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  • September 18, 2026

    Lilly Left Nektar Drug 'Damaged Goods,' Jury Told At Trial End

    Eli Lilly & Co. turned Nektar Therapeutics' autoimmune-disease drug Rezpeg into "damaged goods" by breaching the companies' co-development deal and delaying the medication's development in favor of a competing drug the pharma giant subsequently acquired, Nektar's counsel told a California federal jury during closing arguments Friday in the $1 billion case.

  • September 18, 2026

    Roblox Struggles To Shake LA County Public Nuisance Suit

    As a California judge appeared poised Friday to deny Roblox's bid to dismiss Los Angeles County's lawsuit alleging the child-focused gaming platform is a "hunting ground for predators," a company attorney encouraged him to at least trim some allegations on free speech grounds.

  • September 18, 2026

    Facebook's Notes System Better Handles Misinfo, Exec Says

    Meta's chief product officer told a New Mexico jury Friday that Facebook's switch from fact-checkers to crowdsourced notes helped combat misinformation, but he was also grilled about a Mark Zuckerberg email that supposedly envisioned "tricking" users into public posting.

  • September 18, 2026

    Judge Nixes USDA's SNAP Deadline, Immigrant Benefit Rules

    An Oregon federal judge sided with a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the Trump administration's restrictions to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, ruling Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guidance barring certain noncitizen immigrants from SNAP benefits was unlawful.

  • September 18, 2026

    Disney, Cameron Beat Actress' 'Avatar' Likeness Suit, For Now

    A California federal judge on Friday dismissed indigenous actress Q'orianka Kilcher's lawsuit accusing Disney and director James Cameron of using her face to craft the main character in the science fiction film "Avatar," but gave the actress a chance to amend her suit.

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