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  • October 27, 2026

    Open Issues After 2nd Circ.'s Airport Phone Search Ruling

    While the Second Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Alisigwe decision confirms border agents' broad authority to conduct routine manual cellphone searches at ports of entry, significant questions remain about more wide-ranging forensic searches at the border, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • October 27, 2026

    Playground Equipment Makers Abandon Deal After FTC Action

    PlayPower has abandoned its planned purchase of fellow private equity-backed playground equipment maker BCI Burke after the Federal Trade Commission and a dozen states moved to challenge the deal.

  • October 26, 2026

    Amazon Seeks Atty Emails Over Alleged Solar Asset Fraud

    Amazon Energy LLC asked a Washington state judge Friday to review emails between two law firms and their clients, claiming the communications aren't subject to attorney-client privilege because they outline a fraudulent scheme to scuttle two solar power deals with Amazon and secure more lucrative contracts.

  • October 26, 2026

    Amazon Can't Exit Liquidator's Alleged $140M Overcharge Suit

    A federal judge in Seattle has refused to throw out liquidator Xcess Ltd.'s lawsuit seeking to recoup nearly $140 million in alleged overpayments to Amazon, concluding the plaintiff has shown the e-commerce giant "intentionally and knowingly ignored its contractual obligation" under a deal to sell surplus inventory to Xcess.

  • October 26, 2026

    NCAA Fixes Labor Price With DIII Scholarship Ban, Suit Says

    The NCAA engages in an ongoing conspiracy to fix the price of Division III athletic labor by not allowing colleges at that level to offer sports scholarships, three current and former student-athletes alleged in a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court.

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