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  • June 29, 2026

    Ex-SVB Exec Concedes 'Excessive Risks' As FDIC Trial Opens

    Silicon Valley Bank's former chief financial officer testified Monday during the first day of a California federal bench trial over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging under examination SVB took on sustained "excessive risks" under the bank's own definition months before it collapsed.

  • June 29, 2026

    Ore. Top Court Takes PacifiCorp Case As Judge Won't Recuse

    The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a decision overturning PacifiCorp's classwide liability for wildfire damages affecting about 2,000 property owners, days after an appeals judge who did work for the utility in private practice declined to recuse herself.

  • June 29, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Felon's Case Over Cash Nicked By FBI Agent

    An Ohio man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges will have a second shot at arguing that he should get back $218,000 that was found in his safe but stolen by an FBI agent, under a Ninth Circuit decision issued Monday.

  • June 29, 2026

    2nd Circ. Revives Penalty Collection Fight In $380M Tax Case

    The Second Circuit revived penalty collection challenges Monday by six companies found to owe $380 million to the IRS from participating in a tax scheme, saying an appeals officer's failure to verify that fines had been approved by a supervisor invalidated the collection process.

  • June 29, 2026

    Gaiman Assault Suit Belongs In New Zealand, 7th Circ. Says

    A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a former nanny's suit accusing "Sandman" author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting her while in New Zealand, finding the dispute should be heard in that country rather than Wisconsin where he currently lives as a lawful permanent resident.

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