Feds, Wash. State Pitch $668M Cleanup Deal For Duwamish

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington state asked a Washington federal court on Wednesday to approve an estimated $668 million proposed settlement involving more than 100 parties for cleanup work on Seattle's Duwamish River.

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Analysis

1988 Privacy Law, New Tracking Tech: Supreme Court Steps In

By Allison Grande

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a dispute over a decades-old video data privacy law, a matter that's expected to have major implications for not only the crush of litigation brewing under the statute but also for similar disputes involving the application of older statutes to the unanticipated capabilities of modern technology.

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Justices Mull Cracks In Freight Broker Liability Shield

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared unsure Wednesday whether a federal law economically deregulating the commercial trucking industry also extends to shielding freight brokers from state-law liability for highway crashes that have killed or injured people.

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Supreme Court Rejects NJ Immunity Defense In NY, Pa. Suits

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey cannot shield its public transit system from personal injury lawsuits by out-of-state plaintiffs under the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

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Amazon Shoppers' Attys Must Explain AI Use In Botched Brief

By Rae Ann Varona

A Washington federal judge Wednesday ordered attorneys representing Amazon customers in a proposed class action alleging deceptive supplement labeling to explain whether and how generative artificial intelligence was used in a filing with errors they've since apologized for, and what "verification mechanisms" they had for the nascent technology's use.

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Buyers Finalize $58M Generic-Pricing Deal With 3 Drugmakers

By Matthew Santoni

Purchasers of certain generic drugs asked a Pennsylvania federal court for final approval of settlements worth a total of at least $58 million with Glenmark Pharmaceutical Inc., Greenstone LLC and Pfizer Inc. over claims the companies colluded with others to keep drug prices high.

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Social Media Addiction Fed Girl's Conflict With Mom, Jury Told

By Craig Clough

A UCLA psychiatrist testified Wednesday in a landmark bellwether trial over allegations that using Instagram and YouTube harm children's mental health, saying that a girl's social media addiction contributed to friction with her mother.

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Zuckerberg Denies 'Addiction' In Testimony Played To NM Jury

By Cara Salvatore

New Mexico jurors saw videotaped testimony Wednesday from Mark Zuckerberg in the state attorney general's social media mental health trial in which the Meta CEO acknowledged that "problematic use" is a well-known problem among accountholders but rejected labels like "addiction" and "habit-forming."

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Google AI Coached 'Mass Casualty' Attempt, Suicide, Suit Says

By Dorothy Atkins

The father of a 36-year-old Florida man who recently died by suicide sued Google LLC in California federal court Wednesday, alleging Google's chatbot Gemini deluded his son into believing it was his "AI wife," convincing him to attempt a "mass casualty" attack at Miami International Airport and then coaching his suicide.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

If this month's circuit calendars were a March Madness bracket, we'd struggle to pick the top-seeded showdown. Big Pharma against the False Claims Act, or big business against President Donald Trump's visa fees? A big bank's view of "human life wagers," or en banc review in a State Farm class action?

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Senator Asks DOJ To Reassess NFL's Antitrust Exemption

By Nadia Dreid

It cost nearly $1,000 all said to watch every single National Football League game this season, between cable packages and streaming services, and one senator is wondering whether it's time for the U.S. Department of Justice to take another look at the league's antitrust immunity.

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Brief

Consumer Protection Measures On Tap For March FCC Votes

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission has consumer protection on the brain, and during its monthly meeting at the end of the month, it will focus on matters related to keeping consumers safe, the agency said.

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SEC Takes Step Toward Issuance Of Crypto 'Taxonomy'

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent its forthcoming "token taxonomy" to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review, marking a procedural step toward issuing guidance on which crypto assets and transactions trigger securities laws.

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CSBS Chief Warns Of OCC Charter, Preemption Overreach

By Jon Hill

The head of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors fired a warning shot at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Tuesday, accusing the agency of stretching its chartering and preemption powers too far and signaling that states could challenge the moves in court.

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Crypto Co. Kraken Secures Fed Master Account Access

By Aislinn Keely

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Wednesday cleared Wyoming-chartered Kraken Financial for a "limited purpose" master account, becoming the first crypto bank to gain access to the Federal Reserve's payment rails in a move that brought outcry from banking groups.

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4th Circ. Won't Reconsider Stay Of Block On Va. Vape Law

By Mike Curley

The Fourth Circuit won't hold an en banc or other rehearing of its decision to stay an order blocking enforcement of certain Virginia e-cigarette regulations.

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Tyson Escapes Feed Ingredient Co.'s Antitrust Claims

By Matthew Perlman

Tyson Foods defeated an antitrust case in Georgia federal court accusing it of driving American Proteins Inc. out of the poultry rendering market in the Southeast, after the court found a lack of harm to American Proteins and no evidence of a conspiracy.

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Insurer Must Defend Uber In Crash Injury Suits

By Hope Patti

An insurer for for-hire drivers breached its duty to defend Uber in 23 personal injury suits, a New York federal court ruled, saying underlying allegations that Uber is liable for the conduct of the drivers rendered it an insured party under the policies.

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Judge Calls FTC's Boycott Subpoenas 'Exceedingly Broad'

By Bryan Koenig

The Federal Trade Commission battled Wednesday with the latest challenger to its administrative subpoenas examining an alleged advertising boycott of conservative voices in front of a D.C. federal judge who offered few hints about whether she'll temporarily block the information demands but did call them extremely broad.

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CVS Beats Antitrust Suit Over 340B Drug Program, For Good

By Gina Kim

CVS Health Corp. permanently defeated a proposed antitrust class action alleging it forced hospitals in a discount drug program to use its third-party administrator for savings, when a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday that hospitals aren't required to contract with CVS and can pick Walgreens or other participating pharmacies to contract with.

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Colo. Judge Dismisses Builder's Housing Fees Suit

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado federal judge has dismissed a Denver home builder's complaint against the city contending fees and restrictions required through two ordinances violate the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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Philly To Pay $750K, Revamp 'Courtesy Towing' Policies

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve class claims over its "courtesy towing" program, which involves moving legally parked vehicles to other spots where they could be lost or subject to fines, according to a settlement agreement.

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Google Agrees To More Android Changes In Deal With Epic

By Matthew Perlman

Google and Epic Games offered a California federal court a new proposal Wednesday to modify an injunction issued in a monopolization case over the distribution apps on Android devices, while also reaching a broader agreement on global changes to the mobile operating system.

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Meta Seeks Bench Trial, Not Jury, In Mental Health MDL

By Jonathan Capriel

Facebook and Instagram's parent company has had a change of heart when it comes to facing a jury on claims they caused underage users to become addicted to their platforms, resulting in emotional harm, telling the California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation that they would now prefer a bench trial.

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Kids Ask Alaska Justices To Revive LNG Project Climate Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

Eight young Alaskans urged the state's justices to revive litigation seeking to block the only permitted liquefied natural gas export project on the nation's Pacific coast, arguing they've sufficiently alleged the project's scale would cause "a colossal level of climate pollution" harming their constitutional rights to public trust resources.

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Housing Groups Slam $68M Colony Ridge Fair Lending Deal

By Jon Hill

Public interest groups are urging a Texas federal judge to reject the Trump administration's proposed settlement of a Biden-era predatory lending case against a Houston-area developer, arguing it would improperly bankroll immigration enforcement while stiffing harmed borrowers.

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Colo. Governor, AG Seek Dismissal Of Gun Law Challenge

By Benjamin Morse

Colorado officials urged a federal judge to throw out a Second Amendment challenge to the state's semiautomatic firearm licensing law, arguing the suit is premature and the plaintiffs lack standing to sue.

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Veterans Fight BofA Interest Suit Dismissal Recommendation

By Sydney Price

Three veterans told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that a magistrate judge was wrong to recommend tossing their proposed class action accusing Bank of America of violating an interest cap law for military service members, arguing their claims under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act are unambiguous.

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Sandoz Parent Targets Walmart, Southwest Generic Drug Suits

By Bryan Koenig

Sandoz parent company Sandoz AG contested generic drug price-fixing complaints from Southwest Airlines, Walmart, Walgreen and United Healthcare, arguing that the direct action plaintiffs cannot pursue the company in the wider Pennsylvania federal court multidistrict litigation because the Swiss firm is too far removed from its Sandoz Inc. subsidiary.

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PE Firm Norada Faces Investor Suits Over $92M Ponzi Scheme

By Katryna Perera

Groups of investors from multiple states have filed a series of lawsuits against Norada Capital Management LLC in Wyoming federal court, alleging the private equity fund defrauded them out of millions of dollars as part of a Ponzi scheme that the firm's managing member pled guilty to.

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Brief

Neb. Bank Reaches $2.4M Deal To Settle MOVEit Breach Suit

By Joyce Hanson

A family-owned Nebraska bank has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve its part in a MOVEit software security incident affecting customers' personal data, according to a consumer's bid for preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement in Massachusetts federal court.

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Compliance Takeaways Amid Subscription Practices Scrutiny

The Federal Trade Commission's prioritization of enforcement regarding deceptive billing and cancellation practices in recurring subscriptions, and new click-to-cancel rulemaking expected on the horizon, carry key takeaways for companies using recurring subscriptions to sell products or services, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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What Kalshi Cases Reveal About State Authority, Regulation

Prediction markets like Kalshi have ignited complex legal battles that get to the heart of how novel financial products intersect with traditional state enforcement authority, and courts are already beginning to divide over whether federal law preempts state enforcement authority restricting these offerings, say attorneys at Holtzman Vogel.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling

Law school provides doctrine, cases and hypotheticals, but when lawyers step into the courtroom, they must learn the importance of clarity, credibility, memorability and preparation — in other words, how to tell simple, effective stories, say Nicholas Steverson and Danielle Trujillo at Wheeler Trigg, and Lisa DeCaro at Courtroom Performance.

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Judge Questions DOJ Stance In ABA's Intimidation Suit

By Jared Foretek

A Susman Godfrey LLP attorney told a district judge that the Trump administration's recent double-reversal on its executive orders targeting law firms proved that attorneys fighting government action face a real and ongoing threat and urged the judge not to toss a suit from his client, the American Bar Association, to end the "Intimidation Policy."

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DOJ Seeks Power To Block State Bar Probes Of Agency Attys

By Jake Maher

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys to combat what the agency called "weaponization" of ethics processes, a proposal that drew concerns from ethics scholars for overstepping states' authorities.

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Bondi Subpoenaed To Testify On DOJ's Epstein Investigation

By Lauren Berg

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into deceased child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with five Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues to compel Bondi's testimony.

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Analysis

Trump's FCA Expansion Plan Heightens Compliance Risk

By Sarah Jarvis

In light of the Trump administration's record False Claims Act enforcement haul, companies should be especially mindful of a planned expansion in the scope of enforcement and the false compliance certification risks that may bring, attorneys say.

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SEC, PCAOB Auditor Enforcement Plummeted In 2025

By Sarah Jarvis

Both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board saw decreases in accounting and auditing enforcement activity in 2025, including sharp decreases in SEC settlements and PCAOB fines for auditing actions.

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Comey, James Urge 4th Circ. To Reject Indictment Revival Bid

By Emily Sawicki

Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have urged the Fourth Circuit not to revive criminal indictments filed against them last year in the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing they were fatally flawed because they were brought by a federal prosecutor who was not lawfully in that position.

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Appeals Panel Debates NJ's Duty In Prosecutor Ethics Case

By George Woolston

A New Jersey appellate panel on Wednesday weighed whether it was in the state's best interest to represent an assistant prosecutor in an ethics proceeding, questioning how a prosecutor is different from any other attorney called before the disciplinary board.

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