South Korea is investigating about 1 trillion won ($743 million) in suspected tax evasion by 41 companies primarily in the food sector as well as transfer pricing by online platform operators, the National Tax Service said Monday.
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S. Korea Probing $743M Tax Evasion By Biz In Food, Platforms

By Kevin Pinner

South Korea is investigating about 1 trillion won ($743 million) in suspected tax evasion by 41 companies primarily in the food sector as well as transfer pricing by online platform operators, the National Tax Service said Monday.

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Trade Court OKs ITC's Freight Coupler Duty Determination

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. International Trade Commission provided sufficient explanation for including a major U.S. producer and importer of Mexican freight rail couplers as part of the domestic industry during the course of its duty investigations, according to an opinion published Monday by the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Analysis

Motor Vehicles Lead Product Liability Litigation, Report Says

By Emily Field

An overall rise in recalls of motor vehicles tracks with an increase of product liability lawsuits over autos in recent years, as motor vehicle lawsuits made up half of all product liability lawsuits outside multidistrict litigation filed in 2025, according to a new report by Lex Machina.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Trump Says He Will Remove Tariffs On Irish Whiskey

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. is planning to remove tariffs on whiskey imported from Ireland.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

CBP Says Stiiizy Redesigned Vapes Still Fall Under Import Ban

By Elliot Weld

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ruled Stiiizy had not shown its redesigned vape products can get around a limited importation ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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Brief

Commerce Sets Early Duty Rate On Chinese Tin Mill Imports

By Dylan Moroses

Chinese tin mill products entering the U.S. could face an over 66% countervailing duty after the U.S. Department of Commerce found in a preliminary determination that those products have been subsidized, according to a notice published Monday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Cos. Can Fight Consumers' Tariff Refund Class Actions

After the U.S. Supreme Court's February decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, invalidating $165 billion of presidentially imposed tariffs, consumers have filed numerous class actions seeking tariff refunds from businesses — but companies have substantial and multifaceted defenses available against these claims, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Big Biz Coalition Backs Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule

By Ryan Boysen

Big U.S. businesses and insurers like Amazon, Anthropic, Chubb and Walmart asked the federal judiciary on Monday to tighten disclosure requirements for litigation finance, claiming the lack of guardrails allows funders to operate "in the shadows."

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Indiana Atty Hit With $10K Sanction Over False Citations

By Andrea Keckley

An Indiana federal judge on Friday adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to sanction a local attorney $10,000 after finding that five briefs in a consumer credit case included citations to nonexistent cases.

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Jackson Lewis Removes Ex-Atty's Bias Suit To Federal Court

By Patrick Hoff

Jackson Lewis PC has moved a former associate's suit accusing the firm of refusing to accommodate her temporary work restrictions following her medical leave to California federal court, saying state court wasn't the right venue for dispute.

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Bove Rejects Recusal Bid Tied To DOJ Whistleblower Claims

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove declined Monday to recuse himself in a Third Circuit immigration case, saying the attorneys for the petitioner are "recycling a failed pre-confirmation political smear" on him.

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State Farm Attorney Sanctioned $999.99 For AI Hallucinations

By Jonathan Capriel

An attorney for State Farm who filed several motions citing nonexistent cases and fabricated quotes generated by AI software must pay a $999.99 sanction, a Los Angeles judge ruled, an amount one cent below the threshold that would have triggered a mandatory notice to the State Bar of California under state law.

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Brief

Ex-Moses & Singer Partner Gets 10 Months For Tax Crimes

By Craig Clough

A Connecticut federal judge Monday sentenced a former Moses & Singer LLP partner to 10 months of imprisonment and ordered him to pay more than $3.1 million for failing to file personal income tax returns, the U.S. attorney's office announced.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes over allegedly fabricated board approvals at a telecom infrastructure startup, insider trading and child safety at Roblox Corp. and ownership of artificial intelligence technology used in legal proceedings.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

ArentFox Schiff

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Cummins & White

Gordon Rees

Grunfeld Desiderio

Hodgson Russ

Jackson Lewis PC

Johnson Becker

Jones Day

Lanier Law Firm

Mayer Brown

Moses & Singer

Musick Peeler

Paganelli Law Group

Patterson Belknap

Quill & Arrow

Robinson & Cole

Shook Hardy

Strategic Legal Practices

Theta Law Firm

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

Amazon.com Inc.

Amsted Industries Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Atlas Energy LP

ClearList LLC

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Delivery Hero

Experian PLC

FCA US LLC

Five Below Inc.

Ford Motor Co.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

International Legal Finance Association

Johnson & Johnson

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Learning Resources Inc.

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

RELX PLC

Roblox Corp.

State Bar of California

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Target Corp.

Tesla Inc.

The Associated Press

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Toyota Motor Corp.

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Steelworkers

Wabtec Corp.

Walmart Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Commission

Executive Office of the President

International Trade Commission

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana