Live Nation on Wednesday concluded its defense case with glowing testimony about it from the manager for rap star Drake, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case said rival company AEG Worldwide and a Hogan Lovells lawyer may face sanctions for revealing confidential information about a witness.
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AEG, BigLaw Atty In Hot Seat As Live Nation Trial Nears End

By Stewart Bishop

Live Nation on Wednesday concluded its defense case with glowing testimony about it from the manager for rap star Drake, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case said rival company AEG Worldwide and a Hogan Lovells lawyer may face sanctions for revealing confidential information about a witness.

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Google Search Judge Mulls If Mandates Will Need More Fixes

By Bryan Koenig

A D.C. federal judge wondered aloud Wednesday if the continuously evolving technological landscape will necessitate even more changes down the line to his order in a U.S. Department of Justice monopolization case requiring Google to prop up its rivals with syndicated search results and data.

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3rd Time's The Charm For $7.85M PlayStation Antitrust Deal

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court gave its initial approval for a $7.85 million settlement resolving antitrust claims from gamers over Sony's restriction of retail codes for PlayStation games, after rejecting two previous requests for approval.

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DOJ's Lead Google Attys Both Leave Agency Same Day

By Bryan Koenig

The lead attorneys on both of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google left the agency Wednesday or said they would be doing so.

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DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Samsung Case Against Netlist

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice told a Delaware federal court that having a patent included in a standard does not necessarily give the patentholder market power, while weighing in on Samsung's case accusing Netlist of exploiting the standard-setting process.

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NY, RealPage Spar Over Justices' Conversion Therapy Ruling

By Grace Dixon

The New York Attorney General's Office contested RealPage Inc.'s argument that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against a Colorado conversion therapy ban bolsters its First Amendment suit against the state, disputing the company's characterization of the high court's holding.

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Analysis

Where Dormant Commerce Clause Cannabis Cases Stand

By Sam Reisman

Lawsuits across the country challenging the constitutionality of state and local cannabis licensure programs continue to move through the federal appellate courts, with judges reaching different conclusions on a topic with broad implications for marijuana regulation.

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LITIGATION

States Seek Time For Talks To Settle Drug Price-Fixing Suit

By Brian Steele

The states suing generic-drug manufacturers in one of three sprawling antitrust cases want a Connecticut federal judge to pause all deadlines for three months so they can focus on settling with the remaining defendants, according to a joint filing.

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Magistrate Judge Allowed 'Gamesmanship,' Shipbuilders Say

By Bryan Koenig

Major shipbuilders have asked a Virginia federal court to override a magistrate judge's decision permitting a former naval engineer to amend her lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to suppress naval architect and engineer wages, arguing the plaintiff waited too long to add another engineer.

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Military Gear Co. Says Ex-Director Stole Trade Secrets

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A manufacturer of military protective equipment accused a former director in Virginia federal court Tuesday of stealing sensitive information with the intent to use it to gain an unfair advantage in his next venture.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Elizabeth Warren Says FCC Must Tackle Sports 'Streamflation'

By Christopher Cole

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told the Federal Communications Commission that Disney's acquisition of Fubo and other deals in the last year showed why the FCC must use its authority over competition to protect consumers from an increasingly pricey sports streaming market.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Ohio Case Reflects States' Aggressive Criminal Antitrust Turn

The Ohio Attorney General's Office’s recent bid-rigging indictment of an online auctioneer is the latest signal that states, through attorneys general pursuing more kickback cases and legislators expanding the reach of antitrust laws, are shedding their historical reluctance to wield their criminal antitrust enforcement powers, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

DLA Piper Offered Pregnant Atty 'Dignified' Exit, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former DLA Piper associate who claims she was unlawfully fired after announcing her pregnancy was offered a chance to transition out of the firm "without anyone knowing that her work was subpar," a partner told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday.

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Spencer Fane Adds 75 Attys Through Tie-Up With Okla. Firm

By Tracey Read

Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP announced Wednesday that it plans to combine with Southwest firm Conner & Winters LLP on July 1 in its largest tie-up to date and its third already in 2026.

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Mich. Federal Judge Pleads No Contest In Drunk-Driving Case

By Gina Kim

A Michigan federal judge pled no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge in Emmet County court in connection with an incident where he crashed his Cadillac and registered a 0.27% blood alcohol level, apologizing and saying he "looks forward" to continuing his judicial service.

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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

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ABA Rates Montana Judicial Pick 'Not Qualified'

By Courtney Bublé

Katie Lane, senior legal counsel at the Republican National Committee who has been tapped for a federal judgeship in Montana, is the first nominee to receive a majority "not qualified" rating by the American Bar Association in the second Trump administration.

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NY Panel Backs DLA Piper's $482K Fee Win In Malpractice Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.

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Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.

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Trump Asks NY's Top Court To Toss AG's 'Flawed' Fraud Case

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked New York's highest court to throw out New York Attorney General Letitia James' "deeply flawed" civil fraud judgment entirely after a lower appellate court tossed what it called an "excessive" $489 million penalty against the president, his sons and his real estate companies.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Ahdoot & Wolfson

Arnold & Porter

Baker Botts

Bean Kinney

Berger Montague

Cohen Milstein

Conner & Winters

Consovoy McCarthy

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Crowell & Moring

DLA Piper

Day Pitney

Dechert LLP

Eimer Stahl

Felicello Law

Fennemore

Friedman & Martin

Gibson Dunn

Global IP Counselors

Godfrey & Kahn

Greenberg Traurig

Hagens Berman

Handley Farah

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC

Hogan Lovells

Irell & Manella

JPS Law

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Joseph Saveri Law Firm

Kasowitz LLP

Latham & Watkins

Lippes Mathias

Lockridge Grindal

McGuireWoods

Meritz Reddy

Milberg PLLC

Morgan Lewis

Morris Nichols

Morrison & Foerster

Munger Tolles

Nixon Peabody

Patterson Belknap

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Pillsbury Winthrop

Proskauer Rose

Ropes & Gray

Shaw Keller

Spencer Fane

Sullivan & Cromwell

Thomas Coon Newton & Frost

Troutman

Wigdor LLP

Wiggin & Dana

Wiley Rein

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Allergan PLC

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

BP PLC

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

Best Buy Co. Inc.

Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

Bragg

CACI International Inc.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

DuckDuckGo Inc.

ESPN Inc.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

GameStop Corp.

General Dynamics Corp.

Google LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

InterDigital Inc.

Lannett Company, Inc

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Maine State Bar Association

Major League Baseball Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Microsoft Corp.

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Basketball Association Inc.

Netlist Inc.

New York City Bar Association

North Carolina State Bar

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Pfizer Inc.

Philadelphia Bar Association

RealPage Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

SanDisk Corp.

Sandoz International GmbH

Serco Group PLC

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

State Bar of California

Super Micro Computer Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The District of Columbia Bar

Trump Organization Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Viatris Inc.

Walmart Inc.

Yahoo Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of Justice

Court of Appeals of New York

European Union

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

International Trade Commission

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

New York Attorney General's Office

New York County District Attorney's Office

New York Office of Cannabis Management

New York State Assembly

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Ohio Attorney General's Office

State of Michigan

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana