2 Firms Take Lead On Possible $60B SpaceX-Cursor Deal

By Al Barbarino

Elon Musk's SpaceX has struck a deal with Cursor that could lead to a $60 billion acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup, as the company moves to expand its push into coding-focused AI systems.

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High Court Revives Military Vet's Injury Claims

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Fluor Corp. can be held liable for a veteran's state-based injury claims stemming from a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, saying his claims are not preempted by the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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Lockheed Birth Defect Trial Judge 'Disappointed' By Attys

By Cara Salvatore

A Florida federal judge said Tuesday he's "puzzled and disappointed" in counsel who appear "unprepared" on the eve of trial in a suit by children who blame their birth defects on Lockheed Martin's chemical handling practices at an Orlando defense system manufacturing and research facility.

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Anthropic Slams Hegseth's Security Risk Label At DC Circ.

By Lauren Berg

Anthropic Wednesday asked the D.C. Circuit to overturn the U.S. Department of Defense's action branding it a supply chain risk, saying the decision was retaliation for the artificial intelligence company's refusal to provide the Trump administration with technology for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.

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USTR Seeking 'Outcomes' On DSTs, Stronger USMCA Rules

By Dylan Moroses

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told a U.S. House of Representatives panel Wednesday that efforts to eliminate digital service taxes implemented by jurisdictions across the world continue to be prioritized by President Donald Trump's administration, and potential tariff actions are ready in waiting.

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Cruise Ship Wi-Fi Plan Could Skew Ocean Data, NAS Says

By Christopher Cole

A plan to expand wireless device access on cruise ships might cause rough sailing for those who study the oceans from afar using the 6 gigahertz spectrum band, the National Academy of Sciences has warned.

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Brief

FCC Boosts Mobile Service From Space With AST Exemptions

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's staff approved some rule exemptions for AST & Science LLC to launch a 248-satellite constellation, which they said would encourage the growth of mobile services from space.

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5th Circ. Bars Dead Veteran's VA Surgery Suit As Untimely

By Mark Payne

The estate of a dead veteran who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit 18 years after an unauthorized operation at a Veterans Affairs hospital didn't bring the suit within Mississippi's seven-year deadline for medical malpractice claims, the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday.

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Delta Pilots Fail To Get Military Bias Suit Off The Ground

By Hailey Konnath

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's decision tossing former Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots' claims that they were forced out of their jobs for taking military leave, ruling the pilots would have been forced out anyway for abusing their sick leave.

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Feds Must Give Records On Trans Military Ban, Judge Says

By Ganesh Setty

A Washington federal court has ordered the Trump administration to produce records underlying its decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military, rejecting a distinction the administration carved between trans individuals and individuals with gender dysphoria.

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Hagens Berman, Others Seek To Co-Lead PFAS Fire Gear Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and four other firms have urged a Montana federal judge to appoint them as co-lead class counsel in PFAS firefighter gear litigation by cities and municipalities against 3M, Dupont and others, arguing they were the first to file suit, which inspired multiple "copycat" actions.

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Citibank Defends Arbitration Ruling In Veteran Credit Card Row

By Sydney Price

Citibank has urged a North Carolina federal court to uphold a magistrate judge's decision to pause a military consumer lawsuit accusing the bank of misleading service members about interest and fees after the Fourth Circuit determined that the arbitration agreements were enforceable.

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Frontier Pays Flight Attendants Only While In Air, Suit Says

By MJ Koo

Frontier Airlines underpaid flight attendants by compensating them only for time spent in the air while requiring hours of unpaid work before and after each flight, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.

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Judge Agrees To Pause PetroSaudi $380M Award Suit

By Joyce Hanson

A California federal judge has paused litigation filed by the U.S. government over a $380 million arbitral award issued to a PetroSaudi unit purportedly tied to funds embezzled from Malaysia, ordering a stay while the question of company control remains in limbo.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings

Most law school graduates step into their first jobs without ever having drafted a complaint, answer, motion or other type of pleading, but that gap can be closed by understanding the strategy embedded in every filing, writing with clarity and purpose, and seeking feedback at every step, says Eric Yakaitis at Haug Barron.

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Norton Rose Faces $100M Suit Over Withdrawn Patent App

By Celeste Bott

Norton Rose Fulbright was sued in Illinois state court Tuesday by an advertising tech company claiming that the law firm mishandled a patent application and caused it to be deemed withdrawn, but kept the company in the dark about the loss of its valuable patent rights for over a year.

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Hunter Biden Blasts Winston & Strawn Tactics In Fee Row

By Emily Sawicki

As a discovery dispute between Hunter Biden and Winston & Strawn LLP drags on amid a suit over allegedly unpaid legal bills, the former president's son accused the BigLaw firm, which once represented him in a Delaware criminal case and other matters, of resorting to "what is uncomfortably close to an ad hominem attack" against him.

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Analysis

Bondi's Proposed Rule Change May Shield Her In Ethics Case

By Phillip Bantz

A federal rule change that Pam Bondi proposed before she was fired as U.S. attorney general could stymie an ethics complaint against her in Florida, which is expected to be refiled after the state bar declined to take up the case during her tenure, experts say.

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Messner Reeves Accused Of $8.3M Trust Account Fraud

By Zach Dupont

Colorado law firm Messner Reeves LLP was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court from five businesses claiming it stole more than $8 million from them in a fraudulent loan scheme involving a now-defunct sports arena and hotel project in Las Vegas.

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Alston & Bird Says Goliath Investors Can't Claim Malpractice

By Carolina Bolado

Alston & Bird LLP urged a Florida federal court on Wednesday to toss a malpractice suit claiming the firm facilitated a $328 million cryptocurrency scam at Goliath Ventures Inc., arguing that the proposed class of Goliath investors who brought the suit were never clients of the firm.

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Analysis

House GOP Again Pushes Data Privacy Bill To Override States

By Allison Grande

House Republicans on Wednesday took their latest crack at establishing a cohesive nationwide data privacy framework, floating legislation that would give consumers more control over their personal information while preempting a growing patchwork of state laws, although early criticisms indicate that the issues that have long stymied these efforts persist.

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330+ Groups Urge DOJ To Restore Immigration Aid Staff

By Courtney Bublé

More than 300 legal services providers, faith-based institutions and community groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to fully restore a program that allows nonlawyers to assist low-income and indigent persons in immigration proceedings.

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Acting DOJ Inspector General Tapped For Permanent Post

By Jack Karp

President Donald Trump has nominated the U.S. Department of Justice's acting inspector general, who investigated the FBI's probe into Trump's links with Russia, to remain in that role on a permanent basis, according to a White House announcement.

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Paint Co. Says Injury Firm Used Stolen Data To Solicit Clients

By Abigail Harrison

A paint company has asked a North Carolina federal court to boot the opposing counsel in a putative data breach class action, accusing them of finding stolen data on the dark web and using it to solicit potential plaintiffs before victims were even notified of the breach.

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