American Airlines Beats Investor Suit Over Sales Strategy

By Sydney Price

American Airlines has won dismissal of an investor suit that alleged it implemented a botched sales and distribution strategy, with the court finding the suit's reliance on vague statements of optimism and faulty confidential witness claims aren't enough to show the company acted fraudulently.

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Chase Gets 2nd Shot At Pushing Bias Suit To Arbitration

By Ben Adlin

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA will have another chance to force a family's racial discrimination lawsuit into arbitration, a Seattle federal judge has ruled, modifying her earlier order that rejected the bank's arbitration effort.

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2nd Circ. Questions Experts' Rejection In Tylenol Autism Suits

By Dan McKay

A Second Circuit panel on Monday appeared skeptical of a lower-court order that barred every expert witness set to testify for families who allege that patients taking Tylenol while pregnant can cause autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in their children.

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DOJ Defends HPE Merger Deal As 'Prudent Compromise'

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department told a California federal judge to pay no heed to the "politicians and advocacy groups" opposing the controversial settlement clearing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, arguing their concerns about improper lobbying influence are outside the scope of the court's review.

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NetChoice Sues Virginia To Stop Social Media Limits For Kids

By Bonnie Eslinger

A trade group representing Facebook, X and other tech companies on Monday sued the state of Virginia over a new law that limits children's access to social media, its latest lawsuit against state government efforts to reduce online harm to minors.

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Illinois OKs LevelField's Deal To Launch Crypto-Focused Bank

By Aislinn Keely

LevelField Financial Inc. announced Monday that an Illinois regulator has given it the green light to acquire Burling Bank, furthering its plan to launch an insured bank that offers crypto services with the help of its acquisition counsel Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.

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Kansas City Bank Can't Nix Cert. Over Inmate Debit Card Fees

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge has denied the Central Bank of Kansas City's bid to decertify a nationwide class in a suit accusing it of charging former jail inmates unfair fees on prepaid debit cards, billing the motion as "premature" on Friday while leaving room for the bank to raise the issue again later.

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Roundup

Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Skill Games Top Nov. Lineup

By Matthew Santoni

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's November session will tackle the legality of the "Pennsylvania Skill" games that have popped up in gas stations and convenience stores, answering the long-simmering question of whether they should be regulated like slot machines. Here are some of the cases the state supreme court will hear during its three-day session in Harrisburg.

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FCC Declares US Backing For Chief Of Int'l Telecom Body

By Christopher Cole

Ahead of next year's elections for leadership posts at the international telecom treaty-making body, U.S. officials are making clear their support for the current chief and are promoting "market-driven" policies for use of radio spectrum.

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NY Senator Pitches Bill To Regulate, Tax Hemp Beverages

By Sam Reisman

A New York state senator has prefiled a bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating hemp cannabinoid beverages while levying a 10% tax on them.

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USTelecom To Ask FCC For Slash In Permit Hurdles

By Christopher Cole

The telecom industry's main lobbying group wants the Federal Communications Commission to knock down what it views as regulatory barriers to building permits, just as U.S. House lawmakers consider a wave of bills to change permitting laws.

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Holyoak Leaves FTC For Interim US Atty In Utah

By Bryan Koenig

Melissa Holyoak left the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to become Utah's interim U.S. attorney, leaving the FTC down to two commissioners, both Republicans, in the Trump administration's latest use of interim U.S. attorney appointments.

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Advocacy Groups Push 9th Circ. To Uphold Fluoride Ruling

By Tom Lotshaw

Advocacy groups that convinced a California federal judge to rule that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "optimal" level for fluoride in drinking water is not protective enough for children, told the Ninth Circuit Monday that there's no reason to disturb the decision.

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TotalEnergies, Partners Fined €187M For Fuel Depot Collusion

By Eddie Beaver

A French competition regulator revealed Monday that it has imposed fines totaling almost €187.5 million ($217.4 million) against the owners of Corsican oil depots, including fuel giant TotalEnergies, for colluding to reserve the use of the only two fuel stores on the Mediterranean island for themselves.

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SAP Proposes Fixes Amid EU Antitrust Probe

By Matthew Perlman

German software giant SAP has offered a set of commitments to European enforcers who raised concerns over maintenance and support services for the company's business management software.

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Patients Net $2.55M Deal To End Plasma Co. Data Breach Case

By Hayley Fowler

A group of patients is seeking a final seal of approval from a North Carolina federal judge on their $2.55 million settlement with a plasma collection company accused of failing to safeguard their personal data from hackers in an April 2024 data breach.

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NC Hospital Data Sharing Class Gets $2.45M Deal, $750K Fee

By Abigail Harrison

A North Carolina Business Court judge gave final approval Monday to a $2.45 million class action settlement for almost half a million patients who accused a health system of sharing sensitive information with Meta Platforms Inc., with class counsel securing $750,000 in attorney fees.

