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February 10, 2026
FERC Wins DC Circ. Backing In Power Auction Fight

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday backed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders approving regional grid operator PJM Interconnection's proposal to bar energy efficiency resources from participating in its electricity capacity auctions.
February 10, 2026
Colo. Clinic, Billing Provider Face Data Breach Class Action

A Colorado children's eye care clinic and medical billing provider negligently stored patients' and customers' personal information that resulted in an August 2025 data breach, a patient of the clinic alleged in a proposed class action in Colorado's federal district court.
February 10, 2026
Broadcasters Fight 39% Media Ownership Cap In Hill Hearing

TV broadcasters told the U.S. Senate Tuesday that lawmakers never meant to permanently cap national audience share controlled by a single station owner at 39%, as conservative outlet Newsmax argued there's support from both the left and right for keeping the limit in place.
February 10, 2026
Social Media Cos. Must Face School In 1st Addiction MDL Trial

A California federal judge denied social media companies' bid for a summary judgment win on a bellwether school district's allegations it was forced to spend its limited resources on combating students' purported social media addictions, teeing up the first bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation for June 15.
February 10, 2026
Ex-Pro Basketball Player Denied Bid For College Hoops Return

Former NBA developmental league player Charles Bediako will not be able to keep competing for the University of Alabama after an Alabama state judge rejected his bid for an injunction overriding the NCAA's rules against professionals playing again in college.
February 10, 2026
Verizon Vows Future Challenges For Congressional Subpoenas

Amid criticism from Republicans on how Verizon handled subpoenas from special counsel Jack Smith, the general counsel for the telecommunications company told lawmakers on Tuesday that, going forward, they will challenge in court non-disclosure orders preventing notification to members of Congress.
February 10, 2026
Apple, Google Offer App Store Measures Under New UK Rules

Britain's competition enforcer said Tuesday that Apple and Google have committed to fairness and transparency measures for their respective app stores, after the mobile platforms were designated as having strategic market status under the country's new digital regime.
February 10, 2026
Title Insurer Gets Lender's Fraudulent Loan Suit Trimmed

A North Carolina federal court trimmed a mortgage lender's suit seeking to recoup $540,000 from a title insurer for a loan that a borrower claimed was fraudulent, saying the insurer had no duty to indemnify the lender because the loss fell within an exclusion for third-party fraud.
February 10, 2026
Fresenius Can't Knock Out 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

A Massachusetts federal judge narrowed but declined to dismiss a suit claiming dialysis company Fresenius violated federal benefits law by using forfeited 401(k) funds to pay for match contributions instead of plan fees, ruling the workers behind the suit adequately explained that the move may have flouted their interests.
February 10, 2026
AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says

A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim privilege over documents that he prepared using an artificial intelligence service and sent to his attorneys — but suggested the materials could be problematic if used at trial.
February 09, 2026
Ex-Morgan Stanley Pro Scorns Key NBA Witness In Fraud Trial

Counsel for an ex-Morgan Stanley investment adviser accused of defrauding pro athletes out of millions of dollars leaned hard on former NBA player Chandler Parsons in cross-examination after he testified against his onetime friend and go-to money man as the defense sought to discredit one of the government's key witnesses.
February 09, 2026
DOJ's Antitrust Deputy Chief Rejoins Baker McKenzie

A former Baker McKenzie partner and global chair of its antitrust and competition practice is coming back to the law firm after serving on the leadership team of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division, the firm announced Monday.
February 09, 2026
9th Circ. Judge Casts Doubt On Feds' Grant Condition Stance

A Ninth Circuit judge expressed skepticism Monday as the Trump administration argued it could legally impose new rules barring federal grant recipients from using the money for diversity programming, suggesting that the government had misread Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
February 09, 2026
Immigration Judge Ends Tufts Student's Removal Proceeding

Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk is no longer subject to removal proceedings, after an immigration judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had not shown that she should be deported, her lawyers said Monday.
February 09, 2026
LRN Shareholder To Pay $18M To End Del. Defamation Suit

Activision founder Howard Marks will pay $18 million to LRN Corp. Chairman Dov Seidman and two others to exit a Delaware Superior Court defamation lawsuit over statements he made as class representative in a separate Delaware Court of Chancery shareholder case, a Monday filing states.
February 09, 2026
Feds, MTA Spar Over Due Process In Congestion Pricing Fight

