A Colorado federal judge on Thursday refused to hand Dish Network an early win in a proposed class action alleging 401(k) target-date funds underperformed, concluding the case should head to trial on disputes between the parties about whether the satellite provider breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law.
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Dish Network 401(k) Target-Date Fund Suit Heads To Trial

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Colorado federal judge on Thursday refused to hand Dish Network an early win in a proposed class action alleging 401(k) target-date funds underperformed, concluding the case should head to trial on disputes between the parties about whether the satellite provider breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law.

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Campbell's Beats Worker's Suit Over Tobacco Health Plan Fee

By Grace Elletson

A New Jersey federal judge has shuttered a worker's suit claiming soup producer The Campbell's Co. imposed an illegal fee on employees if they used tobacco, ruling that his case fell apart because he never disclosed whether he enrolled in a program that would have allowed him to dodge the extra charge.

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2nd Circ. Revives Fired Benefit Fund Worker's ADA Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Second Circuit said Thursday that an ex-employee should get a second shot at his claim that a union benefit fund failed to accommodate his pulmonary embolism complications, stating the lower court needed to weigh disputes about whether his request to change service routes was reasonable.

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LITIGATION

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Textile Print Co. Kornit Gets First OK For $19.5M Investor Deal

By Sydney Price

A New Jersey federal judge has preliminarily approved a nearly $20 million deal resolving class action claims alleging textile technology company Kornit Digital Ltd. and its executives misled investors about its financial prospects and concealed customer issues that affected the business.

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DEALS

Kirkland-Led Francisco Partners Raises $21B Across 2 Funds

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Francisco Partners on Thursday revealed that it raised $21 billion across its two latest funds, marking the largest fundraise in the firm's history.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly everything I learned about preparation, humility, confidence and more has followed me into my legal practice, says Jessica Caterina at Moses & Singer.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Warned Co. About Deal Terms, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising vehicle alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. told a Florida jury Thursday that he flagged deal terms that later became detrimental to the insurance services company.

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ABA Rips DOJ's 'Absurd' Firm Subpoenas In Documents Fight

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association has blasted as "absurd" the government's move to subpoena law firms as an attempt to avoid a documents request from the organization amid allegations the Trump administration worked to intimidate law firms into conforming with his policy goals through executive orders last year.

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Judge's Deportation Probe 'Off The Rails,' DOJ Tells DC Circ.

By Britain Eakin

The Trump administration urged the full D.C. Circuit to either order U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to terminate his criminal contempt inquiry into the administration's Alien Enemies Act removals last year, or order him to forgo live testimony in the probe.

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Jack Smith's Lawyers Say Criminal Referral Twists Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Former special counsel Jack Smith's legal team has said the criminal referral a U.S. Congress member sent the Department of Justice to investigate Smith is based on a "spurious claim."

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500-Member NYC Public Defender Union Ends Strike

By Andrea Keckley

The first and so far only New York City public defender union to go on strike this year announced on Wednesday that its approximately 500 members are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement with their managers.

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Patent Atty Sues USPTO Over 'Flawed' Disciplinary Procedure

By Hailey Konnath

An Ohio patent lawyer Thursday accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of using an unlawful "pay for play" system for its disciplinary proceedings against attorneys, claiming the disciplinary proceedings are "inherently biased" and rigged against him and others facing discipline.

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Senate Confirms 2 Judges, Advances Ohio And Colo. Picks

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate on Thursday voted 48-47 to confirm Judge Daniel Traynor of the District of North Dakota to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and 49-44 to confirm Antonio M. Pozos, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as a judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bernstein Litowitz

Brennan Manna

Burns Charest

Capozzi Adler PC

Carella Byrne

Conrad & Scherer

Covington & Burling

FBT Gibbons

Faegre Drinker

Goodwin Procter

Groom Law Group

Kelley Drye

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

McCabe & Ali

Miller Shah

Moses & Singer

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Siri & Glimstad

Stearns Weaver

Susman Godfrey

Williams & Connolly

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Brooklyn Defender Services

Campbell Soup Co.

Center for Family Representation Inc.

DISH Network Corp.

Francisco Partners

Instagram Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Patriot National Inc.

Snyder's-Lance Inc.

The Bronx Defenders

UBS Group AG

United Auto Workers

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office of the President

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

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 Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio