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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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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ENFORCEMENT

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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LITIGATION

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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ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES

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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ARBITRATION

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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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Recounts Firing: 'This Feels Wrong'

By Pete Brush

A former associate who claims DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that she got positive feedback as she worked with large corporate clients and was "shocked" when she was terminated.

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Blanche Says Only Trump Knows Why Bondi's Leaving DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

Todd Blanche said on Tuesday he is now acting attorney general and no one, beyond the president, knows why Pam Bondi is out and he is in.

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Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Curtail PE Role In Litigation

By Emily Sawicki

A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.

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Top DOJ Immigration Atty Faces Ethics Complaint

By Jack Karp

The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's immigration litigation office has lied to judges, disobeyed court orders and failed to stop attorneys he supervises from engaging in misconduct in high-profile immigration cases, according to an ethics complaint filed Tuesday.

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Analysis

Habeas Orders Sharpen As Due Process Concerns Mount

By Britain Eakin

Federal judges are issuing increasingly detailed, critical and decisive orders for habeas relief in immigration cases, stepping in as what immigration experts say is a last resort check on a system viewed as having crumbling due process safeguards.

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DOJ Pushes To End Former Immigration Judge's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss a former Ohio immigration judge's discrimination suit in D.C. federal court this week, calling the complaint "heavy on conclusory statements and speculation and light on allegations of fact."

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Calif. Atty Apologizes, Blames OpenCase For False Citations

By Matt Perez

A California attorney has filed a response to an order for potential sanctions over his alleged use of artificial intelligence, which resulted in false citations, saying the hallucinations appeared in a later draft after using OpenCase to perform a cite check.

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Audio

Approach The Bench: Judge Robinson On Community Court

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

Judge Devin Robinson's courtroom at the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Brooklyn looks and feels very different from the courthouse archetype.

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States, DC Back NY AG James In DOJ Probe Appeal

By Emily Sawicki

Backed by amici including the attorneys general of 20 states and the District of Columbia, New York Attorney General Letitia James is fighting the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to reopen an investigation into her office launched by a federal prosecutor found to have been serving unlawfully.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alden Law Group PLLC

Cozen O'Connor

DLA Piper

Feldman Kodsi

Freeh Sporkin

Gibson Dunn

Hecker Fink

Jones Walker LLP

K&L Gates

Kilpatrick Townsend

Law Office of Kevin G. Little

Manning Kass

Markus Moss PLLC

Mayer Brown

Munger Tolles

Nixon Peabody

Paynter Law Firm

Pillsbury Winthrop

Roy Petty & Associates

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Troutman Amin

Wigdor LLP

Wilson Elser

Wilson Lackey Rohr & Hall

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

Adidas AG

Alliance Defending Freedom

American Bankers Association

Angie's List Inc.

Apple Inc.

Bank Policy Institute

Consumer Attorneys of California

Exxon Mobil Corp.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Keller Williams Realty Inc.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National Rifle Association of America

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sovereign Arbitration Advisors LLC

Spotify Technology SA

States United Democracy Center

The Allstate Corp.

The DIRECTV Group Inc.

The District of Columbia Bar

Trump Organization Inc.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Reserve System

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

International Trade Commission

NAFTA

National Credit Union Administration

New York Attorney General's Office

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

World Bank Group