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  • August 13, 2026

    'Jump Must Litigate': 7th Circ. Clarifies Arb. Enforcement Rule

    The Seventh Circuit rejected trading firm Jump Trading LLC's bid to arbitrate a putative securities class action Thursday, finding that courts, not arbitrators, must decide whether disputes belong in arbitration when the parties haven't signed an arbitration agreement, furthering a circuit split and holding that "Jump must litigate."

  • August 13, 2026

    'Anticompetitive Friction': Google Must Fix App Store Search

    A California federal judge Thursday ordered Google LLC to streamline the steps for Android users to find rival app stores as part of his court-ordered remedies in antitrust litigation won by Epic Games Inc. against Google, saying the current user process includes "anti-competitive friction" to discourage competition.

  • August 13, 2026

    BNY Should Face Stanford Ponzi Suit In NJ, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge recommended that a class action alleging the Bank of New York Mellon's involvement in R. Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme be removed to New Jersey, saying the claims do not belong within the wider multidistrict litigation.

  • August 13, 2026

    Webuild Pushes For Pause In Suit Seeking $140M Arbitral Award

    Italian construction giant Webuild on Wednesday urged a Delaware federal court to pause a Chilean construction company's lawsuit aimed at enforcing a $140 million arbitral award as Webuild looks to challenge an "unprecedented" Third Circuit decision reviving the litigation.

  • August 13, 2026

    Bristol-Myers Can't Duck UMB Suit Targeting Drug Approvals

    The Second Circuit on Thursday revived UMB Bank's suit alleging Bristol-Myers Squibb's slow-walking of the drug approval process caused investors to miss out on billions of dollars, rejecting the pharmaceutical giant's contention that the bank lacked standing to sue.

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