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

LA Superior Court Gains Prominence With 'Nuclear' Verdicts

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Los Angeles County Superior Court was among the country's top sites for awarding big civil damages in recent years, according to a Lex Machina report.

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Office Snapshot: Summer Brings Move For Lathrop GPM In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Lathrop GPM LLP is set to move its office in the nation's capital this summer, leaving the Watergate complex near George Washington University for a smaller space in a building just blocks from the White House.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

Lawyers are generally happy being lawyers, but nonequity partners and associates told Law360 Pulse that several aspects of their job leave them feeling dissatisfied. Explore our analysis of these and other findings in the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction survey.

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Texas, DOJ Get Judge To End Biden Immigration Rule In 1 Day

By Ganesh Setty

A Texas federal court has approved a deal between Texas and the Trump administration to vacate a Biden-era rule allowing immigration courts to temporarily close cases, the same day Texas filed a lawsuit alleging the policy had created a "de facto amnesty program."

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Clifford Chance Adds Ex-V&E Debt Finance Atty In Houston

By Matt Perez

Clifford Chance LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney as a finance and derivatives partner in its Houston office.

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NY Rule Rewrite Drops 30-Day Pause For Atty Soliciting

By Emily Sawicki

New York's Appellate Division has adopted new rules of professional conduct on attorney advertising and solicitation, deleting a ban on soliciting clients less than 30 days after an incident.

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NC Becomes First State To Ban Outside Funding Of Civil Suits

By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina has become the first state in the country to ban outside investors from funding civil litigation, after Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed into law a bill that outlaws third parties from footing the bill for civil suits in exchange for a cut of the payout at the finish line.

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Judge Who Denied Goldstein Retrial Says It Wasn't Close Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A Maryland federal judge has elaborated on her decision to deny SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, saying that the evidence presented at trial either supersedes or invalidates his claims of issues with jury instructions and insufficient or excluded evidence.

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Judicial Noms Still Say Biden Won In 2020 — Technically

By Courtney Bublé

A group of judicial nominees, who earlier this month were the first of the Trump administration's nominees to say President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, reiterated in follow-up statements that Biden won the election "as a matter of law" — doubling down on what critics say is an equivocation on the election's outcome.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

Ahern Rentals Inc.

American Bar Association

American Tort Reform Association

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.

Claremont McKenna College

Earthjustice

Energy Spectrum Securities Corp.

EnviroSpark Energy Solutions Inc.

Fordham University

George Washington University

Hay Adams Hotel LP

Johnson & Johnson

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Lime Micromobility

LinkedIn Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Association of Manufacturers

New York State Bar Association

NextDecade Corp.

North Carolina Justice Center

Oaktree Capital Management

Panasonic Corp.

RELX PLC

Sam's Club

Sierra Club

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Starbucks Corp.

TerraForm Power Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Walmart Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abrams & Bayliss

Akerman LLP

Andrews & Springer

Cleary Gottlieb

Clifford Chance

Davis Polk

Dordick Law

Dynamis LLP

Faegre Drinker

Fidlon Legal

Freeman Mathis

Friedman Oster

Greenberg Gross

Hall & Lampros

Hodgson Russ

Jones Day

Julie & Holleman

Kaskela Law

Keller & Heckman

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Lathrop GPM

Munger Tolles

O'Melveny & Myers

Parks Chesin

Parris Law Firm

Parry Law PLLC

Quinn Emanuel

Robbins LLP

Shook Hardy

Simonsen Sussman

Skadden Arps

Vinson & Elkins

Weil Gotshal

Winston Taylor

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

New York State Unified Court System

North Carolina General Assembly

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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 District of Maryland

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

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 Texas

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court