Social Media Cos., Teens Spar Over Evidence Ahead Of Trials

By Rae Ann Varona

Social media companies and teens who allege the companies harmed their mental health sparred in California state court Tuesday over what evidence jurors will hear in an upcoming round of bellwether trials, including whether jurors should hear purported instances of domestic violence in the teens' home lives.

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FDA Considers Changes To Tobacco Application Rules

By Emily Field

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said that it is considering updates to how it authorizes the marketing of new tobacco products in light of a growing illicit market, as well as a recent lawsuit filed by manufacturers of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches challenging the current regulations.

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Monsanto Starts First Roundup Trial Since High Court Ruling

By Cara Salvatore

A Missouri jury heard opening arguments Tuesday in the first Roundup cancer trial since the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the matter, with a lawyer for three plaintiffs saying Monsanto minimized decades of ominous testing, ghostwrote scientific papers and engineered a dubious EPA approval.

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P&G Calif. Buyers Nab Class Cert. In Tampon Lead Suit

By Lauren Berg

A California federal judge Tuesday certified a class of consumers who allege that the Procter & Gamble Co. failed to disclose that its tampons contain unsafe amounts of lead.

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Philly Plaintiffs' Firm Says Uber Can't Support RICO Claims

By Mike Curley

Philadelphia personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC is again urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to throw out Uber Technologies Inc.'s racketeering claims alleging Simon & Simon masterminded a scheme to inflate settlements, saying none of the ride-sharing company's arguments or evidence show it was injured.

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Cove Soda Can't Nix Suit Over 'No Artificial Sweeteners' Label

By Jonathan Capriel

Zero-sugar probiotic soda brand Cove Drinks Inc. can not escape claims it misled consumers into thinking its products contained only natural sweeteners, a California federal judge has ruled, saying it's too early in the litigation to determine if the ingredient at issue is indeed artificial.

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Ford Hybrid Engine Fire Defect Suit Gets Trimmed

By Susan Smiley

A proposed class action against Ford Motor Co. was trimmed from 11 to two plaintiffs Tuesday after a Michigan federal judge concluded that merely owning a recalled vehicle without an actual defect manifestation is insufficient to establish an injury.

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Glock Says Conn. Wouldn't Clarify Convertible Pistol Sale Ban

By Aaron Keller

Glock Inc. criticized Connecticut's attorney general and other state authorities Tuesday, arguing litigation was necessary because officials provided no clear answers when asked whether certain pistols violate a new law that bans the importation, advertising or sale of newly manufactured handguns that can be "readily converted" into fully automatic weapons.

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LA Seeks Groundwater Cleanup Costs From Manufacturers

By Gautama Mehta

Los Angeles sued several manufacturers over alleged groundwater contamination from three industrial sites, saying its water department has been saddled with millions of dollars in cleanup costs in the San Fernando Basin.

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Google Beats Suit Over 'Pig Butchering' App Scams, For Now

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge tossed with leave to amend Monday a proposed class action alleging Google falsely advertised its Google Play Store as safe despite allowing swarms of "pig butchering" crypto-scam apps, finding that the claims are barred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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Feds Seek To Throw Out States' Challenge To DEI Contract EO

By Ganesh Setty

The Trump administration told a Maryland federal court that it should toss a lawsuit from states challenging its implementation of an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the government contracting space, arguing the order falls within well-settled law.

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Boeing Can't Avoid Punitives With HQ Move, Passengers Say

By Ben Adlin

Passengers suing The Boeing Co. over the 2024 blowout of an aircraft door panel told a Washington state court on Monday that the aerospace giant can't escape punitive damages under Illinois law, claiming that corporate decisions made at the company's former Chicago headquarters are to blame for the event.

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3rd Circ. Affirms Thomson Reuters' Westlaw AI Copyright Win

By Ivan Moreno

The Third Circuit on Tuesday upheld Thomson Reuters' victory against Ross Intelligence Inc. in the first U.S. appellate ruling to address whether artificial intelligence training can be fair use of copyrighted material, upholding a Delaware federal court's decision that the startup infringed Westlaw headnotes by using material derived from them to develop an AI-powered legal search tool.

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11th Circ. Won't Pause Sanctions Against Trump In IRS Case

By Jack McLoone

An Eleventh Circuit panel refused Tuesday to pause a district court's sanctions order barring President Donald Trump and others from citing the agreement he made to settle his $10 billion suit against the Internal Revenue Service while they appeal the order.

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DC Circ. Weighs Limits On Boasberg's Contempt Inquiry

By Jared Foretek

A top Justice Department official told an en banc D.C. Circuit panel that a district judge should refer former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for contempt over the 2025 deportation flights to El Salvador and move on, saying the judge had no authority to wrap others into his inquiry.

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Jack Smith Says He Won't Be Intimidated By Trump Threats

By Courtney Bublé

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified on Tuesday he "will not be silenced" by threats of prosecution by the president or others.

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Baker Botts Atty Disputes Inventor's Claim Of Defamation Deal

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney is pushing back on an inventor's claim that they reached a settlement agreement in the inventor's defamation suit in Florida federal court.

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Richards Layton Atty's Chancery Nomination Advanced

By Rose Krebs

A Delaware senate committee Tuesday advanced the nomination for a Richards Layton & Finger PA director to serve as a vice chancellor on the nationally important Chancery Court, with him vowing to continue the court's esteemed legacy for corporate law jurisprudence.

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