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  • November 18, 2025

    Skaggs' Contract Worth Over $124M Had He Lived, Jury Told

    Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs' contract through the 2027 MLB season would've been worth up to $124 million had he lived and continued to improve in his professional career, an expert for the plaintiffs told California state jurors considering his family's wrongful death claims against the ball club on Tuesday. 

  • November 18, 2025

    World Aquatics Freed From Enhanced US' Antitrust Suit

    Enhanced US LLC, a sporting event organizer that lets athletes use performance-enhancing drugs, failed to plausibly allege that World Aquatics and others broke antitrust laws by conspiring to thwart its competitions, a New York federal judge said Monday.

  • November 18, 2025

    IBM, Qualcomm Lead Public Cos. In Patented Inventions

    IBM Corp. holds the most patent families of all S&P 100 companies, followed by Qualcomm Inc. and Microsoft Corp., according to an IFI Claims Patent Services report released Tuesday.

  • November 18, 2025

    Judge Details Reasons For Goldstein's Pretrial Motion Losses

    A Maryland federal judge explained in further detail Tuesday her decision against SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein on several motions seeking to trim his tax evasion case as it heads to trial next year.

  • November 18, 2025

    3 Firms Advise On $1.1B Deal For Topgolf Majority Stake

    Three law firms are advising on a deal announced Tuesday that will see Leonard Green & Partners LP purchase a majority stake in the entertainment and driving range businesses of Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. at a $1.1 billion value. 

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