A Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker was left debilitated when the city failed to take appropriate action after a co-worker called her a racial slur, her lawyer told a jury Tuesday, kicking off trial in a decade-long race bias suit that set precedent at the California Supreme Court.
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Racial Slur Bias Suit Revived By Calif. Justices Heads To Jury

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker was left debilitated when the city failed to take appropriate action after a co-worker called her a racial slur, her lawyer told a jury Tuesday, kicking off trial in a decade-long race bias suit that set precedent at the California Supreme Court.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Panter On Mediating Vs. Judging

By Cara Bayles and Kelley Marcano

When attorneys come before retired Judge Michael Panter, a former circuit court judge in Cook County, Illinois, they sometimes forget that he is not there to decide their cases, but to resolve them.

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Uranium Heist Didn't 'Damage' Crypto Exchange, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for a Maryland cybersecurity consultant on Tuesday told a Manhattan federal jury that a purported heist of well over $53 million from Uranium Finance didn't actually damage the decentralized crypto exchange, in closing arguments that took aim at the linchpin charge of computer fraud.

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Roundup Expert Admits EPA Clear On Overall Lack Of Harm

By Cara Salvatore

A toxicologist testifying in the latest Roundup trial acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's exhaustive 2017 review of glyphosate science found that the balance of the evidence didn't support a link between glyphosate and human cancer.

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Micron Ends Netlist IP Litigation With $600M, 5-Year License

By Dani Kass

Micron Technology Inc. has agreed to pay Netlist Inc. $600 million to end multivenue patent infringement litigation over memory technology, Netlist announced Tuesday.

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Holtec Fired CFO For Flagging False Statements, Jury Told

By George Woolston

Eight New Jersey jurors were told Tuesday that nuclear equipment and services company Holtec International broke the law when it fired its chief financial officer in 2022 after he raised objections over a document drafted by the company's chief executive meant for a potential investor.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Lululemon Can't Score Fees After Nike Patent Win Was Erased

By Elliot Weld

Apparel company Lululemon's request for attorney fees was denied by a New York federal judge Tuesday after a Nike patent that was the basis of a $355,450 infringement verdict was found invalid.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

EEOC Homes In On Causation In HR Group's 10th Circ. Appeal

By Grace Elletson

Workers don't have to show discrimination was the primary reason for a firing or other adverse action to win bias suits, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission told the Tenth Circuit, seeking permission to weigh in on a human resources group's challenge to an $11.5 million loss.

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CRIMINAL PRACTICE

Mass. Justices Say Image Sent To Victim Not 'Dissemination'

By Julie Manganis

Sending a secretly recorded nude image only to the subject of that photo does not amount to "dissemination" under a 2008 anti-voyeurism law, Massachusetts' highest court said Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

AG Watch: Texas Takes A Lone State Stand Against Tech Cos.

A look at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent actions against Meta Platforms and Amazon.com illustrates how Texas is distancing itself from multistate coordination, offering practitioners a crucial perspective on navigating individual state actions amid coordinated attorney general litigation, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ex-FBI Analyst Says Bove Ordered Illegal Protester Probe

By Courtney Bublé

A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters.

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3rd Circ. Judge Faces Ethics Complaint For Managing PR Firm

By Adrian Cruz

A pair of U.S. senators from Delaware have filed an ethics complaint with the Third Circuit raising concerns over U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Mascott's purported operation of a public affairs agency, months after she was officially confirmed to the appellate court.

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Cornell Hires Ex-Deputy AG Yates To Lead Internal Review

By Christine DeRosa

Following widespread public outrage over how a former student's rape allegations were handled, Cornell University has hired former deputy U.S. attorney general and King & Spalding LLP partner Sally Yates to lead an internal review of its policies and procedures.

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Judge Newman Gets Suspension Fight Moved To 11th Circ.

By Dani Kass

Chief Justice John Roberts has transferred the Federal Circuit's investigation of suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to the Eleventh Circuit, the latter court said Tuesday.

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Texas Justices Leery Of Banning AI Deposition Transcripts

By Spencer Brewer

Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant to bar attorneys outright from using artificial intelligence voice transcription software during depositions, pointing out Tuesday that multiple safeguards exist to ensure accuracy.

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DOJ Says 12-Juror Rule Would Cause Unwarranted 'Upheaval'

By Brandon Lowrey

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold precedent allowing states to use juries of fewer than 12 people in serious criminal cases, saying overruling it could unsettle thousands of convictions and force many states to change their criminal procedure laws.

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UVA Law Prof Takes On Role Of USPTO General Counsel

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said University of Virginia School of Law professor John F. Duffy has joined the agency as its general counsel and acting solicitor.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Bays Firm

Butler Snow LLP

Covington & Burling

Dovel & Luner

Husch Blackwell

Javerbaum Wurgaft

Kelley Drye

King & Spalding

Law Office of Daniel Ray Bacon

Littler Mendelson

Lowrey Parady

Morgan Lewis

Oberheiden PC

Sidley Austin

White and Williams

WilmerHale

Wright Close Barger & Guzman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ADR Systems

Amazon.com Inc.

Apple Inc.

Bayer AG

Best Buy Co. Inc.

Canon Inc.

City Attorney of San Francisco

Cornell University

George Washington University

Google LLC

Government Accountability Project

Harvard University

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Holtec International Inc

Lenovo Group Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Micron Technology Inc.

Monsanto Co.

National Association of Attorneys General

National Women's Soccer League LLC

Netlist Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Nike Inc.

Octane Fitness LLC

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Spotify Technology SA

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

United States Soccer Federation Inc.

University of Virginia

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Committee for Public Counsel Services

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

International Trade Commission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

New York Attorney General's Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Texas Attorney General's Office

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

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

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court