office of the Attorney General released a statement Monday announcing indictments and arrests for nine people for an allegedly ongoing ballot collection scheme in Frio County, adding to a growing list of state officials facing charges for participation in the alleged scheme.

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Supreme Court Clears Way For Education Dept. Layoffs

By Katie Buehler and Jeff Overley

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a Massachusetts federal judge's order halting massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, allowing the Trump administration to move forward with firing nearly 1,400 employees.

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Top Data Privacy & AI Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report

By Allison Grande

The rise and rapid fall of a federal proposal to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade and an uptick in activity from data privacy enforcers in states across the country dominated headlines in the first half of 2025, and attorneys are expecting these areas to continue to grab attention in the coming months. 

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CFTC Must Pay $3M In Atty Fees As Sanctions In Forex Case

By Jake Maher

A New Jersey federal judge ordered the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday to pay back over $3.1 million in attorney fees to a foreign exchange company after dismissing the regulator's case for bad-faith sanctionable behavior.

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Former Del. GOP Leader Sworn In As US Atty

By Lynn LaRowe

The former head of the Delaware Republican Party was sworn in Monday as the top federal prosecutor in the First State, according to the agency's website and a social media post from the attorney.

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