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June 11, 2025
Link Motion Investor's Suit Should Be Trimmed, Judge Says
A New York federal judge should trim some but not all common law fraud claims from an investor's lawsuit against China-based software company Link Motion Inc. over allegations its chairman fleeced the company, a magistrate judge has recommended.Â
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June 11, 2025
Feds Can't Detain Khalil Or Seek His Deportation, Judge Rules
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday barred the Trump administration from detaining and trying to deport Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, citing damage to Khalil's career and reputation and a "chilling effect" on Khalil's First Amendment right to free speech.
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June 11, 2025
OneTaste Leaders In Custody After Forced-Labor Conviction
A Brooklyn federal judge denied a bond motion Tuesday by Nicole Daedone, the co-founder of sexual wellness company OneTaste, and her former deputy Rachel Cherwitz after they were convicted of a forced-labor conspiracy, rejecting their bid to remain on bail pending sentencing.
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June 11, 2025
No Bail For Menendez During Bribery Appeal, 2nd Circ. Says
A split Second Circuit on Wednesday rejected former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's request for bail while he appeals his conviction of engaging in a lengthy, million-dollar course of bribery and corruption.
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June 11, 2025
PTAB Issues Mixed Group Of Discretionary Denial Decisions
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invoked its discretion to free Nike Inc. and Cleveland Medical Devices from having their patents scrutinized, but refused to do so for Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
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June 11, 2025
Audible Can't Close Book On Audiobook Monopoly Suit
Audible must face a romance novelist's proposed class action alleging the Amazon-owned retailer monopolizes the audiobook market by trapping authors in unlawful exclusivity agreements to prevent their books from appearing on rival platforms while charging the authors supracompetitive distribution fees, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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June 11, 2025
CarLotz's $13M Investor Settlement Headed To Final Approval
A New York federal judge said Wednesday that he intends to grant final approval to a $13 million settlement between CarLotz and its investors who accused it and a special purpose acquisition company of misleading statements about CarLotz's profitability before it went public via merger.
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June 11, 2025
AGs Press Meta To Do More To Stop Pump-And-Dump Scams
Attorneys general from states and territories around the country, as well as the District of Columbia, sent an open letter to Meta Platforms Inc. Wednesday urging the social media giant to help stem the tide of widespread investment scams across Facebook and WhatsApp that they said have caused people to lose "life-changing" amounts of money.
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June 11, 2025
Developer Of Historic Detroit Hospital Campus Files Ch. 11
The developer of a historic hospital campus in Detroit has launched Chapter 11 proceedings in New York bankruptcy court, listing up to $10 million both in assets and liabilities and disclosing that it fell behind last year on commitments in its agreement with the city.
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June 11, 2025
Chubb Unit Underpaid Hydroelectric Plant Losses, Suit Says
A Chubb unit underpaid a renewable energy plant operator for losses sustained after several water flow barriers malfunctioned, the assignee of the operator told a New York federal court, saying the insurer paid less than half of the $5.6 million it owed.
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June 11, 2025
PepGen Faces Investor Suit Over Muscular Dystrophy Drug
Clinical-stage biotech company PepGen Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about the efficacy and commercial prospects of its muscular dystrophy drug, causing share price declines as investors learned of the drug's clinical trials' shortcomings.
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June 11, 2025
2nd Circ. Rules Girlfriend's Phone Search Didn't Violate Rights
The Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a New York man on charges over the receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material, rejecting claims that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when his girlfriend unlocked his phone, found illicit images and showed them to a police officer.Â
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June 11, 2025
New York Judge Won't Nix Cannabis Co. Logo Block
A Manhattan federal judge has refused to vacate a three-and-a-half-year-old decision that barred a cannabis-themed apparel brand from using symbols in its wares that New York City alleged were infringements of the city's trademarked logos.
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June 11, 2025
Mandarin Can Get Reserves, Reinsurance Info In COVID Row
"All risks" property insurers for Mandarin Oriental Inc. must turn over documents related to their reinsurance and reserves to the luxury hotel chain, which claims it incurred over $223 million in business interruption losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, a New York federal court ruled.
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June 11, 2025
JPMorgan Says It Was 'Victim' In $481M CMBS Loan Deal
JPMorgan Chase Bank has urged a New York federal court to toss a claim in a lawsuit Wells Fargo brought against it over a defaulted $481 million commercial real estate loan that JPMorgan originated and securitized, arguing it was actually "the victim" of a criminal scheme in which its borrowers "inflated" financial figures for a portfolio of 43 multifamily properties.
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June 11, 2025
Queens Defenders Ex-Director Charged With Embezzling
A former executive director of Queens Defenders and her husband are charged with embezzling $60,000 from the organization and spending it on personal expenses including rent for a penthouse apartment, luxury goods, vacations and teeth-whitening procedures, prosecutors say in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York federal court.
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June 11, 2025
New Patent Cases Rebound As EDTX Seals Top Venue Spot
The number of new patent suits filed in 2024 increased 22.2% over 2023, bouncing back from a historically slow year, and the Eastern District of Texas further cemented its status as the most popular patent venue after a rule change made another Texas district less attractive to plaintiffs.
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June 11, 2025
Amazon Union Reps Defend Suit Challenging NYPD Arrests
Amazon should face claims that it started illegally calling the police on labor demonstrations after its workers' union affiliated with the Teamsters, Amazon Labor Union officials argued, asking a New York federal judge to preserve a lawsuit that also names the New York Police Department as a defendant.
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June 11, 2025
Trump Presses 2nd Circ. To Federalize Hush Money Appeal
Counsel for President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the Second Circuit to take over the appeal of his New York state hush money conviction post-trial, saying a federal judge in Manhattan wrongly denied removal, and the landscape has now changed in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark presidential immunity decision.
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June 11, 2025
Vedder Price Boosts IP, Exec Compensation Teams In NY
Vedder Price PC has bulked up its New York office with the addition of an intellectual property attorney from Vinson & Elkins LLP and an executive compensation and employee benefits pro from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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June 11, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Retirement Funds Can't Pay Arbitration Award
The Second Circuit refused to let a Japanese video game company raid retirement accounts established by an American game development executive to pay part of a $23.3 million arbitration award related to an intellectual property dispute, ruling the funds are protected by federal benefits law.
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June 11, 2025
Weinstein Convicted Of 1 Charge In Mixed, Partial Verdict
A New York state court jury on Wednesday convicted movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting a production assistant, acquitted him of assaulting a former model and indicated it had so far failed to reach a verdict on a charge alleging he raped an actress.
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June 11, 2025
Latham, Skadden-Led Insurer Joins IPO Wave With $113M IPO
Small business-focused excess and surplus insurer Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLC began trading Wednesday after pricing a $113 million initial public offering above its marketed range, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, as more insurance firms tap public markets.
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June 11, 2025
Transactions Duo Joins Morgan Lewis In New York, Philly
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has expanded its transactions team in the firm's New York and Philadelphia offices with the recent additions of two attorneys who moved their practices from Dechert LLP.
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June 10, 2025
States Sue To Block 23andMe From Selling DNA Data In Ch. 11
A bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general has sued 23andMe Inc. in Missouri bankruptcy court seeking to block the genetic-testing company from auctioning off its 15 million customers' personal genetic information without their explicit consent in its ongoing Chapter 11 proceeding.
Expert Analysis
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High Court Birthright Case Could Reshape Judicial Power
Recent arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in cases challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order primarily focused on federal judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions and suggest that the upcoming decision may fundamentally change how federal courts operate, says Mauni Jalali at Quinn Emanuel.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure
If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.
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Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use
The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.
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The Sentencing Guidelines Are Commencing A New Era
Sweeping new amendments to the U.S. sentencing guidelines — including the elimination of departure provisions — intended to promote transparency and individualized justice while still guarding against unwarranted disparities will have profound consequences for all stakeholders, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Spoliation Of Evidence Is A Risky And Shortsighted Strategy
Destroying self-incriminating evidence to avoid a large judgment may seem like an attractive option to some defendants, but it is a shortsighted strategy that affords the nonspoliating party potentially case-terminating remedies, and support for a direct assault on the spoliator’s credibility, say attorneys at Mandelbaum Barrett.
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State AGs' Focus On Single-Firm Conduct Is Gaining Traction
Despite changes in administration, both federal antitrust agencies and state attorneys general have shown a trending interest in prosecuting monopolization cases involving single-firm conduct, with federal and state legislative initiatives encouraging and assisting states’ aggressive posture, says Steve Vieux at Bartko Pavia.
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In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm
​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.
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Proposed State AI Rule Ban Could Alter Employer Compliance
A proposal in the congressional budget bill that would ban state and local enforcement of laws and regulations governing artificial intelligence may offer near-term clarity by freezing conflicting rules, but long-term planning would remain difficult for employers seeking safe, lawful AI deployment strategies, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.
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How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity
As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.
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Unicoin Case Reveals SEC's Evolving Enforcement Posture
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent fraud allegations against cryptocurrency company Unicoin send a clear message that while the Trump administration supports digital asset development, it will act decisively against deception, inflated valuations and false assurances, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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What Employers Can Learn From 'Your Friends & Neighbors'
The new drama series "Your Friends and Neighbors," follows a hedge fund firm manager who is terminated after an alleged affair with an employee in another department, and his employment struggles can teach us a few lessons about workplace policies, for cause termination and nonsolicitation clauses, says Anita Levian at Levian Law.
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Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team
While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw
When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.