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WeightWatchers Cleared To Exit Ch. 11 And Cut $1.15B In Debt

By Alex Wittenberg

WeightWatchers on Tuesday secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's blessing to exit Chapter 11 less than two months after filing the case with a leaner balance sheet and new owners, allowing the dieting company to refocus its business after new weight-loss drugs threatened its main product.

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6th Circ. Revives Ex-Chili's Manager's Age Discrimination Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

The Sixth Circuit Tuesday revived a terminated Chili's restaurant manager's age discrimination case against the casual dining chain, saying the former employee offered enough evidence to rebut the chain's contention he was actually fired for not "living the Chili's way."

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Hooters Can Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes Following Creditor Deal

By Ben Zigterman

A Texas bankruptcy judge determined Tuesday that Hooters of America may solicit votes on its Chapter 11 plan after the troubled casual dining chain reached an agreement with its unsecured creditors committee, overruling objections lodged by the U.S. Trustee's Office.

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PepsiCo Makes Workers Undercount Hours, PAGA Suit Says

By Emmy Freedman

PepsiCo instructs hourly paid employees to only document their scheduled hours and not the time they actually spend working, causing workers to lose out on overtime wages and not receive pay for skipped meal breaks, a Private Attorneys General Act suit filed in California state court said.

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Brief

Bunge Gets Last-Needed Approvals For $18B Viterra Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd. announced that it has cleared the last antitrust regulatory hurdle to close its $18 billion acquisition of global grain trader Viterra Ltd.

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Ill. Increases Sports Betting, Tobacco Tax And Taxes Airbnbs

By Jaqueline McCool

Illinois increased its tax on sports betting and tobacco products and extended its tax on hotel operators to include short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos under a budget bill approved by the governor.

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8th Circ. Says NLRB Misapplied Standard In Starbucks Case

By Emily Brill

The National Labor Relations Board improperly ignored a Starbucks employee's impression of her manager's comments during a union campaign when concluding the comments were unlawful, a split Eighth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, resolving a case that challenged the board's standard for determining when an employer's anti-union rhetoric violates labor law.

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Beverage Co.'s Rihanna Rum Claims Were Bunk, SEC Says

By Emilie Ruscoe

A purported beverage company and its founder face Securities and Exchange Commission claims they defrauded would-be investors out of $3.6 million by misrepresenting how they aimed to use funds they raised and inaccurately suggesting the company was poised to collaborate with pop star Rihanna.

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Agri Beef, Indiana Packers Strike $2.5M Deal In Wage-Fix Suit

By Zach Dupont

Agri Beef, the Indiana Packers Corporation and a proposed class of workers at red meat processing plants have reached settlements totaling $2.5 million in a suit alleging a nationwide conspiracy to suppress wages.

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Org. Urges 9th Circ. To OK NFL Sunday Ticket Verdict Dismissal

By Jared Foretek

A legal foundation focused on promoting free enterprise principles is offering support to the NFL as the league defends a California federal judge's dismissal of a jury's $4.7 billion Sunday Ticket price-fixing award, arguing Tuesday the district court was right to correct a "gatekeeping failure" in expert testimony.

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Burford Blasts Interference Claim In Chicken Price-Fix Case

By Lauraann Wood

The Illinois federal judge handling consolidated price-fixing litigation against the nation's largest chicken producers should throw out the settlement interference counterclaim Tyson lodged alongside its answer in the case because it is no more than a speculation-based "fishing expedition," litigation funder Burford Capital argued.

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David Protein Avoids Court Ordered Ingredient Sale For Now

By Matthew Perlman

A New York federal court has refused to issue an early order requiring David Protein to supply a fat replacement ingredient to several low-calorie food producers after the protein bar-maker purchased the ingredient's only manufacturer.

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SC Pizzeria Says Insurer Owes For Building Fire

By Hope Patti

An insurer for a South Carolina pizzeria wrongfully refused to pay its full $926,000 policy limit after a fire destroyed the building where the restaurant was located, the business said in a suit removed to federal court.

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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

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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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Feature

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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