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August 22, 2025
Eletson Looks To Nix $102M Award Over Reed Smith 'Fiction'
The new owner of international shipping company Eletson has asked a New York federal judge to vacate a $102 million arbitral award issued in a dispute with competitor Levona, saying the award is based on a "fiction" perpetuated by the company's former owners as assisted by their Reed Smith LLP counsel.
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August 22, 2025
New York City Clears Waymo To Test Self-Driving Cars
Waymo LLC received the green light to begin testing its self-driving cars in New York City after scoring a permit Friday that could pave the way for autonomous vehicles to roll out in one of the nation's most heavily congested cities.
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August 22, 2025
Green Groups Lodge 5th Circ. Challenge Over La. LNG Permits
Environmentalists have asked the Fifth Circuit to cancel air permits issued by Louisiana environmental regulators for a liquefied natural gas export terminal, saying the permits were unlawfully issued and will increase pollution for nearby communities.
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August 22, 2025
Fed. Circ. Keeps Verdict Intact In Pro Se IP Trial
A truck mudflap entrepreneur who won a patent infringement trial representing himself failed to convince the Federal Circuit on Friday to rethink affirming a lower court's judgment against a rival company that he said would have been more favorable to him absent a "fraud" on the court.Â
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August 22, 2025
7th Circ. Backs TSA's Cybersecurity Rules For Railroads
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday rejected the challenge from a pair of railways to recent cybersecurity mandates from the Transportation Security Administration, saying the agency wasn't required to first take notice and comment and that it has "broad authority to identify cybersecurity threats and craft appropriate responses."
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August 22, 2025
Russian Urges 2nd Circ. To Scrap Superyacht Seizure Ruling
Russian billionaire Eduard Khudainatov told the Second Circuit a New York federal judge authorized the U.S. government to sell off his seized superyacht without giving him a fair chance to fight assertions he was a "straw owner" for a sanctioned oligarch.
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August 22, 2025
BNSF Sued In Del. Over 19 Locomotive Purchase Terms
The Georgia-based owner of 19 locomotives leased to the nation's largest freight railroad in 2005 has sued in Delaware for their return, after Texas-headquartered BNSF Railway initiated a purportedly too-late, unilateral plan to hold and buy the equipment after a contested arbitration.
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August 22, 2025
Trump Admin Pauses Visas For Commercial Truck Drivers
Truck drivers are the newest target of the Trump administration's escalating immigration crackdown, with the government announcing that it will not be issuing any more worker visas for commercial truck drivers.
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August 21, 2025
Kanner & Pintaluga Seeks Sanctions Over Accident Data Suit
Kanner & Pintaluga PA asked a Texas federal court to sanction a Houston couple and their counsel in a proposed class action accusing the firm and since-dismissed Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information, saying the claims are based on unverified and inadmissible hearsay.
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August 21, 2025
1st Circ. Rejects Flyers' $34M Fee Bid In JetBlue-Spirit Case
Passengers who launched an antitrust challenge to the since-scrapped JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger are not eligible to collect up to $34 million in legal fees, the First Circuit ruled Thursday, finding that because the deal was blocked in a parallel government case, the passengers are not actually the prevailing parties.
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August 21, 2025
Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del.
A multi-court string of settlements has produced a $33.75 million proposed payout for stockholders who alleged in direct and derivative state and federal actions that they were misled in deals that took electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp. public.
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August 21, 2025
Pa. Biz Groups, Providers, Uber Want Fault Loophole Closed
Uber and a coalition of organizations often targeted by injury lawsuits urged a Pennsylvania appeals court to close a legal loophole that they claim largely undermines the purpose of the Fair Share Act, which limits a defendant's liability to their portion of fault.
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August 21, 2025
Family Urges 5th Circ. To Hold Penske Liable For Fatal Crash
The family of a man killed in a 2018 collision has told the Fifth Circuit that freight broker Penske cannot claim ignorance to escape liability for negligently hiring the unsafe motor carrier and driver who caused the Texas accident.
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August 21, 2025
American Airlines Knocks Out Class Cert. In Military Leave Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted American Airlines' bid to revoke class certification in a suit alleging the airline unlawfully denied pilots pay and profit-sharing credit for time spent on military leave, agreeing the case raises too many individual questions.
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August 21, 2025
Nikola Ch. 11 Plan Ignores Trump Pardon, Founder Says
Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of electric-truck maker Nikola who was convicted of securities fraud, has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court not to allow the company to subordinate his $69 million claim, saying its Chapter 11 plan doesn't accurately account for the full presidential pardon he received earlier this year.
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August 21, 2025
NHTSA Looking Into Tesla Crash Report Tardiness
Tesla Inc. must explain why many crashes involving its advanced driver-assistance systems or self-driving vehicles are not being timely reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a notice filed by federal regulators who are now investigating the company's compliance.
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August 21, 2025
Houston Urges Texas Justices To Reject Pappas Contract Row
A lower appellate court got it right when it ruled that the city of Houston was shielded from a lawsuit over an airport concessions contract under the state's government code, the city told the Texas Supreme Court.
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August 21, 2025
EU, US Agree To Eliminate Industrial Tariffs
The European Union and the U.S. have agreed on new terms to the trade agreement to eliminate EU tariffs on U.S. industrial products and implement a 15% U.S. tariff cap for most other sectors, according to a joint statement issued Thursday.
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August 20, 2025
United, Delta Flyers Sue Over Windowless 'Window' Seat Fees
United and Delta on Tuesday were hit with a pair of proposed breach of contract class actions in California and New York federal courts by customers who accused the airlines of charging premium fees for windowless seats that are misleadingly advertised as having windows.Â
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August 20, 2025
Wash. Seeks To Stop NOAA's Climate Change Grant Cuts
The state of Washington is urging a Seattle federal judge to save more than $9.3 million in climate change resiliency funding that it claims is "on the chopping block" as the Trump administration moves to eliminate programming to promote environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions.
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August 20, 2025
Argent To Shell Out $4.5M To Exit Workers' ESOP Suit
Argent Trust Co. will pay $4.5 million to exit a class action alleging it approved a sale of undervalued shares in an electrical component company's employee stock ownership plan in a deal to shut the program down, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.
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August 20, 2025
Driver Can Sue Progressive After PIP Claim Rights Restored
A Michigan appellate court panel ruled on Tuesday that an injured driver can proceed with her personal injury protection claims against Progressive, relying on a recent state Supreme Court decision that found those who transfer legal claims to third parties can pursue the claims if they are later transferred back.Â
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August 20, 2025
4th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In EQT Gas Royalty Fight
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's certification of a class of West Virginia landowners in their suit accusing energy company EQT Corp. of having shorted them on payments for natural gas royalties.
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August 20, 2025
Yacht Brokerage Fights Judge's Exclusion Reading
A yacht brokerage trade group urged a Florida federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation freeing a professional liability insurer from covering the group in an antitrust class action, arguing that the magistrate judge misinterpreted a "standard setting" exclusion.
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August 20, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Section 230 Can't Block EPA Defeat Device Suit
The Second Circuit on Wednesday said makers of software that allegedly enables vehicles to bypass pollution controls can't use a Communications Decency Act provision intended to protect companies from third-party use of their products to dodge a federal lawsuit.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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Perspectives
Reading Tea Leaves In High Court's Criminal Law Decisions
The criminal justice decisions the U.S. Supreme Court will announce in the coming weeks will reveal whether last term’s fractured decision-making has continued, an important data point as the justices’ alignment seems to correlate with who benefits from a case’s outcome, says Sharon Fairley at the University of Chicago Law School.
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$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
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Hints Of Where Enforcement May Grow Under New ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has significantly scaled back enforcement under the new administration, states remain able to pursue Consumer Financial Protection Act violators and the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ seems set to enhance its focus on predatory loans to military members and fraudulent debt collection and credit reporting practices, say attorneys at MoFo.
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Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance
As autonomous vehicle manufacturers navigate the complex U.S. regulatory landscape, they may opt for different approaches to following federal, state and local rules and laws, as they balance the tradeoffs between innovation, compliance and speed of deployment, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
A recent Trump administration memo providing direction to agencies tasked with rescinding regulations under an earlier executive order — without undergoing the typical notice-and-review process — will likely create much uncertainty for businesses, though they may be able to engage with agencies to shape the regulatory agenda, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Balancing Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order, Int'l Agreements
President Donald Trump's recent executive order directing exploration and exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources appears to conflict with the evolving international framework regulating such activities, so companies and investors should proceed with care and keep possible future legal challenges in mind, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees
While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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NEPA Repeal Could Slow Down Environmental Review
As the Trump administration has rescinded the Council on Environmental Quality's long-standing National Environmental Policy Act regulations, projects that require NEPA review may be bogged down by significant regulatory uncertainty and litigation risks, potentially undermining the administration's intent to streamline the permitting process, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.