The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld a $750 million judgment and a separate $20 million contempt ruling against the owner of an auto parts manufacturer in a 24-year-old fight over a defaulted loan, ruling that the mogul must "pay up."
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6th Circ. Says Auto Mogul Must 'Pay Up' In Lengthy Loan Spat

By Hailey Konnath

The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld a $750 million judgment and a separate $20 million contempt ruling against the owner of an auto parts manufacturer in a 24-year-old fight over a defaulted loan, ruling that the mogul must "pay up."

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Shipowner Says Baltimore Can't Recover Economic Losses

By Linda Chiem

The owner and manager of the cargo ship that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge told a Maryland federal judge on Monday that Baltimore, local businesses and dockworkers cannot recover millions in alleged economic losses from the 2024 wreck because they have no proprietary interest in the bridge.

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Chevy Bolt Owners Ask 6th Circ. To Let Them Opt Out Of Deal

By Susan Smiley

Individual class members in litigation alleging General Motors sold Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles with defective batteries are urging the Sixth Circuit to reverse the decision of a Michigan federal court that rejected their opt-outs in a $150 million settlement for not being signed on paper.

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AVIATION

Drone Supplier Urges NY Court To Pause $5M Ukrainian Award

By Elaine Briseño

A U.S.-based supply company told a New York federal court its appeal of a $5.09 million Ukrainian arbitral award stemming from the firm's alleged failure to deliver a shipment of drones has warranted a pause on its enforcement.

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AUTOMOTIVE

Trade Court OKs Chinese Tire Value Calculation In Review

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce properly calculated the surrogate value for a Chinese company's car and truck tires, the U.S. Court of International Trade found, saying the company's preferred method would have distorted the provided data.

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Squires Rejects 7 AIA Cases, Explains Earlier Tesla Decision

By Theresa Schliep

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted five patent challenges and rejected seven others, and he also issued a decision Monday explaining why he allowed a group of Tesla petitions to go ahead to the merits stage of review.

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RAIL

Network Cos. Call For Bill To Expand Broadband On Railroads

By Christopher Cole

High-speed network providers are pressing Congress to advance legislation that would expand broadband along freight railroads by touting the benefits of AI-driven inspections and real-time rail monitoring.

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LOGISTICS

Amazon Workers In Colo. Seek Cert. In COVID Screening Suit

By Gina Kim

Roughly 13,000 current and former hourly Amazon employees at its Colorado fulfillment centers who underwent mandatory pre-shift COVID-19 screenings and post-shift exit security screenings without pay asked a federal judge to certify both their classes Friday, arguing that common evidence can resolve liability and damages on a classwide basis. 

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Home Depot, Macy's, Others Targeted In Patent Suits

By Elliot Weld

Retailers Home Depot and Macy's, and restaurant chains Flower Child and Shake Shack were among several large companies sued in Texas federal court over accusations that they infringed a set of patents covering card-reading electronics components.

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Constitution Shields Livestreamed ICE Agent Chase, Attys Say

By Rae Ann Varona

Attorneys for two women convicted of stalking after they livestreamed their pursuit of an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer to his home urged a California federal judge to overturn their convictions, arguing at a hearing Monday that the First Amendment protected their clients' actions.

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MARITIME

Iran Oil 'Ghost Fleet' Captain Admits Dodging Coast Guard

By Gina Kim

The master of a ghost fleet crude oil tanker with ties to Venezuela has pled guilty in D.C. federal court to ignoring U.S. Coast Guard orders during a weeklong pursuit as it was transporting Iranian oil to Asia, putting lives at risk, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 

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SUPPLY CHAIN

'Skill Games' Should Be Treated Like Slots, Pa. Justices Say

By Matthew Santoni

Tens of thousands of "skill games" that have proliferated around Pennsylvania should be considered slot machines and restricted to licensed and regulated gambling facilities, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.

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ENERGY

Tribe Moves To Drop Dakota Access Pipeline Suit In DC Circ.

By Crystal Owens

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking the D.C. Circuit to dismiss its appeal to a decision that found its efforts to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline were premature after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a new environmental impact statement for the project last month.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

These Firms Secured The Most Damages In The Last 3 Years

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Government lawyers had a strong success rate in federal courts over the last three years, but intellectual property litigation saw certain firms secure damage awards worth hundreds of millions of dollars for clients, according to Lex Machina's Law Firms Activity Report 2026 released on Tuesday.

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SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein Denied Acquittal Or Retrial

By Alison Knezevich

A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday denied SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, rejecting his claims that issues with jury instructions and excluded evidence warranted a do-over in his tax evasion and mortgage fraud case.

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Senate Rejects Bid To Block Fast-Track Immigration Appeals

By Courtney Bublé

A Democratic-led Senate resolution that would have blocked a U.S. Department of Justice rule directing its Board of Immigration Appeals to quickly dismiss cases that don't raise "novel" issues failed to pass Tuesday.

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Georgia Atty Disbarred For Terror Threats, Intimidating Judge

By Emily Sawicki

A Georgia criminal defense and personal injury attorney serving a seven-year prison term for threatening and intimidating court personnel, including members of the district attorney's office and a Superior Court judge, was stripped of his state law license on Tuesday.

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Blanche To Go Before Senate Panel July 15

By Courtney Bublé

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination hearing is a month away, and the fate of his confirmation is likely in the hands of Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas.

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Brazil Says Justice Is Immune From Trump Media's Suit

By Carolina Bolado

Brazil asked Monday to intervene and dismiss a suit by President Donald Trump's media company and online video-sharing platform Rumble Inc. against a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice's gag orders, saying the suit cannot overcome immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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Oral Arguments In Comey, James Appeal Set For September

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Fourth Circuit has scheduled in-person oral arguments for the Trump administration's appeal of the dismissals of indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for Sept. 15-18.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

A.P. Moller-Maersk

AT&T Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Apple Inc.

Association of American Railroads

Dollar Tree Inc.

DraftKings Inc.

Energy Transfer LP

Ford Motor Co.

Instagram Inc.

International Longshoremen's Association

J. Crew Group Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

Macy's Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michaels Stores Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Pace-O-Matic Inc.

Paragon 28

RELX PLC

Shake Shack

Tesla Inc.

The Home Depot Inc.

Therapeutics Inc.

Toyota Motor Corp.

Treace Medical Concepts Inc.

Twitter Inc.

United Steelworkers

X Corp.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baughman Kroup

Berger Montague

Blank Rome

Boies Schiller

Bondurant Mixson

Butler Prather

Carmichael Ellis

Clement & Murphy

Cohen Seglias

Cooley LLP

DLA Piper

DiCello Levitt

Drew Cooper & Anding

Duane Morris

Foley Hoag

Foster Swift

Gibson Dunn

Gillam Smith

Gordon Rees

Gupta Wessler

Holland & Knight

Horn Wright

Irell & Manella

Jones Day

Kellogg Hansen

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kleinbard LLC

Kreindler & Kreindler

Lankler Siffert

Levine Lee

Lochner Law Firm

Lowell & Associates

M.D. Gibson & Bolen

Mayer Brown

Munger Tolles

Myers Brier

Ogletree Deakins

Page Scrantom

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Saxton & Stump

Schagrin Associates

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Troutman

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

New York Attorney General's Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado