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February 25, 2026
9th Circ. Nixes ID Theft Sentence In Medicare Fraud Case

The Ninth Circuit ordered resentencing of a defendant in a case over a $24 million scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for power wheelchairs and wheelchair repair, finding evidence presented at trial did not support her conviction by a jury on two aggravated identity theft charges.
February 25, 2026
Philly Says PBMs Can't Exit Suit Over Opioid Crisis

The city of Philadelphia on Wednesday defended its lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers over allegedly fueling the opioid crisis, urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the PBMs' arguments that they should be let out of the litigation for lack of a valid legal claim.
February 25, 2026
Cox Tells Calif. It Needs Final Ruling On Charter By July

Cable behemoth Cox Communications has told the California Public Utilities Commission that it needs a final decision by July on its $34.5 billion merger with Charter so that the companies have time to close the deal before their federal merger clearance period expires.
February 25, 2026
EU, UK To Share Info On 'Significant' Antitrust Probes

British and European Union officials signed a new agreement Wednesday promising to notify each other of major merger and antitrust probes and coordinate their efforts "when necessary," in what they called the first dedicated competition cooperation agreement following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.
February 25, 2026
Centene Says Filed Rate Doctrine Dooms RICO, Fraud Claims

Centene Corp. urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant it partial judgment in a proposed class action by patients alleging the company violated racketeering laws and cheated them out of billions with bogus policies, arguing the filed rate doctrine bars the refunds they seek for alleged overcharges.
February 25, 2026
FCC Yanks Another Chinese Lab From Equipment Program

The Federal Communications Commission continues to plow forward with its plan to ban Chinese test labs and telecommunications certification bodies from being used on devices destined for the United States by pulling the accreditation of yet another Chinese test lab.
February 25, 2026
Kalshi, Robinhood Look To Dismiss Calif. Tribes' Gambling Suit

Prediction market Kalshi Inc. is pushing back against the efforts of three California indigenous groups in federal court to stifle its sports event contract activity in the state, arguing the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act does not authorize the tribes to regulate their activity.
February 25, 2026
PepsiCo Will Allow Shareholder Proposal Following Lawsuit

PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to include an animal welfare-focused shareholder proposal in its corporate ballot this year following the shareholder suing the beverage giant last week for moving to exclude the proposal.
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.
February 25, 2026
Conn. Insurance Chief Fights Intervention In Liquidation Row

Connecticut's interim insurance commissioner urged a state court not to allow a pair of universal life policyholders that are over a $300,000 cap on death benefits to intervene in his plan to liquidate a struggling insurer, saying they are seeking an inequitable premium holiday on their policies.
February 25, 2026
Solar Cells From Laos, Indonesia, India Face Steep US Duties

The U.S. Department of Commerce has found that imported solar cells from Laos, Indonesia and India have been subsidized and preliminarily determined significant countervailing duties, according to notices published Wednesday.
February 25, 2026
Ga. GOP Operative Referred For Charges Amid Ponzi Probe

A man leading a Republican political organization in Georgia who has been accused of participating in a $140 million Ponzi scheme involving lender First Liberty Building & Loan was referred for prosecution Wednesday by state securities regulators, who said he used his job as an insurance agent and investment adviser to steer clients toward the scam.
February 25, 2026
Senate Dem Bill Adds To Trump's Wall Street Home Buy Ban

Senate Democrats are proposing to end tax breaks for Wall Street's single-family home purchases and ramp up antitrust enforcement, offering a rival plan aimed at housing affordability as President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address Tuesday repeated a call to ban big investors from the market.
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.
February 25, 2026
Live Nation Judge Not 'Inclined' To Delay Trial For Appeal

A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday he is likely to deny counsel for Live Nation's request to appeal rulings sending the government's monopolization claims to trial, after antitrust regulators called that request a "desperate plea" for a delay.
February 24, 2026
DC Circ. Weighs Power To Keep CFPB Job Cuts On Hold

