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February 18, 2026
Fluor Must Disclose Amounts Paid To Trial Witnesses

A South Carolina federal judge ordered Fluor Corp. on Tuesday to disclose how much it has paid fact witnesses amid a trial over claims Fluor overcharged the military, but declined to invalidate the company's compensation agreements with the witnesses.
February 18, 2026
Education Dept. Faces Suit Alleging Double Loan Reporting

The U.S. Department of Education has been causing student loan balances to appear doubled on borrowers' credit reports, a New York resident alleged in a proposed class action filed Wednesday in New York federal court, saying her $150,000 total loan balance was reported at $300,000.
February 18, 2026
Blue Shield Of Calif. Says 'Ghost Network' Action Falls Flat

Trouble finding a mental health care therapist is unfortunate but not something that an entire class action can be based on, argued Blue Shield of California, urging a federal judge to dismiss a suit accusing the company of maintaining a "ghost network" directory of providers who don't exist or don't accept new patients.
February 18, 2026
Robinhood Clears Fla. AG Probe Of Crypto Platform Marketing

Robinhood Markets Inc. told investors on Wednesday that Florida's attorney general has closed an investigation into the marketing practices of its crypto trading arm, ending a probe that had scrutinized whether the company misled customers about trading costs.
February 18, 2026
Government Drops Case Over Referrals-For-Kickback Scheme

A Texas federal judge tossed an indictment accusing about a dozen physicians and pharmacists of running a sprawling patient referral scheme, ending allegations that the pharmacists gave the doctors kickbacks in exchange for expensive prescriptions fillable at specific pharmacies.
February 18, 2026
Live Nation Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial

A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused a bid from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to avoid a looming trial in a case from the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers accusing it of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
February 18, 2026
Sen. IP Leads Worry About Outsize Standards Influencers

U.S. senators who lead the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on intellectual property wrote to the head of the American National Standards Institute stressing "the essential importance of integrity, balance and transparency" while developing standards in the U.S.
February 18, 2026
'Flawed' Ruling Let SEC Hide Breach Records, DC Circ. Told

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should have to turn over documents related to an internal information breach, arguing a lower court improperly allowed the agency to exempt documents from a Freedom of Information Act request.
February 18, 2026
Trump Admin Doubles Down At DC Circ. In Fight Over CFPB

The Trump administration has pressed the D.C. Circuit to lift an injunction barring mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, slamming it as a "sweeping intrusion" on agency management that rests on incorrect speculation about what the end goal is.
February 18, 2026
RFK Jr.-Founded Group Seeks Role In Vaccine Lawsuit

An organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday to let it join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging recent changes to childhood vaccination schedules so the group can pursue counterclaims against the plaintiffs.
February 18, 2026
DOJ Allowed To Dictate Pay, Term Of Google Search Watchers

A D.C. federal judge sided with the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday regarding the key terms of service for the five-member technical committee tasked with observing Google's compliance with mandates to prop up rival search engines with search results and data.
February 18, 2026
FCC Pulls 'Zombies' Named By Inspector General Off Lifeline

The Federal Communications Commission's chief said Wednesday that people wrongly enrolled in Lifeline as identified by the FCC inspector general have been removed from the telecom subsidy program, amid the FCC floating reforms to tamp down fraud.
February 18, 2026
Mass. Judge Won't Let DraftKings Off Hook In Bonus Suit

A Massachusetts state judge has refused an early win to DraftKings on claims it ran a misleading promotion for new users of its online sportsbook, with the judge excluding from consideration after-the-fact re-creations of how the fine print was displayed to users.
February 18, 2026
Judge Rejects FTC's Emergency Bid To Spare Merger Rule

The Federal Trade Commission has just until Thursday to obtain Fifth Circuit intervention after a Texas federal judge refused Wednesday to extend his seven-day pause on the order scrapping the agency's premerger reporting overhaul.
February 18, 2026
DTE Energy Hit With $100M Fine In Clean Air Act Action

