Justices Won't Review Vegas Hotel Algorithmic Pricing Suit

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking to revive a proposed class action accusing casino-hotel operators on the Las Vegas Strip of using software from Cendyn Group to illegally inflate room rates.

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Calif. AG Says Amazon Pressured Major Brands To Fix Prices

By Lauren Berg

Amazon bullied major brands like Levi Strauss & Co. and Hanesbrands Inc. to pressure Walmart, Target Corp. and other competing retailers to increase their prices on certain products to match Amazon's prices and ensure it can maintain its profit margins, according to new details unsealed Monday in California's price-fixing suit against the e-commerce giant.

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PBMs Fail To Freeze Discovery In Mich.'s Drug-Pricing Case

By Susan Smiley

A pending motion to dismiss the Michigan attorney general's drug-pricing case against multiple pharmacy benefit managers does not preclude the PBMs from handing over agreements between PBMs and pharmacies to the state, a federal judge said in a motion hearing Monday.

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Live Nation To Pay $9.9M To Ditch DC AG Ticket Pricing Probe

By Nadia Dreid

Live Nation will pay $9.9 million to escape a Washington, D.C., probe accusing it of deploying deceptive ticketing practices over the last decade, just days after a federal jury found that the company and its subsidiary Ticketmaster monopolized ticketing services for major concert venues.

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High Court SEC Case Threatens FERC Fraud Clawbacks

By Keith Goldberg

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission efforts to claw back unjust profits from market frauds, a linchpin of the agency's enforcement work, face an uncertain future as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers.

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Live Nation Wants Expert, Damages Cut After Antitrust Verdict

By Matthew Perlman

Live Nation is asking a New York federal court to strike the testimony of a key expert witness for the states and to wipe the damages awarded by the jury based on her work, in the antitrust case accusing the company of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.

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Justices Won't Review Class Cert. In $12B VRDO Suit

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Second Circuit decision upholding class certification in a $12 billion municipal-bond antitrust lawsuit after a group of major banks argued the district court erred in not resolving an expert witness evidence dispute before granting certification.

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Kawasaki Asks To Double $48M Patent Win In Calif.

By Adam Lidgett

Kawasaki has urged a California federal court to double the $48 million jury award it won last month in a patent infringement suit against Japanese technology company Rorze Corp., while Rorze is asking for a new trial.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week delivered another mix of procedural rulings, fiduciary duty disputes and deal litigation, highlighting both the court's gatekeeping role and its continued focus on stockholder rights and transactional fairness.

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Reddit Defends Data-Scraping Claims Against Perplexity

By Matthew Perlman

Reddit Inc. is defending its case accusing Perplexity AI Inc. and three data-scraping companies of circumventing security measures to access copyrighted content in order to train the artificial intelligence startup's "answer engine."

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White & Case Partner Moves To A&O Shearman In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired a career White & Case LLP partner in Washington, D.C., who had spent the past 13 years there working with antitrust and other matters, the firm announced Monday.

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The Challenge Of Stabilizing Rural Hospitals On The Brink

The outlook for rural hospitals has grown more concerning, as recent policy and regulatory developments are decreasing hospital revenues and increasing the cost of uncompensated care, which may result in additional hospital closures, service reductions, or mergers and acquisitions, say Omur Celmanbet, Kristy Piccinini and Sabiha Quddus at FTI Consulting.

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10-Year Covington Vet Joins Holland & Knight In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Holland & Knight LLP has hired a litigation and dispute resolution partner, who is joining the firm after more than 10 years with Covington & Burling LLP, where she focused on white collar defense and investigations.

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Philly Zantac Judge Again Declines To Recuse From Cases

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Philadelphia judge overseeing the Zantac mass tort litigation against GlaxoSmithKline has once again denied a motion to recuse himself from the cases, claiming that his wife's affiliation with a firm representing a defendant in the litigation did not present a conflict that required him to step away.

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Fox Rothschild Hires Holland & Knight Sports Partner In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Fox Rothschild LLP has hired Holland & Knight LLP's co-chair of the sports industry team in Washington, D.C., to work with entertainment and related sports law issues, the firm has announced.

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Calif. Sex Abuse Boutique Sues Wood LLP For Bad Tax Advice

By Emily Sawicki

A West Hollywood boutique law firm formed to represent victims of sex abuse on UCLA's campus has filed a professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty suit against Robert W. Wood and Wood LLP, claiming in California state court that their allegedly faulty financial advice caused the loss of $2 million in interest.

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Ex-Wisc. Judge Argues ICE Case Reversal Backs Her Acquittal

By Craig Clough

Former state Judge Hannah Dugan asked a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday to reconsider an order not to overturn her felony obstruction conviction for directing a defendant in her courtroom away from immigration agents, arguing the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a decision the trial court repeatedly relied upon.

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Oregon Environmentalists Join ICE Detention Center Fight

By Isaac Monterose

An Oregon federal judge on Tuesday allowed two environmental groups to intervene as plaintiffs in a consolidated suit filed by the state and one of its cities, which are challenging a proposed federal immigrant detention center planned to be built near an airport.

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Ropes & Gray Marks 25 Years In SF With Office Move

By Tracey Read

Ropes & Gray LLP has relocated its San Francisco office to the heart of the Financial District ahead of the firm's 25th anniversary in the City by the Bay.

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Mintz Names Veteran Litigator To Lead New York Office

By Kevin Penton

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has promoted a litigator who regularly handles commercial and securities disputes to managing member of its New York office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again

By Alison Knezevich

After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.

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BREAKING: WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

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