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August 07, 2025
Insurer Says Conviction Bars Coverage For Police Injury Suit
An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a man facing a civil claim of negligently blinding a Los Angeles police officer with a laser, it told a California federal court, saying the man's criminal conviction for assault means his conduct was intentional and therefore not covered.
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August 07, 2025
German Carmakers Press EU To Secure Tariff Relief Quickly
A German automaker association urged the European Union to finalize its trade deal with the U.S. to relieve the car manufacturing industry of the pressure of tariffs.
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August 07, 2025
Calif. Sheriff Says Criminal Law Enforceable On Tribal Land
A California sheriff is asking a federal judge to dismiss the latest complaint from the Round Valley Indian Tribes and three members alleging law enforcement illegally raided cannabis growers, saying criminal laws can still be enforced on tribal land.
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August 07, 2025
UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.
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August 06, 2025
6th Circ. Rips 'Stalking Horse' Ploy In Drug Negotiation Suit
The pharmaceutical industry will feel the sting of a Wednesday loss in a wide-ranging war over Medicare's power to negotiate drug prices, as the Sixth Circuit tossed a suit and accused one major company of utilizing a "stalking horse" to sue in a more favorable forum.
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August 06, 2025
States Urge Justices To Back Med Mal Laws In Federal Court
Tennessee and 26 other states on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that state statutes requiring an expert affidavit in all medical malpractice suits may be applied in federal court, arguing that overriding these laws under federal procedure rules would undermine state authority.
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August 06, 2025
Okla. Tribe Accuses US Sen. Of Secretly Targeting Its Rights
An Oklahoma tribe announced Tuesday allegations of a secret effort by a U.S. senator to incorporate language into future legislation that would terminate its rights to trust land and basic economic development it shares with the Cherokee Nation.
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August 06, 2025
Stanford Daily Sues Trump Admin Over Deportation Threats
Stanford University's student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, sued the Trump administration in California federal court on Wednesday, claiming that the threat of immigration law enforcement against lawfully present noncitizen students expressing pro-Palestinian views is unconstitutional and has students self-censoring out of fears of being deported.
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August 06, 2025
Calif. Water Toxicity Test Flouts Federal Law, Court Rules
A California state appeals court has barred state regulators from requiring wastewater entities to use a new water pollution test for discharge permits, but said the Golden State's adoption of new toxicity provisions was proper under state law.
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August 06, 2025
FCC Blocks 185 Voice Providers For Breaking Robocall Regs
Nearly 200 voice service providers will no longer be able to connect to U.S. networks because they refused to comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations aimed at stemming the flood of robocalls being made to people's phones, the agency said.
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August 06, 2025
Gray TV Urges FCC To Stick With Next-Gen Transition
Broadcast behemoth GrayTV says it's time for the Federal Communications Commission to force the finalization of transition to the next generation of television broadcasting, arguing that the old generation services "place broadcasters at a technological disadvantage."
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August 06, 2025
USPTO's Stewart Suggests Org. Is Eyeing Patent Fee Changes
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart addressed rumors that the Trump administration is considering a new fee on the values of patents on Wednesday, saying Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is "very concerned" about the "disconnect" between the low costs of obtaining patents and their huge worth.
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August 06, 2025
5th Circ. Upholds Gun Ban For Convicted Felons
A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday shot down a felon's attempt to have a gun charge thrown out after he was found guilty of a drive-by shooting, saying a historical analog from the time of the country's founding allows for confiscation of firearms from felons.
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August 06, 2025
Parents Lose Deportation Appeal That Cited Child's Disability
An Eleventh Circuit panel said Wednesday that hardship determinations in deportation proceedings should be reviewed to ascertain whether federal immigration courts have "substantial evidence" to back the determinations, in the process rejecting an undocumented immigrant couple's bid to stay in the U.S. to continue treatment and schooling for their child, who has a learning disability.
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August 06, 2025
Indivior Beats Investor Suit Over Opioid Drug Sales Forecasts
A Virginia federal judge Wednesday tossed an investor class action accusing drugmaker Indivior PLC of overstating the financial prospects of its drugs used to treat opioid use disorders and its ability to forecast such financial projections, finding, among other things, that the complaint's challenged statements are inactionable.
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August 06, 2025
Crypto.com Seeks Win Over Nev. Regulators In Betting Brawl
The derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com asked a Nevada federal judge to permanently block the state's gambling regulators from taking action over its sports event contracts, which it argues are exclusively overseen by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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August 06, 2025
Local Gov'ts Oppose FCC's Fast-Track Rule Cut Process
Local governments banded together Wednesday to oppose a new rulemaking procedure that lets the Federal Communications Commission more deftly slash telecom regulations that it views as outdated.
