Tyra Banks has filed a defamation suit against Netflix, which she said constructed a "false narrative" in its docuseries about the supermodel's hit television show "America's Next Top Model," including suggesting that a young woman on the show was sexually assaulted and Banks did nothing.
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Tyra Banks Sues Netflix For 'False Narrative' In 'Top Model' Doc

By Hailey Konnath

Tyra Banks has filed a defamation suit against Netflix, which she said constructed a "false narrative" in its docuseries about the supermodel's hit television show "America's Next Top Model," including suggesting that a young woman on the show was sexually assaulted and Banks did nothing.

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6th Circ. Says Auto Mogul Must 'Pay Up' In Lengthy Loan Spat

By Hailey Konnath

The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld a $750 million judgment and a separate $20 million contempt ruling against the owner of an auto parts manufacturer in a 24-year-old fight over a defaulted loan, ruling that the mogul must "pay up."

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Barnes & Thornburg Profit-Share Admin Wants Legal Bills Paid

By James Boyle

A company that oversaw recordkeeping duties of Barnes & Thornburg LLP's profit-sharing plan says in a complaint in Pennsylvania state court it is owed legal fees over a previous suit filed by a former firm partner.

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Cognizant, Infosys Can't Shield Execs From Depositions

By Elliot Weld

Infosys Ltd. and Cognizant TriZetto Software Group Inc. will each have to produce executives to speak on certain topics for depositions in a Texas federal lawsuit over claims that Infosys stole Cognizant's trade secrets to build a competing healthcare software, a special master ruled Monday.

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Justice Alito Asks Texas To Respond To App Store Order Brief

By Spencer Brewer

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday asked the Texas attorney general to respond to a bid by a tech industry group and a student advocacy group seeking to reinstate an order blocking a Texas law that requires app store owners to verify users' ages and block minors from downloading apps without parental consent.

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Shipowner Says Baltimore Can't Recover Economic Losses

By Linda Chiem

The owner and manager of the cargo ship that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge told a Maryland federal judge on Monday that Baltimore, local businesses and dockworkers cannot recover millions in alleged economic losses from the 2024 wreck because they have no proprietary interest in the bridge.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Firm Faces DQ Bid Over Atty's Housing Authority Deposition

By Aaron Keller

Rose Kallor LLP should be barred from representing a Connecticut housing authority and a related nonprofit because one of its lawyers testified as a corporate representative during a deposition, and another lawyer asked questions that sounded like testimony, the entities' former executive director told a state judge Monday.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Supreme Court Skips Challenge To $168M Trade Secret Award

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.'s challenge to a $168 million trade secret judgment for Computer Sciences Corp.

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SPORTS & BETTING

Texas Tech QB's Eligibility Sparks Fierce Legal Backlash

By Alex Lawson

The fallout from Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's bid to play college football this season intensified Sunday as the Big 12 conference sued to preserve its right to discipline the school over Sorsby's admitted violations of NCAA sports betting rules.

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EMPLOYMENT

Sex Bias Led To Unequal Pay, Firing, Says Ex-PNC Director

By Abigail Harrison

A former managing director at Charlotte-based PNC Bank told a North Carolina federal court that the financial services giant targeted her for reporting sex-based discrimination, and then fired her right before the vesting of hundreds of thousands of dollars in restricted stock units.

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SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR

Mich. Panel Upholds Stock Redemption Order

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan state appeals court has affirmed a trial court decision that resolved a decades-long shareholder dispute between a real estate development firm and its ex-CEO by ordering the company to buy out the former executive's original $25,000 investment plus 7% interest.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving shareholder voting rights, take-private transactions, merger disclosures, board control battles and investor litigation, while the Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments over the wind-down of an oil-and-gas investment fund.

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COMPETITION

DOJ Prepares To Seek Approval For Live Nation Deal

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to seek approval for its controversial midtrial settlement with Live Nation, according to recent court filings, as state enforcers continue pressing for a breakup of the company after a jury found it violated antitrust law.

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TECHNOLOGY

AI Co. Looks To Nix $6M Award Over Purchase Agreement

By Joyce Hanson

An artificial intelligence company has asked a New York federal judge to vacate a more than $6 million arbitral award issued over a failed asset purchase agreement involving a group of Kazakhstan technology companies, saying the arbitrator ignored provisions that clearly barred the underlying claims.