Energy company DTE Energy Co. and its subsidiaries were hit with a $100 million civil penalty and ordered to fund a $20 million air quality program after a Michigan federal judge found they violated the Clean Air Act by illegally modifying a steel-manufacturing-related facility, resulting in higher levels of pollution.
February 18, 2026
SEC Plans To Repeal Biden-Era Rule On ESG Fund Names

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed a number of changes that would impact regulated funds, including one that would overturn a Biden administration rule requiring funds that hold themselves out as sustainable or socially conscious to invest the majority of their money in the causes they tout.
February 18, 2026
J&J Unit Appeals $442M Catheter Antitrust Loss To 9th Circ.

Johnson & Johnson's Biosense Webster health tech unit urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a California federal jury's $147 million antitrust verdict — later upped to $442 million — over the company withholding cardiac mapping support to hospitals using third-party reprocessed catheters, saying Innovative Health LLC didn't prove its allegations of unlawful tying.
February 18, 2026
Amazon Rips FTC's 'Farfetched' Antitrust Discovery Refusals

Amazon slammed the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday for treating discovery "as a one-way road" in the agency's antitrust case against the e-commerce giant, calling on a Seattle federal judge to again order the agency to cough up answers that the company says are key to formulating its defense.
February 18, 2026
Texas AG Sues Drone-Maker Over Alleged Ties To Chinese Co.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a Texas drone-maker, accusing it of selling rebranded DJI drones and posing national security risks given DJI's links to the Chinese Communist Party.
February 18, 2026
Tesla Scores FCC Waiver For EV Positioning Technology

Tesla has convinced the Federal Communications Commission to make some exceptions to its rules for ultra-wideband devices — specifically a requirement that they be handheld — so that it can use the technology to help its vehicles self-park on charging pads.
February 18, 2026
Texas AG Says Hospital Violated Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Children's Health System of Texas on Wednesday, alleging it performed gender-affirming care on children through puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones despite a state law banning the treatments.
February 18, 2026
TD Bank Customers Seek OK Of $2.5M Debt Collection Deal

A class of West Virginia TD Bank credit card holders asked a federal judge to grant final approval to a $2.5 million settlement to end claims the bank improperly used different names when collecting debt.
February 18, 2026
EPA Hit With Suit Over Repeal Of Climate Rule

A coalition of public health and environmental groups on Wednesday challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers people's health, calling it a corporate handout at odds with the science and the law.
February 18, 2026
Feds Release $130M NY, NJ Gateway Hudson Tunnel Funds

New York and New Jersey officials said Wednesday that construction on the $16 billion rehabilitation of aging commuter train tunnels under the Hudson River would resume next week after the federal government released $130 million in funds that a federal judge in Manhattan recently ruled had been unlawfully frozen.
February 18, 2026
SpaceX Attacks Studies Opposing NGSO Framework Changes

SpaceX is coming out swinging against other satellite operators who have provided the FCC with studies they say show the new proposed spectrum sharing framework is a bad idea, calling it a "last-ditch effort to muddy the waters" before the agency makes a decision.

Expert Analysis

5 Lender Strategies When A Commercial Borrower Defaults

With an estimated $2 trillion in commercial real estate loans set to mature by 2027, now is an opportune time for lenders to review practices on both the front and back ends, and understand the full range of options available in the event of a default, says Keith Mundrick at Amundsen Davis.
SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26

With major proposals withdrawn and new priorities emerging, forthcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposals in 2026 will look to reshape how digital assets are regulated, recalibrate market structure and simplify how small companies go public, says Christopher Grobbel at Goodwin.
Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025

The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe.
How OECD Tax Update Tackles Mobile Workforce Complexity

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s recently updated model tax convention — a recalibration of international tax principles in response to an increasingly mobile workforce — should prompt companies to reevaluate cross-border operations, transfer pricing policies and tax controversy strategies, say attorneys at Eversheds.
Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.
Series

Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.
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.
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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.