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• April 17, 2026

  Exxon Rips Mass. AG For Greenwash 'Fishing Expedition'

  ExxonMobil said Massachusetts' attorney general is proposing a "massive fishing expedition" in the state's long-pending "greenwashing" lawsuit by seeking to question witnesses about hundreds of topics, some dating back nearly 50 years, in a motion seeking to limit the scope of upcoming depositions.

• April 17, 2026

  AI Health Co. Illegally Shared Genetic Data, Patients Say

  A healthcare company powered by artificial intelligence violated Illinois' genetic privacy law and other consumer protection laws by compelling a genetic testing business it acquired to disclose patients' genetic information, which it then shared through data agreements with pharmaceutical giants such as Eli Lilly and AbbVie, a lawsuit in Illinois federal court says.

• April 17, 2026

  Bill Floated To Nix Medical Residency Antitrust Exemption

  U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has introduced legislation to repeal an antitrust exemption given to the medical residency matching program by Congress two decades ago, over concerns about wages and a bottleneck of medical school graduates.

• April 17, 2026

  Thread Count Claims Clear, 9th Circ. Says, Reviving Target Suit

  The Ninth Circuit on Friday found that a lower court erred in dismissing a proposed class action alleging that Target Corp. sold bedsheets claiming to be 100% cotton with a thread count of 600 or more, which can't be achieved with purely cotton fabric, saying that a reasonable consumer can still be deceived by a physically impossible claim.

• April 17, 2026

  Fanatics Unit Says Bettor Can't Enforce Wagering Limits Rule  

  A Fanatics sportsbook affiliate has urged a Michigan federal court to deny a bettor's bid for partial summary judgment, arguing that he has no private right to enforce the state gaming rule at issue, lacks standing to assert claims under other states' laws and sought judgment before discovery had even begun.

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