Trump Nominates FCC's Top Atty For DOJ Antitrust Chief

By Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump on Tuesday officially nominated the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel to serve as the top antitrust official in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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NCAA Says $2.78B Settlement Negates Player's Eligibility Suit

By David Steele

The NCAA has told a Georgia federal judge that a college-athlete covered by last year's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement should not be allowed to "relitigate" his eligibility or claim harm from anticompetitive rules.

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States Dispute Drugmakers' Bid To Toss GLP-1 Antitrust Case

By Matthew Perlman

The attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana pushed back on Tuesday against a bid from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to duck a specialty pharmacy's antitrust case accusing the companies of blocking competition for GLP-1 medications.

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Novo's False Ad Suit Against Eli Lilly Ramps Up GLP-1 Rivalry

By Bonnie Eslinger

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk Inc. slapped rival Eli Lilly & Co. with a false advertising suit in New Jersey federal court Tuesday, calling a marketing campaign for the rival's weight loss drugs "deceptive" for "withholding critical scientific evidence" about newer GLP-1 formulations.

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Google's Copyright Claims Over Scraping Tossed, For Now

By Ivan Moreno

A California federal judge has dismissed Google's complaint accusing data-scraping company SerpApi of bypassing technological safeguards to copy and resell the tech giant's search results, ruling that Google did not plausibly allege its anti-scraping system operated with the authority of copyright owners whose content appeared in those results.

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Settlement Admins, Banks, Fintechs Target Conspiracy MDL

By Bryan Koenig

Two banks, three prepaid card companies and four major class action settlement administrators asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss the consolidated proposed class action accusing them of a wide-ranging kickback scheme juicing administration fees while diminishing class action payouts.

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Defaults Didn't Deny Users Ad-Free Search, Google Says

By Bryan Koenig

Google again is pushing a California federal judge to toss consumer antitrust claims accusing it of shutting out rival search engines that offer better privacy safeguards and no ads, arguing they still haven't shown harm, and thus standing to sue, from the contracts making it the default search engine.

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Resume Builder Defends Antitrust Case Against Rival

By Matthew Perlman

Rocket Resume Inc. is defending its antitrust case in California federal court accusing Bold Ltd., the owner of Monster and CareerBuilder, of monopolizing the U.S. market for online resume-building platforms.

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Boehringer Alleges United Therapeutics Poached Staff, Secrets

By Jarek Rutz

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. is suing United Therapeutics Corp. in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging it recruited more than 20 members of Boehringer's specialized interstitial lung disease sales team to obtain confidential business information before launching a competing drug.

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India-Based AI Founder Says Colo. Court Lacks Jurisdiction

By Zach Dupont

The former chief business officer and founder of an AI mapping company accused of copying thousands of its rivals' maps told a Colorado federal judge Monday that the court has no jurisdiction over him and that the claims against him must be dismissed.

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College Advising Co. Drops Contract Row With Ex-Franchisee

By Hayley Fowler

A college consulting company has dropped its lawsuit accusing a former franchisee of filching its proprietary methods and starting a new venture, North Carolina federal court records show.

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High Court Rulings Could Alter Agency Strategy For Cos.

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook mark major turning points in the law of independent agencies and in how regulated companies should think about federal enforcement, rulemaking and agency-facing strategy, say attorneys at Holtzman Vogel.

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Trade Secret Practice Tips From The 1st Half Of 2026

Intellectual property attorneys should consider what several significant developments in 2026 thus far mean for how they protect, litigate and value trade secrets, focusing on new state noncompete bans, cases scrutinizing how plaintiffs identify trade secrets and federal rulings on damages doctrines, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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How Competitive Is Your Pay? Last Call To Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Caused 'Chaos' With Deal, Jury Hears

By Cara Salvatore

The former chief financial officer of Patriot National Inc. testified to a Florida jury on Tuesday that "chaos" broke loose as funds that Simpson Thacher helped steward for the insurance services company hit public markets and executives found out that its terms differed from their understanding of them.

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Dems Press Skadden On Trump Pro Bono Pact, Intel Deal Work

By Lauren Berg

A group of Democrats demanded Tuesday that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration in light of allegations the firm advised both Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce when the administration received a 10% company stake.

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Blanche Denies Conflict With Family's Firearms Company

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has close ties through his wife's family to a gun manufacturer that does federal contracting, but he told senators in questions following his confirmation hearing there is no conflict of interest, despite his service on a Justice Department task force aimed at rolling back gun control initiatives around the country.

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Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Bonnie Eslinger

Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."

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Reagan-Appointed NC Federal Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Terrence William Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina plans to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that gives federal judges a reduced caseload — at a date yet to be determined, according to a recent update from the federal judiciary.

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Senate Confirms Trade Court Pick Despite Past GOP Posts

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday evening to confirm Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, to the U.S. Court of International Trade, who said during her confirmation in March she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republicans, including Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and the late Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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Bronx Public Defenders Set Strike Deadline

By Emily Sawicki

More than 300 unionized workers at legal aid organization The Bronx Defenders are set to walk out on July 27 if they cannot agree on a contract with the legal nonprofit's management, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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