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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • May 12, 2025

    Kraft Heinz, IPS Head To Trial Over $12.5M Project Dispute

    Neither Kraft Heinz Co. nor contractor Industrial Power Systems Inc. can avoid continuing toward a trial in their dispute over cost and time overruns on a $12.5 million project to upgrade an Ohio production facility, after a federal judge denied both sides' motions for summary judgment Monday.

  • May 12, 2025

    Wheelchair Restraint Co. Says Fla. Rival Misled Customers

    An Ohio wheelchair restraint company accused a Florida competitor of false advertising, saying in a bench trial Monday in Florida federal court that it was damaged after the rival distributed a flyer telling dealers its products were the only ones that were federally approved for use in motor vehicles.

  • May 12, 2025

    Music Labels Ask Justices To Uphold ISP's Copyright Liability

    The nation's major record labels are urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a petition from an internet service provider asking whether internet service providers can face "massive liability" for user copyright infringement, telling the justices that no circuit split on the question exists.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 12, 2025

    Texas Rep. Cuellar Argues He's Immune From Bribery Charges

    U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Friday moved to dismiss a 14-count indictment accusing him of accepting bribes in exchange for political favors, arguing it violates the immunity representatives are afforded under the Constitution's speech and debate clause.

  • May 12, 2025

    MSG Blames Microsoft Glitch For Missing Emails In Court

    Madison Square Garden has urged a New York federal judge to reject former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's motion for spoliation sanctions amid his assault suit, arguing missing emails were lost due to a Microsoft glitch, and that Oakley did not suffer prejudice because key evidence had been preserved through other sources.

  • May 12, 2025

    Jury Clears Biz Owner's Wife Of $2M Payroll Tax Debt

    The wife of a man found liable for construction company employment taxes is off the hook for $2 million in liabilities, a New York federal jury found, saying she was not responsible for collecting the taxes and paying them over to the federal government.

  • May 12, 2025

    Texas Justices Say Nursing Home Can Appeal $7.1M Verdict

    The Texas Supreme Court has revived a nursing home's appeal of a $7.1 million injury verdict in favor of one of its employees, saying the nursing home has shown that it did not have actual notice of the judgment and is entitled to an extension to the filing deadline.

  • May 12, 2025

    Diddy Abuse Case About 'Private' Sex Life, Atty Tells Jury

    Sean "Diddy" Combs is a "complicated man" whose allegedly violent sexual relationships involved "voluntary adult choices," a lawyer for the hip-hop icon told a Manhattan federal jury Monday at the start of a trial on sex-trafficking charges that could put him in prison for life.

  • May 09, 2025

    J&J Co.'s Catheter Policy Limited Choices, Doc Testifies

    The chief of cardiovascular medicine at healthcare network HonorHealth took the stand Friday in Innovative Health's antitrust case against Johnson & Jonhson unit Biosense Webster, telling a California federal jury that Biosense's refusal to provide clinical support for hospitals that used third-party reprocessed catheters limited physician choice.

  • May 09, 2025

    Diddy Wasn't Targeted Due To His Race, NY Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge refused Friday to toss charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs, rejecting the hip-hop mogul's contention that federal prosecutors targeted him in a racketeering and sex trafficking suit for being Black.

  • May 09, 2025

    2nd Circ. OKs $6.5M Verdict Over Coerced Murder Confession

    The Second Circuit on Friday upheld a wrongfully imprisoned man's $6.5 million verdict against a Buffalo police officer for fabricating his confession during an episode of psychosis, saying the jury made reasonable findings based on the evidence.

  • May 09, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Veers From USPTO Agenda In IPR Estoppel Ruling

    The Federal Circuit has cleared patent challengers to pursue grounds in district court that weren't available in inter partes reviews, which attorneys say will likely increase the amount of Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges at a time when the agency is working toward the opposite.

  • May 09, 2025

    U. Of Minn., Telecom Giants Resolve Yearslong Patent Feud

    After a trial was put on hold in March, three telecom giants told a federal judge on Friday that they have resolved the University of Minnesota's patent litigation against them over 4G LTE technology.

  • May 09, 2025

    Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight

    A fleet management company has hit back at arguments that it relied on making "improper religious and racial insinuations" to a jury to beat a rival's infringement claims, saying nothing that happened in the case warrants a new trial.

Expert Analysis

  • The Fed. Circ. In 2024: 5 Major Rulings To Know

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    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.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    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.

  • Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

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    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.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    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.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    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.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    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.

  • Defense Strategies For Addressing Conspiracy-Minded Jurors

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    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.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict

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    A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • How Trial Attys Can Wield Amended Federal Evidence Rules

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    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.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • 5 Drug And Device Developments That Shaped 2024

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    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.

  • What FARA Enforcement In 2024 Reveals For The Year Ahead

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    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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