Wachtell To Probe Nvidia CEO's Affair With Alleged China Spy

By Anna Scott Farrell and Sue Reisinger

Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into allegations that its founder and CEO had an affair with a business executive who U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy, the artificial intelligence chipmaker said Tuesday.

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CIT Can't Order Universal Tariff Refunds, Gov't Tells Fed. Circ.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade's order requiring refunds for all importers who paid illegal tariffs should be deemed unlawful, the government told the Federal Circuit, saying U.S. Supreme Court precedent bars such universal relief.

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Huawei's Iran Dealings Were No Secret To Banks, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. on Tuesday displayed a trove of documentary evidence as the company seeks to refute charges that it violated sanctions and defrauded banks, including HSBC Group and Standard Chartered PLC, suggesting that lenders were well aware of its business dealings in Iran.

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Netflix Unable To Get Video IP Suit Thrown Out Under Alice

By Ryan Davis

A federal judge sitting in Delaware has rejected Netflix's attempt to escape a suit alleging that it infringed three video patents owned by an Irish licensing company, finding that the streaming giant hadn't shown that the claimed inventions are ineligible for patenting.

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MVP: DLA Piper's Nicholas Klein

By Jack McLoone

Nicholas Klein, the co-chair of DLA Piper's national security and global trade practice and the global co-chair of its CFIUS and global foreign direct investment practices, helped counter-drone, spacecraft and aerospace companies navigate U.S. and global regulatory challenges, in some cases with billions of dollars at stake, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 International Trade MVPs.

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UK Looking To Enhance Forced Labor Import Ban Regime

By Jack McLoone

The U.K. government committed to strengthening its measures protecting against forced labor in the country's supply chain after being pushed by a Parliamentary committee over U.S. tariffs tied to such measures.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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How A Child Of Immigrants Defends Abrego Garcia

By Corey Rothauser

Hecker Fink attorney Jeffrey Then grew up translating English-language letters for customers at his Dominican immigrant family’s Bronx business. Decades later, he drew on that experience while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal human smuggling charges, becoming a lifeline for Abrego Garcia during his detention.

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John Morgan On Why Luck Matters More Than Most Admit

By Y. Peter Kang

John Morgan, founder of personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, built the largest personal injury firm in the U.S., with 1,110 attorneys in 140 locations. In his new memoir, "Life Is Luck," the attorney who Forbes estimates has a net worth of $1.5 billion argues that success is about more than talent, intelligence or determination. It is also about recognizing opportunities, taking risks and capitalizing on fortunate breaks when they appear.

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Grassley Defends Rush To Confirm Trump Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday defended how quickly the committee is moving to confirm President Donald Trump's judicial picks before Democrats control the Senate.

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Trump Swaps Out Blocked 8th Circ. Nominee With Ark. Justice

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his pick for the Eighth Circuit and replaced him with a different nominee amid apparent opposition from Arkansas' senators. 

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Girardi Estate's $54M Claim Put Behind Other Creditors

By Craig Clough

The trustees overseeing Tom Girardi's and his former law firm's bankruptcies struck a deal to put their claims against each other behind other approved general unsecured claims, according to a California bankruptcy court filing, with the firm's trustee saying neither estate is expected to collect on those claims.

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