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PRIVATE EQUITY

Analysis

No Longer Sidelined, Private Equity Firms Bet Big On Sports

By Chris Villani

With a limited number of major professional sports teams for sale and astronomical valuations leaving a high barrier to entry, experts say college sports and emerging leagues are providing opportunities for private investment, and the rapidly shifting rules are creating compliance challenges for attorneys.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

Restaurant Chain Manager Accused Of Pocketing Vendor Rebates

By Jarek Rutz

A company that manages the Medium Rare restaurant chain has sued one of its own co-managers in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing him of secretly diverting vendor rebate payments to himself, misrepresenting the company's ownership structure and steering purchasing decisions to enrich himself at the business's expense.

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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Drone Supplier Urges NY Court To Pause $5M Ukrainian Award

By Elaine Briseño

A U.S.-based supply company told a New York federal court its appeal of a $5.09 million Ukrainian arbitral award stemming from the firm's alleged failure to deliver a shipment of drones has warranted a pause on its enforcement.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

3 Things To Know About Trump's Pick To Lead SDNY

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to appoint Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner James M. McDonald to lead the Southern District of New York. Here are three things to know about him.

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Trump Personal Atty In Carroll Cases Confirmed To 8th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 48-43 on Monday evening to confirm Justin Smith, who represented the president in the defamation and sexual abuse cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Hagens Berman Must Cover Fees After Misconduct Findings

By Adrian Cruz

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP must cover the fees and costs of a special master who alleged the firm committed misconduct in product liability litigation over the morning sickness drug thalidomide, a Pennsylvania federal judge has said.

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Analysis

Newman's Appeal Loss Shows Limits On Suspension Reviews

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection on Monday of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's appeal in the long-running dispute over her suspension made clear that the available routes to challenge such orders are narrow, and spurred critics to contemplate ways to revise the system.

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Justices Turn Down Judge Newman's Suspension Case

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's effort to revive her lawsuit against her colleagues for suspending her, leaving intact a D.C. Circuit decision that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

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Attys Want Up To $33M In Long-Running UBH Benefits Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

Attorneys for employee benefit plan participants who sued to change how United Behavioral Health processed claims for mental health and substance use disorder treatment asked a California federal court for up to $33 million in fees and expenses for their work on the "groundbreaking" case.

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Ex-SEC Atty Reprimanded Over Misstatements In Crypto Case

By Julie Manganis

A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney has received a public reprimand for misleading a judge in a cryptocurrency fraud case that led to sanctions against the agency.

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FBI Misplaced Nadine Menendez's Jewelry, Judge Told

By Parker Quinlan

An attorney for Nadine Menendez on Monday told a Manhattan federal judge that the FBI is still unable to locate pieces of her jewelry seized as part of the investigation that led to Menendez and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, being convicted of participating in a bribery scheme.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker Botts

Barnes & Thornburg

Blank Rome

Catafago Fini

Clare Locke

Cooley LLP

Cozen O'Connor

Cravath Swaine

Croke Fairchild

Crowell & Moring

Davis Wright Tremaine

Demeo LLP

Demorest Law Firm

DiCello Levitt

Drew Cooper & Anding

Duane Morris

Finnegan

Foley Hoag

GessnerLaw

Gibson Dunn

Hagens Berman

Haynes Boone

Holland & Knight

Horn Wright

Jenner & Block

Kreindler & Kreindler

Latham & Watkins

Lochner Law Firm

Loughlin Law PC

Lynn Pinker

Mike Scott Law

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Neubert Pepe

Psych-Appeal Inc

Pullman & Comley

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Reid & Riege

Richards Layton

Rose Kallor

Serbagi Law

Seyfarth Shaw

Shook Hardy

Sidley Austin

Spears Manning

Stris & Maher

Sullivan & Cromwell

The Basile Law Firm PC

Thompson Hine

Troutman

Wilkinson Stekloff

Wilson Sonsini

Winston Taylor

Zuckerman Spaeder

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

Authentic Brands Group LLC

B. Riley Financial Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Boston College

Cloudflare Inc.

Computer & Communications Industry Association

Computer Sciences Corp.

Elevate

Elliott Investment Management LP

Fifth Third Bancorp

GSK PLC

GoFundMe Inc.

Google LLC

Guess Inc.

HDR Global Trading Ltd.

Hytera

Infosys Ltd.

International Longshoremen's Association

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

League One Volleyball Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Motorola Solutions Inc.

NASCAR Digital Media LLC

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Holdings Corp.

Netflix Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Ohio State University

Otis Worldwide Corp.

RedBird Capital Partners

SPAR Group, Inc.

Sanofi

StubHub Inc.

Syntel, Inc.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

The Charles Schwab Corp.

The Markets LLC

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

TopBuild Corp.

TriZetto Corp.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

University of Virginia

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

International Chamber of Commerce

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Missouri Department of Agriculture

New York State Assembly

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court