Snap Inks 11th-Hour Deals Ending Social Media Harm Trial

By Craig Clough

Snap Inc. revealed Monday that it has reached settlements with two plaintiffs over claims its platform harms the mental health of children, cutting short the second such Los Angeles bellwether trial in the midst of jury selection.

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Meta Can't Shake Android Users' Browsing-Profile Claims

By Hailey Konnath

A California federal judge on Monday once again refused to throw out consolidated litigation claiming Meta matched users' browsing activities to their Facebook accounts for targeted advertising purposes, ruling that the plaintiffs have adequately alleged it violated the Android security protocol known as sandboxing.

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Pharmacy Hit With NJ Suit Over GLP-1 Marketing

By George Woolston

A compounding pharmacy deceptively and falsely marketed its GLP-1 compounded weight loss medications as safe, effective, clinically supported and personalized, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.

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Splenda Maker Says Cancer Claims Weren't Protected Speech

By Corey Rothauser

Splenda maker TC Heartland LLC urged the Fourth Circuit to revive its defamation suit against a scientist over her public warnings about the sweetener, arguing that the First Amendment does not shield statements that misrepresent research or rely on concealed test results.

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'Honest' Shampoo Co. Accused Of Lying About Allergens

By Hailey Konnath

The Honest Co. wasn't so honest on its labels marketing certain hypoallergenic conditioner, shampoo and body wash products, according to a proposed class action filed Monday by a California woman who says the products actually contain skin irritants.

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Mother Says Hatch Baby Sound Machines Risk Hearing Loss

By Mike Curley

A mother is suing Hatch Baby Inc. in California federal court, alleging that the company fails to warn buyers that its white-noise infant sound machines could cause permanent hearing loss when used as directed.

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Honda Keyless Entry Opens Door To Thieves, Driver Says

By Lauren Berg

The design of Honda's keyless entry system makes its vehicles "prime targets for theft," but instead of disclosing the issue to consumers and implementing simple, cost-effective anti-theft features, the automaker for years has focused on its bottom line, according to a new proposed class action filed in California federal court.

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Ford Says Vehicle Sales Sink Defective Transmission Claims

By Mike Curley

Ford has urged a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out claims from 10 consumers in a proposed class action alleging it sold them vehicles with faulty transmissions, contending the drivers' resale of their cars deprives the automaker of evidence in its defense.

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European Airline Blames RTX Unit For Engine Troubles

By Brian Steele

RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division built what it said was an advanced aircraft engine that would save on maintenance and operating costs, but it actually suffered from "serious" problems that cost a Romanian airline millions of dollars, according to a Connecticut federal lawsuit.

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NTSB Defeats Ex-Member's Race Bias Suit Over Removal

By Patrick Hoff

A D.C. federal judge shut down a former National Transportation Safety Board member's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully removed by President Donald Trump because he's Black, pointing to the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision concluding that presidents have unlimited authority to fire members of independent agencies.

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Conn. Water Co. Says PFAS Compliance Beats Class Claims

By Brian Steele

Connecticut Water Co.'s adherence to governmental PFAS regulations shows that even though its water contained allegedly toxic "forever chemicals," it was not defective or unreasonably dangerous, the utility said in response to a proposed product liability class action.

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BigLaw Attys Step Up To Help Voters In Midterm Elections

By Jack Karp and Lynn LaRowe

Attorneys from several BigLaw firms are volunteering across the country to make sure voters don't run into problems casting their ballots or having those ballots counted in Tuesday's midterm elections.

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Brief

Winston Taylor, DLA Piper Match Milbank Pay Scale

By Tracey Read

Two more BigLaw firms have opted to match the new associate salary scale set by Milbank LLP in June.

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Analysis

Judiciary Stuck In AI Rulemaking Rut As Attys, Judges Protest

By Jeff Overley

Judiciary efforts to enact rules for the artificial intelligence age are mired in concerns about burdens on litigators, the tensions between burgeoning technology and snail-paced policymaking, and how to even define AI. And despite vivid examples of AI's risks, officials are inching toward mothballing the prominent project.

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Judge Orders Chicago US Atty To Testify In Misconduct Probe

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge has ordered Chicago's top federal prosecutor and three assistant U.S. attorneys to testify under oath about potentially false statements made to her in a now-dismissed criminal conspiracy case against anti-ICE protesters, saying Monday that the government's shifting explanations about communications with DOJ leadership suggest prosecutors misled the court about outside involvement in the prosecution.

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NY State Bar Says Attys Can't Bill Time Saved By AI

By Andrea Keckley

The New York State Bar Association has told lawyers not to bill clients for the time they saved by using artificial intelligence, or for the time it took to learn a new AI tool.

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SEC's Top Cop On Building A 'Nimble' Enforcement Division

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lost hundreds of enforcement employees and seen significant restructuring of its regional offices over the past two years, but the Division of Enforcement's director said that hasn't stopped him from building a "nimble" program that is focused on more than just the number of cases filed.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week allowed a stockholder claim over R1 RCM Inc.'s $8.9 billion buyout to proceed, while investors in Meta Platforms Inc. sued to block a stock restructuring they say would let CEO Mark Zuckerberg sell billions of dollars in shares without giving up control of the company.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission caused a pair of playground equipment makers to abandon their planned merger, Canadian enforcers upended a deal for the Green Giant brand in the country and state attorneys general reached settlements for several regional deals.

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