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August 06, 2025
USPTO To Require Advanced Multifactor Authentication
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said Wednesday that, beginning in November, it will no longer accept email as an account verification method and will require other, more advanced authentication processes.
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August 06, 2025
Feds Give Amazon's Zoox Robotaxis Green Light
Amazon's self-driving car unit, Zoox Inc., has received federal approval to deploy fleets of robotaxis, making the company the first to receive an exemption from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for U.S.-built autonomous vehicles under a newly expanded program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday.
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August 06, 2025
UC Policy Found Discriminatory Based On Immigration Status
A California state appeals court has ruled that the University of California's employment policy against hiring unauthorized immigrant students who lack federal work permits is "facially discriminatory," and that the university system couldn't lean on a risk of federal enforcement for justification.
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August 06, 2025
Conn. Hospital Advances $8.3M Bonus Claims Against State
Connecticut Children's Medical Center Inc. can proceed on all its claims against the state Department of Social Services in a dispute over an unpaid $8.3 million performance bonus, a state court judge has ruled in turning away the department's bid to trim the case to a single count.
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August 06, 2025
Broadcasters Worry Upper C-Band Moves Could Cause Harm
Broadcasters are concerned about a federal plan to turn over more midband airwaves for next-generation mobile use since networks depend on satellites in the existing band to deliver interference-free programs to affiliate stations.
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August 06, 2025
State AGs Want Final OK For $39M Apotex Price-Fixing Deal
Nearly every state attorney general in the country has asked a Connecticut federal judge to give final approval to a $39.1 million deal to settle claims that drugmaker Apotex Corp. schemed with others to fix prices and allocate markets for generic drugs, noting that the Florida-based company has already made the payment.
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August 06, 2025
Rev Up Unlicensed Device Power In 6 GHz, FCC Told
Now that the Federal Communications Commission has made 6 gigahertz spectrum more widely available to low-power unlicensed devices, the FCC should raise the devices' allowed power levels to make the band even more useful, a wireless group said.
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August 06, 2025
Battle Lines Form Around Interior's Updated NEPA Rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior is facing stiff resistance from green groups and blue states that oppose its new environmental review process for infrastructure projects, but some industry groups said the agency has taken the right approach.
Expert Analysis
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Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Assessing Impact Of USPTO's New Patent Policies
Recent data shows how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new patent policies are affecting America Invents Act trial institution rates, including spurring an uptick in discretionary denials, say attorneys at Armond Wilson.
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What US Medicine Onshoring Means For Indian Life Sciences
Despite the Trump administration's latest moves to onshore essential medicine manufacturing, India will likely remain an indispensable component of the U.S. drug supply chain, but Indian manufacturers should prepare for stricter compliance checks, says Jashaswi Ghosh at Holon Law Partners.
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APA Relief May Blunt Justices' Universal Injunction Ruling
The Administrative Procedure Act’s avenue for universal preliminary relief seems to hold the most promise for neutralizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA to limit federal district courts' nationally applicable orders, say attorneys at Crowell.
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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Building Better Earnouts In The Current M&A Climate
In the face of market uncertainty, we've seen a continued reliance on earnouts in M&A deals so far this year, but to reduce the risk of related litigation, it's important to use objective standards, apply company metrics cautiously and ensure short time periods, among other best practices, say attorneys at White & Case.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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A Look At Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement So Far
The first six months of President Donald Trump's second administration were marked by aggressive antitrust enforcement tempered by traditional structural remedies for mergers, but other unprecedented actions, like the firing of Federal Trade Commission Democrats, will likely stoke heated discussion ahead, says Richard Dagen at Axinn.
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Reform Partly Modernizes Small Biz Stock Gains Exclusion
Changes to the Internal Revenue Code in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act update the qualified small business stock gains exclusion to reflect inflation, but the regime would be more in line with current business realities if Congress had also made the exemption available to additional business structures, says Mark Parthemer at Glenmede.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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Lessons From Crackdown On Mexican Banks With Cartel Ties
Recent U.S. Treasury Department orders excluding three major Mexican financial institutions from the U.S. banking system for laundering drug cartel money and processing payments for fentanyl precursor chemicals offer guidance for companies in reviewing their procedures and controls to ensure they are not the next targets, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.