2nd Circ. Won't Block Connecticut Drug Price Cap

By Matthew Perlman

A Second Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday, refusing to block Connecticut from enforcing a cap on generic and off-patent drug prices while a trade association for drug wholesalers challenges the statute.

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AirPro Says Rival Used Merger Talks To Build Competing Tool

By Susan Smiley

Counsel for AirPro Diagnostics LLC urged a Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday to reverse a lower court's summary judgment ruling and allow its breach of contract suit to proceed to trial, arguing that a rival company violated a mutual party agreement by using confidential information disclosed during merger negotiations to develop a competing diagnostic tool.

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Ashley St. Clair Can't Toss XAI Forum Clause Suit

By Craig Clough

A Texas federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss xAI's lawsuit accusing political commentator and influencer Ashley St. Clair of violating its terms of service by suing in New York over allegations that Grok generated sexually explicit images of her.

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NC Warehouse Owner Wins $1.94M Verdict In Insurance Fight

By Danielle Ferguson

A North Carolina federal jury awarded nearly $2 million to the owner of a warehouse after determining his insurer improperly delayed issuing a decision for coverage of a fire at the building and wrongfully accused the owner of setting the blaze himself.

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Meta Wins Stay Of Wash. Ad Case Amid High Court Cert. Bid

By Ben Adlin

A Washington state judge on Tuesday granted Meta Platforms Inc.'s request to pause a permanent injunction requiring "full compliance" with a state political advertising disclosure law, agreeing to put the requirement on hold while the company asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law's constitutionality.

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Ex-Holtec CFO's Atty Asks Jury To Think Like 'Judge Judy'

By George Woolston

Counsel for the former chief financial officer of nuclear services company Holtec International told jurors Tuesday to use common sense when evaluating the credibility of witnesses who testified in the two-week trial on his client's whistleblower claim, quoting the star of TV's "Judge Judy."

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Compass Sues Ex-ERA President Over Move To RE/MAX

By Lauren Berg

Brokerage giant Compass Inc. claims the former president of its subsidiary, ERA Real Estate, breached noncompete agreements when he left to become president of rival Re/Max, taking with him knowledge of proprietary marketing and business information, according to a new lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court.

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Hydropower Plant Sellers Hid Issues, Buyer Says

By Julie Manganis

The sellers of a small Massachusetts hydroelectric power plant hid numerous issues involving regulatory compliance and conditions at the facility and are refusing to submit required documentation to federal regulators, the buyer says in a lawsuit filed in state court.

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London Stock Exchange Can't Nix MayStreet Suit, Judge Says

By Katryna Perera

The Delaware Chancery Court has refused to toss a suit accusing the London Stock Exchange Group PLC and a few of its subsidiaries of luring MayStreet Inc.'s co-founder and former CEO into selling the company with false promises of growth and then failing to honor post-closing obligations under the merger contract.

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Texas Appeals Court Skeptical Uri Interference Claims Viable

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday sounded dubious of a claim brought by energy consumers alleging that dozens of companies involved in the natural gas industry tortiously interfered with their electricity contracts by decreasing natural gas output during a deadly winter storm.

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Investor Says Pot Co. Took $1.15M, Left Him Defunct Business

By Mike Curley

A Los Angeles man is suing a management company and its owner, alleging they duped him into investing $1.15 million into a cannabis venture, but he never saw repayment, and the owner eventually left him as the sole owner of the defunct business without consulting him.

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Hughes Satellite Keeps Control Of Ch. 11 Case For Now

By Alex Wittenberg

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed telecommunications company Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. to retain its exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan until Dec. 1, rejecting a noteholder challenge to the debtor's control of its case while cautioning that the debtor could soon run out of money.

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TQL Seeks Ax Of Trucking Cos.' RICO Suit Over Lost Bids

By Linda Chiem

Total Quality Logistics LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit from family-owned trucking companies accusing it of steering long-haul shipments to illegal "fly-by-night" or "chameleon" carriers and muscling out legitimate trucking companies.

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Eton Park, Petersen Can't Keep Argentina Docs In $16B Case

By Caroline Simson

Former minority shareholders in Argentine oil and gas company YPF have been barred from retaining discovery obtained in a New York court case as they pursue an investor-state claim against Argentina over a since-overturned $16 billion judgment, according to a Monday court order.

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Allen Matkins Hires Ex-Kasowitz Commercial Litigator In NYC

By Isaac Monterose

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP has hired veteran Kasowitz LLP commercial litigation attorney Edward E. Filusch to be a litigation partner in its New York City office, the firm announced.

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Hunton Adds Husch Blackwell Commercial Litigator In Dallas

By Nate Beck

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP said it has added a nationally recognized litigator with nearly two decades of experience to its commercial litigation practice.

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6th Circ. Spotlights Cannabis Contract Enforceability Risks

The Sixth Circuit's recent reversal of a $31.8 million jury verdict against a subsidiary of cannabis giant Curaleaf highlights that state licenses do not necessarily provide the legal foundation needed to enforce contracts in federal court, which is a pattern that appears across many sectors, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

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Tariffs Could Be Behind Surge In FTZ Production Filings

As tariffs reshape production sourcing decisions, manufacturers are seeking foreign trade zone production authority at more than twice last year's pace, making it important to consider the potential duty and export benefits, along with review delays and restrictions that can curb savings, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Kagan: High Court 'Blinded Itself' To Election Ruling Effects

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan criticized her conservative colleagues' approach to deciding election law cases Tuesday, saying they often rule without considering the real-world consequences of their decisions. 

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Retired Judges Say DOJ's Ethics Complaint Is Meritless

By Courtney Bublé

A coalition of 61 retired federal judges has admonished the U.S. Department of Justice for filing a complaint against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to a newspaper about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in their state.

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Polsinelli Seeks Sanctions For 'Knowingly False' IP Suit

By Elliot Weld

Law firm Polsinelli PC has asked a Tennessee federal judge to sanction a medical device company for advancing what it says were "knowingly false and materially incomplete" positions in a suit accusing the firm of pursuing bad faith patent infringement claims on behalf of a client.

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'Petulant' Attorney Behavior Requires New Trial, 5th Circ. Says

By Cara Salvatore

The Fifth Circuit ordered a new trial Friday for a woman who was halted while speaking at a Louisiana local council meeting, saying defense lawyers for two council members threw "a skunk into the jury box" with a bevy of improper maneuvers.

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Feds Offer Up-Front Payments For Fraud Whistleblower Tips

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the creation of a whistleblower incentive program offering up-front monetary awards for tips that lead to criminal fraud charges.

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Atty Used Legal Cred To Prop Up Ponzi Schemes, DOJ Says

By David Aaro

A Florida attorney was arrested Tuesday on charges of using his legal bona fides to help run two Ponzi schemes that swindled investors out of nearly $2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Ex-NOLA Injury Atty Gets 32 Months For Staging Crashes

By Christine DeRosa

A former New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fake vehicle accidents with tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles so he could pursue lawsuits and extract settlements.

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