A Virginia federal judge denied General Dynamics Corp.'s attempt to recoup millions in costs and attorney fees from engineers who dropped claims against the company from a larger suit accusing U.S. shipbuilders of conspiring to suppress wages through no-poach agreements.
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Va. Judge Sinks General Dynamics' Fee Bid For No-Poach Suit

By Tom Lotshaw

A Virginia federal judge denied General Dynamics Corp.'s attempt to recoup millions in costs and attorney fees from engineers who dropped claims against the company from a larger suit accusing U.S. shipbuilders of conspiring to suppress wages through no-poach agreements.

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FCC Lifts 39% Broadcast Ownership Cap In Controversial Vote

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to eliminate the 39% national cap on broadcast TV audience share Thursday, with Republicans saying the change will help local stations survive and dismissing claims that the agency was exceeding its legal powers.

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Judge Sets Feb. Trial In States' Generics Price-Fixing Suit

By George Woolston

A Connecticut federal judge has set a February trial date on claims from dozens of state attorneys general that generic-drug makers conspired to artificially inflate the prices of generic topical drugs.

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X Corp. Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Advertiser Boycott Suit

By Bryan Koenig

X Corp. has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive its antitrust lawsuit accusing Mars, CVS, Nestle, Lego, Tyson Foods and other advertisers of agreeing to boycott the social media platform after Elon Musk's purchase, arguing a Texas federal judge "asked the wrong questions and gave the wrong answers."

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Brief

Agri Stats Deals Close Out Pork Trial

By Bryan Koenig

A Minnesota federal judge on Thursday canceled the looming pork price-fixing trial after the last remaining defendant, Agri Stats, inked settlements in principle with the last remaining plaintiffs.

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Brief

LIV Announces New Investor To Replace Saudis, Plans Return

By Tom Lotshaw

LIV Golf said it has struck an agreement with a new investor that will allow the tour to live on after the 2026 season, when Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund ends its financial backing.

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RISING STAR

Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Zachary Johns

By Nadia Dreid

Zachary Johns of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP helped hospital network Aspirus escape an illegal monopoly lawsuit by convincing the court the plaintiffs' impact and damages model didn't hold water, earning him a spot among antitrust attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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MERGER REVIEW

Paramount Gets Private Warner Deal Challenge Tossed

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court has dismissed a case from consumers looking to undo Paramount's completed merger with Skydance and block its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, finding they failed to show any concrete harm from the deals.

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Deals Rumor Mill

Shein Eyes $40B Valuation Via Hong Kong IPO, More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Fast-fashion company Shein is seeking a $40 billion valuation through its Hong Kong initial public offering, betting platform Polymarket is eyeing a new funding round that could value it at $20 billion and Cencora's MWI Animal Health merger with Covetrus faces regulatory scrutiny.

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INTERNATIONAL

Innsworth Drops Merricks Arbitration Claim After £63M Payout

By Robbie Kalus

Litigation funder Innsworth Capital has dropped its arbitration claim against Walter Merricks over his decision to settle the Mastercard swipe fees case for £200 million ($270 million), clearing the way for compensation to be distributed to consumers.

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LITIGATION

Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Antitrust Suit Tossed By Texas Judge

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A Texas federal court has dismissed compounding pharmacy Strive Specialties Inc.'s antitrust lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, finding it failed to allege the companies blocked competition for GLP-1 medications.

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Nexstar Execs Can't Be On Tegna Board, Judge Clarifies

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge clarified Thursday that Nexstar executives and other affiliated personnel cannot serve as Tegna directors under a temporary injunction blocking the broadcast giants' $6.2 billion merger, while admonishing the companies for not disclosing the appointment of three Nexstar officials to Tegna's board.

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Judge OKs $35M Teva Deal In Delayed Generic Inhalers Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts federal judge has approved an antitrust settlement that will see Teva Pharmaceuticals pay $35 million to resolve claims that it schemed to delay generic competition for its QVAR asthma inhalers.

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Judge Tosses Nuclear Power Wage-Fixing Case, For Now

By Matthew Perlman

A Maryland federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing nuclear energy producers including Constellation Energy, DTE Energy and Duke Energy of fixing wages, after finding the claims came too late.

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Judge Says Comcast's Fight For Viamedia Docs Is Over

By Nadia Dreid

Comcast isn't going to get any more information out of Viamedia about what one of its board members, a key witness, stands to gain if Viamedia comes out on top in litigation between the companies after an Illinois federal magistrate said Thursday that she was done discussing the matter and that this was "the end."

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Sherwin-Williams Unable To Can Co.'s Fireproof False Ad Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

Sherwin-Williams must face claims it falsely advertised its Firetex coating as being able to achieve substantial fire resistance in fewer coats than rival brands' products, causing a competitor's sales to slump, a Missouri federal judge ruled, saying the paint giant's marketing was not mere puffery.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FTC-Deere Deal Tells Cautionary Tale On Repair Access Limits

A recent proposed Federal Trade Commission antitrust settlement in Illinois federal court requires Deere & Co. to provide access to repair services previously available only to authorized dealers, and companies that limit access to aftermarket resources should ensure they can substantiate the reasoning behind any restrictions, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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Justices' FTC Ruling Weakens Qui Tam's Constitutional Base

The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding presidential control over those exercising executive power, suggests that courts may be receptive to arguments challenging the constitutional foundations of the False Claims Act’s qui tam mechanism, says Daniel Passeser at Wiggin.

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Series

Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Being a sommelier has quietly shaped how I practice law by changing the way I think, communicate and connect with people, and offers a constant reminder that expertise is about making your knowledge useful and accessible to others, says Kara Du at Sheppard.

