Post-Cambridge Analytica Investigation Unserious, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

New Mexico jurors heard testimony Wednesday from a former Facebook employee that the social media giant's investigation of third-party app developers after the Cambridge Analytica scandal was weakened by executive anger over the cost and pressure for it to wrap up, among other things.

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Mich. Men Acquitted Of Whitmer Plot Accuse Nessel, FBI

By Melanie Dorsey

Michigan brothers acquitted of state charges stemming from the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have sued Attorney General Dana Nessel, FBI agents, Michigan State Police and others, alleging that law enforcement fabricated evidence, engineered the case through paid informants and violated their constitutional rights.

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FTX Exec's Wife Headed For Spring Campaign Finance Trial

By Stewart Bishop

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday set a new trial date for a crypto-lobbyist/attorney turned Republican congressional candidate who's accused of plotting with her husband, jailed former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to take illegal campaign cash from the bankrupt exchange.

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Split Conn. High Court Won't Shield Yale Accuser's Name

By Aaron Keller

In a 4-3 opinion Wednesday, the Connecticut Supreme Court said a trial judge correctly dismissed a sexual assault accuser's emergency 2024 request to remove her name from transcripts in the long-closed criminal prosecution of former Yale student Saifullah Khan, ruling the trial court lost jurisdiction after a jury's 2018 acquittal.

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Portions Of DC Expert Report Nixed In Amazon Antitrust Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A D.C. court has granted Amazon's request to strike parts of an expert report supporting the district's antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant.

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EOFlow Says Fed. Circ. Right To Ax $59M Trade Secret Verdict

By Adam Lidgett

EOFlow Co. Ltd. says the Federal Circuit shouldn't rethink a panel's decision allowing it to escape a $59.4 million trade secret judgment, saying insulin product developer Insulet Corp. is trying to dress up factual disputes as issues needing the full court's attention.

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Birkenstock Rival Can't Stomp Out Shoe IP Suit Before Trial

By Dorothy Atkins

A Massachusetts federal judge refused Wednesday to grant White Mountain a partial win on Birkenstock's infringement claims in a fight over shoe designs, finding that there are too many factual disputes to determine on summary judgment whether Birkenstock waited too long to sue, so the case must be tried.

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1st Circ. Won't Upend City's Win In Firefighters' Bias Dispute

By Patrick Hoff

The First Circuit on Wednesday upheld a jury's verdict in favor of Springfield, Massachusetts, in a suit brought by two Black firefighters who claimed the city stymied advancement opportunities because of their bias complaints, saying it found no issue with the way the lower court handled the trial.

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MLB Pitcher Seeks Sanctions Over Alleged Brady Violations

By Brandon Lowrey

A Cleveland Guardians pitcher indicted in an alleged bet-rigging scheme urged a New York federal judge to sanction prosecutors Wednesday, saying they failed to promptly disclose exculpatory evidence to him.

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DOJ Fights Acquittal Motion Following Okla. Bid-Fixing Verdict

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Department of Justice is urging an Oklahoma federal court to reject an acquittal bid from a man convicted of participating in an erosion control company's bid-rigging conspiracy that allegedly affected over $100 million in publicly funded transportation construction contracts.

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2nd Circ. Tylenol MDL Ruling Clarifies Court Gatekeeper Role

The Second Circuit’s recent decision in multidistrict litigation over alleged links between Tylenol and developmental disorders, holding that the trial court improperly excluded expert witnesses, preserves meaningful judicial gatekeeping while making clear that judges may not resolve legitimate scientific disputes themselves, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Cultivating Good Judgment

Law schools generally overlook the role that solid judgment skills play in real-world practice, but attorneys can bridge the gap by strengthening their abilities to assess a case’s strengths and weaknesses, develop and execute effective strategies, and provide clear recommendations to clients, says Manny Caixeiro at Venable.

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Burford Exec, Holland & Knight Adviser Open AI-Native Firm

By Andrea Keckley

Two veterans of the legal industry announced on Wednesday that they have teamed up to launch FairPlay Law, an AI-native firm based in Manhattan and focused on representing employees.

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Michael Best Combines With NY-Based Kane Kessler

By Kevin Penton

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP announced Wednesday that it is combining with New York-based firm Kane Kessler PC, adding 36 attorneys and a Big Apple presence to a firm that ranked 143rd on Law360's list of the nation's largest law firms.

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Protesters Say Feds' Fight Shows Need For Misconduct Probe

By Lauraann Wood

The U.S. government's opposition to a special investigation of prosecutorial misconduct that "poisoned" a now-dismissed criminal conspiracy case suggests Chicago prosecutors are still shielding critical details regarding the extent of official communications preceding the prosecution, underscoring the probe's necessity, protesters argued Tuesday.

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Apple Backs Its $132K Fee Ask Over 'Bad Faith' Subpoenas

By Bonnie Eslinger

Apple has urged a California federal magistrate judge to grant its $132,700 attorney fee request as a sanction against plaintiff consumers' lead lawyer in antitrust litigation claiming Google muscles out rival search engines, but said Apple's counsel doesn't want to disclose their "highly and competitively sensitive" negotiated legal rates.

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Newman Saga Prompts Bill To Limit Judicial Suspensions

By Courtney Bublé

The long-running saga over Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's fitness to remain on the court has exposed "major flaws" in the judicial accountability system, according to a Republican member of the House who introduced a bill Wednesday to reform it.

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Senate Panel Weighs 6 Trump Judicial Picks From Red States

By Courtney Bublé

Six nominees for U.S. district judge appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for their nomination hearing.

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