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June 25, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday denied Albertsons Cos. Inc.'s bid to force The Kroger Co. to submit additional internal law firm communications in litigation over the companies' failed $24.6 billion merger, ruling that Kroger's waiver of attorney-client privilege does not extend to lawyers' brainstorming that was never communicated to the client.
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June 25, 2026
Recent Justice Department data shows fraud prosecutions fell to their lowest rate in a decade in 2025, illustrating a move away from traditional financial cases and toward a targeted mix of healthcare, government program, consumer and sanctions matters, say Paul Hinton and Adrienna Huffman at The Brattle Group.
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June 25, 2026
An Illinois federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $30 million deal Otter Tail has inked to resolve certain plaintiffs' claims in litigation alleging that two of its subsidiaries conspired with other polyvinyl chloride pipe producers to fix prices.
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June 25, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Monsanto a win in its long-running litigation battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup, clearing the path for a $7.25 billion settlement to end thousands of suits facing the Bayer AG unit by finding that the state law claims underlying a $1.25 million jury verdict are barred.
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June 24, 2026
A New York federal judge is asking the plaintiffs suing real estate finance services firm SitusAMC over a 2025 data breach for additional information about the administration and public notice of their newly disclosed $5.3 million deal to resolve negligence and other claims stemming from the incident, saying the details are necessary for preliminary approval.
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