A Texas federal judge on Tuesday finalized his permanent blockade on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' enforcement of Biden-era rules and guidance against two Christian organizations.
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Christian Groups Wrap Up Challenge To EEOC, HHS Regs

By Anne Cullen

A Texas federal judge on Tuesday finalized his permanent blockade on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' enforcement of Biden-era rules and guidance against two Christian organizations.

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AdaptHealth To Pay Investors $35M To End Inflated-Sales Suit

By Jessica Corso

Medical device provider AdaptHealth Corp. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of deceiving shareholders about its revenue projections as it "routinely engaged in improper and unethical tactics to inflate sales numbers." 

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Philly Joins MDL Against Drug Cos., PBMs Over Insulin Prices

By Bonnie Eslinger

Philadelphia on Tuesday sued drug manufacturers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, along with several pharmacy benefit managers, joining multidistrict litigation in New Jersey federal court accusing the companies of illegally inflating the price of insulin.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Notable New Jersey Legislation In 2025

By Carla Baranauckas

New Jersey lawmakers delivered policy shifts in 2025, advancing measures in criminal justice, workplace regulation and emerging technology.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Ex-Oura CEO Pushes To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Firing Suit

By Emily Sawicki

The onetime CEO of fitness tracker company Oura Health is pushing to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing the smart ring maker in his compensation suit, telling a San Francisco federal judge that he shared confidential information when he consulted with the firm about his claims prior to filing suit.

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ENFORCEMENT

Farm To Pay $1M To Settle Claims It Favored Foreign Workers

By Ben Adlin

Washington state apple and hops producer Cornerstone Ranches and associated companies will pay $1 million to resolve claims by Attorney General Nick Brown that the farm fired local agricultural workers in favor of hiring temporary, foreign employees, according to a consent decree announced by the attorney general's office on Tuesday.

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LITIGATION

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Top North Carolina Cases Of 2025

By Hayley Fowler

A sweep of settlements in major lawsuits punctuated the second half of the year in North Carolina, from a record-breaking wrongful death deal to an eleventh-hour resolution in a lending fight over a biogas development project. Here are some of the top North Carolina case outcomes in the second half of 2025.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

3 Key Trends For The Legal Industry In 2025

By Tracey Read

Executive orders, updated office attendance policies and private equity interests were three top issues that shaped the industry this year.

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ITC Atty's 1st Kids' Book Imagines A Santa-Less Christmas

By Dani Kass

Michelle Klancnik, assistant general counsel at the U.S. International Trade Commission, spends her days looking into when imports should be banned for violating intellectual property rights, but outside work, she​'s focused on one big question: What would happen if Santa took a year off?

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NYC Bar Issues Opinion On AI Use For Recording Client Calls

By Tracey Read

The New York City Bar Association's Professional Ethics Committee has issued an opinion addressing how the New York Rules of Professional Conduct impacts the use of artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and create summaries of conversations in audio and video calls between attorneys and their clients.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Fight Gov't Bid To Toss Their Firing Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

An ex-assistant U.S. attorney and two other former Justice Department employees urged a Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday to deny the government's motion to dismiss their lawsuit claiming they were unlawfully fired, arguing an internal government employment board isn't appropriate for their cases and is controlled by President Donald Trump.

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Top Delaware Chancery Cases Of 2025: A Year-End Report

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court closed out 2025 amid a period of institutional uncertainty, as landmark cases addressing fiduciary duty, executive compensation, board oversight and the limits of equitable power unfolded against the backdrop of sweeping legislative changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

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Hub Hires: Cooley, Morgan Lewis, Nixon Peabody

By Chris Villani

The end of the year marked the beginning of new chapters for plenty of Boston attorneys, as Cooley added more than 30 professionals to its life sciences team, Morgan Lewis snagged an intellectual property partner, and Nixon Peabody beefed up its cybersecurity practice.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Arnall Golden

Baron & Budd

Bernstein Litowitz

Burakiewicz & DePriest

Burr & Forman

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Dechert LLP

Dilworth Paxson

Duane Morris

Dynamis LLP

Foley & Lardner

Goodwin Procter

Hargrove Firm

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Jenner & Block

Kaskela Law

Kirkland & Ellis

Kozyak Tropin

Latham & Watkins

Levin Papantonio

Lowell & Associates

Mark S. Zaid PC

McDermott Will & Schulte

McGuireWoods

Milbank LLP

Morgan Lewis

Nixon Peabody

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Robb & Robb

Saxton & Stump

Seeger Weiss

Shipman & Goodwin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden Arps

Stokes Lawrence

Susman Godfrey

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Activision Blizzard Inc.

AdaptHealth LLC

Affordable Care LLC

BNP Paribas SA

CVS Health Corp.

Eli Lilly & Co.

George Washington University

HCA Healthcare Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

NASCAR Digital Media LLC

New York City Bar Association

Nike Inc.

Northwest Justice Project

Novo Nordisk A S

OptumRx Inc.

Sanofi

Stanford University

Tesla Inc.

The Boeing Co.

The Trade Desk Inc.

TripAdvisor Inc.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

iHeartMedia Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Delaware General Assembly

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

International Trade Commission

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board