D.C. Circuit judges wrestled Tuesday with the Trump administration's push to lift an injunction blocking mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, signaling doubts about the government's position that the lower court order was wholly ill-founded and overbroad.
February 24, 2026
YouTube-Watching Plaintiff Saw 17K Ads In 1 Year, Jury Hears

A YouTube executive testifying in a California bellwether trial over allegations the platform and Instagram harm children confirmed Tuesday that the company's data found the plaintiff viewed over 17,000 advertisements in one year, with her lawyer suggesting the number reflects that she spent an extraordinary amount of time on the platform.
February 24, 2026
Tesla Says Calif. DMV 'Baselessly' Called It A False Advertiser

Tesla asked a Los Angeles County Superior Court to vacate a California Department of Motor Vehicles order that it said "wrongfully and baselessly" labels the automaker a false advertiser for marketing its vehicles' "autopilot" function, calling the order "deeply flawed."
February 24, 2026
Meta's Win Upheld In Investor Row Over Apple's Ad Changes

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the toss of a putative investor class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of hiding the financial impact of Apple's privacy changes on its business, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to plead the necessary elements to sustain their fraud claims.
February 24, 2026
Meta Encrypted Messages At Expense Of Safety, Jury Hears

Meta made it harder to take action on conversations between predators and teens by instituting higher message encryption over the objections of the nation's child exploitation coordinating body, an executive of that group testified Tuesday in the New Mexico attorney general's mental health trial against the social media giant.
February 24, 2026
PowerSchool, Chicago Schools Reach $17M Student Data Deal

PowerSchool and the Chicago Board of Education have reached a $17.25 million settlement resolving a proposed class action accusing them of violating students' privacy by surreptitiously monitoring their communications, according to a motion filed in Illinois federal court.
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."
February 24, 2026
High Court Won't Stay Dow Corning Breast Implant Fund Row

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to stay a lower court's order permanently wiping out the claims of more than 2,600 Koreans who said they were failed by how the settlement was structured, as they were given notice only in English regarding their claims.
February 24, 2026
Amazon Should Be Barred From Price Fixing, Calif. AG Says

California's attorney general urged a state court in San Francisco to bar Amazon from engaging in price fixing, citing newly "uncovered" evidence in the state's unfair competition lawsuit that the e-commerce giant allegedly pressured vendors to raise prices on competing retailers' websites.
February 24, 2026
Hyundai Braking System A 'Safety Hazard,' Class Action Says

Hyundai used "cheap" components in its automatic emergency braking system, causing its vehicles to erroneously detect objects that aren't there and suddenly brake in traffic, according to a California federal lawsuit which claims the system is a hazard.

Expert Analysis

2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.
How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases

Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggests that the court may affirm a lower court's opinion that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional — which could wreak havoc on pending and future qui tam cases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Key Trends For Life Sciences Cos. To Watch In 2026

Following a year of drastic change at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two themes are likely to drive the coming year — a commitment to lowering the cost of drugs and an inherent tension between the priorities of the health agencies and the broader administration, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

Among the most significant developments on the banking regulation front in Massachusetts last quarter, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced her bid for reelection, and the state Division of Banks continued its fintech focus by finalizing rules implementing a new money transmitter law, say attorneys at Nutter.
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Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.
State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
How Settlement In Texas TCPA Case Affects Text Marketing

The recent settlement in Ecommerce Innovation Alliance v. State of Texas, which challenged the constitutionality of expanded registration requirements of the Texas mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act, is a substantial win for companies concerned about being penalized by Texas regulators or other financial exposure for sending consented-to marketing texts, but the expanded private right includes other traps for the unwary, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.
Food Industry Braces For MAHA And Other Challenges In 2026

After the Make America Healthy Again movement kept the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under pressure in 2025, actions in the food safety space are likely to continue this year, including updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dietary guidelines and processed food definitions, say attorneys at Wiley.
Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026

2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.
3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.
Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.
4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.