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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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No Simpson Thacher Malpractice In PIPE Case, Jury Finds

By Madison Arnold

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP escaped a malpractice lawsuit late Thursday over its representation of Patriot National Inc. in a private investment in public equity transaction in the years before the company's downfall.

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Dems Slam Skadden's 'Nothing To See Here' Trump Deal Reply

By Hailey Konnath

Three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday criticized Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's response to their request that the firm disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration, saying the firm's "three sentence letter essentially saying 'nothing to see here'" is "not going to cut it."

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New ABA Chief Seeks To 'Streamline' Org., Defend Democracy

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association's new president, Barbara J. Howard, will focus on twin goals of defending democracy against expected unprecedented attacks associated with this year's midterm elections, while also reorganizing the association to run more efficiently, as she kicks off her one-year term this month.

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Richards Layton Under Fire Amid Bid To Avoid AI Sanctions

By Rose Krebs

A firm has asked a Delaware vice chancellor to allow it to submit more "factual information" regarding what it says are inconsistencies in Richards Layton & Finger PA's attempt to avoid sanctions for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

The Dramatic Moments Set To Shape Tom Goldstein's Appeal

By Jeff Overley and Jared Foretek

Prurient revelations, brash recriminations and purportedly glaring judicial errors in Tom Goldstein's criminal case have captivated the appellate bar for nearly 19 months, and many of those moments will be center stage in the star attorney's imminent appeal.

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2nd Circ. Says Pillsbury Must Surrender $3.6M Retainer

By Jessica Corso

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP was ordered on Thursday to hand over a $3.6 million retainer it was paid to defend a client against criminal and civil fraud charges, with the Second Circuit upholding a ruling that the funds were part of an asset freeze order issued in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case.

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Ex-GC Hijacked Accounts And Posted Klan Imagery, Suit Says

By Ben Adlin

A Washington state court granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday in a school fundraising company's lawsuit accusing its former general counsel of taking control of its social media accounts and allegedly replacing its LinkedIn photo with a manipulated image of its president in a Ku Klux Klan robe.

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Ex-Girardi Atty Gets Probation For Keeping Silent On Theft

By Lauraann Wood

A former Girardi Keese attorney was sentenced to one day time-served and two years of probation Thursday for staying quiet and failing to report disgraced plaintiff's attorney Tom Girardi's theft of millions of settlement dollars owed to Lion Air Flight 620 plane crash victims.

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Wash. Justices Offer Bar Waiver After July Exam Tech Failure

By Rachel Riley

The Washington State Supreme Court said Thursday it's offering to waive the bar exam requirement for first-time applicants who were unable to take the test last week due to an abrupt cancellation driven by technical issues at the Yakima Convention Center where it was scheduled to be administered.   

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Ahern and Associates

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Arnold & Porter

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Bailey Duquette

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Botts

Berger Montague

Berman Tabacco

Bilzin Sumberg

Bowman & Brooke

Bradley Arant

Burke LLP

Burns Charest

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Cantey Hanger

Clement & Murphy

Cohen Milstein

Conrad & Scherer

Covington & Burling

Croke Fairchild

Crowell & Moring

Davis Polk

Dhillon Law Group

Dowd Bennett

Foreman & Brasso

Freshfields

Fried Frank

Gibson Dunn

Girardi & Keese

Glancy Prongay

Greenberg Traurig

Gressley Kaplin

HSF Kramer

Hagens Berman

Handley Farah

Harris Beach Murtha

Hilliard Shadowen

Hogan Lovells

Hueston Hennigan

Hughes Hubbard

Hunton Andrews

Jackson Walker LLP

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Kasowitz LLP

Kellogg Hansen

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lewis Rice

Lockridge Grindal

Lynn Pinker

Mayer Brown

McGuireWoods

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Morrison Cohen

Munger Tolles

Norton Rose

O'Melveny & Myers

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Paul Hastings

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

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Ropes & Gray

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Sherrill & Gibson

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Simonsen Sussman

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Sperling Kenny

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Sullivan & Cromwell

Susman Godfrey

Troutman

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Werksman Jackson

Wiggin & Dana

Wilkinson Stekloff

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Accelerant

Agri Stats Inc.

Allergan PLC

Ameren Corp.

American Bar Association

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Arizona Public Service Co.

AstraZeneca PLC

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

Bouygues

Burke Inc.

CACI International Inc.

CVS Health Corp.

Cencora Inc.

Comcast Corp.

Constellation Energy Corp.

Covetrus Inc.

DTE Energy Co.

Deere & Co.

Dominion Energy Inc.

Duke Energy Corp.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Entergy Corp.

Executive Health Resources Inc.

FirstEnergy Corp.

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.

G&W Laboratories Inc.

General Dynamics Corp.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

Golden Corral Corp

Google LLC

Hard Yaka Inc.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

Intel Corp.

Lannett Company, Inc

LinkedIn Corp.

Luminant Generation Co. LLC

Mallinckrodt PLC

Marriott International Inc.

MasterCard Inc.

Nestle SA

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

NextEra Energy Inc.

Novo Nordisk A S

PG&E Corp.

PGA TOUR Inc.

Patriot National Inc.

Perrigo Co. PLC

Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

STP Nuclear Operating Co.

Sandoz International GmbH

Serco Group PLC

Skydance Media LLC

Southern California Edison Co.

Tegna Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Boeing Co.

The DIRECTV Group Inc.

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

The Southern Co. Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

Viamedia

Viatris Inc.

Vimeo Inc.

Vistra Corp.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Washington State Bar Association

X Corp.

Xcel Energy Inc.

Yelp Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Competition Appeal Tribunal

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Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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 Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court