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September 10, 2025
Hydroxycut Maker Iovate Gets Ch. 15 Relief As Case Kicks Off
A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily stay creditor actions against Canadian dietary supplement business Iovate Health Sciences one day after the Hydroxycut maker sought Chapter 15 protection.
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September 10, 2025
Plaintiffs Seek Info From Microsoft, OpenAI In Copyright MDL
A proposed class of authors suing over the alleged use of works to train ChatGPT has asked a Manhattan federal judge to force Microsoft to hand over documents they said could be a "smoking gun of copyright infringement," while a group of news organizations said OpenAI should turn over materials on low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated news sites.
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September 10, 2025
Liberty Says Subcontractor's Insurer Must Defend Injury Row
A subcontractor's insurer must defend and indemnify companies insured by a Liberty Mutual unit on a primary basis in a worker's injury lawsuit, the unit argued to a New York federal court.
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September 10, 2025
Conn. Firm Escapes Claims Over Alleged Payout Delays
A couple who alleged that two law firms misused the legal system by delaying payouts from a property owner they represented has dropped claims against Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC without explanation.
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September 10, 2025
Emirates Wants To Land Laid-Off Workers' Class Cert. Bid
A group of former Emirates employees should not receive class certification in their suit claiming the airline discriminated against American employees during its 2020 layoffs that they said were made without proper notice, the airline told a New York federal court.
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September 10, 2025
McCarter & English Atty Admitted Breaches, Insurers Claim
Two insurance companies have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge's permission to file a late request for a quick win on two breach of contract claims against McCarter & English LLP and one of its attorneys, saying the lawyer's deposition left no facts in dispute on those specific counts.
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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 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Won't Nix Vimeo IP Loss But Clears Path For Appeal
The Second Circuit Tuesday mostly rejected Capitol Records' bid to revisit its loss to Vimeo over lip-dub videos set to copyrighted songs, removing a footnote that could've blocked an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but leaving intact their finding that the record labels waived a key liability theory.
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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
7 Enviro Cases To Watch At The Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a slew of environmental cases for the coming term, including jurisdiction disputes in pipeline and pollution cases, a challenge to a Washington state climate change law and Monsanto's bid to undo a $1.2 million weed killer cancer award.
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September 09, 2025
Ariz. Developer, Son Get Prison For $280M Sports Park Fraud
An Arizona developer and his son were both sentenced to prison Tuesday for deceiving investors into sinking $280 million into a Phoenix-area sports park by forging documents and inflating revenue projections for the facility, which entered bankruptcy soon after it opened.
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September 09, 2025
NY Climate Law Challenge Moved To Join Similar Case
A federal judge has denied business groups' bid to keep a suit challenging New York's climate Superfund law in the Southern District of New York, saying they must pursue the case in the Northern District where Republican-led states brought similar litigation first.
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September 09, 2025
New York State And Mohawk Tribe Settle 43-Year Land Dispute
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state has reached a settlement agreement with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe ending a decadeslong land purchase dispute, noting that the deal includes restoring tribal members' access to islands on the St. Lawrence River, improved power usage and education benefits.
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September 09, 2025
Gilgo Beach DNA Evidence Ruling May Propel New Methods
A recent ruling from the New York judge overseeing the Gilgo Beach serial killer case finding that the newer DNA testing method known as whole genome sequencing clears rigorous admissibility standards is a laudable decision that could help solve cold cases, according to proponents of the technology.
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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
UFCW Fund Accuses NYC Hospital Giant Of Juicing Prices
A United Food and Commercial Workers health fund has filed a proposed class action against New York-Presbyterian Hospital, accusing one of New York City's biggest hospital networks of abusing its market power to strong-arm insurers into accepting deals that entrench its high prices.
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September 09, 2025
Google Says Ad Tech MDL Market Should Stay Within US
Google has urged a New York federal judge not to expand the scope of its advertising placement technology business as targeted by publishers and advertisers in multidistrict litigation, arguing the plaintiffs had their chance and cannot now latch onto the worldwide scope found in the Justice Department's successful case.
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September 09, 2025
Norfolk Southern Inks Deal With DOJ Over Amtrak Delays
Norfolk Southern Corp. has agreed to give Amtrak passenger trains priority over freight trains under a deal with the federal government that would close out a case stemming from widespread delays on Amtrak's New York City to New Orleans route, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Ski Mountain Owner Points To Google Remedies Decision
A New York ski mountain owner is citing the recent remedies decision in the Google search antitrust case as it looks to avoid selling one of its properties after the court found it violated state law by purchasing and closing a neighboring mountain ski park.
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September 09, 2025
Senate Confirms Florida And Missouri Judges
The U.S. Senate confirmed two judges Tuesday, one for Florida and the other for Missouri.
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September 09, 2025
Eye Care Co. Sold Misbranded Products, Suit Says
A New York man is claiming in a proposed class action that Scope Health Inc. marketed and sold eye drop products with active pharmaceutical ingredients that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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September 09, 2025
'Open Questions' Raised About Live Nation Arbitrator
The Ninth Circuit rebuke of Live Nation's chosen consumer complaint arbitrator was raised in a New York federal court with an order calling for discovery into the arbitrator and its relationship to the company's Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys.
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September 09, 2025
Coinbase Vendor Called 'Major' Cog In 'Insider Bribery' MDL
A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that a Texas-based Coinbase vendor called TaskUs will be a "major participant" in multidistrict litigation centralized in New York over allegations that thousands of Coinbase customers were victimized in a bribery-fueled data compromise.
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September 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Sends Prevailing Wage Questions To NY Panel
Fire alarm testers and inspectors are eligible for prevailing wages under New York law, but the state appeals court should mull whether employment contracts need to specify the wages and whether employers can limit the statute of limitations, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Azure Power Investors Get Final OK Of $23M Settlement
A New York federal judge granted final approval to a $23 million settlement between India-based solar energy company Azure Power and investors accusing it of misrepresenting its compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, and the methods through which it won bids for projects.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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NY Case Shows How LLC Agreements Can Be Amended
The New York Court of Appeals in Behler v. Tao recently held that a merger clause contained in an amended limited liability company agreement superseded and extinguished an alleged oral agreement between the parties, highlighting the importance of determining early how and when an LLC agreement may be amended, says Kerrin Klein at Olshan Frome.
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If Justices Accept, Maxwell Case May Clarify Meaning Of 'US'
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, it could clarify the meaning of “United States” in the context of plea agreements, and a plain language interpretation of the term would offer criminal defendants fairness and finality, say attorneys at Kudman Trachten.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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2 NY Rulings May Stem Foreign Co. Derivative Suits
In recent decades, shareholders have challenged the internal affairs doctrine by bringing a series of derivative actions in New York state court on behalf of foreign corporations, but the New York Court of Appeals' recent rulings in Ezrasons v. Rudd and Haussmann v. Baumann should slow that trend, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Despite Rule Delay, FTC Scrutiny Looms For Subscriptions
Even though the Federal Trade Commission has delayed its click-to-cancel rule that introduces strict protocols for auto-renewing subscriptions, businesses should expect active enforcement of the new requirements after July, and look to the FTC's recent lawsuits against Uber and Cleo AI as warnings, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Colo. Antitrust Law Signals Growing Scrutiny Among States
Colorado's recently enacted Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act makes it the second state to add such a requirement, reflecting a growing trend and underscoring the need for merging parties to plan for a more complex and multilayered notification landscape for deals, say Puja Patel and Noa Gur-Arie at Cleary.
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AGs Take Up Consumer Protection Mantle Amid Ƶ Cuts
State attorneys general are stepping up to fill the enforcement gap as the Trump administration restructures the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a new regulatory dynamic that companies must closely monitor as oversight shifts toward states, say attorneys at Cozen O’Connor.
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Va.'s Altered Surcharge Law Poses Constitutional Questions
Virginia's recently amended consumer protection law requiring sellers to display the total price rather than expressly prohibiting surcharges follows New York's recent revision of its antisurcharge statute and may raise similar First Amendment questions, says attorneys at Stinson.
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Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.
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Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.
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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.