Mylan Inks $11M Deal With NC Over EpiPen Pricing

By Abigail Harrison

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Thursday that the state has inked an $11 million settlement with EpiPen distributor Mylan Pharmaceuticals, resolving claims of anticompetitive conduct and funneling millions back into public healthcare programs.

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Crypto Co. Seeks Sanctions For Depo Conduct In $8.1M Suit

By Hayley Fowler

A cryptocurrency business that accuses a former trader of usurping $8.1 million in digital assets wants him sanctioned for his conduct during a deposition, saying he was coached by his attorney and intentionally gave ambiguous answers.

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Supplier Says Travelers Must Cover Nestle Defect Claims

By Hope Patti

An industrial equipment supplier accused of providing defective compressed air piping materials for the construction of a facility owned by Nestle told a North Carolina federal court that two Travelers units must defend and indemnify it in connection with the underlying claim.

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Feds Say RealPage Deal Fixes Rental Pricing Concerns

By Matthew Perlman

The government has told a North Carolina federal court its settlement with RealPage fully resolves issues regarding landlords using the company's software to inflate rental rates, despite criticism from a pro-enforcement group.

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No Deal To Blackball 'Early Decision' Students, Judge Told

By Carolyn Muyskens

A federal judge in Boston heard elite universities argue Friday that the "early decision" admissions process is not a scheme to raise tuition but an option for students who want a better shot at admission to their first-choice school.

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Roundup

NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Data Centers, AI, School Funding

By Abigail Harrison

North Carolina lawmakers are several weeks into their 2026 "short session," and already they are taking big, multi-bill swings at data centers, public-facing energy costs and artificial intelligence. They also seek to make entertainment ticket pricing more transparent and raise the state's minimum wage for the first time in nearly two decades.

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Analysis

SEC's Corp. Governance Shift Puts Onus On States, Cos.

By Sarah Jarvis

Lawyers who work with clients on corporate governance matters had a warm response to a recent pledge from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins to let states handle such issues, saying the shift marks a return to the agency's historical approach and may spur increased activity among state regulators.

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Split 4th Circ. Says 'Abandoned' Backpack Can Be Searched

By Parker Quinlan

The Fourth Circuit has ruled that evidence recovered from a backpack discarded during a West Virginia police chase can be used as part of a federal drug possession case because the bag's owner forfeited a reasonable expectation of privacy by abandoning it.

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DOJ Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Children's Hospital Subpoena

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the Fourth Circuit to reverse a district court order quashing its subpoena of transgender minor records from Children's National Hospital in Maryland, arguing that the patients' families — who sued to block the subpoena — lacked standing to bring a HIPAA challenge.

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Brief

Exxon, Widow End Suit Over Cancer Death Linked To Benzene

By Hayley Fowler

The widow of a former gas station and industrial worker on Friday dropped her suit alleging ExxonMobil Corp.'s benzene-containing products caused her late husband's fatal cancer, according to a joint motion.

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Bondi Spurs Ethics Doubts By Using DOJ Official As Counsel

By Courtney Bublé

Harmeet Dhillon, an official with the U.S. Department of Justice, is representing former Attorney General Pam Bondi in proceedings before the House oversight committee, which Democrats on the panel say raises ethical quandaries.

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Attys Defend $85M Fee Bid Blasted By Judge In Google Deal

By Bonnie Eslinger

Consumers who pursued an antitrust class action against Google urged the California federal judge who criticized their 98,000 hours billed as "grotesquely bloated" to approve their $85 million fee request, emphasizing Friday that they filed suit a year before state attorneys general joined the case and maintained a leading role in the litigation.

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Military Atty Can Prosecute Minn. Civilian Despite Regulations

By Jack Karp

A Minnesota federal judge won't stop a military attorney from being appointed to prosecute a civilian accused of assaulting federal immigration officers, despite finding that the appointment violates binding U.S. Department of Defense regulations.

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Judge Grills Feds Over Undisclosed Warrant In Habeas Case

By Tom Lotshaw

A Rhode Island federal judge, who was accused by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of releasing a detained noncitizen who allegedly has an overseas warrant for homicide, pressed an assistant U.S. attorney for answers Monday after he apologized for not disclosing the warrant to the court.

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Wash. Bar Task Force Spotlights Atty Mental Health Issues

By Rachel Riley

A Washington State Bar Association wellness survey of roughly 900 members found that nearly 10% said they experienced suicidal thoughts or self-harm in the past year, and about 20% expressed concerns about their alcohol consumption, a task force reported to bar leadership on Saturday.

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Lewis Brisbois Gets Ex-Paralegal's Claims Sent To Arbitration

By Adrian Cruz

A Florida state judge determined that a former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP paralegal has to arbitrate her claims accusing the firm of defamation and costing her a job at another firm.

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Sinema Pans 'Gross Distortion' By Ex-Guard's Wife In Tryst Suit

By Abigail Harrison

Former Arizona U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Friday doubled down on her contention that a North Carolina federal court lacks jurisdiction over a lawsuit alleging she destroyed a marriage by sending lascivious texts to her ex-security guard.

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Analysis

DOJ's In-House Detention Legal Aid Plan Is MIA

By Courtney Bublé

A year ago, U.S. Department of Justice officials said the government would be taking over a program historically run by nonprofits to provide legal orientations and referrals for pro bono representation for adults in immigration detention facilities. But those involved in the program say the Trump administration hasn't taken any steps to run the program.

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Maduro Gets June Court Date After US Relents On Atty Fees

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday directed former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to return to court in June, after he and his wife, Cilia Flores, reached an apparent agreement with the Trump administration to access Venezuela government funds for their legal fees.

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Mass. Justices Uneasy Over Judge's Handling Of ICE Incident

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' top court on Monday appeared concerned that a state district court judge in 2018 offered to detain a defendant sought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as the justices considered a public reprimand.

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Atty Seeks Docs To Back Ogletree DQ Bid In Bias Suit

By Adrian Cruz

A Georgia attorney on Monday asked a federal judge to allow discovery related to her bid to have Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC disqualified from defending ADT LLC against discrimination claims while concurrently defending Microsoft Corp. in the attorney's own pregnancy bias suit.

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Longtime South Fla. Federal Judge James King Dies At 98

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King, a Nixon appointee who spent more than half a century on the federal bench and helped shape the Southern District of Florida, died Saturday at the age of 98.

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Calif. District OKs Civil Court Audio Feeds Including Musk Trial

By Dorothy Atkins

The Northern District of California modified local court rules late Friday to allow judges to stream audio for civil jury trials in the district, accompanying its announcement with a separate notice that the high-profile Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial over OpenAI's for-profit conversion is available to access via audio stream.

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