Feds, State AGs And Biz Groups Back Monsanto At High Court

By Emily Field

The federal government, 15 state attorneys general and business groups, among others, urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to strike down a $1.25 million verdict in a suit over claims Monsanto's Roundup weed killer causes cancer, saying that "patchwork" labeling regulations would harm the nation's farmers.

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EPA Fights Fluoridated Water IQ Risk Finding At 9th Circ.

By Dorothy Atkins

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a ruling that the EPA's current "optimal" level of fluoride in drinking water poses an unreasonable risk of lowering children's IQ, arguing that the trial judge improperly held his ruling in abeyance for years to await more scientific evidence.

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Judge Lifts Stay After 9th Circ. Ruling In Gila River Dispute

By Joyce Hanson

An Arizona federal judge has lifted a stay in a water rights lawsuit following a Ninth Circuit decision finding he prematurely sided with the Gila River Indian Community in a separate but similar suit when landowners appealed a summary judgment order favoring the tribal group.

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Kroger Misclassified E-Commerce Managers, Wash. Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

Kroger misclassified e-commerce managers as executives exempt from overtime even though they did not meet the legal requirements under federal and state wage law, according to a proposed collective action filed in Washington federal court.

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Wash. Tribes Want Shot At Remaining $184M In Salmon Funds

By Crystal Owens

Two Washington tribes are looking to temporarily block the federal government from awarding millions in tribal hatchery grants to 27 Indigenous nations, arguing that they and the Pacific salmon will suffer irreparable harm if the money is disbursed without their communities being able to apply for the funding.

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Marsh Can't Escape Health Plan Mismanagement Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Washington federal judge said Marsh & McLennan Agency can't escape a suit claiming the consulting firm allowed a food processing company's health benefits plan to be financially mismanaged, ruling there's enough detail on the record to keep the claims in court.

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Texas Eatery's 'Fatal' Shortfall Advances Servers' Tip Case

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Fort Worth restaurant illegally took a $1-per-shift fee directly from every server's tips and failed to show the tip pool was distributed solely among eligible employees, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Produce Co. Employees' ESOP Suit Survives Early Exit Bid

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge has largely kept intact a lawsuit alleging lawyers, private equity firms and their founders conspired to drain a produce company's employee stock ownership plan of its value, trimming just two of the 13 claims from the sweeping complaint.

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Venue Operator Seeks Toss Of Wembley Arena Vendor Suit

By Jarek Rutz

A venue management company urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of sabotaging food service contract extensions at two major entertainment venues, arguing the governing agreement simply does not impose the obligations the plaintiff claims were breached.

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Multi-Color Lenders Call Lien Challenge Waste Of Time

By Rick Archer

Barclays Bank is asking a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to dismiss a suit challenging liens against Multi-Color Corp., saying the suit is unnecessary since the bankrupt global label-maker's reorganization plan will be before the court by the end of the month.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice got its antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster teed up for trial, as a court continues mulling the department's settlement last year in a case challenging a deal by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and lawmakers call for scrutiny of Paramount Skydance's blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance

The New York City Bar Association’s recently issued formal opinion, providing ethical guidance on artificial intelligence-assisted recording, transcription and summarization, raises immediate questions about data governance and e-discovery for companies that use Microsoft 365 and Copilot, say Staci Kaliner, Martin Tully and John Collins at Redgrave.

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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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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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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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