Caterpillar Inc. has responded to Doosan Bobcat's patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas by accusing Bobcat itself of infringing a series of Caterpillar patents, the latest development in a larger intellectual property fight between the companies.
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Caterpillar Hits Back At Bobcat With Patent Claims

By Adam Lidgett

Caterpillar Inc. has responded to Doosan Bobcat's patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas by accusing Bobcat itself of infringing a series of Caterpillar patents, the latest development in a larger intellectual property fight between the companies.

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S. Korea, Elliott Dispute Over Samsung Merger Set To Restart

By Caroline Simson

South Korea's Ministry of Justice said Wednesday it is preparing for U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates to resubmit its claim accusing the government of interfering in an $8 billion merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015, weeks after a London court set aside a previous award in the dispute.

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Lille Chosen As Seat Of New EU Customs Authority

By Eleanor Butler

European Union member states and lawmakers named Lille, France, on Wednesday as the seat of the bloc's new customs authority, a body created as part of a wider effort to modernize the EU's current customs framework. 

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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Binance Will Challenge Singapore Arbitration Bid Denial

By Caroline Simson

Binance will appeal a New York federal judge's ruling last month refusing to force users of the platform who accuse the crypto exchange of improperly selling securities to arbitrate their claims before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Chinese Sugar Alcohol Imports Harming US Industry, ITC Says

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday found that imports of the sweetener erythritol from China are materially harming U.S. industry, making Chinese producers and exporters subject to antidumping and countervailing duties.

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LITIGATION

Starbucks Roasts Consumers' Suit Doubting Ethical Sourcing

By Rachel Riley

Starbucks is urging a Seattle federal judge to throw out a proposed class action accusing the java giant of playing up its "ethical sourcing" commitment despite supply chain labor violations, saying customers cannot sue based on mere disappointment with the company's coffee farm certification standards.

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Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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Supermicro Investor Sues After Arrests For China AI Exports

By Lauren Berg

A Super Micro Computer investor alleged in a California federal lawsuit Wednesday that the technology company failed to disclose that a large portion of its server sales were to Chinese companies in transactions that violated U.S. export controls, leading to three arrests and a significant drop in stock price.

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ENFORCEMENT

Trio Charged By Feds Over Plot To Smuggle AI Tech To China

By Gina Kim

Three men have been charged with plotting to smuggle millions of dollars' worth of graphics processing units and AI technology to China while using intermediary businesses based in Thailand to make it look as though they were the ultimate end users, Georgia federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Iran War Might Reshape Proxy Contests This Year

The Iran war may function as a short-term poison pill for proxy contests, not because it strengthens corporate defenses, but because it increases the risks associated with activist commitments, say attorneys at Sidley.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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Analysis

ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Binnall Law Group

Cain & Skarnulis

Coburn & Greenbaum

Dacus Law Firm

Davis Polk

Davis Wright Tremaine

Elliott & Associates

Farella Braun

Gibson Dunn

Glancy Prongay

Hagens Berman

Hogan Lovells

Kirkland & Ellis

Krizner Group

MoloLamken

Nelson Mullins

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Ramey LLP

Richman Law & Policy

Schwed Kahle

Selendy Gay

Sidley Austin

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Block Inc.

Brennan Center for Justice

Cargill Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Citigroup Inc.

Doosan Corporation

Earthjustice

Elliott Investment Management LP

George Washington University

Google LLC

Hytera

Intel Corp.

InterDigital Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

Morgan Stanley

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorola Solutions Inc.

NVIDIA Corp.

Netlist Inc.

Phillips 66

Samsung C&T

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of Wisconsin

Super Micro Computer Inc.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Virginia State Bar

Walmart Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Yahoo Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Council of the EU

Defense Intelligence Agency

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Reserve System

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

Maryland Attorney General's Office

National Security Agency

Permanent Court of Arbitration

State of Maryland

State of Michigan

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

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK Ministry of Justice

Unified Patent Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands