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July 15, 2025
3rd Circ. Backs FAA's Civil Penalty Actions Post-Jarkesy
The Third Circuit on Tuesday backed the Federal Aviation Administration's adjudicatory authority to impose civil penalties for air safety rules violations, saying in a precedential ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court's Jarkesy decision doesn't entitle a paint supplier to a jury trial in a case stemming from a leaky paint can on a FedEx plane.
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July 15, 2025
Sex Trafficking Survivor Wins $40M Verdict From Ga. Motel
A Georgia federal jury has ordered an Atlanta-area motel to pay $40 million in damages to a woman who said she was sexually trafficked on its premises while she was a teenager, in what's believed to be a first of its kind verdict in the state.
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July 15, 2025
Tesla Engineer Says Company Kept Scant Safety Data
Tesla did not document safety statistics of its autopilot system in the early years of its implementation, according to testimony from a Tesla engineer that jurors in Miami heard Tuesday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.
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July 15, 2025
X Says Laid-Off Twitter Worker Not Owed A Jury Trial
X Corp. has urged a California federal judge against holding a jury trial on a former Twitter worker's claims the company and owner Elon Musk violated state and federal laws requiring advance warning of mass layoffs, arguing the statutes don't provide for more than a bench trial.
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July 15, 2025
Ex-Yankee Wants $69K Tacked Onto Moldy Mansion Trial Win
A retired New York Yankees player is seeking nearly $70,000 in prejudgment interest after a Connecticut federal jury handed him a $222,000 win in his suit that sought to hold his former landlord liable for mold in a Greenwich mansion.
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July 15, 2025
Voxer Sues Google And Amazon Over Streaming Patents
Virtual walkie-talkie maker Voxer has sued Google and Amazon in Delaware federal court, claiming they infringed the same network reception patents resulting in a $206 million trial win in a separate case against Meta in 2022 that was later vacated after a settlement.
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July 15, 2025
Wash. Court Doubts Hospitals' Bid To Nix $230M Judgment
A Washington state appellate judge criticized a hospital system's attempt to undo a $230 million loss in a class wage and hour suit on Tuesday, suggesting the employer's arguments about meal break waivers and timekeeping practices are at odds with its own records. Â
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July 15, 2025
Forgotten Jury Instruction Undoes Child Abuse Conviction
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday reversed a man's conviction for cruelty to children after it found that he received constitutionally ineffective counsel when his attorney forgot to request a key jury instruction.
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July 15, 2025
Michigan Court Eases Rules On Admitting Past Abuse Evidence
The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday ruled that evidence of a sexual assault victim's past abuse is generally barred from being presented during trial but modified the test used to determine when such information can be admitted to no longer require the previous abuse to have resulted in a conviction.
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July 15, 2025
Feds Ask Supreme Court To Deny Ghislaine Maxwell's Appeal
Federal prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to deny Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her 2022 sex trafficking conviction, arguing that a nonprosecution agreement struck in Florida with the late multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein didn't apply to her or bind New York prosecutors.
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July 15, 2025
Agents Say Arrest Orders Came From Top In Free Speech Trial
Four current or former Homeland Security Investigations supervising agents told a Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday that orders to locate and arrest student activists whose legal status in the United States had been revoked came from higher-ups, including via memos directly from the State Department — an unusual procedure for an agency that typically deals with criminal activity.
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July 14, 2025
DOJ Drops Vax Card Case Against Plastic Surgeon Mid-Trial
The Justice Department dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of leading a conspiracy to forge COVID-19 vaccination cards for over 1,500 people, ending the case less than a week after trial began in Salt Lake City federal court.
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July 14, 2025
Split 2nd Circ. Denies Rehearing In Fox Threats Case
A split Second Circuit on Monday declined to grant an en banc rehearing to a man convicted of sending threatening messages to two Fox News hosts and two members of Congress, saying the 11-member jury that found him guilty did not violate his constitutional rights.
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July 14, 2025
WilmerHale DQed From Representing Verizon In Patent Row
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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July 14, 2025
Mass. High Court Reverses Gun Conviction Over Birth Date
A man sentenced to 18 months in prison for carrying a firearm and ammunition without a license had his convictions reversed by Massachusetts' highest court because the state failed to adequately prove its records search targeted the right person.
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July 14, 2025
Google Ads Rival Wants Search Fix To Include It, AI Cos.
