ITC Finds Mexican Strawberry Imports Harming US Industry

By Jack McLoone

There is a reasonable indication that fresh winter strawberries imported into the U.S. from Mexico and being sold at allegedly unfair prices are harming domestic industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission has said in a preliminary finding.

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Publix Beats Pricing Suit After Shopper Didn't Seek Refunds

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging Publix Supermarkets Inc. deceptively overcharged customers, saying the shopper who brought the lawsuit lacked standing to sue because she failed to pursue refunds for all the purchased items. 

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Del Monte's Minority Lenders Say Ch. 11 Plan Unfair

By Rick Archer

A minority group of lenders to Del Monte Foods are objecting to the canned food giant's Chapter 11 plan disclosures, saying the disclosure is uninformative and the proposed plan hopelessly unfair to their interests.

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Theory Nixed But Not Claims Against Triumph In Pork Case

By Bryan Koenig

A Minnesota federal judge refused to rethink forcing Triumph Foods to face trial alongside other pork producers accused of price-fixing, concluding that even though one key theory was "inadequately pled," there remains enough of a dispute on another theory to go to a jury.  

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Alaska Fights Tribes' $2M Legal Fees In Fishing Rights Row

By Crystal Owens

Alaska is asking a federal court to deny a bid for attorney fees by a Native organization in a dispute over rules regulating subsistence fishing in the Kuskokwim River, arguing it could collectively cost $2.2 million for the case that ultimately ended in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Trade Court Orders Redo Of Chinese Sulfate Scope Ruling

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce improperly considered just one potentially distinguishing factor when it determined that a type of enriched ammonium sulfate from China is subject to duty orders on imports of the chemical, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Wednesday.

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Uber Must Fork Over Internal Docs In FTC Subscription Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California magistrate judge ordered Uber to produce numerous internal documents to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday in litigation accusing the ride-share giant of enrolling consumers into its paid subscription service without consent, after the FTC accused the company of stonewalling discovery and producing only 72 documents totaling 179 pages.

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Hemp Co. Seeks Quick Exit In Fla. Cannabinoid Sourcing Suit

By David Minsky

A hemp company is asking a Florida federal court to dismiss a competitor's lawsuit alleging its products contain illegal cannabis-derived THC, arguing the complaint falls short on jurisdiction and listing causes of action. 

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Justices Shouldn't Touch $15.6M Pension Ruling, Fund Says

By Emily Brill

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb the Eleventh Circuit's finding that a wholesale bakery company owes a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, the fund said, asking the justices not to accept a writ of certiorari petition from the company.

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4th Circ. Scolds Atty Suspected Of Using AI In Race Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The Fourth Circuit has reprimanded an attorney suspected of using generative artificial intelligence to draft briefs in a race discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., warning that courts need to grapple with the technology as it "may soon become the norm."

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Democrats Seek Review Of Bondi's Role In Brother's Cases

By Alison Knezevich

Two Democratic lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice's inspector general to review whether Attorney General Pam Bondi "adequately recused herself" from cases involving clients represented by her brother Brad Bondi, who is a partner at Paul Hastings LLP.

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Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach

By Abigail Harrison

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that a lawsuit alleging her cross-country affair with a former member of her security detail ended a 14-year marriage must be dismissed because the trysts occurred outside state borders.

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Ex-Judge Testifies About Alleged Forgeries In Amazon Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia testified Thursday about the alleged forging of court documents, signatures and court stamps in a criminal case against a woman accused of defrauding Amazon out of $9.4 million through fraudulent invoices. 

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Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court

By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman brought her fight against a suspension imposed on her by her colleagues to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, arguing that a lower court wrongly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

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Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California has bulked up its breach of contract and fraud suit against the administrator of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, filing an amended complaint in light of information it says it learned from internal communications unearthed amid discovery.

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Holyoak's US Attorney Nomination Advances

By Courtney Bublé

The nomination of Melissa Holyoak, former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to be U.S. attorney for the District of Utah was sent to the full Senate on Thursday.

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CFTC Takes 1st Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulations

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened the door Thursday to promised prediction market regulation, calling for public feedback on what such rules might look like while laying out the staff's view on the current rules that the platforms should follow in order to offer betting on sports and other events.

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