New York agencies have told a Manhattan federal judge that the U.S. Department of Transportation violated their due process rights when it purportedly terminated a federal agreement that gave congestion pricing the green light, while the federal government maintained that the district court lacks jurisdiction over this dispute.
February 09, 2026
Altice Must Face 'Enhancement Fee' Case, Conn. AG Says

Altice USA should not be able to slip a retooled complaint brought by the state of Connecticut that accuses the company of improperly charging customers a $6 "network enhancement fee" and making misleading representations about its internet speed, a state court has been told.
February 09, 2026
Texas AG Slams Animal Processing Plant's 'Death' Smell

An animal byproducts processing plant in Bastrop, Texas, illegally spewed chemicals and foul odors that smelled like "death" into surrounding communities, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged Monday in an enforcement action.
February 09, 2026
9th Circ. Sides With Forest Service In $33M Ore. Wildfire Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel Monday threw out a lawsuit from two Oregon lumber companies that accused the U.S. Forest Service of bungling its response to a 2020 wildfire in the Willamette National Forest, ruling that the agency can't be sued because it was acting within its discretion.
February 09, 2026
Conn. AG Launches Blight Probe Of JRK-Owned Apartments

Connecticut officials Monday launched a state unfair trade practices probe into the California-based owners of a 500-unit apartment complex, with the state attorney general slamming private equity-owned real estate groups while saying years of complaints culminated with recent burst pipes and evacuation orders in sub-zero temperatures.
February 09, 2026
Citadel Securities Rival Backs New Exchange Before 11th Circ.

Wall Street reform advocates and a Citadel Securities LLC competitor have stepped forward to support Investors Exchange LLC in its bid to keep a new options exchange alive, telling the Eleventh Circuit that the exchange will create more competition to the benefit of investors.
February 09, 2026
Defendant Mix-Up Ends Biotech FCA Suit, For Now

A New York federal court ruled that a relator's False Claims Act suit failed to link claims of improper COVID-19 billing and other alleged schemes to defraud Medicare to the biotech company it named as a defendant, dismissing the complaint with leave to amend.
February 09, 2026
8th Circ. Lets Stand Minn. Law Banning Election Deepfakes

The Eighth Circuit on Monday declined to block Minnesota's law criminalizing deepfakes that are designed to influence elections, holding in a published opinion that a state legislator waited too long to seek emergency relief and that a political commentator who also challenged the statute did not have standing.
February 09, 2026
Tribal Corp. Says Colorado Consultant Misused Trade Secrets

An Alaskan tribal corporation is suing a Colorado consultant and her firm, alleging that she used its trade secret information to attempt to lure government contracting clients away by publicly advertising the data and claiming it as her own.
February 09, 2026
5th Circ. Tosses Challenge To La. 340B Discount Drug Rule

A Fifth Circuit panel upheld on Monday a Louisiana law that allows the state to stop prescription drug manufacturers from blocking safety-net healthcare providers from contracting with outside pharmacies to dispense discounted medicines under the federal 340B Discount Drug program.

Expert Analysis

2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.
How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.
Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.
Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.
How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
Opinion

A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.
Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued annual examination priorities reiterate a host of regulatory implications for investment advisers using artificial intelligence tools, highlighting that meaningful ongoing due diligence can help mitigate both operational and regulatory surprises amid AI's rapid evolution, says Christopher Mills at Sidley.
New Rule Shows NRC Willing To Move Fast To Reform Regs

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to forgo public comment and immediately rescind certain rules governing adjudicatory procedures, federal tort claims and disclosure of licensee information signals the agency's intent to accelerate the regulatory streamlining efforts ordered by the president this spring, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent $9.5 million settlement with online travel agency website Booking Holdings for so-called junk fee practices follows a larger trend of state attorneys general who have taken similar action and demonstrates the significant penalties that can follow such allegations, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.
Calif. AG's No-Poach Case Reflects Tougher Antitrust Stance

This month, California’s attorney general resolved the latest enforcement action barring the use of no-poach agreements, underscoring an aggressive antitrust enforcement trend with significant increases in criminal and civil penalties, say attorneys at Pillsbury.