A coalition of state-level enforcers and AEG Worldwide on Monday separately pushed back against accusations of witness tampering from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. amid a trial accusing the live entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary of anticompetitive conduct, saying the defense allegations of undue influence are false.
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States, AEG Say Live Nation Sanctions Bid Is Nonsense

By Stewart Bishop

A coalition of state-level enforcers and AEG Worldwide on Monday separately pushed back against accusations of witness tampering from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. amid a trial accusing the live entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary of anticompetitive conduct, saying the defense allegations of undue influence are false.

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8th Circ. Rejects Seed Price-Fix Claims Against Bayer, Others

By Bryan Koenig

An Eighth Circuit panel refused Monday to revive antitrust claims accusing Bayer, Cargill, BASF and other seed and crop input giants of boycotting e-commerce platforms to hide price-fixing, agreeing with the district court that the farmer plaintiffs failed to specify what any particular defendant did.

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Apple Gets App Store Ruling Paused For High Court Appeal

By Dorothy Atkins

The Ninth Circuit granted Apple's request Monday to pause a panel decision in Epic Games Inc.'s favor while it petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling, which largely affirmed an injunction barring Apple from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on certain iPhone app purchases made outside its payment systems.

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RealPage Flags Justices' Therapy Ruling In NY Law Challenge

By Grace Dixon

RealPage Inc. alerted a New York federal court to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling against Colorado's conversion therapy ban, saying the decision clarifies which standard should be applied in its First Amendment challenge to a state ban on certain rental software.

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MERGER REVIEW

Sen. Blumenthal Demands DOJ Probe Into WNBA's Sun Sale

By David Steele

The Women's National Basketball Association "abused its monopolistic control" of women's pro basketball when it allowed the Connecticut Sun to be sold to an owner who is moving it to Houston, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told the U.S. Department of Justice in a letter on Monday.

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LITIGATION

Fertilizer-Makers Face More Price-Fixing Accusations

By Lauraann Wood

The nation's leading fertilizer producers have been hit with more federal antitrust claims targeting an allegedly "secret" conspiracy to inflate prices for their nitrogen, phosphate and potassium products.

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RJ Reynolds Fights Altria's Trial Subpoena Of In-House Atty

By Hayley Fowler

Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said one of its in-house attorneys should not be forced to testify in person at an upcoming evidentiary hearing in a royalty fight with rival Philip Morris' parent company, arguing a recording of his deposition is all a North Carolina judge should need.

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Morgan Lewis Beats DQ Bid In Meta Smart Glasses IP Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP can remain Oakley Inc.'s counsel in Solos Technology Ltd.'s lawsuit accusing the eyewear brand and Meta Platforms of infringing smart eyewear patents, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Monday, saying the firm's 2019 representation of a corporation Solos spun out from didn't warrant its disqualification.

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Settlement In Sight For Amway, Supplement Co. In TM Dispute

By Abigail Harrison

A trademark dispute over gut health products between a supplement-maker and multi-level marketing giant Amway Corp. may be headed for settlement, according to a motion from Begin Health Inc. asking a North Carolina federal court to delay a coming hearing.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FTC Focus: Growing Emphasis On Competition In AI

The Federal Trade Commission's leadership has continued to highlight that competitive risks in artificial intelligence markets may arise at multiple levels simultaneously, considering not only who controls the resources necessary to build AI systems, but also how those systems function and yield outputs, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Jackson Walker, Sorrento CEO Hit With RICO Suit Over Ch. 11

By Emlyn Cameron

More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."

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Trump Orders Could Chill US Arbitration, Group Warns

By Caroline Simson

The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction

By Lauren Berg

A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Ballard Spahr

Barack Ferrazzano

Barrett Law Group

Boyden Gray

Bryan Cave

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

DLA Piper

Davis Polk

Dorsey & Whitney

Eimer Stahl

Faegre Drinker

Foley Hoag

Freshfields

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Goodwin Procter

Gordon Rees

Goulston & Storrs

Gustafson Gluek

Heyl Royster

Hogan Lovells

Jackson Walker LLP

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

K&L Gates

Kutak Rock

Latham & Watkins

Liskow & Lewis

Littler Mendelson

Lockridge Grindal

Loza & Loza

Morgan Lewis

Motta Law

Munger Tolles

Niro McAndrews

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Poyner Spruill

Prim & Mendheim

Proskauer Rose

Silverman Thompson

Stinson LLP

Strang Bradley

Susman Godfrey

Thompson Coburn

Troutman

UB Greensfelder

Ward & Smith

Weil Gotshal

Wigdor LLP

Williams & Connolly

Williams Mullen

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

Womble Bond

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AE Industrial Partners LP

AEG Presents LLC

Agricultural Retailers Association

Altria Group Inc.

American Bar Association

Amway Corp.

Apple Inc.

Astellas Pharma Inc.

B. Riley Financial Inc.

BASF SE

Bayer AG

Bayer CropScience Ltd.

Boston Celtics

Boyer Co.

British American Tobacco PLC

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

CHS Inc.

Cargill Inc.

Corteva Inc.

CropLife America Inc.

Epic Games Inc.

EssilorLuxottica

Farmer's Business Network Inc.

Google LLC

Ingerman

JUUL Labs Inc.

Koch Inc.

Kopin Corporation

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Milwaukee Bucks

Mohegan Sun

Mosaic

National Basketball Association Inc.

Nutrien Ltd.

Patreon Inc.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

RealPage Inc.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Sanofi

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

Station Casinos LLC

Syngenta AG

Tesla Inc.

The Kraft Heinz Co.

The Mosaic Co.

Tilray Inc.

Univar Solutions Inc.

WNBA Enterprises LLC

Yara International

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Central Intelligence Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Illinois Supreme Court

Legal Services Corp.

Mohegan Tribe

New York Attorney General's Office

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin