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  • May 15, 2026

    Caitlyn Jenner Faces Fresh Suit Over Meme Coin Collapse

    Media personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner faces potential class action fraud claims in California state court over the collapse of her meme coins after a similar action was tossed from federal court last month because a judge said the plaintiff couldn't sustain his securities fraud claims.

  • May 15, 2026

    Big E Operator Says Insurers Can't Reject MMA Death Claim

    The operator of one of the largest state fairs in the U.S. known as The Big E alleged in a lawsuit removed to federal court Friday that its insurers are wrongly relying on a list of policy exclusions to deny coverage for a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a mixed martial arts fighter, who died following an event at the Massachusetts fairgrounds in 2022.

  • May 15, 2026

    Detroit Says Robinhood Sport Contracts Imperil Its Economy

    The city of Detroit has urged a Michigan federal court to deny Robinhood Derivatives LLC's bid to block the state from enforcing its state gaming laws, arguing the company's sports-related event contracts threaten Detroit's tax revenue and local economy.

  • May 15, 2026

    FTC's Case Alleging Zillow, Redfin Pact Set For August Trial

    A Virginia federal judge has set an August trial date after shutting down a bid by Zillow and Redfin to escape a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing the companies of sealing a deal to stop competing on multifamily rental listings with a $100 million payment.

  • May 15, 2026

    Dumbbell Patent Case Settles After Fed. Circ. Undid Alice Ax

    Two workout equipment companies have settled a case over a patent covering dumbbells after a Federal Circuit panel undid a lower court's decision finding the patent to be invalid for being directed at an abstract idea.

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