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May 14, 2025
Missy Elliott's Bid In Copyright Case Faces Court Setback
A Pennsylvania federal judge denied recording artist Missy Elliott's bid for an alternative resolution to her dispute with a producer who claims to be a joint author of some of her music, saying Wednesday that there are still "significant factual issues" in need of resolving.
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May 14, 2025
RJ Reynolds Can Keep Trial Win In Engle Case, Court Says
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a verdict in favor of R.J. Reynolds in an Engle progeny suit over a longtime smoker's death, saying counsel's failure to use all their juror challenges invalidates an argument that a juror was unfairly selected.
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May 14, 2025
Regeneron-Amgen Trial Goes To Jury With An Extra Day
Federal jurors started deliberating on a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. antitrust suit late Wednesday accusing Amgen Inc. of tripping up Regeneron's anti-cholesterol drug insurance eligibility by illegally bundling Amgen's competing version with rebates for two unrelated drugs, with potential triple damages in the balance.
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May 14, 2025
Alex Jones Can't Duck $1B Sandy Hook Payout During Appeal
Infowars host Alex Jones cannot avoid a $1.3 billion defamation judgment favoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre while he crafts an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the hopes it accepts his final challenge to the record-breaking verdict, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled.
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May 14, 2025
Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Must Start Prison In OneCoin Case
Prosecutors asked a Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday to set a date for a former Locke Lord LLP partner to begin serving his 10-year prison sentence after he was convicted of helping to launder about $400 million in proceeds of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.
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May 14, 2025
Potential Jurors In IP Hot Spots Hold Mixed Views On Big Tech
A survey of possible jurors in popular courts for intellectual property cases has found their overall outlook on Big Tech to be largely positive, but also found that many believe that tech giants will swipe technology from smaller businesses and that they suppress competition.
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May 14, 2025
National Grid​​​​​​​ Must Face Jury Trial In Debt Harassment Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday that power company National Grid and two debt collectors must face a jury trial in a suit by a customer who says he was contacted about his outstanding debt more often than state law allows.
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May 14, 2025
Hamilton Wingo Hires Two Personal Injury Attys In Texas
Hamilton Wingo LLP has hired two personal injury attorneys, one of whom is rejoining the firm and another who the firm said was recognized as having one of the top 100 verdicts in Texas during her first year in practice, the firm recently announced.
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May 14, 2025
Walmart Hit With $223M Verdict In Trade Secrets Fight
An Arkansas federal jury has awarded Zest Labs Inc. nearly $223 million in a suit that had accused Walmart of swiping the startup's trade secrets related to shelf-freshness technology.
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May 13, 2025
DOJ Antitrust Deputy Says Gov't 'Out-Lawyered' Google
The deputy head of the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division took a victory lap Tuesday after dual monopolization wins over Google's search and advertising technology businesses, citing the cases as proof that the government's attorneys can win in a "David versus Goliath" battle.
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May 13, 2025
Google Spars With AGs Over Impact Of DOJ Ad Tech Ruling
Google is telling a Texas federal judge that its recent ad tech trial loss to the U.S. Department of Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia should have no bearing on the similar case brought in Texas by state attorneys general because the Virginia ruling is not yet final.
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May 13, 2025
Regeneron-Amgen Drug Bundling Trial Heads Toward Jury
An economics expert called by Amgen Inc. told a Delaware federal jury Tuesday that none of the company's deals to bundle other discounted major medications with its cholesterol-reducing drug Repatha foreclosed market competition, a day before jurors begin deliberating on an antitrust suit targeting the practice.
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May 13, 2025
NIH Letters Ending Grants Lack Factual Support, Judge Says
A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday that a "blast" of hundreds of virtually identical letters in March canceling National Institutes of Health-funded research projects appeared to offer no factual basis, only unsupported assertions that the projects were unscientific or discriminatory.
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May 13, 2025
Michigan Judge Strikes Down State's Abortion Restrictions
A Michigan judge struck down several of the state's abortion restrictions Tuesday, including a mandatory waiting period, required counseling materials and a rule that only doctors may perform abortions, finding the laws make it harder for people to access abortion and don't protect patients' health.Â
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May 13, 2025
Golden Corral Franchisee Settles Death Suit As Trial Kicks Off
A Golden Corral franchisee on Tuesday reached a settlement with the widow of a man who died after he tripped over a chair leg at a restaurant in Newnan, Georgia, ending the dispute shortly after a jury was seated for trial.
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May 13, 2025
Father-Son Duo Get Prison Terms In $100M Deli Fraud
A father and son were handed down federal prison sentences on Tuesday for their roles in a scheme that tricked investors into thinking a small, unprofitable Garden State deli was worth $100 million.
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May 13, 2025
IT Worker Accuses Feds Of Malware Trial Evidence 'Ambush'
A former IT worker at an Ohio power management company has asked for a new trial on charges that he intentionally corrupted his employer's computer system with malware, saying prosecutors withheld evidence until the last minute that directly rebutted a key aspect of his defense.
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May 13, 2025
Albright Scraps $26M Video Patent Verdict Against Google
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has overruled a jury's $26 million verdict against Google LLC and its YouTube LLC subsidiary for infringing VideoShare LLC's video sharing patent, finding that as a matter of law "the only reasonable interpretation of the claim language" shows no infringement.
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May 13, 2025
Ex-Defender Can't Block Mystery Info In Sex Bias Case Appeal
The federal government can submit additional documents from a district court case record in an appeal by a former assistant public defender in North Carolina who accused the federal judiciary of sex bias, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday over the assistant public defender's objections.
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May 13, 2025
Menendez 'Laptop Problem' May Not Sway 2nd Circ. On Bail
The Second Circuit pushed back Tuesday on arguments by two New Jersey businessmen convicted of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after they asked for bail pending the outcome of their appeals, with the men pointing to a laptop used by jurors that contained excluded evidence.
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May 12, 2025
3M Says It'll Pay $285M To End Past, Future NJ PFAS Claims
3M has agreed to shell out $285 million to put to rest environmental claims brought by New Jersey officials over purported PFAS contamination at the Chamber Works manufacturing facility in Salem County as well as statewide claims the Garden State may have in the future, according to an announcement made Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Epic Infringed IP For 'Wicked' Star Fortnite Concerts, Jury Told
Epic Games should be made to pay for allegedly infringing a pair of inventors' patent that allowed tens of millions of fans to interact in virtual-world concerts staged in Fortnite involving "Wicked" star Ariana Grande and rapper Travis Scott, a Washington federal jury heard Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Jury Clears Energy Co. Of Interference In Costa Rica Oil Lease
A Denver jury on Monday found that a South Dakota energy company did not interfere with a subsidiary's alleged promise to turn over ownership of a Costa Rican oil and gas concession, concluding a retrial after a court threw out an earlier $42 million verdict against the company.
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May 12, 2025
Deny 'ComEd Four' A 'Third Bite' At Posttrial Apple, Feds Urge
Prosecutors are asking an Illinois federal judge to disregard a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists' bid to use a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to try again to unwind their bribery convictions, arguing their motion is untimely and ignores the inapplicability of the high court's ruling, the jury instructions and "overwhelming evidence" proving their guilt.
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May 12, 2025
More Than Defaults: Google Judge Mulls AI, Search, Browsers
A D.C. federal judge has three weeks to figure out the last questions he'll ask the U.S. Department of Justice and Google before laying out search monopolization remedies that could help shape the way consumers search, browse and use artificial intelligence.
Expert Analysis
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How Trial Attys Can Wield Amended Federal Evidence Rules
Trial lawyers should assess recent amendments to four Federal Rules of Evidence and a newly enacted rule on illustrative aids to determine how to best use the rules to enhance pretrial discovery and trial strategy, says Stewart Edelstein, former litigation chair at Cohen & Wolf.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
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5 Drug And Device Developments That Shaped 2024
The last year saw significant legal developments affecting drug and device manufacturers, with landmark decisions and regulatory changes that require vigilance and agility from the industry, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
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What FARA Enforcement In 2024 Reveals For The Year Ahead
A number of developments, from indictments to legislation, shaped the Foreign Agents Registration Act enforcement landscape last year, and following the U.S. Department of Justice's recently released long-awaited proposed amendments to the law, 2025 shows no signs of slowing down, says Tessa Capeloto at Wiley.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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Identifying Deepfakes During Evidence Collection, Discovery
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Attorneys must familiarize themselves with the tools used to create and detect deepfakes — media manipulated by artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic real people and events — as well as best practices for keeping this fabricated evidence out of court, says Bijan Ghom at Saxton & Stump.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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Series
Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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Why Letters Of Protection Are Discoverable In Texas PI Suits
Recent Texas Supreme Court opinions and key provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure make letters of protection, in which plaintiff attorneys promise payment to healthcare providers based on jury awards, discoverable — good news for defendants fighting exorbitant damage claims in personal injury cases, says Nathan Vrazel at Munsch Hardt.
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Key Rulings On Sentencing Guidelines After Loper Bright
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo raised questions as to when and whether courts should defer to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines' commentary in disputes over the guidelines' meaning — but some recent appellate court rulings provide insights for defense counsel in this area, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Trends In Section 101 Motions 6 Years After Berkheimer
A half-dozen years after the Federal Circuit's landmark patent eligibility ruling in Berkheimer, empirical data offers practitioners some noteworthy insights on Section 101 motions, both nationally and across four exemplary jurisdictions, says Alexa Reed at Fisch Sigler.
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Opinion
1 Year After Rule 702 Changes, Courts Have Made Progress
In the year since amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence went into effect, many federal judges have applied the new expert witness standard correctly, excluding unreliable testimony from their courts — but now state courts need to update their own rules accordingly, says Lee Mickus at Evans Fears.
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An Underutilized Tool To Dismiss Meritless Claims In Texas
In Texas, special appearances provide a useful but often overlooked tool for out-of-state defendants to escape meritless claims early in litigation, thus limiting discovery and creating a pathway for immediate appellate review, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.