Consumers sought Monday to widen the campaign against alleged algorithmic price fixing, in a proposed class action accusing Marathon, 7-Eleven, BP, Albertsons and other fuel retailers of handing over confidential data and pricing decisions to Kalibrate in violation of California state antitrust law.
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Marathon, BP Accused Of Using Algorithm To Fix Gas Prices

By Bryan Koenig

Consumers sought Monday to widen the campaign against alleged algorithmic price fixing, in a proposed class action accusing Marathon, 7-Eleven, BP, Albertsons and other fuel retailers of handing over confidential data and pricing decisions to Kalibrate in violation of California state antitrust law.

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TerraForm Attys Get $23M Fee In Brookfield Settlement

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court awarded plaintiffs' attorneys more than $23 million in fees and expenses for securing an $83.8 million settlement that resolved long-running shareholder litigation over Brookfield Asset Management's 2020 take-private merger with renewable energy company TerraForm Power Inc.

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'Campaign Of Hostility': Calif. Sues Trump EPA Over Waivers

By Bonnie Eslinger

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "campaign of hostility" toward waivers that allow California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards now includes an unlawful plan to have Congress undo granted waivers related to "clean" vehicles and other engines, California claimed Monday in a D.C. federal court lawsuit.

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Axip Energy Gets OK On Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

By Alex Wittenberg

A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday approved natural gas compressor company Axip's Chapter 11 plan, allowing the debtor to wind down its remaining assets after selling most of the business earlier this year.

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POLICY & REGULATION

CFTC Seeks Input On Energy Perpetual Contracts, 24/7 Trading

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking for public input on how it should address around-the-clock trading and perpetual contracts in the energy industry, asking how the industry developments could impact the price of commodities like crude oil.

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DEALS

3 IPOs Could Raise $791M Combined As Listings Surge

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Three companies spanning the broadband infrastructure, silver mining and e-scooter industries launched plans Monday for initial public offerings that could raise a combined $791 million if they price as planned during the week of June 29.

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OIL AND GAS

FERC Says Texas LNG Project Is 'Environmentally Acceptable'

By Elaine Briseño

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission defended its continued approval of a liquefied natural gas project in South Texas, telling the D.C. Circuit it had addressed the court's previous concerns by expanding its analysis of the project's polluting effects.

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DATA CENTERS

Md. Voters Can't Weigh In On Data Center Zone, Judge Rules

By Lauren Berg

Voters in Frederick County, Maryland, will not be able to have a say on a data center development zone, a state judge ruled in an order docketed Monday, agreeing with developers that under the county's charter, an ordinance is not a law subject to referendum.

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UTILITIES AND POWER

US Silicon Co. Accuses Chinese Biz Of Copying Anode Tech

By Jack McLoone

A California company that claims to have created products allowing for more efficient lithium-ion batteries accused a Chinese company of infringing its patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of the foreign company's products.

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Brief

Energy Co., Worker Settle Overtime Misclassification Suit

By MJ Koo

A Georgia energy company and a former technician reached a settlement Monday in a Georgia federal court in a proposed collective action alleging the company misclassified maintenance workers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

EV Charging Co. Ends Fired Worker's Religious Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

An electric vehicle charging station company and a former employee have agreed to end his religious discrimination suit filed in Georgia federal court claiming the business fired him for leaving work early so that he could observe the Jewish Sabbath.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Md., Colo. Climate Rulings Point To Need For Federal Solution

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review the Colorado Supreme Court's 2025 ruling in Boulder County v. Suncor U.S. Inc., which green-lit a state-level climate lawsuit, a recent conflicting ruling from the Maryland Supreme Court underscores why a uniform federal answer on climate litigation is needed now, says Phil Goldberg at Shook Hardy.

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Responding To US Labeling Brazilian Gangs As Terrorist Orgs

The Trump administration's recent designation of two Brazilian criminal organizations as foreign terrorists affects companies in multiple sectors that must now assess their exposure and enhance their sanctions, know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering screening programs, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner must pay an Alabama coal company's attorney fees after being publicly reprimanded by an Alabama federal judge, who found he lied to the court and paid witnesses to change their testimony in his repeated lawsuits against the company.

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NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees

By Daniel Connolly

Four women allege in a recently filed lawsuit that a New Jersey law firm overcharged them on legal fees related to a settlement in pelvic mesh litigation, and the recent lawsuit also relates to a long-running conflict between lawyers who formerly worked together.

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Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge

By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to weigh in on a Garden State appellate court's decision that approved a New Jersey State Bar Association system for fostering diversity in its leadership that was accused of being discriminatory.

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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case

By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands, tender offers and alleged insider misconduct.

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7-Eleven Inc.

Axip Energy Services LP

BP PLC

British Broadcasting Corp.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

CME Group Inc.

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Chiquita Brands International Inc.

Circle K Stores Inc.

Drummond

Drummond Co. Inc.

Earthjustice

Energy Spectrum Securities Corp.

EnviroSpark Energy Solutions Inc.

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

Francisco Partners

GameStop Corp.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Itochu Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

Lime Micromobility

LinkedIn Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Association of Manufacturers

New Jersey State Bar Association

NextDecade Corp.

Oaktree Capital Management

Optimum

Panasonic Corp.

Sam's Club

Sierra Club

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

TerraForm Power Inc.

The Trade Desk Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Walmart Inc.

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abrams & Bayliss

Advisors LLC

Andrews & Springer

Christian & Small

Cleary Gottlieb

Conrad & Scherer

Consovoy McCarthy

Davis Polk

Dynamis LLP

FBT Gibbons

Fidlon Legal

Freeman Mathis

Friedman Oster

Hall & Lampros

Jones Day

Julie & Holleman

Kaskela Law

Keller & Heckman

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kropf Moseley

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Mazie Slater

Nagel Rice

Parks Chesin

Pendley Baudin

Quinn Emanuel

Robbins LLP

Robins Kaplan

Shook Hardy

Simonsen Sussman

Skadden Arps

Slater Slater

Starnes Davis

Vinson & Elkins

Weil Gotshal

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

International Trade Commission

New Jersey Supreme Court

Office of Foreign Assets Control

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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 California

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Secret Service

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama