Boeing Admits Liability, Seeks Appeal In 737 Door Plug Suit

By Ben Adlin

The Boeing Co. has acknowledged that a 737 Max jet manufactured in Renton, Washington, "was not reasonably safe in construction" when the plane left the aerospace giant's care — an oversight it said resulted in the blowout of the aircraft's door panel during a 2024 Alaska Airlines flight.

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9th Circ. Says SpaceX Firing Fight Can Stay Out Of Arbitration

By Rae Ann Varona

The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that eight former SpaceX employees who claim they were fired for complaining about CEO Elon Musk's sexually charged social media posts may pursue their claims in court, saying the former employees did not have to "adequately allege" sexual harassment to avoid arbitration.

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Wachtell To Probe Nvidia CEO's Affair With Alleged China Spy

By Anna Scott Farrell and Sue Reisinger

Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into allegations that its founder and CEO had an affair with a business executive who U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy, the artificial intelligence chipmaker said Tuesday.

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AI Giant Anthropic Launches Plans For Estimated $61B IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Claude developer Anthropic PBC on Tuesday set a price range for its long-anticipated blockbuster initial public offering, telling U.S. regulators that it plans to raise around $61 billion in what could be the second-largest IPO ever.

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'America First' Think Tank Backs Pentagon In Anthropic Fight

By Jared Foretek

A Trump-aligned think tank is backing the U.S. Department of Defense in its D.C. Circuit fight against Anthropic, urging the full circuit not to grant Anthropic's en banc rehearing request and pointing to the company's statements about the threats frontier AI models pose to the world.

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House Dem Tells Agencies, Cos. To Preserve Trump Records

By Lauren Berg

A Democratic representative warned federal agencies and private companies, including The Boeing Co., Chevron Corp. and TikTok, that they must preserve all documents related to the House Committee on Natural Resources' investigations of the Trump administration, following whistleblower reports that materials have already been illegally destroyed.

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Huawei's Iran Dealings Were No Secret To Banks, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. on Tuesday displayed a trove of documentary evidence as the company seeks to refute charges that it violated sanctions and defrauded banks, including HSBC Group and Standard Chartered PLC, suggesting that lenders were well aware of its business dealings in Iran.

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FCC Urged To Dedicate More Airwaves For Satellite Use

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission's plan to open more than 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum up to satellite services such as direct-to-device technology is all well and good, said one industry organization, but the agency also needs to make some space for "dedicated satellite spectrum."

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DOL, Defense Research Co. Settle ESOP Stock Sale Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

An Alabama federal judge agreed to stay a U.S. Department of Labor enforcement case against a research company that allegedly mismanaged an employee stock ownership plan, after the parties reported a settlement of their dispute.

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Trump Asks High Court To Make Ballroom Decision Permanent

By Katie Buehler

President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to make permanent its temporary order allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom without further litigation, suggesting the justices could rely on an emergency docket ruling to quickly free the project from unnecessary "judicial superintendence." 

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Justices Told Only They Can Fix Conflicting Ch. 11 Rulings

By Emily Lever

Military subcontractor Fox Logistics has argued a federal judge's recent ruling in prime contractor Noble Supply's bankruptcy contradicts a different decision from a circuit court that Fox is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Government Contractor Settles Hartford Premium Hike Suit

By Tom Lotshaw

Government contractor Sciolex Corp. has settled a lawsuit accusing Hartford insurance units of misclassifying its workers and inflating its workers' compensation insurance premiums.

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Chinese Co. Asks Fla. Court To OK $1.5M Plane Parts Award

By David Minsky

A Chinese aviation company has asked a Florida federal court to confirm a $1.5 million foreign arbitration award in a dispute over undelivered aircraft parts, saying a tribunal found a Sunshine State company didn't fulfill its contract obligations. 

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CIT Can't Order Universal Tariff Refunds, Gov't Tells Fed. Circ.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade's order requiring refunds for all importers who paid illegal tariffs should be deemed unlawful, the government told the Federal Circuit, saying U.S. Supreme Court precedent bars such universal relief.

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DOJ's Deloitte, Lockheed DEI Deals Stress Whistleblower Role

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent settlements with Deloitte and Lockheed Martin over their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, launched by private whistleblowers, demonstrate to government contractors that federal enforcement can start from within, say attorneys at Hinckley Allen.

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What The 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Ruling Left Unanswered

Although the Eleventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates upheld the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions under the appointments clause, its narrow reasoning leaves unresolved questions about presidential control over relator litigation that could sustain further constitutional challenges, says Taylor Chenery at Bass Berry.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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How A Child Of Immigrants Defends Abrego Garcia

By Corey Rothauser

Hecker Fink attorney Jeffrey Then grew up translating English-language letters for customers at his Dominican immigrant family’s Bronx business. Decades later, he drew on that experience while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal human smuggling charges, becoming a lifeline for Abrego Garcia during his detention.

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John Morgan On Why Luck Matters More Than Most Admit

By Y. Peter Kang

John Morgan, founder of personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, built the largest personal injury firm in the U.S., with 1,110 attorneys in 140 locations. In his new memoir, "Life Is Luck," the attorney who Forbes estimates has a net worth of $1.5 billion argues that success is about more than talent, intelligence or determination. It is also about recognizing opportunities, taking risks and capitalizing on fortunate breaks when they appear.

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Grassley Defends Rush To Confirm Trump Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday defended how quickly the committee is moving to confirm President Donald Trump's judicial picks before Democrats control the Senate.

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Trump Swaps Out Blocked 8th Circ. Nominee With Ark. Justice

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his pick for the Eighth Circuit and replaced him with a different nominee amid apparent opposition from Arkansas' senators. 

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Girardi Estate's $54M Claim Put Behind Other Creditors

By Craig Clough

The trustees overseeing Tom Girardi's and his former law firm's bankruptcies struck a deal to put their claims against each other behind other approved general unsecured claims, according to a California bankruptcy court filing, with the firm's trustee saying neither estate is expected to collect on those claims.

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