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• July 10, 2025

  Carma Says Ex-CLO, President Stole Hulk Hogan Beer Ideas

  Carma HoldCo Inc. has filed a $10 million lawsuit in Illinois federal court against its former president and chief legal officer, accusing them of misappropriating its trade secrets and business plans related to "Real American" beer in a partnership with wrestler Hulk Hogan after they were terminated.

• July 10, 2025

  Boehringer Wins Another Zantac Cancer Trial In Illinois

  Boehringer Ingelheim notched another Zantac cancer trial win in Illinois state court this week, after a jury rejected a prostate cancer patient's claim that his seven-year use of the brand-name heartburn drug played a role in his diagnosis.

• July 10, 2025

  Apple, Visa And Mastercard Beat Payment Fee Collusion Suit

  An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday dismissed several retailers' proposed antitrust class action that accused Apple, Visa and Mastercard of scheming to restrain competition in point-of-sale transaction payment networks, saying the express terms of agreements retailers had claimed were anti-competitive showed otherwise.

• July 10, 2025

  Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A

  The federal banking regulators' recent approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover signals the agencies' willingness to approve large transactions and a more favorable environment generally for bank mergers under the Trump administration, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

• July 10, 2025

  Students Say Fee Concerns Unfounded In Aid-Fixing Case

  Attorneys for students accusing elite universities of conspiring to limit financial aid told an Illinois federal court there's no need for the schools to look into ethical concerns raised about attorney fees by a "disgruntled" associate for one of the firms representing the proposed class.

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