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Clothier Loft Tied Up In Latest Wash. Spam Email Suit

By Ben Adlin

Women's apparel brand Loft is facing a proposed class action in Seattle federal court accusing the company of misleading Washington shoppers through false or misleading subject lines on marketing emails, adding to a string of suits filed in recent months under the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act.

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Senior Home Referral Site Must Face False Ad Claims

By Chart Riggall

A senior living placement site must face a false advertising suit filed by a Georgia assisted living home alleging the platform runs on a pay-to-play model, as a federal judge said he wasn't buying Caring.com's defense that its advertising was innocuous "puffery."

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Ohio Asks To Revive Google Common Carrier Case

By Matthew Perlman

The Ohio Attorney General's Office told a state appeals court that Google's search engine meets all the requirements to be declared a common carrier, arguing that a lower court misapplied the law by failing to see information as a good that can be transported.

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Ky. Fights To Keep Its RealPage Battle In Play

By Grace Dixon

Kentucky pushed back against several landlords' bid to escape an antitrust suit naming them alongside property management software company RealPage Inc., arguing in federal court that it provided direct evidence supporting its allegation of a conspiracy between the parties.

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Eaton Fire Plaintiffs Say Edison Is Delaying Litigation

By Mike Curley

A group of plaintiffs suing Southern California Edison Co. over the Eaton Fire that began in January is accusing the utility of acting in bad faith by refusing to negotiate in mediation, despite admitting to shareholders that its equipment is responsible for the blaze.

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Law School Admission Council Pushes To Toss Antitrust Suit

By Andrea Keckley

The Law School Admission Council is continuing its push to toss a proposed class action accusing it of fixing application fees with its member schools, saying in a Pennsylvania federal court filing last week that the applicant's opposition to its dismissal motion "entirely fails to engage with the incoherence at the core of his case."

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Tyson Won't Make Carbon Claims Under Greenwashing Deal

By Hailey Konnath

Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to stop making promises to reach "net-zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to sell "climate-smart" beef, according to a settlement filed Monday that resolves greenwashing allegations brought by the Environmental Working Group.

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Brief

Crypto.com Asks 9th Circ. To Shield Event Contracts In Nev.

By Aislinn Keely

Crypto.com is appealing to the Ninth Circuit a judge's decision to not restrain Nevada's gaming regulators from taking action against the company over its sports event contracts.

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Where Crypto Mixing Enforcement Is Headed From Here

Recent developments involving crypto mixers, particularly the Tornado Cash verdict, demonstrate that the Justice Department's shift away from regulation by prosecution does not mean total immunity, rather reflecting an approach that prioritizes both innovation and accountability, says David Tarras at Tarras Defense.

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Assessing The SEC's Changing Approach To NFT Regulation

Early U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission actions on nonfungible tokens pushed for broad regulation, but subsequent court decisions — including a recent California federal court ruling in Adonis Real v. Yuga Labs — and SEC commissioners' statements have narrowed the regulatory focus toward a more fact-specific approach, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases

Several recent federal court decisions illustrate how parties continue to grapple with the discovery of data in dynamic databases, so counsel involved in these disputes must consider how structured data should be produced consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: November Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five recent rulings and identifies practice tips from cases involving claims related to oil and gas royalty payments, consumer fraud, life insurance, automobile insurance, and securities violations.

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Analysis

UK Firms Drive Transatlantic Appetite For M&A Dealmaking

By Aebra Coe and Chris Villani

The merger announced Monday between British legal giant Ashurst LLP and American law firm Perkins Coie LLP is the latest in a spate of deals driven, in part, by an appetite among global firms to gain a strong presence in the U.S.

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'Astounding' Holland & Knight Conduct Drives Liability Ruling

By Ryan Boysen

Holland & Knight LLP has forfeited a malpractice lawsuit in Alaska by refusing to turn over information to a Native American tribal corporation, with a state judge entering a default judgment as a sanction and calling the firm's conduct "a head scratcher" and "astounding."

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Brief

ABA Decries Lawmaker Calls For Impeachments Of Judges

By Courtney Bublé

The American Bar Association said on Monday it's "alarmed" by lawmakers' interest in impeaching judges just because they don't like their rulings.

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Judge Orders Grand Jury Docs Released In Comey Case

By Brandon Lowrey

A Virginia federal magistrate judge Monday ordered the disclosure of all grand jury materials related to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, saying government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings.

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DOJ Backs White House's Military Lawyer Transfers

By Courtney Bublé

A newly released legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice says the Trump administration is allowed to detail military lawyers to serve as immigration judges and special assistant U.S. attorneys in the District of Columbia.

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Senator Slams Trump For 'Blowing Up' Wis. US Atty Process

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., accused President Donald Trump on Monday of skirting the process to nominate U.S. attorneys in Wisconsin with his pick of a failed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate for the office that covers Milwaukee.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court and Delaware Supreme Court last week had a dense slate of fiduciary duty battles, merger-process challenges, post-bankruptcy fights and a series of cases probing the limits of fraud pleading, credible-basis inspections and board-level disclosure duties.

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