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  • August 04, 2026

    Fla. Court Rules In Favor Of LGBCoin Investors

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday granted a default judgment in favor of "Let's Go Brandon" meme coin investors in a class action alleging securities violations, saying that a purported founder of the digital currency vexatiously litigated the case. 

  • August 04, 2026

    Modivcare, White & Case Settle Ch. 11 Fee Dispute

    A Texas bankruptcy judge has approved a deal between Modivcare and advisers to its official committee of unsecured creditors, putting to bed turmoil over the committee's $19 million fee application and a connected contempt motion against the reorganized health services group.

  • August 04, 2026

    Mich. Judge Fines Atty $1K For 'Baseless' Ethics Accusation

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a tax foreclosure suit and said he would not allow the parties to continue bickering via motion because "this case is over."

  • August 03, 2026

    Lindberg Wants Special Master DQ'd Amid Restitution Fight

    Billionaire Greg Lindberg wants to disqualify the special master tasked with mapping his assets and recommending restitution in his sweeping fraud case, alleging the special master sold a high-value asset for pennies on the dollar and has been given too much power.

  • August 03, 2026

    Legal Questions Michigan Is Still Facing In 2026

    Michigan's legal sector can expect answers on several burning legal questions in the remainder of 2026, with major litigation over the Flint water crisis nearing an end, and the state's enforcement push against prediction market purveyors just getting started. Some of the biggest questions, however, will be answered not in court, but at the ballot box, where Michigan Supreme Court justices are up for election and a potential constitutional convention will be put to voters.

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