The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission barring imports of some Tineco wet-dry vacuums found to infringe Bissell patents, while clearing redesigned products, as arguments by both sides challenging those findings fell flat.
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Fed. Circ. Clears Redesigned Vacuums In Bissell Patent Row

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission barring imports of some Tineco wet-dry vacuums found to infringe Bissell patents, while clearing redesigned products, as arguments by both sides challenging those findings fell flat.

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Trump Asks Federal Circuit To Pause Trade Court Tariff Ruling

By Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump on Monday asked the Federal Circuit to block the U.S. Court of International Trade's order last week deeming his temporary global 10% tariffs unlawful, arguing the trade court misinterpreted the legislative history of the Trade Act.

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Ex-US Rep. Faces $1.4M Sanction In Venezuela Contract Fight

By Carolina Bolado

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera, who was found guilty this month of failing to register as a foreign agent, is now facing a nearly $1.4 million sanction in New York, where the U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company sued his consulting firm over a $50 million agreement that fell apart.

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UK Sanctions Russia Over Child Abductions, Disinformation

By Sophia Dourou

The U.K. government sanctioned on Monday 85 individuals and companies linked to Russia's "abhorrent" forced deportation and militarization of Ukrainian children and interference with Armenian elections.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

ITC Probing Chinese Chemical Used To Make Tires

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission said Monday it will investigate whether a chemical imported from China used in rubber production that is allegedly being sold at unfair prices is harming U.S. domestic industry.

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LITIGATION

Chinese Co. Challenges DOD's 'Chinese Military' Designation

By Hailey Konnath

A Chinese "internet of things" provider says it's been unlawfully and incorrectly designated as a "Chinese military company" despite having no connection to the Chinese military, according to a suit filed in D.C. federal court Monday.

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Ex-Calif. Mayor Will Cop To Being Chinese Agent, Feds Say

By Lauren Berg

The mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China by operating a website that seemingly provided news for the local Chinese American community while spreading the Chinese government's propaganda, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Binance Win Shows Constraints On Anti-Terrorism Act Claims

The Southern District of New York's recent ruling in Troell v. Binance illustrates that the Second Circuit's earlier decision in Ashley v. Deutsche Bank is holding weight with courts, and companies facing aiding and abetting risk should thus monitor evolving case law and assess exposure based on nexus allegations, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved

While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise when confidential information enters the operative context of an AI system used by an attorney, says Jianfei Chen at Quarles & Brady​​​​​​​.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance

By Chris Villani

The breadth of a decade-long insider trading scheme prosecutors say was fueled by stolen BigLaw merger information should jolt firms to reexamine their practices to close gaps in internal security, experts told Law360, even if totally eliminating bad actors is nearly impossible.

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Quinn Emanuel Founder Exiting Executive Chair Role

By Tracey Read

Four decades after high-stakes litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan first opened in Los Angeles, founding partner John B. Quinn is stepping down as executive chairman of the firm effective immediately.

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NY Ethics Panel Finds US Attorney Committed Misconduct

By Courtney Bublé

The New York Attorney Grievance Committee has found that President Donald Trump's pick leading the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York engaged in "professional misconduct" last summer, according to a letter released on Monday.

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Trump Taps 6 Judges, Including Picks Needing Blue Slips

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced six judicial nominees on Monday, including picks for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits and two district court picks that needed support from Democrats.

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ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use

By Cara Bayles

A recent lawsuit against OpenAI highlights many of the hopes and anxieties about pro se litigants using generative artificial intelligence to churn out legal arguments. The technology raises concerns about confidentiality, hallucinations and ethical issues, but some access-to-justice advocates worry the lawsuit may hinder technology that might democratize legal services.

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Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal

By Gianna Ferrarin

A New York federal court sanctioned a plaintiffs' firm and its co-founder in federal multidistrict litigation by families alleging that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism, saying they improperly shared confidential information from the case in related state court actions.

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Senate Confirms 13 US Attorneys In En Bloc Vote

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 46-45, along party lines, to confirm 13 U.S. attorneys on Monday as part of a larger nominations package.

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Pa. Law Firm, Doctors Can't Shake Uber, FedEx RICO Suit

By Linda Chiem

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that Uber and FedEx offered extensive and detailed allegations to press ahead with their racketeering lawsuit accusing a Philadelphia personal injury firm and local healthcare providers of scheming to fabricate medical records to inflate accident claims.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a varied mix of settlement approvals, political office disputes, transaction fights, emergency injunction bids and questions over how far the court can go to preserve records for litigation outside Delaware.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

BCL Solicitors

Baker Botts

Ballard Spahr

Baratta Law

Barnes & Thornburg

Blank Rome

Boies Schiller

Byrd Campbell

Cassidy Levy

Covington & Burling

Cozen O'Connor

Dame Law

DarrowEverett

Dilworth Paxson

Dorsey & Whitney

Faegre Drinker

Fisher & Phillips

Foley & Lardner

Fox Rothschild

Freshfields

Gibson Dunn

Goodwin Procter

Hanna & Jarbo

Hecht Partners

Jones Day

Kaiser Saurborn

Keller Postman

Kirkland & Ellis

Knight Law Group

Latham & Watkins

Perkins Coie

Quarles & Brady

Quinn Emanuel

Saul Ewing

Sidley Austin

Simon & Simon PC

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Wachtell Lipton

Weil Gotshal

Whiteman Osterman

Willkie Farr

ZwillGen

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Actelion Ltd.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Anthropic PBC

Archaea Energy Inc.

Basic Fun Inc.

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Binance.US

Boston College

Claremont McKenna College

Deutsche Bank AG

Dow Inc.

FedEx Corp.

Ford Motor Co.

Fun

Google LLC

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd

Johnson & Johnson

Lanxess AG

LegalZoom.com Inc.

Liberty Property Trust

LinkedIn Corp.

National Rifle Association of America

Nippon Life Insurance Company of America

Noble Environmental Inc.

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Permira

Prologis Inc.

The Aerospace Corp.

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

University of Miami

University of Virginia

Volkswagen AG

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Judicial Center

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Illinois Supreme Court

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

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 Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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

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

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

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

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

United States District Court for the District of Wyoming

Washington Attorney General's Office