The Federal Circuit said Monday that the U.S. International Trade Commission correctly declined to issue an import ban on boat air conditioners at the request of a Swedish manufacturer.
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Fed. Circ. Says ITC Rightly Denied Boat AC Import Ban

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit said Monday that the U.S. International Trade Commission correctly declined to issue an import ban on boat air conditioners at the request of a Swedish manufacturer.

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ITC Keeps Stiiizy Vape Import Ban In Place Pending Appeal

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission won't pause the import and sales bans imposed on cannabis vape company Stiiizy while the company pursues an appeal of the agency's patent infringement ruling in its dispute with rival Pax Labs.

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ITC Opens Duty Probe Into Pipes From Taiwan, Austria, UAE

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating whether imports of oil pipes from Taiwan, Austria and the United Arab Emirates are harming U.S. industry after a group of domestic companies said the products were being sold at unfair prices, the agency said Monday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Trump Admin Seeks $25M FinCEN Budget Boost

By Sarah Jarvis

The Trump administration's latest budget plan calls for a more than 13% increase in spending for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, with nearly half of its total requested staffing increase for the agency slated for positions focused on deregulation related to the Bank Secrecy Act.

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LITIGATION

Activewear Co. Fabletics Sued Again For Tariff Refunds

By Craig Clough

Fabletics, the activewear company cofounded by actress Kate Hudson, was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Friday alleging it is improperly pocketing tariff surcharges from customers and is refusing to commit to refunds, weeks after a similar suit was filed in Illinois state court.

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PEOPLE

Senior DOJ, White House Nat'l Security Pro Joins Covington

By Tracey Read

Covington & Burling LLP has hired the former chief of the Foreign Investment Review Section in the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division as a partner in the firm's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States practice.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

PTAB Memo Recenters Discretion On US Manufacturing

Read alongside recent Federal Circuit decisions, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires' memo on patent denial considerations emphasizes domestic manufacturing in a way that the International Trade Commission does not require, says Brandon Theiss at Volpe Koenig.

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What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Jackson Walker, Sorrento CEO Hit With RICO Suit Over Ch. 11

By Emlyn Cameron

More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."

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Trump Orders Could Chill US Arbitration, Group Warns

By Caroline Simson

The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction

By Lauren Berg

A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

ArentFox Schiff

Baker & Hostetler

Bartkowski PLLC

Boyden Gray

Cassidy Levy

Clement & Murphy

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

DLA Piper

Foley Hoag

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Goodwin Procter

Husch Blackwell

Jackson Walker LLP

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

K&L Gates

Kirkland & Ellis

Kutak Rock

Levin Law PA

Liskow & Lewis

Littler Mendelson

Malin Haley

Mayer Brown

Meyer Wilson

Motta Law

Munger Tolles

Niro McAndrews

Perkins Coie

Rimon PC

Schagrin Associates

Silverman Thompson

Strang Bradley

Susman Godfrey

Troutman

UB Greensfelder

Volpe Koenig

Wigdor LLP

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AE Industrial Partners LP

American Bar Association

Arcelormittal Texas HBI LLC

Astellas Pharma Inc.

B. Riley Financial Inc.

Boyer Co.

Broadcom Inc.

Dometic Group AB

Ingerman

InterDigital Inc.

Learning Resources Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

PAX Labs Inc.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Tenaris S.A.

Tesla Inc.

The Kraft Heinz Co.

Tilray Inc.

United States Steel Corp.

United Steelworkers

University of Virginia

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Central Intelligence Agency

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Illinois Supreme Court

International Trade Commission

Legal Services Corp.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin