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  • April 16, 2026

    1st Circ. Nixes Cop Assault Count Over Hearsay Testimony

    A Puerto Rico police officer who joined three other officers in brutalizing a teenager cannot escape most of his convictions, however, the First Circuit also ruled that since his pistol whipping charge relied on recounted statements from the absent victim, the decision on that count had to be reversed.

  • April 16, 2026

    Dems Call On Watchdog To Probe DOJ Antitrust Work

    A group of Democratic federal lawmakers this week called on the U.S. Department of Justice's acting inspector general to investigate the possibility that lobbying has led to misconduct in the department's antitrust work, including the DOJ's recent surprise settlement with event ticketing giant Live Nation.

  • April 16, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Snubs Early Appeal In Camera Tech Patent Feud

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday denied U.S. Navy contractor FullView Inc.'s request to appeal a California federal judge's invalidation of claims in its camera technology patent for not meeting eligibility requirements and the exclusion of a damages expert's testimony in litigation against HP unit Polycom.

  • April 15, 2026

    'A Bunch Of Games': MDL Judge Irked By Meta, AGs Sparring

    A California federal judge appeared skeptical Wednesday of Meta Platforms Inc.'s request for a summary judgment win over claims by state attorneys general in multidistrict social media addiction litigation, saying repeatedly that many disputes should be resolved at trial and panning some arguments by both sides as "a bunch of games."

  • April 15, 2026

    Paraplegic Woman Reaches $60M Deal For Interstate Crash

    Multiple construction, engineering and traffic control companies have agreed to pay $60 million to end claims that their negligent road work on Interstate 55 in Illinois caused a 28-year-old woman to suffer permanent injuries and paraplegia, her counsel announced Monday.

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