Trump Asks Justices To Restore Fed. Prison Trans Care Ban

By Gianna Ferrarin

The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt a district court order barring the Bureau of Prisons from enforcing a ban on gender dysphoria care for transgender people incarcerated in BOP facilities, arguing the lower court stepped beyond its proper role. 

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Trump's New Birthright Order Still Unconstitutional, Suit Says

By Rae Ann Varona

Parents and expecting parents of U.S.-born children lodged a putative class action Monday in D.C. federal court, saying President Donald Trump's latest executive order targeting birthright citizenship, just like one the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down, is unconstitutional.

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6th Circ. Narrows Scope Of Injunction On Ohio Hemp Law

By Jonathan Capriel

Ohio officials can enforce much of a state law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, the Sixth Circuit has ruled, only prohibiting state officials from enforcing on certain companies the parts that put geographical limitations on where cannabis products can be sourced.

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DOJ Wants DHS Free To Seek Driver Records Despite Block

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a Virginia federal judge to clarify that an injunction barring the U.S. Department of Transportation from punishing states over withheld commercial driver's license data doesn't stop other agencies like the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from seeking the records through subpoenas or criminal investigations.

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Fla. AG Seeks To Put Guardrails On OpenAI's Models

By Carolina Bolado

Florida's attorney general on Monday asked a court to block OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman from developing artificial intelligence models without third-party guardrails and from offering ChatGPT to minors, in a suit accusing the AI company of spurring young people to commit crimes and acts of violence.

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Judge's Senior Status To Open Another 5th Circ. Vacancy

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump will be getting another vacancy to fill on the Fifth Circuit, as Judge Leslie Southwick told him on Monday he will be taking semiretired status.

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Board Denies Khalil's 'Fallacious' Bid To End Removal Case

By Ganesh Setty

The Board of Immigration Appeals denied a bid from pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to terminate his removal proceedings after he was found deportable on foreign policy grounds, rejecting his position that he was denied a fair hearing.

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FEMA Can't Tie Grant Funds To Election Process, Court Says

By Lauren Berg

The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have the authority to condition receipt of counterterrorism grants on the way localities administer elections, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, handing a win to governments in Tennessee, Texas and Ohio just weeks before the midterms.

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Calif. Attys Face New Penalties For Paying To Recruit Clients

By Hailey Konnath

Lawyers convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — in California will now face a $25,000 civil penalty and face disbarment under a bill signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Analysis

The Psych Witness Who Transformed Women's Murder Trials

By Rachel Rippetoe

Psychologist Lenore Walker pioneered the “battered woman syndrome” theory often used in legal defense and has been testifying in women’s murder trials since the 1970s. The public sympathy for Lindsay Clancy’s postpartum psychosis defense is evidence that her work has paid off.

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Peirce's Exit To Leave SEC With Just 2 Members

By Jessica Corso

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce plans to leave the agency at the end of this week, leaving the five-member commission in the hands of just two people as the White House has yet to name a replacement for Peirce or to fill open Democratic slots.

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Tether's Stablecoin Is Iran's 'Lifeline,' Senate Report Says

By Jon Hill

A new forensic analysis from U.S. Senate Democrats is fueling fresh scrutiny of the Trump administration's cryptocurrency oversight, finding that Tether's USDT token, the biggest U.S. dollar stablecoin, has become a key tool for Iranian sanctions evasion and terror financing.

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Administration Says It Has Committed $289M In CDFI Funds

By Jared Foretek

An attorney for the Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge that nearly $300 million appropriated for community development financial institutions had been fully obligated, countering a lawsuit from an advocacy group seeking a court order requiring that the money go out.

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Calif. Bans Officials From Meme Coin Profits In Trump Callout

By Aislinn Keely

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill barring the state's officials from issuing or lending their likeness to meme coins, criticizing President Donald Trump's hundreds of millions in profits from meme coin projects.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week heard arguments over whether to dismiss a derivative suit accusing UiPath Inc. insiders of misleading investors and trading on inside information, while a Match Group Inc. stockholder sued for records concerning reports of sexual assault and other violence involving users of the company's dating apps.

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6th Circ. To Mull Comcast Ruling In FirstEnergy Investor Suit

By Jessica Corso

The Sixth Circuit has once again agreed to hear a dispute between FirstEnergy Corp. and a group of investors who accuse the company of hiding its involvement in a $1.3 billion bribery scandal, agreeing on Monday to weigh a grant of class certification for a second time.

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Ex-CFTC Commissioner Exits Crypto Lobby After Clarity Stalls

By Aislinn Keely

Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Summer Mersinger is stepping down from leading crypto lobby the Blockchain Association, a resignation that comes weeks after crypto legislation stumbled in the Senate.

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Nebraska Utility Seeks To Lift Block On Power Line Permit

By Crystal Owens

The Nebraska Public Power District is asking a Colorado district court to dissolve an order that partially blocked the federal government's approval of a 226-mile, 345-kilovolt electricity transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, saying a supplemental memo now explains why the project is an essential response to an energy emergency.

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Avangrid Unit Fights Agency Reversal On Power Line Plan

By Brian Steele

An Avangrid Inc. subsidiary has urged a Connecticut court to restore state-mandated regulatory approval of an electric transmission line replacement project on the Metro-North Railroad corridor, arguing a state agency erroneously found the projected harms overcame the potential benefits.

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Calif. Expands Reproductive Care, Abortion Access

By Hailey Konnath

A series of new laws in California aim to expand access to medication abortion on community college campuses, bolster veterans' access to reproductive care including abortions, and make it easier for nursing parents to access lactation support, according to an announcement made Sunday.

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Newsom Signs Slate Of Bills Bolstering LGBTQ+ Protections

By Lauren Berg

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills defending against what he called the Trump administration's "all-out assault on the LGBTQ community," strengthening privacy protections, providing support to discharged service members and enhancing access to medical care.

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US Presses High Court To Skip Tesla Case Over PTAB Review

By Theresa Schliep

The federal government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pass on Tesla Inc.'s challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's limits on patent challenges, arguing Friday that the agency is under no obligation to grant requests for patent review.

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Squires Cancels Anniversary Event Amid Ethics Questions

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has postponed an unprecedented celebration of his first year in office after it raised a series of ethics concerns, a source with close ties to the agency said Monday.

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Brief

Seed Patent Dispute Settles 3 Days Into Trial

By Elliot Weld

Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture Inc. have settled a seed intellectual property dispute three days into a Delaware federal trial over whether the latter infringed three patents and misappropriated seed samples.

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Parler Wasn't Worth Much When CEO Was Fired, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A company valuation expert testified Monday in the trial over Parler's 2021 ouster of its CEO that the company had little value at the time and that insider estimates in the hundreds of millions of dollars were "speculation."

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DOT Finalizes Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Economy Rules

By Linda Chiem

The Trump administration on Monday finalized its rollback of Biden-era fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks, easing mandates for manufacturers to improve the miles-per-gallon efficiency of their fleets and decelerating U.S. adoption of electric vehicles.

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Boston Sues Over DOT Grant Cut Tied To EV Chargers

By Carolyn Muyskens

The city of Boston brought a lawsuit in federal court Monday alleging the Trump administration canceled a $20 million road improvement grant because of electric vehicle infrastructure that was only "a fraction of 1%" of the project.

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Trump Admin Reinstates Former Title IX Regs

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday said it's formally repealing a vacated Biden-era rule that attempted to expand Title IX discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity and reinstating a rule the Trump administration enacted in 2020.

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Senate Passes Protect College Sports Act

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 77-22 on Monday night to pass legislation to impose sweeping regulations on college sports, a multibillion dollar industry. 

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Kalshi Cites CFTC Lawsuits In Bid To Nix Mass. Betting Suit

By Julie Manganis

Kalshi has asked a Massachusetts court to throw out the state's expanded complaint over the platform's sports-related "event contracts," saying recent lawsuits and rulemaking by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission asserting jurisdiction over prediction markets have put the company in a stronger position.

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Fla. Panel Denies Standing For Partial Loss Of City Views

By David Minsky

A Florida state appellate panel has affirmed a Tampa property owner's dismissal of a zoning lawsuit alleging a nearby building exceeded height standards, saying that a partial obstruction of city skyline views doesn't give standing to sue. 

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Catholic Group Seeks $2.7M Over Blocked Prayer Campus

By Susan Smiley

A Catholic organization said Monday a Michigan township used a strict double standard when it rejected the group's plans for a 40-acre prayer campus while allowing comparable secular uses within the same zoning district.

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NJ Biz Groups Seek Delay Of Contractor Classification Rules

By Benjamin Morse

Two New Jersey business groups asked Gov. Mikie Sherrill to hold off for nine months on new independent contractor rules set to take effect Oct. 1, saying the state needs more time to avoid disrupting legitimate contractor relationships.

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Calif. To Add 'Chosen' Family To Bereavement Leave Law

By Bonnie Eslinger

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill to expand an existing law that provides workers with a week of bereavement leave if someone an employee identifies as a family member dies — even if the person is not a blood relative.

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Calif. Governor Vetoes Broad Ban On Sensitive Data Sales

By Allison Grande

California's governor has refused to sign off on legislation that would have made the state the latest to restrict the sale and sharing of consumers' geolocation, biometric and other sensitive information, saying the proposed "categorical ban" on these online data practices was "a step too far."

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US, China Reach Deal On Tariff Cuts On $30B In Goods Each

By Jack McLoone

An intergovernmental body tasked with managing trade between the U.S. and China has reached an agreement on $30 billion worth of nonsensitive goods exported from one country to the other that could benefit from more favorable tariff treatment.

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Brief

ITC Clears Way For Major Duties On Chinese Van Trailers

By Jack McLoone

Van-type trailers and their subassemblies imported to the U.S. from China are harming the domestic industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission said, setting up triple-digit duties.

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EU's Trade Growth With Deal Partners Outpaces Others

By Jack McLoone

Trade between the European Union and countries with which it has reached a trade agreement grew over twice as much in 2025 as trade with jurisdictions that don't have such a deal, the European Commission said Monday.

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IRS Warns New ETF Strategies Could Be Abusive

By Kat Lucero

New strategies using exchange-traded funds may be abusing the tax benefits of these legitimate investment vehicles holding various securities, the IRS said Monday, asking for public feedback on future enforcement that can avoid putting long-established tax planning practices at high risk.

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Insurance Broker Loses Bid To Undo $6.6M IRS Penalty

By Asha Glover

A Pennsylvania federal judge rejected an insurance broker's second attempt at challenging a $6.6 million tax penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, ruling Monday that the penalty doesn't violate the company's Seventh Amendment rights.

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Neb. Lakeside Land Properly Valued At $1M, Commission Says

By Michael Nunes

The Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission said that a collection of lakeside properties were correctly valued collectively at around $1 million.

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Immigrants Urge Justices To Block 3rd-Country Removals

By Ben Adlin

Immigrant rights advocates urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject the Trump administration's request to continue deporting migrants to countries other than their nations of origin, contending the policy conflicts with federal law barring people's removal to places where they face likely persecution or torture.

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Feds Defend Handling Of Legal Services For Migrant Kids

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration told a California federal judge that it hasn't withheld funding for legal services for unaccompanied migrant children in violation of an injunction, with a $158 million contract award tied up in a bid protest.

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New Dem Bill Aims To Tighten Rules For Immigration Arrests

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., have introduced a new bill to clarify existing requirements for immigration arrests and codify procedures to prevent unlawful arrests and detentions.

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Chamber Says H-1B Fee Renewal Requires Court Relief

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the D.C. Circuit on Friday that President Trump's brand-new proclamation extending the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications for another year confirms the need for relief in the case.

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Pa. Justices To Test Ethics Chief's Immunity In Mogul's Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to examine when "high public officials" are entitled to immunity from suit, granting an allowance of appeal to one-time Philadelphia mayoral candidate and businessman Jeff Brown against the city's Board of Ethics over alleged damage to his reputation.

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California Makes Native American Day A Paid State Holiday

By Crystal Owens

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation making Native American Day a paid holiday, requiring its legislature and courts to formally apologize for the state's role in atrocities against tribes, exempts its federally recognized Indigenous nations from bidding requirements for land management consultation services and strengthens Indian child protections.

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FCC Needs More Time To Weigh Verizon Copper Retirement

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission says it needs more time to think about Verizon's request for the agency's permission to end copper line telephone service in certain parts of nine different states.

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FCC Seeks FirstNet Band Manager After Court Challenges End

By Christopher Cole

With a court challenge out of the way, the Federal Communications Commission took strides Monday toward choosing a band manager to coordinate use of the 4.9 gigahertz spectrum band by the First Responder Network Authority.

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SpaceX Pans Mobile Biz On Value Of 2 Spectrum Bands

By Christopher Cole

SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission the wireless industry was overestimating the value of using two spectrum bands for terrestrial mobile services, arguing the spectrum would be better leveraged for satellite broadband.

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Brief

Don't Overstep On Submarine Cable License Regs, FCC Told

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission should shy away from implementing regulations for submarine cable landing licenses that would apply a uniform standard to all cable systems regardless of risk, says one of the country's biggest telecom trade groups.

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Cozen Public Strategies Adds Ex-ExxonMobil Lobbyist In DC

By James Boyle

Cozen O'Connor announced Monday its lobbying subsidiary has expanded its government relations resources in Washington with the recent addition of a former ExxonMobil senior adviser.

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Former Iowa Chief Of Staff Rejoins Squire Patton Boggs

By Christine DeRosa

The former chief of staff to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has returned to private practice, rejoining Squire Patton Boggs LLP, the firm where she started her legal career, the firm announced Monday.

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DOJ Fraud Memo Highlights Trade Enforcement Playbook

A recent U.S. Department of Justice memo that outlines the Fraud Enforcement Division's priorities demonstrates that customs and trade fraud enforcement has entered a new and far more aggressive phase, with recent cases highlighting how the False Claims act is driving the new push, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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HPE-Juniper Settlement Teaches Key Tunney Act Lessons

A California federal court's recent approval of the U.S. Department of Justice's settlement with Hewlett Packard over its Juniper Networks acquisition offers legal practitioners some crucial lessons, including on unique tech-sector remedies for mergers and acquisitions and the continued viability of the Tunney Act, says Shubha Ghosh at Syracuse University College of Law.

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What Opt-In Framework Means For Novel Space Activities

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Space Commerce is advancing a voluntary certification framework for commercial space activities not covered by existing licenses — but it's unclear whether this approach becomes a durable mission authorization regime, and separate legal permissions from agencies may still be necessary, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Reed Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink, holding that the company had a reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Arkansas Firm 5th To Seal PE Deal With Uplift Investors

By Tracey Read

Arkansas' largest personal injury law firm is the latest legal entity to ink a deal to take private equity investment using Uplift Investors' associated management services organization.

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AI Mishap Has Judge Questioning 'Our Collective Character'

By Julie Manganis

A California attorney was barred from representing the plaintiffs in a Massachusetts insurance coverage dispute and ordered to pay legal costs of up to $10,000 to opposing counsel, after a federal judge found he relied on "inaccurate and fictitious" case cites and holdings in three filings.

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Tarter Krinsky Faces Suit After Disclosing Data Breach

By Andrea Keckley

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP maintained "intentional opacity" about a recently disclosed cybersecurity attack last year that may have compromised protected health information, a proposed class action alleged in New York federal court.

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A2J At The High Court: Gun Bans, Voting And Civil Remedies

By Marco Poggio

From the right to own semiautomatic rifles to the rules governing voter registration, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term will see the justices tackle a broad swath of constitutional and access to justice issues.

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Domino Foods Fights Paul Weiss DQ Bid In Price-Fixing MDL

By Madison Arnold

Domino Foods is pushing back on an attempt to disqualify its counsel from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in a sugar price-fixing multidistrict litigation, arguing Hershey, J.M. Smucker and other food makers filed the motion as a "strategic attempt to gain tactical advantage" at a critical point in the dispute.

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Duane Morris To Settle Employee's Tax Withholding Claim

By Asha Glover

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Wilson Sonsini topped a list of law firms that have alumni attorneys working at six of the country's most prominent tech companies. And general counsel at most large companies expect to increase their litigation budgets next year.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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