An Illinois federal jury sided with Mead Johnson on Monday in a lawsuit claiming its infant formula caused a premature baby boy to develop a fatal intestinal disease, rejecting his mother's claims that the company should be held liable for making a defective product and failing to adequately warn doctors of the risks associated with it.
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Mead Johnson Prevails In 1st Infant Formula MDL Trial

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal jury sided with Mead Johnson on Monday in a lawsuit claiming its infant formula caused a premature baby boy to develop a fatal intestinal disease, rejecting his mother's claims that the company should be held liable for making a defective product and failing to adequately warn doctors of the risks associated with it.

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Trump Opening 1st Round Of Tariff-Free Ground Beef Tuesday

By Jack McLoone

The first 100,000 of a total 300,000 metric tons of ground beef that can be imported into the U.S. without an added tariff can enter into the country starting Sept. 1, according to a proclamation published Monday.

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EPA Sued Over Herbicide Challenged As Likely Carcinogen

By Ben Adlin

Environmental organizations urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to review the Trump administration's recent approval of a herbicide, trifludimoxazin, that critics describe as a likely carcinogen that could pose risks to wildlife and human health.

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Oregon Packaging Law Survives Constitutional Challenge

By Tom Lotshaw

An Oregon federal judge ruled against a national trade association's challenge of an Oregon law that imposed recycling system costs on producers of packaging materials, rejecting arguments that it was unconstitutional.

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Perrigo Settles Antitrust Suits Over Baby Formula Market

By Rae Ann Varona

Perrigo settled a couple of lawsuits filed in New York federal court that accused the company of cutting an anti-competitive agreement with Gerber to maintain a monopoly in the store-brand infant formula market, according to a letter filed Monday in a Brooklyn court.

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ENFORCEMENT

SEC, FDA Enter Info-Sharing Pact To Bolster Enforcement

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are looking to bolster information-sharing related to FDA-regulated products in a bid to help each other in their respective oversight and compliance efforts, according to a three-year memorandum of understanding the agencies announced Monday.

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LITIGATION

Kind Hit With False-Ad Suit Over 'ZEROg Added Sugar' Label

By Gina Kim

Kind LLC violates food labeling regulations by selling snack bars containing the added monosaccharide allulose while prominently representing that they contain zero grams of added sugar, according to a proposed false advertising class action filed Friday in New York federal court. 

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Domino's Seeks To Deliver Noncompete Suit To Arbitration

By MJ Koo

Domino's Pizza asked a Washington state court to compel individual arbitration of a former yard driver's proposed class claims alleging the company's conflict-of-interest policy illegally restricted workers from taking second jobs, arguing the worker signed a binding arbitration agreement when he was hired that includes a class action waiver.

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6th Circ. Backs $450K Punitive Award For Mich. Farmworkers

By Melanie Dorsey

A Sixth Circuit panel has upheld a $450,000 punitive damages award for five Guatemalan farmworkers who accused a West Michigan agricultural labor contractor and its owners of trafficking-related and wage law abuses, ruling that the award was constitutionally permissible despite the jury awarding only economic compensatory damages.

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Roundup

Defamation Litigation Roundup: NYT, J&J, Azerbaijan

By Theresa Schliep

In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 details a jury verdict against The New York Times in a suit involving its reporting on a shooting in Alabama, and highlights a judge's decision to spare researchers from a suit by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary over their talc research.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

9th Circ. 'Bad Spaniels' Ruling Rewrites TM Dilution Playbook

The Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling that each element of the Jack Daniel's packaging parodied by the Bad Spaniels dog toy must be independently assessed for fame narrows trademark owners' ability to use a flagship mark's halo effect to protect the entire brand from tarnishment, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

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How Texas' Protein Powder Probe Reflects Prop 65's Influence

Texas' recently announced investigation into contaminants in protein powder illustrates how California's Proposition 65, with its hundreds of listed chemicals, safe harbor levels and consumer warnings, may have an influence on enforcement and regulation in other states, say attorneys at Buchalter.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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HSF Kramer Added To $1B King & Spalding Malpractice Suit

By Jack Karp

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP and several of its partners on Tuesday were added to a $1 billion legal malpractice suit against King & Spalding LLP alleging that the firms engaged in multiple schemes to enrich a lawyer's friend at the expense of investment firm White Oak Advisors.

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Fla. Bar Tosses Complaint Over DHS GC's 'Worst' Judge Posts

By Adrian Cruz

The Florida Bar has refused to investigate the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for potential ethics violations over his recent series of social media posts attacking sitting judges, citing a potential conflict with the authority of the federal government.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Rodriguez On The Uses Of AI

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

Today, Judge Xavier Rodriguez is known as an expert in electronic discovery and a proponent of artificial intelligence, but his interest was piqued before he joined the bench of the Western District of Texas in 2003, when he was still a lawyer and the methods for sifting through electronically stored information were still primitive.

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Judges Say Social Media, Political Rhetoric Endanger Them

By Adrian Cruz

Increased access to social media and personal data via the internet, a larger number of high-profile cases, and inflammatory comments made by politicians have led to a rise in violent threats against judges and concerns about their safety, according to a recently published report.

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5th Circ. Judge Hints Court Order With AI Errors Can't Stand

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit judge wanted to know why a panel should keep intact a court order blocking an anti-DEI Mississippi law that contained artificial intelligence hallucinations, asking whether the judges could confidently find that made-up citations did not ultimately sway the district court's decision.

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Ex-Warriors GC, DEI Exec Say Bias Complaints Led To Firings

By Lauren Berg

The Golden State Warriors' former associate general counsel and its former vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion allege they were unlawfully fired in retaliation for speaking up about enduring a workplace marked by gender and race-based discrimination.

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NY Firm, Clinics Reject FedEx's 'Staged' Crashes Claims

By Linda Chiem

A New York personal injury firm and various healthcare providers have told a Manhattan federal judge that FedEx has asserted implausible claims alleging they orchestrated an insurance fraud scheme to fabricate medical records and inflate accident claims, saying there is no such racketeering enterprise.

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Brief

Barnes & Thornburg Says Ex-NBA Star Owes $1M Legal Fees

By Jonathan Capriel

Former NBA player Luol Deng is being sued for more than $1 million by a Chicago-based law firm that claims he failed to pay legal fees connected to two real estate matters, according to a suit filed in Illinois state court.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery pressured state attorneys general challenging their merger to settle, the Federal Trade Commission successfully challenged a construction adhesives tie-up, state officials waded in against the NextEra-Dominion transaction, and Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. defended their combination under review by federal regulators.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of August

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Anthropic, Zillow and ConocoPhillips. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from August.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AOL

Abbott Laboratories

American Civil Liberties Union

American Express Co.

American International Group Inc.

American Water Works Company Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Apple Inc.

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

B&G Foods Inc.

BASF SE

BNC National Bank

Bauer Inc.

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Brennan Center for Justice

CRH PLC

Cable News Network Inc.

Caesars Entertainment Inc.

Callon Petroleum Co.

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Chord Energy Corp.

Coinbase Global Inc.

Coinme

ConocoPhillips

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Dominion Energy Inc.

Domino's Pizza Inc.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Epic Records

Equity Residential

FedEx Corp.

Fox Corp.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

Gerber Products Co.

Golden State Warriors

Google LLC

Henkel Corp.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Howard Hughes Corp.

International Money Express Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Juniper Networks Inc.

KKR & Co. Inc.

Kellogg Co.

Kenvue Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Kind LLC

LVMH Moet Hennessy

Lululemon Athletica Inc.

Macquarie Group Ltd.

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

Merck & Co. Inc.

MetLife Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Mississippi Center for Justice

Morgan Stanley

Murphy Oil Corp.

NCR Atleos Corp.

National Basketball Association Inc.

National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Nestle SA

New York University

NextEra Energy Inc.

Norfolk Southern Corp.

ON Semiconductor Corp.

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Perdue Farms Inc.

Perrigo Co. PLC

Qorvo Inc.

Reddit Inc.

Roku Inc.

ServiceTitan Inc.

Simulations Plus Inc.

Skydance Media LLC

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

Starbucks Corp.

Station Casinos LLC

Supplying Demand Inc.

Synaptics Inc.

Sysco Corp.

Techne Corp.

Tegna Inc.

The Brink's Co.

The DIRECTV Group Inc.

The Florida Bar

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

The University of Alabama System

The Western Union Co.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Union Pacific Corp.

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd.

Verisk Analytics Inc.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Volkswagen AG

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

White Oak Commercial Finance LLC

Zillow Group Inc.

argenx SE

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ali & Lockwood

Arnold & Porter

Avanti Law Group

Baker Botts

Barnes & Thornburg

Bass Berry

Bibiyan Law Group

Boies Schiller

Bradley Bernstein Sands

Buchalter LLP

Bursor & Fisher

Covington & Burling

DiCello Levitt

Fisher & Phillips

Gucovschi Law

HSF Kramer

Holland & Knight

Hunton Andrews

Ikhilov & Associates

Kasowitz LLP

Kaufman Dolowich

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Lavelle Law Firm

Levin Rojas

Lucciola Law Group

Mead Law

Morgan Lewis

Norton Rose

Peter Birzon & Associates

Prince Glover

Quinn Connor Weaver

Reed Smith

Ruskin Moscou

Saltz Mongeluzzi

Sidley Austin

Spector Roseman

Steptoe LLP

Willis Law Group

Wingate Russotti

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

California Supreme Court

Competition and Markets Authority

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois Attorney General's Office

Korea Fair Trade Commission

Mississippi Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

New York Department of Financial Services

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon Department of Justice

State Administration for Market Regulation

Surface Transportation Board

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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 Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama