Fed. Circ. Affirms Samsung PTAB Wins On Display Patents

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that invalidated patents asserted against Samsung covering cooling systems for electronic displays.

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DC Circ. Affirms Venezuela Can't Escape $1B Exxon Award

By Craig Clough

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday summarily affirmed a ruling enforcing a $1 billion arbitral award against Venezuela in a dispute with three Exxon Mobil affiliates, saying a lower court judge correctly rejected the interim government's argument that the illegitimate government of President Nicolás Maduro was wrongly allowed to argue the case.

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Feds Launch Bid To Revamp AML Framework For Banks

By Jon Hill

Federal regulators on Tuesday unveiled plans to overhaul rules that require banks and other institutions to maintain programs for detecting and preventing illicit financial activity, advancing a Trump administration push to streamline anti-money laundering compliance.

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Frozen Eels Must Be Released By FDA, Food Importer Says

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrongly and arbitrarily blocked four shipments of frozen roasted eels from China — and unlawfully pulled back another — that match other approved shipments, an importer told a North Carolina federal district court.

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Vape Cos. Tell NC Justices To Keep 'Sealed Container' Win

By Mike Curley

A vape distributor and seller are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court not to disturb an appeals court ruling in their favor in a suit over an exploding battery, saying the appeals court rightly applied the "sealed container" defense.

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Angi Argues TCPA Suit Falls Short Of What Law Requires

By MJ Koo

Home services platform Angi Inc. is asking a Colorado federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging it violated federal robocall law by contacting a woman whose number was on the national do-not-call registry, arguing she failed to show she is a "residential telephone subscriber" protected under the statute.

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Rivera Kept $50M Venezuela Deal Quiet, Ex-Partner Says

By Carolina Bolado

The government's star witness took the stand Tuesday in the criminal case against former U.S. Rep. David Rivera of Florida, telling jurors that Rivera and others kept a $50 million consulting contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company quiet because of concerns about how it would be perceived in Miami.

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Adani Defendants Preview Dismissal Bid In SEC Case

By Katryna Perera

Billionaire business leader Gautam Adani on Tuesday previewed his plans to seek dismissal of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit accusing him and his nephew of committing securities fraud in connection with a $750 million bond offering, arguing the claims are outside the scope of U.S. courts.

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Pickleball Paddle Maker Calls Fault On Rivals' Imports At ITC

By Jack McLoone

Pickleball paddles made by Adidas, Franklin and nine other rival companies infringe two patents held by a Maryland manufacturer, it told the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday, asking the ITC to block imports of the paddles.

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Mexico Can't Dodge $47M Arbitral Award, DC Circ. Says

By Caroline Simson

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday refused to vacate a $47 million arbitral award issued to a Canadian lender following a fraudulent loan scheme, rejecting Mexico's argument that the tribunal misinterpreted part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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DLA Piper Offered Pregnant Atty 'Dignified' Exit, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former DLA Piper associate who claims she was unlawfully fired after announcing her pregnancy was offered a chance to transition out of the firm "without anyone knowing that her work was subpar," a partner told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday.

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Spencer Fane Adds 75 Attys Through Tie-Up With Okla. Firm

By Tracey Read

Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP announced Wednesday that it plans to combine with Southwest firm Conner & Winters LLP on July 1 in its largest tie-up to date and its third already in 2026.

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AEG, BigLaw Atty In Hot Seat As Live Nation Trial Nears End

By Stewart Bishop

Live Nation on Wednesday concluded its defense case with glowing testimony about it from the manager for rap star Drake, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case said rival company AEG Worldwide and a Hogan Lovells lawyer may face sanctions for revealing confidential information about a witness.

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DOJ's Lead Google Attys Both Leave Agency Same Day

By Bryan Koenig

The lead attorneys on both of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google left the agency Wednesday or said they would be doing so.

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Mich. Federal Judge Pleads No Contest In Drunk-Driving Case

By Gina Kim

A Michigan federal judge pled no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge in Emmet County court in connection with an incident where he crashed his Cadillac and registered a 0.27% blood alcohol level, apologizing and saying he "looks forward" to continuing his judicial service.

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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

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ABA Rates Montana Judicial Pick 'Not Qualified'

By Courtney Bublé

Katie Lane, senior legal counsel at the Republican National Committee who has been tapped for a federal judgeship in Montana, is the first nominee to receive a majority "not qualified" rating by the American Bar Association in the second Trump administration.

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NY Panel Backs DLA Piper's $482K Fee Win In Malpractice Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.

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Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.

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Trump Asks NY's Top Court To Toss AG's 'Flawed' Fraud Case

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked New York's highest court to throw out New York Attorney General Letitia James' "deeply flawed" civil fraud judgment entirely after a lower appellate court tossed what it called an "excessive" $489 million penalty against the president, his sons and his real estate companies.

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