President Donald Trump's $10 billion suit against his own Internal Revenue Service and the resulting settlement deal lacked a legitimate controversy, given Trump's control over both the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, a Florida district judge said Monday in an order barring Trump or others from citing the deal.
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Trump-IRS Settlement Result Of Sham Suit, Judge Rules

By Jack McLoone

President Donald Trump's $10 billion suit against his own Internal Revenue Service and the resulting settlement deal lacked a legitimate controversy, given Trump's control over both the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, a Florida district judge said Monday in an order barring Trump or others from citing the deal.

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7th Circ. Nixes Clearview AI Privacy Deal Over Class Rift

By Lauraann Wood

The Seventh Circuit has vacated a novel biometric privacy settlement between Clearview AI and classes of individuals who claim the company misused their public photos, saying a nationwide class representative should have signaled their agreement before the district court approved a deal containing such comparatively "meager" benefits.

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Blue Shield Of Calif. Beats Enrollee Data Privacy Suit, For Now

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action accusing Blue Shield of California of violating the federal Wiretap Act by installing Google and Meta tracking tools on its website, saying plaintiffs failed to allege that the health plan provider intercepted their highly sensitive health-related electronic communications.

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Mass Tort Firms Hit With Suit Over AI Solicitation Calls

By Lynn LaRowe

A Michigan-based mass tort law firm and a pair of affiliate firms are violating federal and Texas state laws through an artificial intelligence-generated telemarketing campaign meant to solicit clients, according to a putative class action filed in Texas federal court.

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POLICY & REGULATION

NJ Delays Registry Aspect Of Newly Enacted Data Broker Law

By Allison Grande

New Jersey regulators won't immediately enforce a sweeping data broker law that took effect in June, announcing Friday covered businesses have to register and pay a potentially hefty registration fee until spring, and it would consider complaints about the law's lack of clarity in policing its sensitive data sales ban.

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4th Circ. Says Manual Cellphone Searches At Border Are Legal

By Parker Quinlan

The Fourth Circuit has ruled that manual searches of a cellphone at the border are legal because they are considered routine and do not require individualized suspicion by a border agent about whether a crime has occurred.

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LITIGATION

Families Cite Geofence Ruling In Newborn Blood Testing Case

By Parker Quinlan

A group of parents suing the state of Michigan over the way newborn blood samples are collected and stored has asked a federal judge to revive its claims by citing recently decided U.S. Supreme Court precedent over the use of bulk cellphone data by police.

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WebAI Says Ex-Engineers Recast Firing As Fraud Claims

By Abigail Harrison

WebAI Inc. has told a North Carolina federal court that a complaint by former engineers alleging an executive's conduct jeopardized huge deals is merely an attempt by disgruntled employees to conjure a multicount lawsuit from a lawful employment separation.

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Casino Co. Moves To Toss Ex-Worker's Data Breach Suit

By MJ Koo

A casino and entertainment company moved Monday to dismiss a former employee's proposed class action over a 2024 cyberattack, telling a Colorado federal court she lacks standing to sue and failed to show her alleged injuries were caused by the security incident.

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23andMe Bankruptcy Plan Bars Data Breach Suit In Calif.

By Vince Sullivan

A Missouri bankruptcy judge has told attorneys representing California the state can no longer press its data breach lawsuit against the reorganized 23andMe, finding the state court action is barred by the company's confirmed Chapter 11 plan.

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PEOPLE

Steptoe Adds Crowell & Moring Defense Pro As Cyber Lead

By Tracey Read

Steptoe LLP announced Monday that it has hired a former government contracts and cybersecurity partner from Crowell & Moring LLP who has held senior procurement roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to lead the firm's cybersecurity practice.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Judge Newman Won't Reopen High Court Suspension Battle

By Theresa Schliep

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider her bid to save a suit against her fellow judges for suspending her from the bench over her refusal to undergo medical tests.

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Jackson Walker Settlements Over Judge Romance Get Greenlit

By Emma Cueto

A Texas bankruptcy judge has recommended approval of nine settlements regarding legal fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP connected to a former firm partner's romantic relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge, with the firm agreeing to pay $4.79 million in total, including $1.4 million to the estate of J.C. Penney.

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Wells Fargo's $50M Deal In Atty's Ponzi Scheme Gets 1st OK

By Gina Kim

Wells Fargo will pay $50 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it knowingly helped a Las Vegas attorney run a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme deceiving investor victims into fronting money for borrowers awaiting personal injury settlement payouts, according to a preliminary approval order issued in Nevada federal court.

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Senate Confirms SDTX Judge Pick Tied To Gun Group

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 46-44 Monday evening to confirm Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Arthur "Rob" Jones as a U.S. district judge to serve on the Southern District of Texas bench.

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Blanche Hearing To Proceed After Graham's Death

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate Judiciary Committee will still hold the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general on Wednesday, despite the death of committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over the weekend. 

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving corporate control, post-closing competition, executive departures, arbitration awards and shareholder litigation.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Brito PLLC

Carmody MacDonald

Crowell & Moring

DV Injury Law

Edwards Beightol

Federman & Sherwood

Gibbs Mura

Girard Sharp

Holland & Hart

Jackson Walker LLP

Javitch Law Office

Levine Kellogg

Littler Mendelson

Loevy & Loevy

Lynch Thompson

McGuireWoods

Norton Rose

Outside Legal Counsel PLC

Paul Weiss

Pear Sperling

Polsinelli PC

Rivero Mestre

Rusty Hardin

Schubert Jonckheer

Skadden Arps

Steptoe LLP

Susman Godfrey

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

23andMe Inc.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

American Bar Association

Apollo Global Management LLC

Blue Shield of California

Clario

Clearview AI

Douglas Elliman Realty LLC

Fortrea Inc.

Google LLC

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

KPMG International

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

National Rifle Association of America

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Public Citizen Inc.

Qantas Airways

Seadrill Limited

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Stage Stores Inc.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Versar, Inc

WSP Global Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

California Attorney General's Office

California Department of Justice

California Privacy Protection Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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 Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Nevada