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Monsanto Fights Plaintiffs' Billion-Dollar Ask In PCB Tort Trial

By Rachel Riley

Nearly two dozen people who say they were poisoned by Monsanto-made chemicals asked a Washington state jury on Monday for a damages award of $1.1 billion to $3.3 billion, as the company's counsel countered the plaintiffs lack blood testing results and other key evidence to back their "extraordinary" request.

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Consolidated SVB Class Action Survives 3 Dismissal Bids

By Sarah Jarvis

A California federal judge has rejected three bids to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action against Silicon Valley Bank's brass, underwriters and auditor stemming from the bank's 2023 failure, finding the plaintiffs' "well-pleaded" allegations can continue.

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Bank Groups Will Join In On Fed's Debit-Card Swipe Fee Fight

By Jon Hill

Two banking industry groups received a North Dakota federal judge's permission Monday to present the perspective of banks when he holds a key hearing next month to mull a retailer-backed legal challenge to the Federal Reserve's limits on debit-card swipe fees.

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All 50 States Agree To Purdue Pharma's $7.4B Settlement

By Alex Wittenberg

Attorneys general from 55 U.S. states and territories on Monday backed Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion deal to settle opioid injury claims against the company and the Sackler family, almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Purdue's previous plan to end litigation over its role in the opioid epidemic.

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DVD Buyers Must Arbitrate Video Privacy Claims, Judge Says

By Allison Grande

A California federal judge has found that a putative class action accusing a pair of DVD and video game sellers of unlawfully disclosing online buyers' personal information to Meta belongs in arbitration, finding that while the dispute presents a "close call," the defendants haven't waived their right to compel arbitration. 

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Apple Can't Duck Renewed ICloud Monopoly Suit

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads.

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Fed. Circ. Reverses False Ad Verdict Against ThermoLife

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Monday reversed a Florida federal court's decision that ThermoLife falsely promoted amino acid products used in supplements and engaged in unfair competition, but backed a sanctions award over a licensing agreement issue.

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Commerce Official Turned US Rep. Slams 'Absurd' AI Proposal

By Courtney Bubl茅

Before coming to Congress in January, Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., was a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she oversaw the rollout of a $42.45 billion broadband access program; now she's working to protect it from the "deeply dangerous" provision in the budget reconciliation bill that punishes states that attempt to regulate AI.

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FCC Defends Prison Phone Rate Caps At 1st Circ.

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to push the deadline for its prison phone rate caps back by one year for a company that has argued it needs more time, but it's still standing by the need for those caps at the First Circuit.

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Maryland, Kalshi Clash Over Sports Contract Oversight

By Aislinn Keely

Maryland regulators and KalshiEx are dueling over whether the trading platform's past battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list its election contracts complicates its current bid to block Maryland regulators from taking action over contracts that allow traders to wager on the outcome of sporting events.

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China Mobile Won't Give Up Info In Federal Probe, FCC Says

By Christopher Cole

China Mobile has failed to fully cooperate with an investigation of whether the company is violating restrictions on its U.S. operations and could soon be fined more than $25,000 per day if the situation continues, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday.

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NJ Judicial Privacy Act Suits Too Fuzzy On Details, Cos. Say

By George Woolston

Companies accused by data security firm Atlas Data Privacy Corp. of violating New Jersey's judicial privacy law argued in federal court Monday that the suits should be dismissed because they lack enough facts to carry their claims.

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VoIP Providers Want FCC To Preempt Calif. 'Overreach'

By Christopher Cole

Internet voice call providers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to preempt California from enforcing new rules that the providers consider "overreach" in regulating the businesses.

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Vaping Interests Seek Halt On New NC E-Cigarette Law

By Sam Reisman

A coalition of vaping industry interests has asked a North Carolina federal judge to halt enforcement of a new state law regulating electronic cigarettes while its lawsuit alleging the policy is preempted by federal law plays out.

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Rural Broadband Cos. Say Scalability, Cost Key To Buildout

By Nadia Dreid

Rural network providers are happy about some of the changes the U.S. Department of Commerce is making to the multibillion-dollar broadband deployment program BEAD, but say they also think the government should turn a keen eye toward making sure projects are scalable and cost-efficient.

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Ex-Gree Execs Get 3 Yrs. In Landmark Product Safety Case

By Gina Kim

Two former Gree USA Inc. executives were sentenced to approximately three years in prison each by a California federal judge on Monday, after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by failing to report defective humidifiers in landmark criminal convictions under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

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Paddle.com To Pay FTC $5M Over Tech Support Scam Claims

By Katryna Perera

Payment processing company Paddle.com Market Ltd. agreed on Monday to pay $5 million to settle a suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission accusing it of assisting and processing payments for tech support scams.

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Wash. AG Sues Over Alleged Exploitation Of Senior Tenants

By Isaac Monterose

Washington's attorney general has accused a property management company and the owners of several apartment complexes of deceiving low-income senior tenants by not telling them about the actual quality of properties or about how their rents were going to be calculated or raised.

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Delta, Endeavor Want Delay Or Transfer Of Toronto Crash Suit

By Mike Curley

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Endeavor Air Inc. are asking a Georgia federal court to either stay or transfer a man's suit over injuries suffered in the Delta Flight 4819 crash earlier this year in Toronto, saying the court should wait until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to move it and similar suits to an MDL.

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AI Legal Tool Co. Allegedly Misuses Litigants' Names For Ads

By Matt Perez

A group of litigants from California and Washington has filed a suit against legal technology firm UniCourt Research Inc. in federal court, alleging the company used details about their disparate case to promote its software subscription.

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Fla. Court OKs Atty Fees To Associations In Rent Control Suit

By David Minsky

A Florida state appellate court reinstated a lawsuit brought by real estate groups against a county rent control measure saying they're owed attorney fees and costs as a "collateral legal consequence" of a challenge to a local ordinance that is preempted by state law.

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Vet, Manager Can't Dodge $6M Horse Semen Suit, Farm Says

By Elaine Brise帽o

A horse farm told an Oregon federal judge that a veterinarian and a boarding manager can't escape a negligence and malpractice suit stemming from the destruction of $6.4 million worth of stallion semen, arguing the complaint successfully shows the two men violated consumer protections.

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VPN Co. Charges Monthly Fee Without Consent, Suit Says

By Nadia Dreid

A company that sells virtual private networks and is owned by an Israeli billionaire has been slapped with a lawsuit accusing it of enrolling customers in automatic subscriptions without their permission.

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Ohio Tells 6th Circ. PBM Case Doesn't Target Federal Work

By Matthew Perlman

Ohio urged the Sixth Circuit to send its case accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices through rebate schemes back to state court, arguing the case doesn't target any federal government work by the pharmacy benefit managers.

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Grubhub Can't Use FTC Deal To End Chicago's Deception Suit

By Lauraann Wood

Grubhub cannot cite a deceptive practices settlement it entered into with the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois officials to terminate the city of Chicago's lawsuit targeting prices it shows to customers, a state judge said on Monday.

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Water Filter Co. Seeks Help Getting Clorox's Deleted Emails

By Christine DeRosa

A water filtration company accusing Clorox Co. and its Brita brand of a "patent ambush" to corner the market on home water filters has told a Pennsylvania federal court it needs assistance obtaining emails Clorox purportedly admitted to getting rid of through an auto-delete policy.

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Real Estate Co. Hit With Unwanted-Text Class Action In Ga.

By Kelcey Caulder

A real estate marketing company and a lead generation business were hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court by a woman who alleges they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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Despite Rule Delay, FTC Scrutiny Looms For Subscriptions

Even though the Federal Trade Commission has delayed its click-to-cancel rule that introduces strict protocols for auto-renewing subscriptions, businesses should expect active enforcement of the new requirements after July, and look to the FTC's recent lawsuits against Uber and Cleo AI as warnings, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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How Medical Practices Can Improve Privacy Compliance

In light of recent high-profile patient privacy violations, health practices — especially in California — should better position themselves to comply with medical privacy laws by shoring up strategies ranging from mapping electronic protected health information to building a better compliance culture, says Suzanne Natbony at Aliant Law.

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3 Corporate Deposition Prep Tips To Counter 'Reptile' Tactics

With plaintiffs counsel’s rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons.

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Justice Jackson Tops Royalties And Trip Disclosures In 2024

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackon wasn't the only member of the high court to make a stage-related debut in the past year: Justice Sonia Sotomayor had a hand in helping a Missouri theater company create a musical adaptation of one of her children's books, according to financial disclosure forms released Tuesday.

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Fla. AG Held In Contempt Over Defying Migrant Law Order

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued an order holding state Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt for violating a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.

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9th Circ. Skeptical Of Blocking National Guard Deployment

By Dorothy Atkins

A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Tuesday to striking down a temporary restraining order — currently paused — that would block President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Los Angeles, with two judges repeatedly citing case law suggesting the president has broad discretion to mobilize the Guard.

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DOJ Urged To Add Prosecutors Amid Threats To Congress

By Courtney Bubl茅

Following the tragic shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers, the top Republican and Democrat on the committee that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to give the force more prosecutorial resources.

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Senate Bill Could Hike Taxes On Litigation Funding Profits

By Courtney Bubl茅

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released the committee's budget reconciliation proposal Monday evening, which includes proposed reforms to third-party litigation funding.

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Gemini Says CFTC Enforcement Went 'Trophy-Hunting' In Suit

By Aislinn Keely

The crypto exchange Gemini on Tuesday slammed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Enforcement Division and the attorneys who pursued a now-settled case against the firm, calling the division "out of control" and accusing its attorneys of engaging in "trophy-hunting lawfare."

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Judge OKs Deal To End LeClairRyan Founder Tax Claims

By Rick Archer

A Virginia bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a settlement striking LeClairRyan PLLC founder Gary LeClair from the list of owners of the defunct firm, relieving him of responsibility for a share of the firm's nearly $21 million in tax liabilities.

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CFPB's Vought Seeks To Limit Use Of Civil Penalty Fund

By Jon Hill

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting Director Russell Vought is proposing to restrict the agency's ability to tap its civil penalty fund for consumer education and financial literacy initiatives as part of a trio of draft regulatory changes posted online Tuesday.

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'Is Anybody Home?': Ex-Judge Faces Ethics Case Over Delays

By Emily Sawicki

A former California state appellate justice whose persistent backlog subjected hundreds of cases, including some involving juveniles, to delays of four, five, even eight years is now facing a state ethics proceeding alleging neglect of duty and willful misconduct in office.

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Jeanine Pirro Formally Nominated For DC US Atty

By Courtney Bubl茅

Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has been nominated for the full-time U.S. attorney role for the District of Columbia after having been tapped previously for the position on an interim basis.

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Hyundai Dealership Sues Snell & Wilmer Over 'Botched' Filing

By Dorothy Atkins

A Los Angeles Hyundai dealership has hit Snell & Wilmer with a professional negligence lawsuit in California state court, accusing the firm and three attorneys of lying about an allegedly obviously "botched" arbitration motion in underlying litigation and then pursuing a meritless appeal costing Hyundai over $725,000 in unwarranted fees.

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School's Out: 8 Summer Reading Picks For IP Attorneys

By Theresa Schliep

For busy intellectual property attorneys, summer can present the perfect opportunity to catch up on some reading, whether it's a treatise on contracts in the entertainment sector or a vivid work of science fiction that has the potential to bring new perspective to one's personal and professional lives.

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