If a D.C. federal judge agrees with the Justice Department and orders Google to syndicate its search and search advertising results, he should do so in a way that permits expansive access, a search advertising rival said Friday in an 11th-hour intervention bid.
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July 14, 2025
Jury Says T-Mobile Owes $2M In 5G Equipment Case
A Texas federal jury has awarded an Irish company $2 million after finding that T-Mobile's use of Ericsson base stations infringed its patent, which T-Mobile's attorneys argued was worth far less than the $245 million the plaintiff was seeking.
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July 14, 2025
Deportation Before Due Process? Mass. Justices To Decide
A Haitian man charged with sexual assault in Massachusetts hopes to be deported home instead of facing a trial, an unusual case where the state's highest court is expected to decide whether judges can use bail to keep a person in state custody out of immigration proceedings.
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July 14, 2025
UnitedHealth Settling Fraud Case Over Fake Invoice Scheme
UnitedHealth Group Inc. and a subsidiary are not going to trial in Colorado state court this week after the company reached a settlement with a defunct Colorado investment company that claimed UnitedHealth should have been liable for the "multi-million dollar fraudulent scheme" executed by a former employee, counsel for the plaintiff told Law360.
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July 14, 2025
Victim's Family Says Tesla 'Set Stage' For Fatal Fla. Crash
The family of a woman killed in a Florida Keys crash told jurors Monday that Tesla Inc. "set the stage" for a reckless driver to plow into the woman's vehicle by overhyping its autopilot software's capabilities despite knowing of vulnerabilities in the program.
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July 14, 2025
Privilege Issue Snarls Free-Speech Trial Over Deportations
A Massachusetts federal bench trial in a suit by academic groups accusing the Trump administration of targeting for deportation noncitizens who express support for Palestinians was on hold Monday while the First Circuit considers whether certain government materials are privileged, including some that have already been discussed in open court.
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July 14, 2025
BNSF Can't Toss Indemnity Claim In Flood Coverage Suit
Two Travelers insurers may proceed with their claim that they have no duty to indemnify railway giant BNSF in a suit alleging that a track relocation project the company undertook caused significant flooding on a property owner's land, a California federal court ruled Monday.
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July 14, 2025
Tevra Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Bayer Flea, Tick Meds Suit
Tevra Brands LLC called on the Ninth Circuit to order a new trial after it said a lower court made several errors that prevented it from showing a jury that Bayer HealthCare LLC used exclusive contracts to lock up the market for a flea and tick treatment for dogs and cats.
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July 14, 2025
Ex-ComEd Exec Gets 1½ Years For Hiding Madigan Bribes
An Illinois federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Commonwealth Edison executive and lobbyist to one and a half years in prison for his role in a scheme to steer payments to allies of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his support for energy legislation favorable to the utility, and for falsifying company records to hide no-show jobs for Madigan's associates.
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July 14, 2025
Mich. Jury Sides With Red Cross In COVID Vax Refusal Suit
A Michigan federal jury on Monday found that a former American Red Cross nurse's request for an exemption from the organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate wasn't based on a sincere religious belief that barred her from getting the injection, rejecting the worker's request for more than $6 million in damages for her firing.
Expert Analysis
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What Public View Of CEO's Killing Means For Corporate Trials
Given the proliferation of anti-corporate sentiments following recent charges against Luigi Mangione in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, attorneys who represent corporate clients and executives will need to adapt their trial strategy to account for juror anger, says Clint Townson at Townson Litigation Consulting.
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Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.
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Artfully Conceding Liability Can Offer Defendants 3 Benefits
In the rare case that a company makes the strategic decision to admit liability, it’s important to do so clearly and consistently in order to benefit from the various forms of armor that come from an honest acknowledgment, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Managing Litigation Side-Switching During 2nd Trump Admin
Now that the new presidential administration is in place, the government will likely switch positions in a number of pending cases, and stakeholders should employ strategies to protect their interests, say attorneys at Covington.
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The Fed. Circ. In 2024: 5 Major Rulings To Know
In 2024, the Federal Circuit provided a number of important clarifications to distinct areas of patent law – including design patent obviousness, expert testimony admissions and patent term adjustments – all of which are poised to have an influence going forward, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025
If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it’s harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking
An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.
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Defense Strategies For Addressing Conspiracy-Minded Jurors
As conspiracy theories continue to proliferate and gain traction in the U.S., defense attorneys will need to consider ways to keep conspiracy-minded jurors from sitting on the jury, and to persuade them when this isn’t possible, say consultants at IMS Legal Strategies.