Under Armour Reaches Deal With Ex-Supplier Ahead Of Trial

By Matthew Perlman

A Pennsylvania federal court has canceled a trial that was scheduled to start Monday after Under Armour said it has agreed to a settlement with a former supplier that accused the athletic wear maker of interfering with its contracts for bioceramic powder used in recovery-enhancing clothing material.

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Ohio AG Asks To Streamline Drug Pricing Suit

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The attorney general of Ohio is seeking to amend its complaint accusing Express Scripts and several related entities of conspiring to raise prescription drug prices.

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Odor In The Court: Fragrance Cos. Can't End Antitrust Case

By Craig Clough

A New Jersey federal court refused Monday to nix antitrust claims accusing fragrance ingredient-makers of fixing prices, finding the alleged conspiracy was subject to the per se rule despite the companies' supplier relationships with one another.

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Teva Defends Mifepristone Antitrust Case Against Corcept

By Matthew Perlman

Teva Pharmaceuticals has told a California federal court there is plenty of evidence for a jury to find that Corcept Therapeutics blocked generic competition for its cortisol disorder treatment Korlym by using an exclusive distribution deal with a specialty pharmacy.

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Ohio Seeks Toss Of NCAA Challenge To Eligibility Order

By Ganesh Setty

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine urged an Ohio federal court on Friday to toss the NCAA's lawsuit challenging his executive order allowing universities in the state to bypass new NCAA athlete eligibility rules for the class of 2022, noting that it's the schools that retain discretion.

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AAA Says Consumers' Monopoly Claims Lack Factual Support

By Caroline Simson

The American Arbitration Association is lashing out against consumers who accuse the institution of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, telling a federal judge on Monday that they should be sanctioned for including "false, misleading, and unsupported allegations" in an amended complaint.

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Aramark Says Conflict Policy Doesn't Bar Wash. Moonlighting

By Ben Adlin

Food service and facilities management provider Aramark urged a Washington federal court to toss a proposed class action over alleged limits on moonlighting by workers, contending the claims "fail out of the gate because the policy alleged in the complaint does not actually prohibit moonlighting in the first place."

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Coors' Supplier Appeals Colo. Court's Block Of Contract Exit

By Rachel Konieczny

Beer brand supplier Constellation Brands Inc. has asked the Colorado Court of Appeals to decide whether a Denver judge improperly blocked it from terminating its 18-year-long distribution contract with Coors Distributing Co. LLC.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week cleared the way for Cloudflare Inc. to seek immediate review of an injunction blocking a stock restructuring designed to preserve its founders' control, while setting a January hearing in a similar dispute over Meta Platforms Inc.'s plan to create nonvoting shares.

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Wireless Growth Leads To Call For Rethink Of FCC Rural Aid

By Christopher Cole

A trade group for major mobile carriers told the Federal Communications Commission that explosive private-sector growth in fixed wireless access calls for the agency to reorient its approach to subsidizing network deployment in hard-to-reach areas.

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What FTC Publicis Deal Means For Data Infrastructure M&A

The Federal Trade Commission's recent proposed resolution to its concerns over Publicis' $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp shows how the FTC may treat deals involving important data infrastructure layers, even when the parties operate at different levels of the technology stack, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.

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How NYC Consumer Bill Could Expand Private Claims

New York City's proposed Power Act could expose companies to sweeping private claims under its prohibition on unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices, making regulatory compliance reviews and litigation-risk planning essential for businesses serving city residents, says Brian Turetsky at Hinshaw.

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Ark. Senators Accused Of Blocking Trump's 8th Circ. Pick

By Courtney Bublé

With time waning for a Republican-controlled Senate, President Donald Trump might lose an opportunity to fill a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Simpson Thacher Hires Energy Regulatory Atty In DC

By Christine DeRosa

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has grown its energy regulatory capabilities in the nation's capital with the addition of a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP attorney.

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Kirkland Hires Weil DC Leader For Antitrust Team

By Alison Knezevich

A Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP antitrust partner who has led the dissolving firm's Washington, D.C., office is headed to Kirkland LLP.

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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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Milbank Moves To Newly Redone Century City Office In LA

By Nate Beck

Milbank LLP has taken space in a newly renovated office in Los Angeles, remaining in Century City.

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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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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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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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Mass. Auditor Says Lawmakers Must Comply With Demands

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' state auditor asked a judge to force lawmakers to comply with demands for documents for her long-sought — and voter-endorsed — audit of the legislature.

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