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

How They Won It

Attys For Tufts Profs Didn't Blink In A Tenure Standoff

By Julie Manganis

When Jennifer Henricks and Kevin Peters first learned what was happening to tenured professors at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston a few years ago, they knew that what was at stake involved more than just a dispute over the terms of a contract.

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Palestinian Ex-Associate Slaps DLA Piper With Bias Claim

By Lynn LaRowe

DLA Piper has been hit with a federal civil rights lawsuit in Illinois from a former summer associate alleging discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation based on her identity as a Palestinian, Gazan, Arab and Muslim woman.

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Fired Immigration Judge Says Trump Can't Skirt Bias Laws

By Grace Elletson

A former immigration judge urged a D.C. federal court not to throw out her bias suit challenging her firing, arguing the U.S. Department of Justice was pushing the "breathtaking proposition" that the president was empowered to commit unlawful discrimination.

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Law Student Can't Get School To Nix Kirk Comment Discipline

By Mike Curley

A Texas federal judge on Tuesday said the court cannot force Texas Tech University's leaders to rescind a reprimand against a law student who allegedly celebrated following the death of Charlie Kirk, as the university has sovereign immunity.

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Michigan Dems Noncommittal On Trump's Judicial Pick

By Courtney Bublé

Michigan's two Democratic senators played it coy on Tuesday when asked if they would support the district court nominee for their state that the president announced the night before.

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PayPal Settles Gov't DEI Probe With Small Biz Program

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with PayPal Inc. to end an investigation into what the department said was a discriminatory investment program for Black- and minority-owned businesses.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alden Law Group PLLC

BCL Solicitors

Baker Botts

Byrd Campbell

Cassidy Levy

DLA Piper

Faegre Drinker

Fox Rothschild

Freshfields

Gesmer Updegrove

Hecht Partners

Jones Day

Kaiser Saurborn

Partridge Snow

Quarles & Brady

Quinn Emanuel

Seyfarth Shaw

Steptoe LLP

Troutman

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Association of University Professors

Basic Fun Inc.

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Binance.US

Deutsche Bank AG

Fun

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd

International Business Machines Corp.

Lanxess AG

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Steward Health Care System LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

Small Business Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

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

U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Attorney General's Office