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  • June 16, 2026

    Nationwide Aims To Decertify 50K ERISA Class Ahead Of Trial

    Nationwide urged an Ohio federal judge to cut down a class of 50,000 401(k) plan participants who claimed the company mismanaged a fund in its retirement plan, pointing to a recent Fourth Circuit ruling that said defined contribution plans require too many individual assessments to earn class certification.

  • June 16, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Dutch Insurer Isn't Lindberg Fraud Victim

    A split Fourth Circuit panel denied a bid for over €215 million ($249 million) in restitution from insolvency experts for a bankrupt Dutch insurer, after finding they didn't link the criminal conduct of convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg to the harm the company and its policyholders suffered.

  • June 16, 2026

    Game-Maker Seeks $13.5M Over Alleged Counterfeits

    The maker of Fusion skill game platforms has accused a Philadelphia route operator and his company of selling hacked and counterfeit versions of its game systems on eBay and Facebook Marketplace, alleging in a federal lawsuit that the knockoffs duplicate its copyrighted artwork and registered trademarks.

  • June 16, 2026

    NC Man Must Pay $36K To End SEC's Suit Over 'Free-Riding'

    A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing a North Carolina man of taking advantage of broker-dealer services to trade hundreds of thousands in securities despite not having the funds came to an end Monday in a final judgment after he failed to appear.

  • June 16, 2026

    4th Circ. Turns Down Bacardi Challenge To Rum TM Renewal

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday rejected Bacardi's challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's renewal of a Cuban company's expired trademark registration for Havana Club rum, finding a retroactive approval to pay the registration fee to be valid.

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