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  • July 17, 2026

    NM Wants CFTC's Prediction Market Enforcement Suit Axed

    The state of New Mexico told a federal judge that a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission suit over prediction market regulation shouldn't stand, since the agency can't show how it's been harmed by the state's attempts to enforce its gaming laws against Kalshi.

  • July 17, 2026

    Gamers Fight To Keep Valve 'Loot Box' Gambling Claims Alive

    Gamers accusing Valve Corp. of violating Washington state gambling laws through in-game "loot boxes" containing potentially valuable virtual items on Thursday urged a Seattle federal judge not to dismiss their proposed class action, rejecting the gaming giant's assertion that the boxes are no different than a pack of baseball cards.

  • July 17, 2026

    2nd Circ. Sends Sprinter's Gatorade Doping Suit To NY Court

    The Second Circuit on Friday deferred the appeal by a track athlete claiming Gatorade supplied him with tainted gummies to a New York state appeals court to determine whether his complaint is covered by state tort or contract law.

  • July 17, 2026

    Bankrupt Pa. City Can Keep Disputed Revenue, 3rd Circ. Says

    The Third Circuit ruled Friday that the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, gets to keep income from a casino, a trash incinerator and other sources that secured its debt, finding that its creditors' liens on the revenues did not survive Chester's Chapter 9 filing.

  • July 17, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of Treadmill Patent Claims

    The Federal Circuit on Friday backed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that claims in a Woodway patent on its line of Curve treadmills were invalid, finding the company misinterpreted how the board analyzed key patent language.

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