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April 07, 2025
Justices Won't Hear Lion Air Family's Boeing Jury Trial Bid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a more than century-old law governing fatal accidents on the high seas, curtailing an effort from the estate of a 737 Max crash victim to get Boeing to face a jury trial over the 2018 Lion Air incident.
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April 07, 2025
Boeing Again Settles Ethiopian 737 Max Cases On Eve Of Trial
Boeing has agreed to settle two wrongful death cases over the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash just before a damages trial was scheduled to start in Chicago federal court on Monday.
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April 04, 2025
Bigelow Drinkers Overpaid 11% Due To 'USA' Label, Jury Told
An expert testifying for a California class of R.C. Bigelow tea purchasers on Friday told a federal jury considering damages caused by false advertising claims that the class overpaid by 11.3%, or $3.26 million, due to a "Manufactured in the USA 100%" label the judge already found is deceiving.
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April 04, 2025
Nokia Reaches Deal Before EDTX Patent Trial, T-Mobile Still On
Nokia has settled out of a lawsuit accusing its equipment customer, T-Mobile, of infringing a Dallas-based patent business' wireless communications patents, according to a settlement notice filed Friday in Texas federal court, leaving T-Mobile and its other network equipment supplier, Ericsson, to face trial April 5.
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April 04, 2025
Chevron Hit With $745M Verdict Over La. Coast Pollution
Chevron must pay nearly $745 million to repair damage done to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a Plaquemines Parish jury ruled Friday in a case filed more than a decade ago.
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April 04, 2025
OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft
A California federal judge on Friday nailed down an expedited March 2026 trial schedule for Elon Musk and OpenAI's contract fight over OpenAI's transition into a for-profit enterprise, while staying antitrust claims indefinitely and calling Microsoft's request to participate in the trial if she dismisses Musk's claims against it "not logical."
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April 04, 2025
Boston Bomber Asks 1st Circ. To Oust Judge Amid Bias Probe
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday asked the First Circuit to remove the Massachusetts federal judge who presided over his 2015 trial from conducting an inquiry into potential juror bias, after the jurist declined to recuse himself.
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April 04, 2025
Fed. Circ. Says AMS' $48M Trade Secrets Win Needs More Math
The Federal Circuit ruled Friday that a Texas federal court will need to take yet another look at the prejudgment interest calculation in a $48 million-plus judgment in a trade secrets case between chipmakers AMS and Renesas over stolen light sensor technology that has been in the courts for nearly two decades.
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April 04, 2025
Fla. Court Sanctions Man For Made-Up Lowe's Injury
A Florida appeals court on Friday sanctioned a man who a trial judge found concocted a story about being injured by falling garbage can lids at a Lowe's store.
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April 04, 2025
Death Row Case May Test Limits Of Federal Habeas Review
Michael Wayne Reynolds, who was convicted of a triple murder in 2007, maintains his innocence and is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for another chance to argue that his prosecution in his trial hid potentially exculpatory evidence — in a case that strikes at the core of the ability of prisoners to bring habeas corpus challenges.
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April 04, 2025
Anthropic Can't Weigh In On Google Search Fix
A D.C. federal judge denied a request from Anthropic to provide input during the remedies phase of the government's search monopolization case against Google over concerns about a provision requiring notice before Google makes future investments in artificial intelligence.
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April 04, 2025
11th Circ. Tosses Former Atty's Extortion Conviction
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday overturned the conviction of a former criminal defense attorney for extorting a client for cash, finding in a published opinion that there was insufficient evidence.
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April 04, 2025
US Soccer, MLS Push Back On $500M Antitrust Retrial Bid
Major League Soccer and the U.S. soccer governing body have urged a Brooklyn federal judge to reject a defunct league's request for a new antitrust trial, arguing a jury was right to determine there was no relevant market in the suit.
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April 03, 2025
Recidivist Convicted Of Conning NBA Players Gets 12 Years
A former stockbroker on Thursday was sentenced to over 12 years in prison after he was found guilty at trial last year of swindling two former NBA players out of $8 million, in what the judge called "pure and simple theft" by the recidivist fraudster.
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April 03, 2025
Apple Security Chief Cleared Of Bribery Charge At Calif. Trial
Apple Inc.'s global security chief has been found not guilty of bribery by a California jury in a case alleging he promised to donate nearly $70,000 worth of iPads to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office in exchange for the approval of concealed weapons permits for four Apple employees.
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April 03, 2025
Bigelow CEO Denies Deliberately Misleading Tea Buyers
The CEO of R.C. Bigelow repeatedly denied from a California federal court witness stand Thursday that her company deliberately misled consumers by labeling its teas as "manufactured in the USA 100%," saying that the phrase — which a judge has already found to be false — was well-intentioned.
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April 03, 2025
Former Admiral Loses Bid To Escape Bribery Case
A D.C. federal judge refused to dismiss charges the U.S. government brought against former Navy Admiral Robert P. Burke for allegedly steering a contract to a company in exchange for a lucrative post-retirement position, calling his attempt to escape the charges "meritless."
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April 03, 2025
Google, Apple Staff Must Testify In Meta Antitrust Case
A D.C. federal judge said current and former employees of Google, Apple, TikTok, X Corp., Snap and other tech companies must testify at the Federal Trade Commission's upcoming antitrust trial against Meta Platforms Inc.
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April 03, 2025
Baltimore Atty Avoids Prison After $25M Extortion Conviction
A Baltimore attorney has been sentenced to three years of probation with six months of home confinement after being convicted of trying to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System.
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April 03, 2025
11th Circ. Urged To End For-Cause Firing Of Tax Court Judges
A widow and former licensed practical nurse urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to eliminate a code provision that only allows for-cause removal of U.S. Tax Court judges — saying it restricts presidential power — or else declare the provision unconstitutional because the Tax Court isn't a part of the executive branch.
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April 03, 2025
Accountant Cleared To Testify In Malpractice Case Against Her
An accountant accused of malpractice can testify about whether her actions were reasonable when she allegedly failed to tell a client about a change in tax law stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's Wayfair decision, a state Business Court judge has ruled.
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April 03, 2025
Judge OKs Toss Of FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday granted the federal government's bid to end the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., ending a legal battle that was beset by delays throughout its six-year run. Â
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April 03, 2025
Adams Case Threatens NY Southern District's 'Supremacy'
The controversial end to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic criminal corruption prosecution could threaten the Southern District of New York's privileged status within the Justice Department and its leverage over other districts when it comes to vying for the lead on high-profile cases, experts say.
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April 03, 2025
Loan Fraud Plea Adds 6 Mos. To Pizzeria Owner's Prison Term
The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain who was sentenced to 8½ years in prison in October for an alleged forced-labor scheme will spend an additional six months behind bars after pleading guilty to submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration to obtain a loan.
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April 03, 2025
Nadine Menendez Trial Paused Due To Health Concerns
Nadine Menendez's trial on charges that she facilitated bribe payments for her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was paused for the week Thursday morning after the defendant appeared to be in discomfort and expressed unspecified health concerns.
Expert Analysis
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Autonomy Execs' Acquittal Highlights Good Faith Instruction
The recent acquittal of two former Autonomy executives demonstrates that a good faith jury instruction can be the cornerstone of an effective defense strategy in white collar criminal cases, in part because the concept of good faith is a human experience every juror can relate to, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.
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Series
Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.
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3 Ways To Lower Insider Trading Risk After First 10b5-1 Case
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice's insider trading prosecution against the former CEO of Ontrack based on alleged abuse of a Rule 10b5-1 safe harbor plan — designed to allow executives to sell their companies' securities without liability — companies and individuals should take steps to avoid enacting similar plans in bad faith, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
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Menendez Corruption Ruling Highlights Attorney Proffer Risks
The recent admission of slides used in a preindictment presentation as evidence during U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial highlights the potential pitfalls of using visual aids in attorney proffers, and the increasing importance of making disclaimers regarding information presented at the outset of proffers, say Carrie Cohen and Savanna Leak at MoFo.
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Opinion
Expert Witness Standards Must Consider Peer Review Crisis
For nearly two decades, the so-called replication crisis has upended how the scientific community views the reliability of peer-reviewed studies, and it’s time for courts to reevaluate whether peer review is a trustworthy proxy for expert witness reliability, say Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix at Reid Collins.
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Justices' Intent Witness Ruling May Be Useful For Defense Bar
At first glance, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Diaz v. U.S. decision, allowing experts to testify to the mental state of criminal defendants in federal court, gives prosecutors a new tool, but creative white collar defense counsel may be able to use the same tool to their own advantage, say Jack Sharman and Rachel Bragg at Lightfoot Franklin.
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Jarkesy's Impact On SEC Enforcement Will Be Modest
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy decision found that fraud defendants have a constitutional right to a jury trial, the ruling will have muted impact on the agency’s enforcement because it’s already bringing most of its cases in federal court, say Jeremiah Williams and Alyssa Fixsen at Ropes & Gray.
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Series
Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Opinion
After Jarkesy, IRS Must Course-Correct On Captive Insurance
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy decision has profound implications for other agencies, including the IRS, which must stop ignoring due process and curtailing congressional intent in its policing of captive insurance arrangements, says Peter Dawson at the 831(b) Institute.
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A Closer Look At New SDNY And EDNY Local Rules
New local rules in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York went into effect earlier this month, and include both stylistic changes to make legal writing more accessible, and substantive changes to make processes and filings more efficient, say Andrew Van Houter and Jennifer Montan at Faegre Drinker.
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Series
Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.