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March 12, 2026
Icahn Outbid By $7B Caesars Offer, And Other Rumors

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is in exclusive negotiations to buy Caesars Entertainment for roughly $7 billion, superseding a competing all-cash offer from Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises, and Papa John's received a bid from Qatari-backed investment firm Irth Capital Management that could value the pizza chain at $1.5 billion.
March 12, 2026
Del. Chancery Rejects Fraud Claims In $313.5M Fertilizer Deal

The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that a group of investors failed to prove that executives and a private equity sponsor behind agricultural technology company Verdesian Life Sciences LLC defrauded them into investing in a 2014 acquisition, holding after trial that the claims were both time-barred and unsupported.
March 12, 2026
IRS Allows 15% Of KFC Parent's Domestic Production Claim

The IRS and the parent of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell agreed that the company's total deductions for domestic production activities during 2013-2015 were $1.6 million — roughly 15% of the $10.7 million the company had claimed as deductions for the three years.
March 12, 2026
Food Service Co. Sued Over Unpaid Travel Time At LAX

A food service company failed to pay employees for time spent shuttling to and from an American Airlines lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, resulting in unpaid minimum and overtime wages, according to a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
March 11, 2026
Uber Must Fork Over Internal Docs In FTC Subscription Fight

A California magistrate judge ordered Uber to produce numerous internal documents to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday in litigation accusing the ride-share giant of enrolling consumers into its paid subscription service without consent, after the FTC accused the company of stonewalling discovery and producing only 72 documents totaling 179 pages.
March 11, 2026
Hemp Co. Seeks Quick Exit In Fla. Cannabinoid Sourcing Suit

A hemp company is asking a Florida federal court to dismiss a competitor's lawsuit alleging its products contain illegal cannabis-derived THC, arguing the complaint falls short on jurisdiction and listing causes of action.
March 11, 2026
Justices Shouldn't Touch $15.6M Pension Ruling, Fund Says

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb the Eleventh Circuit's finding that a wholesale bakery company owes a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, the fund said, asking the justices not to accept a writ of certiorari petition from the company.
March 11, 2026
Del Monte's Minority Lenders Say Ch. 11 Plan Unfair

A minority group of lenders to Del Monte Foods are objecting to the canned food giant's Chapter 11 plan disclosures, saying the disclosure is uninformative and the proposed plan hopelessly unfair to their interests.
March 11, 2026
ITC Finds Mexican Strawberry Imports Harming US Industry

There is a reasonable indication that fresh winter strawberries imported into the U.S. from Mexico and being sold at allegedly unfair prices are harming domestic industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission has said in a preliminary finding.
March 11, 2026
Trade Court Orders Redo Of Chinese Sulfate Scope Ruling

The U.S. Department of Commerce improperly considered just one potentially distinguishing factor when it determined that a type of enriched ammonium sulfate from China is subject to duty orders on imports of the chemical, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Wednesday.
March 11, 2026
Publix Beats Pricing Suit After Shopper Didn't Seek Refunds

A Florida federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging Publix Supermarkets Inc. deceptively overcharged customers, saying the shopper who brought the lawsuit lacked standing to sue because she failed to pursue refunds for all the purchased items.
March 11, 2026
Theory Nixed But Not Claims Against Triumph In Pork Case

A Minnesota federal judge refused to rethink forcing Triumph Foods to face trial alongside other pork producers accused of price-fixing, concluding that even though one key theory was "inadequately pled," there remains enough of a dispute on another theory to go to a jury.
March 11, 2026
Alaska Fights Tribes' $2M Legal Fees In Fishing Rights Row

Alaska is asking a federal court to deny a bid for attorney fees by a Native organization in a dispute over rules regulating subsistence fishing in the Kuskokwim River, arguing it could collectively cost $2.2 million for the case that ultimately ended in the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 10, 2026
EPA Looks To Rescind Biden Era Rule On Tribal Water Rights

A North Dakota federal judge is letting red states' lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a tribal water rights rule remain on hold for now after the EPA said it will begin new rulemaking procedures to rescind the original rule made under the Biden administration.
March 10, 2026
Grill Co. Failed To Warn Of Brush Risk, Class Action Says

Grill maker Weber failed to warn U.S. consumers that metal bristles could detach from its grill brushes and cause internal injuries, according to a proposed class action in Illinois federal court that follows a recall of more than 3 million brushes.
March 10, 2026
NC Judge Rebuffs Perdue's DOL Whistleblower Challenge

Perdue Farms Inc. lost its case challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Labor's administrative proceedings for whistleblower complaints after a North Carolina federal judge found such proceedings don't flout Perdue's Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.
March 10, 2026
Calif. Woman Sues Pet Food Co. Over Synthetic Preservatives

A San Diego woman is suing the makers of Instinct Pet Foods in California federal court, alleging its products are falsely advertised as having no artificial preservatives because they contain synthetic citric acid and tocopherols.
March 10, 2026
Vegan Eatery Chain's Ch. 11 Converted To Liquidation

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has ordered the Chapter 11 case of vegan restaurant group Planta to be converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation, after the debtor said it has no other option.
March 10, 2026
Judge Won't Block Millions In Salmon Hatchery Tribal Awards

A Washington federal judge won't block millions in Pacific salmon hatchery grants or set aside $22 million for two Indigenous nations that allege they were unfairly deemed ineligible for the funding, saying the tribes don't meet the standard for relief and are unlikely to succeed on the merits.
March 10, 2026
Colo. Broadens Farm, Ranch Definitions For Property Taxes

Colorado broadened its definitions of farms and ranches for property tax purposes to allow more agriculture producers to qualify for tax advantages under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
March 09, 2026
Abbott Formula Linked To 'Horrible' Gut Disease, Ill. Jury Told

Abbott Laboratories' preterm baby formula was a contributing factor that caused four premature infants born in Illinois to develop a "devastating and painful intestinal disease," and the company has failed to warn parents and physicians that the cow's milk-based formula is a risk factor for the condition, a Cook County jury heard Monday.
March 09, 2026
Banking Orgs. Urge 7th Circ. To Block Ill. Swipe-Fee Law

Banking industry trade groups have asked the Seventh Circuit to rule that Illinois may not enforce its tax and tip swipe-fee ban against national banks and other payment system participants, escalating their fight against the state's landmark Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, or IFPA.
March 09, 2026
BBQ Co. Execs, Trust Co. Settle Workers' ESOP Fight

A New York-based barbecue chain's executives and the caretaker of the company's employee stock ownership plan have agreed to settle a class action from workers alleging ESOP mismanagement, the parties told a New York federal court Monday.
March 09, 2026
NC Eatery Took Unlawful Tip Credit, Ex-Worker Says

The operator of a North Carolina restaurant franchise that serves wings wrongfully retained employee tips, resulting in minimum wage violations, according to a new proposed class and collective action in federal court.
March 09, 2026
Interior Dept. Moves To Revert Alaska Hunting Regulations

The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed a rule that would lift an Obama administration directive that bars bear-baiting, trapping and other controversial hunting practices on Alaskan national preserves and realigns the regulations with state wildlife management laws.

Expert Analysis

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.
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.
What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods

Whether testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produces results meaningful for litigation depends on the validity of the sampling methodology — so effectively defending these claims requires understanding the scientific and legal implications of different PFAS testing protocols, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.
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.
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.
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.
Series

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.
Opinion

Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Series

Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.
Prepping For 2026 Shifts In Calif. Workplace Safety Rules

California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health is preparing for significant shifts and increased enforcement in 2026, so key safety programs — including injury and illness prevention plans, workplace violence plans, and heat illness prevention procedures — must remain a focus for employers, says Rachel Conn at Conn Maciel.
Series

The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
How MAHA Is Taking Shape At The State Level

The national spotlight on the federal government's Make America Healthy Again movement is bolstering state-level actions regarding potential health impacts of certain food ingredients, increasing the difficulty and importance of maintaining effective compliance programs, say attorneys at Cooley.
AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
Series

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.
New 'Waters' Definition Could Bring Clarity — And Confusion

Federal agencies have proposed a new regulatory definition of "waters of the United States," a key phrase in the Clean Water Act — but while the change is meant to provide clarity, it could spark new questions of interpretation, and create geographic differences in how the statute is applied, say attorneys at Bracewell.