Alleged Uber Assault 'Catalyst' For PTSD Symptoms, Jury Told

By Bonnie Eslinger

A psychologist who treated a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by her Uber driver told a San Francisco jury Tuesday in a bellwether trial that the alleged 2016 event was the "catalyst" for the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms the then-college student subsequently displayed.

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6th Circ. Backs Liability Theory In Kia, Hyundai Car Theft Suits

By Hailey Konnath

A split Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday held that a lower court erred in rejecting that Kia and Hyundai could be liable for victims' injuries from crashes involving vehicles stolen amid a TikTok-inspired wave of thefts, finding "theft-related accidents" could be considered "hazards that make a car's design defective.

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Tesla Settles Suit Over Fatal 2019 Autopilot Crash In Calif.

By Lauren Berg

Tesla has reached a confidential settlement to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a 15-year-old killed in a 2019 car crash involving a Model 3 that was operating on self-driving, autopilot technology, according to an order in California state court Tuesday.

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US Asks Court To Sink Vermont Climate Superfund Law

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The Trump administration, Republican-led states and business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Petroleum Institute on Monday asked a Vermont federal court to kill the state's climate Superfund law.

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'Incurably Premature': Suit Over Alleged EB-5 Rule Tossed

By Rae Ann Varona

A Seattle federal judge on Monday tossed an immigrant investor's lawsuit challenging an allegedly arbitrary action that resulted in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services revoking her visa petition, saying she could not sue since she did not first exhaust administrative remedies.

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Semiconductor Co. Must Face Pandemic Demand Suit

By Sydney Price

Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics cannot escape a putative investor class action accusing it of failing to acknowledge pandemic-related demand declines, with a New York federal judge ruling the suit plausibly alleges that the company omitted material facts in its public statements.

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USDOT Orders Scuttling Of Delta-Aeromexico Joint Venture

By Linda Chiem

The Trump administration has ordered Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to scuttle their joint venture by Jan. 1, saying they gained an unfair advantage in the market after the Mexican government abruptly restricted flights from other carriers at Mexico City's primary airport.

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United Pays Only For Flying Time, Ex-Flight Attendant Says

By Irene Spezzamonte

United Airlines paid flight attendants only for the time they spent flying, leading to millions of dollars of unpaid wages and overtime, a former flight attendant for the airline said in a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court.

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Airline Staffing Co. Must Face Most Of Breastfeeding Bias Suit

By Matthew Santoni

A company providing staff and support to airlines at Pittsburgh International Airport must face most of a former agent's claims it retaliated against her for seeking time to pump breast milk at work, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday.

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7th Circ. Judge Wary Of Pilots' Bid To Amend Vax Bias Claims

By Celeste Bott

A Seventh Circuit judge on Tuesday pushed counsel for two United Airlines pilots to address how the lower court abused its "very broad" discretion in refusing to allow them to file a third amended complaint accusing the airline of religious discrimination, after they were placed on unpaid leave despite religious exemptions from the airline's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

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Indiana Justices Reinstate $6M Verdict In Bus Stop Death Suit

By Mike Curley

The Indiana Supreme Court has reinstated a $6 million verdict in favor of the mother of a man who died after he fell under an IndyGo Public Transportation bus, finding the video evidence does not establish as a matter of law that his own negligence contributed to his death.

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Commerce Says Auto Tariff Request Window Opens In Oct.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued guidance formally establishing the auto part tariff inclusion request process, and the first window for new requests by stakeholders will begin Oct. 1, according to a notice filed Tuesday.

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Bakery Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Told

By Aaron Keller

Two Connecticut delivery drivers asked the Second Circuit on Tuesday to reverse an order sending their employment misclassification lawsuit to arbitration, arguing the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't apply to workers engaged in interstate commerce and cuts through contracts that purportedly cast them as independent contractors.

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3rd Circ. Says Yellow Has Ch. 11 Pension Liabilities

By Rick Archer

The Third Circuit has rejected Yellow Corp.'s appeal of a bankruptcy court decision on pension liability in its Chapter 11 case, saying Tuesday that the trucking company's pension funds are correct in their calculation of how much it owes as it pulls out of its retirement plans.

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Commerce Asks For Inclusions To Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the September window for stakeholders to comment on whether the government should include additional goods within the scope of the 50% steel and aluminum duties that President Donald Trump imposed earlier this year. 

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Miami Shipping Co. Asks Justices To Eye Cuba Seizure Suits

By Joyce Hanson

A Miami-based global shipper has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Eleventh Circuit decision reviving litigation in which the former owner of land near a Cuban port accused the company of "trafficking" in seized property, saying it wants clarity on the parameters of Helms-Burton Act suits.

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Barge Co. Says Injured Girl's Parents Can't Sue Anonymously

By Carolina Bolado

The owner of the barge that crashed into a youth sailing camp boat — killing three girls and injuring three others — is urging a Florida court to force the parents of an injured girl to refile their claims with their full names, arguing they cannot proceed anonymously.

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Environmental Groups Say Gov't Won't Share Climate Docs

By Julie Manganis

Environmental groups have told a Massachusetts federal judge that the Trump administration isn't following his suggestion that it turn over materials related to the work of an advisory panel recommending reversal of the government's position that greenhouse gases are dangerous.

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How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.

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7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.

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'It's Confidential': Judiciary Chair Mum On Court System Strife

By Jeff Overley

The federal judiciary's leaders heard sharp criticism at a private meeting Tuesday regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's increasing willingness to block lower court decisions, according to remarks released publicly, and one of those leaders subsequently deflected requests for details during an official briefing.

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Feature

For Cahill Atty, Rare Disease Pro Bono Work Is Personal

By Mark Payne

John MacGregor of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP didn't have any experience in healthcare law before taking on a pro bono client that supports people with a rare form of epilepsy. MacGregor's son is one of them.

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Willkie Taps PE Head To Co-Lead The Firm In 2027

By Andrea Keckley

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Tuesday that the nearly decade-long head of its private equity practice will step up to co-lead the firm as its joint chairman at the start of 2027.

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Sotomayor Warns Civics Undereducation Leads To Bad Laws

By Kevin Penton

Those looking to change the nation's laws first need to understand how they work and why they are in place, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told a packed auditorium at New York Law School on Tuesday.

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Analysis

The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents

By Theresa Schliep

The pool of patent practitioners registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has undergone a dramatic shift over the past few decades, with the number of attorneys taking the bar exam decreasing at the same time more patent agents are entering the field.

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Acting US Atty Denies Prosecution Of Lawmaker Is 'Selective'

By Parker Quinlan

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested that assault charges not be dismissed against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, pushing back on claims the government is selectively prosecuting her following a confrontation with federal agents in May at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark.

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Former Judge Aims To Escape Suit Over Secret Atty Romance

By Ryan Boysen

Former Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones wants out of a lawsuit claiming his secret romance scandal infected the restructuring of life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc., arguing that he's clearly protected by judicial immunity.

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Husch Blackwell Used 401(k) Cash To Pay Bills, Ex-Atty Says

By Grace Elletson

A former Husch Blackwell LLP attorney sued the firm in Missouri federal court Tuesday, claiming it violated federal benefits law by delaying sending employees' 401(k) contributions to their retirement plan so that the cash could be used to pay for the firm's operating expenses.

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GOP Spending Bill Seeks $58M For Supreme Court, Marshals

By Courtney Bublé

The House Republicans unveiled their short-term spending bill Tuesday, and it includes an extra $28 million for security for the U.S. Supreme Court justices.

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Insurer Hits Hall Booth With $10M Suit Over Botched Defense

By Emily Johnson

A former client of Hall Booth Smith PC and its attorney allege the law firm botched its legal representation in an underlying suit related to a death at an indoor shooting range and caused the insurer $10.6 million in financial harm, according to a legal malpractice suit lodged in Georgia state court.

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Trump Taps US Atty Nominees For NC, NH And Louisiana

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has named U.S. attorney nominees for Louisiana, New Hampshire and North Carolina.

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Ga. Justices Won't Reinstate DA Willis To Trump Election Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a lower court's ruling disqualifying Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants.

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