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July 11, 2025
Google Won't Have To Turn Over EU Ad Tech Settlement Docs
A Virginia federal judge refused a request from the U.S. Department of Justice Friday to force Google to hand over submissions it made to European enforcers when trying to settle their investigation as the sides ready for a remedies trial in the ad tech monopolization case.
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July 11, 2025
Tesla Faces Trial Over Fatal Autopilot Crash In Florida
The first third-party wrongful death case involving Tesla's autopilot system is headed to trial Monday in Miami federal court, where jurors will determine whether the autopilot was at fault for the death of a pedestrian in a Florida Keys crash.
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July 11, 2025
Compass Says It Will Share Exclusive Listings With Any Brokers
Brokerage firm Compass Inc. announced Friday that it will conditionally share its exclusive homeowners listings with any brokers or multiple listing services.
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July 11, 2025
Mich. Gun Store Seeks Escape From School Shooting Suit
A gun dealer has asked a Michigan state appellate court to dismiss a lawsuit over the sale of a gun used in a deadly school shooting, arguing it can't be held responsible for the buyer giving the gun to his son.
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July 11, 2025
The Biggest TM Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report
Justices overturned a trademark award of more than $40 million in a long-running case in which lower courts put a company's affiliates on the hook for the amount, and a pair of precedential decisions from the Federal Circuit provided guidance on whether colors can be protected trade dress. Here is Law360's list of the biggest trademark decisions so far this year.
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July 11, 2025
FCC Approves T-Mobile's $4.4B UScellular Deal
Federal Communications Commission staff late Friday approved the license transfers needed for T-Mobile to complete its $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular wireless operations.
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July 11, 2025
Florida Insurer Sued For Alleged Bias In Arbitration Process
A 92-year-old Miami resident has brought a petition against one of Florida's largest property insurers over redirecting disputes away from courts and into state arbitration hearings, described as forums with biased administrative law judges who shield the company from legal liability.
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July 11, 2025
Capgemini Asks Judge To Toss MoneyGram Data Breach Suit
Capgemini America Inc. has asked a Texas federal judge to toss a suit from MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. blaming the IT company for a sweeping data breach, saying it never had access to the data that cybercriminals absconded with in September 2024.
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July 11, 2025
FCC Cuts 'Utility-Style' Internet Regs After Net Neutrality's Fall
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday slashed 41 "utility-style" regulations on broadband service and network interconnection, following a Sixth Circuit ruling in January that sank Biden-era net neutrality rules.
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July 11, 2025
Dow, Others Can't Duck NY Water District's Contamination Suit
Dow and two other companies must face a New York state water district's claims that they contaminated drinking water supply wells with a highly toxic chemical, a federal judge has said.
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July 11, 2025
DOJ Poised To Pounce On Data Security Violators
Companies and individuals that are not yet in compliance with the U.S. Department of Justice's sweeping, complex new national data security program should expect to face probes and potentially enforcement actions sooner than later, experts say.
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July 11, 2025
Suppressing Rival Views Can Break Antitrust Laws, DOJ Says
The anti-vaccine group once tied to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got a boost Friday in its D.C. federal court suit alleging that the Associated Press, The Washington Post, Reuters and the BBC colluded with social media platforms to censor rivals, drawing a Justice Department brief assailing news organization assertions that viewpoint competition can't be illegally suppressed.
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July 11, 2025
FTC Looks To Extend Pause Of Noncompete Rule Appeal
The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Fifth Circuit to keep an appeal over the commission's blocked noncompete rule on hold for another 60 days as the agency continues to mull whether it actually wants to defend the rule.
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July 11, 2025
Conservative Groups Bash Idea Of Next-Gen TV Mandate
The growing battle over potential federal rules to move the U.S. toward next-generation TV continued this week as several right-leaning groups came out swinging against government mandates forcing the switchover.
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July 11, 2025
Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned For Ad Case 'Misrepresentations'
A California federal judge imposed almost $3 million in sanctions on Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for what he called the firm's "deliberate misrepresentations" concerning an expert witness in a false advertising suit between medical testing company Guardant Health and rival Natera.
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July 11, 2025
SEC Quietly Drops First-Ever Liquidity Rule Suit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday agreed to dismiss its first-ever case accusing an investment adviser of violating a rule that limits the amount of illiquid investments a mutual fund can hold.
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July 11, 2025
Transportation Policies To Watch In 2025: A Midyear Report
Sweeping new tariffs, revised vehicle emission and fuel-economy standards, and aviation safety reforms are some of the transportation industry's top regulatory priorities to watch in the second half of 2025.
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July 11, 2025
7th Circ. Tosses Korean Samsung Arm From Vape Battery Suit
The Seventh Circuit won't revive a minor's claims against South Korea-based Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. over his injuries from an exploding vape battery, saying there's too much of a "disconnect" between the company's marketing of batteries for use in battery packs and finished products and the sale of an individual battery like the one in this case.
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July 10, 2025
9th Circ. Upholds Converse's Win In Website Chat Wiretap Suit
The Ninth Circuit has refused to revive a proposed class action accusing Converse Inc. of allowing a third-party vendor to intercept website visitors' chats, finding that there was "no evidence" that the sneaker maker had violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
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July 10, 2025
Crypto Exec Fights NY Suit, Cites Due Process Violation
The CEO of a venture capital firm accused of misleading investors into buying up a crypto token with the help of an endorsement from Argentine President Javier Milei just before it tanked said an attempt by New York to exercise jurisdiction over him would be unconstitutional.
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July 10, 2025
Boehringer Wins Another Zantac Cancer Trial In Illinois
Boehringer Ingelheim notched another Zantac cancer trial win in Illinois state court this week, after a jury rejected a prostate cancer patient's claim that his seven-year use of the brand-name heartburn drug played a role in his diagnosis.
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July 10, 2025
Apple Tees Up Bid To End App Store Antitrust Class Action
Apple is preparing to file a summary judgment motion in California federal court seeking to end claims from a class of more than 185 million users in a long-running case accusing it of monopolizing the distribution of apps on its devices.
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July 10, 2025
'Admonition' But No More Amazon Penalty For Hidden Docs
A federal judge in Washington state took Amazon.com to task Thursday for "bad faith" material review that labeled tens of thousands of documents as covered by attorney-client privilege despite involving no legal advice, but the judge, who is presiding over the Federal Trade Commission's Prime subscriptions case against the company, opted against further punishment.
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July 10, 2025
Judge Trims IP Claims In Voice Actors' Suit Against AI Co.
A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that two voice actors accusing an artificial intelligence startup of cloning their voices for narration software without permission can proceed with their state-level claims, but their trademark and most of their copyright claims must be dismissed for now.
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July 10, 2025
DOJ Says Calif. Animal Welfare 'Red Tape' Inflates Egg Prices
The U.S. Department of Justice sued California and state officials over several animal welfare laws passed in the Golden State that the federal government claims has contributed to the "historic rise in egg prices by imposing unnecessary red tape on the production of eggs."
Expert Analysis
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How To Strengthen A Case By Mastering Expert Witness Prep
A well-prepared expert witness can bolster a case's credibility with persuasive qualifications, compelling voir dire responses and concise testimony that can withstand cross-examination, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
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How McKesson Ruling Will Inform Interpretations Of The TCPA
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, we can expect to see both plaintiffs and defendants utilizing the decision to revisit the Federal Communications Commission's past Telephone Consumer Protection Act interpretations and decisions they did not like, says Jason McElroy at Saul Ewing.
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Georgia Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
The second quarter brought a number of significant legislative and regulatory changes for Georgia banking, including an extension of the intangibles tax exemption for short-term notes, modernization of routine regulatory practices, and new guardrails against mortgage trigger leads, says Walter Jones at Balch & Bingham.
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Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A
The federal banking regulators' recent approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover signals the agencies' willingness to approve large transactions and a more favorable environment generally for bank mergers under the Trump administration, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Examining TCPA Jurisprudence A Year After Loper Bright
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, lower court decisions demonstrate that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act will continue to evolve as long-standing interpretations of the act are analyzed with a fresh lens, says Aaron Gallardo at Kilpatrick.
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Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures
With the recent rise of securities fraud actions based on external events — like a data breach or environmental disaster — that drive down stock prices, risk disclosures have become more of a sword for the plaintiffs bar than a shield for public companies, now the subject of a growing circuit split, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
In the second quarter of the year, New York utilized every available tool to fill gaps left by federal retrenchment from consumer finance issues, including sweeping updates to its consumer protection framework and notable amendments to cybersecurity rules, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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State, Fed Junk Fee Enforcement Shows No Signs Of Slowing
The Federal Trade Commission’s potent new rule targeting drip pricing, in addition to the growing patchwork of state consumer protection laws, suggest that enforcement and litigation targeting junk fees will likely continue to expand, says Etia Rottman Frand at Darrow AI.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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New Laws Show How States Are Checking AI Developers
Recent state consumer protection legislation shows Utah, Colorado and Texas are primed to impose controls on artificial intelligence, and exemplifies the states' unwillingness to accord strong deference to developers and deployers of AI tools, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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What Expanding Merchant Code Regs Mean For Processors
Arkansas and South Dakota recently joined a host of other states that restrict payment processors' usage of merchant category codes with laws that include noteworthy prohibitions against maintaining registries of firearms owners, with ramifications for multistate payment systems, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Latest Influencer Marketing Class Actions Pinpoint 5 Themes
Several recent deceptive marketing class actions against both brands and influencers attempt to transform arguably routine business practices into a new focus area for consumer complaints, suggesting a coordinated approach to test what could become an increasingly popular area of litigation, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Dupes Boom Spurs IP Risks, Opportunities For Investors
The rising popularity of dupe products has created a dynamic marketplace where both dupes-based businesses and established branded companies can thrive, but investors must consider a host of legal implications, especially when the dupes straddle a fine line between imitation and intellectual property infringement, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.