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  • February 25, 2026

    Ex-Morgan Stanley Pro Abused NBA Players' Trust, Jury Hears

    A prosecutor told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that former Morgan Stanley investment adviser Darryl Cohen pulled off a long con of current and former NBA players, winning their confidence and friendship before cheating them out of more than $5 million.

  • February 25, 2026

    Social Media Contributed To Mental Health Issues, Jury Hears

    A therapist who treated the plaintiff in a landmark bellwether trial alleging Instagram and YouTube harm children's mental health told a California jury Wednesday that social media use contributed to the plaintiff's struggles, while acknowledging that social media addiction is not a diagnosis formally recognized in her field.

  • February 25, 2026

    9th Circ. Upends $8M Asbestos Verdict Against BNSF

    The Ninth Circuit has ruled that BNSF Railway Co. cannot be held strictly liable under Montana law for transporting asbestos-containing vermiculite and letting vermiculite dust collect on tracks and its railyard, upending the $8 million jury verdict awarded to the estates of two former Libby, Montana, residents who developed mesothelioma.

  • February 25, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Told New Ruling Backs Patent Win Against Amazon

    Software company Kove IO Inc. told the Federal Circuit that the court's ruling in a recent case undermines Amazon's argument that a $673 million judgment against it for infringing cloud data storage patents should be thrown out.

  • February 25, 2026

    Conn. Supreme Court Reinstates Manslaughter Conviction

    The Connecticut Supreme Court has reinstated a reckless manslaughter conviction for a man who shot his girlfriend with a replica antique firearm, finding the man was not entitled to a jury instruction related to his general intent to commit a crime.

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