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June 23, 2025
Trump Admin Says Justices' Ruling Should Kill SSA Data Suit
The Trump administration is looking to scrap a union-brought challenge to the Department of Government Efficiency's ability to access Americans' Social Security information, telling a Maryland federal judge that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent pausing of an injunction won by the unions shows the administration's position is strong.
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June 23, 2025
Samsung Back On Hook To Pay $10M Over Exploding Battery
Samsung Electronics America Inc. is back on the hook for a $10 million default judgment won by a Georgia man who alleged one of its batteries exploded in his e-cigarette, after a state appellate panel said Monday a trial court wrongly found the suit should have been filed in a different county.
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June 23, 2025
FTC Tells Court Not To Pause Meta's Privacy Order Challenge
The Federal Trade Commission is pushing back on Meta's request to stay the company's constitutional challenge to the commission's bid to bar the Facebook parent from monetizing children's data for 90 days, saying Meta has done nothing to show it could be harmed by continuing the case.
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June 23, 2025
Permit Delays Out Of Hand, Telecom Biz Tells Interior Dept.
Telecom providers are still having a tough time getting federal permits approved for broadband projects, with the Bureau of Land Management causing severe delays, the industry's main trade group told the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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June 23, 2025
Olaplex Cites Slack Ruling In Attempt To Curtail Investor Suit
Hair care brand Olaplex is urging a California federal judge not to certify a class of investors who allege the company failed to flag a regulatory risk ahead of its initial public offering, arguing that "at a minimum" the proposed class should be narrowed under the rubric of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Slack decision.
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June 23, 2025
Media Matters Sues FTC Over 'Retaliatory' Probe
Media Matters filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission in D.C. federal court on Monday, asking a judge to shut down the agency's "retaliatory" investigation into the left-leaning media watchdog's reporting on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
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June 23, 2025
Fed Joins Peers In Axing Reputational Risk As Exam Factor
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday became the latest regulator to announce that it will no longer consider reputational risk in its examination programs for the supervision of banks.
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June 23, 2025
Google Foes Try To Hold Co. To DOJ's Ad Tech Win
Website publishers, advertisers and others asked a New York federal court to all but seal Google's fate in their multidistrict litigation targeting the company's advertising placement technology business by holding it to the liability findings against the search giant previously won by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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June 23, 2025
X Nears Deal In Contract, Antitrust Fight With Data Scraper
A California federal judge overseeing litigation launched by X Corp. accusing data scraper Bright Data Ltd. of improperly accessing its servers granted the parties' request to stay the case after receiving a joint stipulation stating they'd reached a settlement in principle and were "working diligently" to finalize the deal.
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June 23, 2025
High Court's Ruling Against Texas Could Tank FCC Wi-Fi Case
As the Federal Communications Commission faces a Fifth Circuit challenge to its plan to fund school bus Wi-Fi, the appeals court is weighing how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week against Texas in a nuclear waste case impacts its jurisdiction.
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June 23, 2025
Amazon Sanctioned For Hidden Discovery
A Washington federal judge sanctioned Amazon.com Monday by limiting its use of company documents produced during discovery while giving the Federal Trade Commission more time for discovery, siding with the FTC's allegations that the online retail giant improperly claimed privilege over tens of thousands of documents in the Prime "dark patterns" lawsuit.
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June 23, 2025
Senate Adviser Clears Way For AI Moratorium In Budget Bill
The U.S. Senate won't have to meet a heightened vote threshold to enact a sweeping provision tucked into the current budget proposal that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade, after the chamber's parliamentarian concluded that the controversial measure could remain in the bill.
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June 23, 2025
FTC Puts Viewpoint Commitments In Ad Agency Mega-Deal
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday it will allow Omnicom to move ahead with its planned $13.5 billion deal for Interpublic after the marketing giants agreed not to work with others to steer advertisers away from publishers based on their political viewpoints.
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June 23, 2025
9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over 'Zero Calorie' Supplement
The Ninth Circuit on Monday reinstated a proposed class action claiming that ProSupps' dietary supplement powder products are mislabeled as containing zero calories and zero carbohydrates, in violation of California consumer protection laws, after ruling that the suit alleges enough facts to avoid preemption by the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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June 23, 2025
Fubo Streamers Demand Own Attys In Disney Suit Settlement
Subscribers to the Fubo streaming service asked a California federal judge to name them and their attorney the leads in the recent proposed settlement with Disney over the carriage fees for its sports streaming service, and to be "wary" of a motion to appoint the attorney for the two other classes of streaming customers as lead counsel.
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June 23, 2025
Small Biz Benefits Brokerage Faces Ga. Suit Over Data Breach
An Atlanta-based provider of healthcare benefits, payroll and other human resources functions for small businesses, was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to properly safeguard the personally identifiable information of its customers during a 2024 data breach.
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June 23, 2025
Binance Agrees To Shutter Conn. Trading Operations
Crypto platform Binance has agreed to shut down the Connecticut operations of its U.S. subsidiary BAM Trading Services Inc. after a majority owner of the company was convicted of money laundering and also admitted to violating state statutes, according to a new consent order.
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June 23, 2025
Paxton, Airline Co. Ask To Take Biz Doc Case Out Of 5th Circ.
The Texas attorney general's office and an airline parts manufacturer have agreed to remove a dispute over a state law allowing the office to examine business records from the Fifth Circuit back to district court.
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June 23, 2025
Aflac Hit With Data Breach Class Action In Ga.
Aflac Inc. was sued Saturday in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information and protected health information of its customers during a recent data breach.
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June 23, 2025
NJ Justices Greenlight Renewed Bid For Roundup Mass Tort
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a renewed application for lawsuits against Monsanto Co. and its parent company, Bayer AG, alleging injuries from exposure to the company's weed killer Roundup to be designated as multicounty litigation, according to a Monday notice to the bar.
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June 23, 2025
CFPB, MoneyLion Ask To Pause Suit For Settlement Talks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and MoneyLion Technologies Inc. are in talks to settle the agency's lawsuit accusing the fintech lender of overcharging military service members, according to a filing in New York federal court.
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June 23, 2025
Ohio Debt Collector Calls Robocall Claims Too Thin To Pursue
A debt collection agency in Marietta, Ohio, asked a federal judge to toss part of a proposed class action brought against it for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act by placing unsolicited robocalls to debtors, saying the suit failed to allege that the company actually used automatic calling systems.
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June 23, 2025
Texas Governor Vetoes Ban On Hemp-Derived THC Products
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill that would have banned hemp-derived THC products, rebuking one of his lieutenant governor's policy priorities and delivering a win to the Lone Star State's hemp industry.
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June 23, 2025
Walgreens Tossed From L'Oreal Hair Relaxer Cancer MDL
An Illinois federal judge has thrown out the lone complaint naming Walgreen Co. as a defendant in multidistrict litigation against L'Oréal USA Inc. alleging that it made, and that retailers sold, hair relaxer products that could cause cancer.
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June 23, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a year-old $199 million judgment against TransCanada in a suit challenging a merger that occurred nearly a decade ago, Aspen Technology Inc. was hit with another suit over its pending $7.2 billion merger with Emerson Electric, and Nielson Holdings Ltd. secured a temporary restraining order against its spinoff. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court.
Expert Analysis
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As SEC, CFTC Retreat, Who Will Police The Crypto Markets?
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pull back from policing the crypto markets, the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have the authority to pick up the slack — although recent events raise doubts that they will do so, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Digesting A 2nd Circ. Ruling On Food Delivery App Arbitration
The Second Circuit recently rejected Grubhub's attempt to arbitrate price-fixing claims, while allowing Uber Eats to do so, reinforcing that even broad arbitration clauses must connect to the underlying dispute and suggesting that terms of service litigation may center on websites' design and content, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.
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5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID
Since the start of the pandemic five years ago, technology, convenience and shifting expectations have transformed compliance for the financial services industry in several key ways, from the shrinking role of the traditional bank branch to the rise of fintech and mobile payments, says Christopher Pippett at Fox Rothschild.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Making Sense Of Small Biz Fair Lending Compliance
Despite the uncertainty brought on by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent efforts to revise fair lending data collection requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the compliance dates have not yet been stayed, so covered institutions should still start to monitor any disparities now, say attorneys at Frost Brown Todd.
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Defense Strategies After Justices' Personal Injury RICO Ruling
In Medical Marijuana v. Horn, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can be invoked by some plaintiffs with claims arising from personal injuries — but defense counsel can use the limitations on civil RICO claims to seek early dismissal in such cases, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Opinion
Ripple Settlement Offers Hope For Better Regulatory Future
The recent settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple — in which the agency agreed to return $75 million of a $125 million fine — vindicates criticisms of the SEC and highlights the urgent need for a complete overhaul of its crypto regulation, says J.W. Verret at George Mason University.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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Strategies To Help Witnesses Manage Deposition Anxiety
During and leading up to deposition, witnesses may experience anxiety stemming from numerous sources and manifesting in a variety of ways, but attorneys can help them mitigate their stress using a few key methods, say consultants at Courtroom Sciences.
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FDIC Shift On ALJs May Show Agencies Meeting New Norms
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s recent reversal, deciding to not fight a Kansas bank’s claim that the FDIC's administrative law judge removal process is unconstitutional, shows that independent agencies may be preemptively reconsidering their enforcement and adjudication authority amid executive and judicial actions curtailing their operations, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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How Cos. Can Mitigate Increasing Microplastics Liability Risk
Amid rising scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe of microplastics' impact on health and the growing threat of litigation against consumer product and food and beverage manufacturers, companies can limit liability through compliance with labeling laws, careful contract management and other practices, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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Meta Case Brings Customer-Facing Statements Issue To Fore
Now that Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank has returned to California federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court in November found it improvidently granted certiorari, it will be worth watching whether customer-facing communications, such as Facebook's privacy policies, are found to be made in connection with the sale of a security, says Samuel Groner at Fried Frank.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Home Depot Ruling Tolls Death Knell For 'Silent Cyber'
The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling that Home Depot's insurers did not have to cover costs from a data breach hammered one more nail in the coffin of silent cyber, where coverage is sought under standard property or commercial general liability policies that were not intended to insure cyberattack claims, say attorneys at Zelle.
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How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
Changes in the federal government are bringing profound implications for Latin American financial institutions and cross-border financing, including increased competition from U.S. banks, volatility in equity markets and stable green investor demand despite deregulation in the U.S., says David Contreiras Tyler at Womble Bond.