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February 26, 2026
Insurer Dodges Spinoff Coverage Suit From 'Maya' Verdict
A professional liability insurer does not have to defend the law firm that secured a $213 million award for the woman at the center of the documentary "Take Care of Maya" in a dispute over trial consultant fees, after a Florida federal judge found Wednesday that the claims are not covered by the insurance policy.
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February 26, 2026
Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit
The Vanguard Group Inc. will pay $29.5 million to settle claims brought by several conservative states accusing it and other large asset managers of driving up coal prices by pressuring publicly traded energy companies to lower their output to meet carbon emission reduction goals.
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February 26, 2026
Ex-Exec. In $2B Denmark Tax Scheme Hid Assets, Court Told
A Florida man involved in a $2 billion Danish tax refund scheme fraudulently transferred millions of dollars to a U.S. company to prevent the Danish government from seizing those assets, Denmark's tax agency told a New Jersey federal court.
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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.
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February 25, 2026
Lender In Fla. High-Rise Dispute Says $70M Loan Wasn't 'Free'
A lender urged a Florida bankruptcy court on Wednesday to end an adversary proceeding alleging that it fraudulently induced the holder of a downtown Miami high-rise plot to accept the terms of a $70 million loan, arguing that the recipients are trying to get "free" money.
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February 25, 2026
Jail Threat Impossible For Already-Jailed Insurance Magnate
North Carolina insurance billionaire Greg Lindberg doesn't face the threat of immediate imprisonment for violating a $122 million contempt order because he's already in jail, a group of insurance companies told North Carolina's highest court.
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February 25, 2026
IP Co. Investors Sue Over AI-Focused Acquisition Losses
Executives and directors of semiconductor technology company Synopsys Inc. were hit with a shareholder's derivative suit accusing them of misleading investors about the operational challenges faced by one of its segments following a $35 billion acquisition of an artificial intelligence company made in 2024.
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February 25, 2026
Judge Skeptical Of Bid To Toss FTC's Zillow, Redfin Case
A Virginia federal judge seemed skeptical on Wednesday as Zillow Group Inc. and Redfin Corp. pushed their bid to toss the Federal Trade Commission's case over an alleged agreement between the real estate listing companies to not compete for rental ads.
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February 25, 2026
'Conflicting' Claims Threaten Google ERISA Suit, Judge Hints
A Connecticut federal judge suggested Wednesday that a former Google sales representative may need to make changes if he wants to advance his lawsuit alleging the tech giant withheld $2 million in commission and improperly fired him amid colon cancer treatments, pointing to "competing allegations" in the complaint.
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February 25, 2026
Joe Gibbs Racing Seeks Injunction Against Ex-Director, Rival
NASCAR giant Joe Gibbs Racing LLC is urging a North Carolina federal court to hand it a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that will prevent its ex-competition director from using its trade secrets to benefit a direct competitor.
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February 25, 2026
9th Circ. Undoes $278M Eli Lilly Payment In Insulin Case
The Ninth Circuit ruled against a lower court Wednesday in saying pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly does not owe $278 million in royalties to an Arizona company for insulin-brands sales, saying an agreement between the companies did not cover insulin products Eli Lilly made using a certain yeast expression technology.
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February 25, 2026
Amazon, DC AG Delay Antitrust Trial, Again
A local D.C. judge has agreed to delay trial in the city's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon once again, pushing the scheduled start next year from May to September, with the two sides citing the government shutdown's impact on a related Federal Trade Commission case as the cause for the hold-up.
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February 25, 2026
Estate Documents Firm Accuses Rivals Of Trade Secrets Theft
Probate technology company Estate Documents Pro LLC filed a complaint in Arizona federal court alleging that former customers out of Texas misappropriated its software to launch a rival estate planning business.
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February 25, 2026
Atty Accused Of Insinuating Murder In NJ Food Biz Dispute
The widow of a New Jersey businessman asked a federal judge to sanction a plaintiff and his attorney in a contract‑based payout dispute, arguing they crossed a bright legal and ethical line by insinuating without evidence that she played a role in her husband's death.
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February 25, 2026
OppFi Nears Win Over Calif. Regulator's 'Rent-A-Bank' Case
A California state judge has preliminarily ruled that state regulators cannot treat Opportunity Financial's lending partnership with an out-of-state bank as an unlawful "rent-a-bank" scheme, potentially handing a major win to the fintech firm in a long-running legal battle over enforcement of California's interest-rate limits.
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February 24, 2026
9th Circ. Grants Atty Fee Appeal In Eye Drop Pricing Suit
District courts cannot reduce fee awards to attorneys based on a firm's size, the Ninth Circuit ruled in a published opinion Tuesday, sending a case back to a California federal court to recalculate attorney fees awarded to a "small" firm that represented wholesalers in a Robinson-Patman Act suit against eye drop manufacturers.
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February 24, 2026
Ex-Med School Dean Claims Fla. College Broke Work Contract
The former dean of Florida International University's medical school told a state court that the university breached his employment contract by refusing to pay him the salary promised in their agreement and undermined his independence.
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February 24, 2026
Insurance Row Judge Unsure If Co. Distinct From Owner
A North Carolina federal judge seemed perplexed by an argument making a distinction between a sole proprietorship and the person who owns it, telling an attorney for a young woman trying to collect a $10 million judgment from an insurer in her underlying sex abuse case that the entity "doesn't seem to legally exist."
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February 24, 2026
Texas Panel Skeptical That Doctor's Hands Are Property
A Texas appellate court appeared dubious at a claim that a doctor's hands count as personal property in a case accusing a state-owned hospital of healthcare negligence, asking Tuesday what to do with the state Supreme Court's instruction to narrowly construe waivers of sovereign immunity.
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February 24, 2026
Heirs Push DC Circ. To Rehear Nazi Art Expropriation Case
The descendants of a Hungarian Jewish art collector trying to recover a Nazi-looted art collection have asked the full D.C. Circuit to rehear their appeal, arguing that a three-judge panel of the court erred in affirming a lower court's dismissal of their lawsuit.
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February 24, 2026
Tariff-Related Disputes May Go Beyond Just Refunds
In addition to the likely chaotic refund process to follow last week's bombshell U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Trump administration's broad tariff regime, the decision could also result in a wide range of private commercial disputes, and possibly even investment treaty claims against the U.S.
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February 24, 2026
4th Circ. Nixes Tree Farm Plans For Va. Golf Community
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday found that a Virginia Beach, Virginia, residential community for seniors can restrict a company from planting over a centerpiece golf course with trees, in a dispute that escalated after the company put up a "spite fence" and banned walking on the course.
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February 24, 2026
Watchdog Fines Debt Collector $100K For Repeat Calls To ER
Connecticut's banking regulator has issued a cease-and-desist order and levied a $100,000 civil penalty against an unlicensed debt collector that it accused of placing two back-to-back phone calls to a hospital emergency room in an effort to reach a debtor.
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February 24, 2026
Ariz. Bill To Limit 'No Surprises' Arbitration Offers Put On Hold
A powerful Arizona state lawmaker this week agreed to pause his proposal to establish limits on how much medical providers can seek under the No Surprises Act arbitration system, saying the legislation needs more work and he'll bring it back next year.
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February 24, 2026
2nd Circ. Orders Royalty Redo In Music Licensing Case
The Second Circuit on Tuesday ordered a federal judge to recalculate what royalties are owed to a music licensor from the North American Concert Promoters Association, saying the judge had adopted a revenue structure with no precedent in the concert industry without explaining why.
Expert Analysis
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Tracking The Evolving Legal Landscape Of Music Festivals
The legal infrastructure behind music festivals is anything but simple, so attorneys advising clients in this space should be prepared for a wide range of legal challenges, including the unexpected risks that come with live events, says Meesha Moulton at Meesha Moulton Law.
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Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase
As legislators, prosecutors and plaintiffs attorneys increasingly focus on labor and sex trafficking throughout the U.S., companies must tailor their due diligence strategies to protect against forced labor trafficking risks in their supply chains, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Series
Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.
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Reddit v. Anthropic Is A Defining Moment In The AI Data Race
The recent lawsuit filed by Reddit against Anthropic in California state court marks a pivotal moment in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence by sidestepping a typical copyright dispute, focusing instead on the enforceability of online terms of service and ownership of the digital commons, says William Galkin at Galkin Law.
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What Developers Can Glean From Miami Condo Ruling
A Florida state appeals court's recent denial of a Miami condo redevelopment bid offers a detailed blueprint of what future developers must address when they evaluate the condominium's governing declaration and seek to terminate a condominium, say attorneys at Shubin Law.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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2nd Circ. Reinforces Consensus On Vacating Foreign Awards
In Molecular Dynamics v. Spectrum Dynamics Medical, the Second Circuit recently affirmed that federal district courts do not possess subject matter jurisdiction to vacate foreign arbitral awards, strengthening this consensus across the circuits most active in recognition and enforcement actions, says Ed Mullins at Reed Smith.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Corp. Human Rights Regulatory Landscape Is Fragmented
Given the complexity of compliance with nations' overlapping human rights laws, multinational companies need to be cognizant of the evolving approaches to modern slavery transparency, and proposals that could reduce mandatory due diligence and reporting requirements, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Opinion
Premerger Settlements Don't Meet Standard For Bribery
Claims that Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump while it was undergoing a premerger regulatory review amounts to a quid pro quo misconstrue bribery law and ignore how modern legal departments operate, says Ediberto Román at the Florida International University College of Law.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Forced Labor Bans Hold Steady Amid Shifts In Global Trade
As businesses try to navigate shifting regulatory trends affecting human rights and sustainability, forced labor import bans present a zone of relative stability, notwithstanding outstanding questions about the future of enforcement, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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Recent Decisions Caution Against Broad Indemnity Provisions
Two recent decisions in disparate jurisdictions are reminders that businesses and practitioners should be mindful of contractual indemnity rights and draft indemnity provisions that enhance the predictability of enforceability without being overly broad, says Gregory Jaske at Olshan Frome.