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  • February 26, 2026

    Justices Told 'Skinny Label' Case Puts Generic Drugs At Risk

    The U.S. government, one named sponsor of the Hatch-Waxman Act, a generic-drug industry group and more have warned the U.S. Supreme Court that a decision that allowed a patent case involving a so-called skinny label to proceed threatens the availability of low-cost generic drugs.

  • February 26, 2026

    Co. Says $1.3B Gov't Fire Retardant Deal Props Up Monopoly

    A Texas-based fire retardant company is accusing the U.S. Forest Service of inking an anticompetitive contract with a competitor valued at more than $1.3 billion, telling the Federal Claims Court this week that the contract creates a "perpetual monopoly" at taxpayers' expense.

  • February 26, 2026

    Judge Backs $19M Default Judgment In Amazon's Piracy Suit

    A Texas federal judge has recommended a copyright default judgment of nearly $19 million against a man whom Amazon and other major studios accuse of running an illicit streaming operation that began with the sale of "jailbroken" Fire TV sticks to stream content for free.

  • February 26, 2026

    5th Circ. Affirms FDA's Vape Rule Despite Small Biz Concerns

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration complied with the law when it promulgated a new rule requiring companies seeking premarket authorization of new tobacco products to investigate the product's health effects.

  • February 26, 2026

    Okla. Judge Says Oil & Gas Royalty Fight Belongs In Texas

    An Oklahoma federal judge on Thursday sent to Texas federal court a lawsuit claiming oil and gas producer APA Corp. underpaid oil and gas royalties, saying the underlying leases are located in Texas and the dispute will likely be governed under Texas law.

  • February 26, 2026

    Kenvue Can't Duck Texas AG's Tylenol Autism Suit

    A Texas state court Thursday rejected Kenvue's bid to toss a lawsuit that Texas' attorney general has brought alleging Tylenol taken during pregnancy could cause autism in children, even though it is marketed as the safest pain relief for pregnant women and young children.

  • February 26, 2026

    Are New Police Drone Programs A Big Help Or Big Brother?

    Police are increasingly using drones as first responders to 911 calls, a practice they say helps them respond to crises much faster with far fewer officers, but that privacy advocates warn could lead to mass, warrantless surveillance.

  • February 26, 2026

    Rehab Participants Not Employees, Court Told In Wage Suit

    Participants in several Texas-based recovery programs for addiction cannot plausibly allege they were employees entitled to compensation, the faith-based nonprofit that operates the programs told a federal court, seeking to dismiss a proposed class and collective wage action.

  • February 26, 2026

    Senate Judiciary Advances Illinois US Atty

    The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Gregory Gilmore to be U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois in a quick vote that passed without comment.

  • February 26, 2026

    Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit

    The Vanguard Group Inc. will pay $29.5 million to settle claims brought by several conservative states accusing it and other large asset managers of driving up coal prices by pressuring publicly traded energy companies to lower their output to meet carbon emission reduction goals.

  • February 26, 2026

    Seyfarth Adds Trio Of Real Estate, Corporate Attys In Dallas

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced that it has strengthened its real estate, environmental and corporate benches with three lateral partner hires in Dallas who came aboard from Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Cole Schotz PC and Jackson Walker LLP.

  • February 26, 2026

    3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In March

    The Federal Circuit will consider a pair of nine-figure patent cases next month, as ClearPlay seeks to revive a $469 million verdict against Dish Network that a judge threw out, while Netlist aims to preserve a $303 million finding that Samsung infringed its patents, and undo decisions invalidating them.

  • February 25, 2026

    Online Abortion Pill Provider Illegally Ships To Texas, AG Says

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Aid Access, its founder and a California doctor in state court Tuesday alleging they operate an "abortion-by-mail enterprise" that ship abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents, which is endangering the lives of unborn children and their mothers. 

  • February 25, 2026

    Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Tax Evasion

    Federal prosecutors have charged a crypto hedge fund manager who has renounced his U.S. citizenship with filing false tax returns and willfully failing to disclose millions of dollars' worth of foreign assets.

  • February 25, 2026

    Texas Sued Over Sex Offender Deregistration Exclusion

    A Texas man on the state's sex offender registry said Wednesday that state officials have misinterpreted state law by disallowing federally convicted individuals access to the state's deregistration process.

  • February 25, 2026

    BP Says Wash. 'Odors' Suit Smells No Better 2nd Time Around

    BP Products North America Inc. again urged a Seattle federal judge to reject a putative class action over fumes from the petroleum company's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Washington, arguing the two named plaintiffs are poor representatives of the proposed class.

  • February 25, 2026

    Uvalde Massacre Survivors Lose Negligence Suit Appeal

    A Texas appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by students, teachers and parents who lived through the 2022 Uvalde massacre, finding that state law does not allow legal actions against agencies that fail to implement a policy.

  • February 25, 2026

    Winston & Strawn-Led SPAC Mozayyx Prices Upsized $261M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Mozayyx Acquisition Corp. began trading publicly on Wednesday after raising $261 million in its upsized initial public offering.

  • February 25, 2026

    Texas Panel Won't Block County's Immigrant Defense Funding

    Harris County, Texas, can continue reimbursing nonprofits providing legal services to low-income immigrants in detention or those who face deportation, a state appellate court ruled, finding no proof yet of "actual harm" as Texas appeals the denial of its preliminary injunction bid.

  • February 25, 2026

    5th Circ. Revives Texas Judge's Suit Over Same-Sex Weddings

    The Fifth Circuit has cleared the way for a Texas state judge to seek damages in a lawsuit against the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct over whether judges can refuse to conduct same-sex weddings on religious grounds while agreeing to conduct marriages for heterosexual couples, sending the case back to the trial court.

  • February 25, 2026

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Hear Comcast Venue Change Bid

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a request from Comcast for the full court to review its arguments that a patent infringement case it's facing should be transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

  • February 25, 2026

    5th Circ. Says Ex-Worker's Obstinance Sinks Retaliation Suit

    The Fifth Circuit refused to reopen a former educator's lawsuit claiming a Mississippi school district forced her to resign because she ended a romantic relationship with a school administrator, saying that tossing her case was warranted because she'd been "stubbornly resistant" to the trial court.

  • February 25, 2026

    Bradley Arant Adds Maynard Nexsen Real Estate Duo In Dallas

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has bulked up its real estate offerings with a pair of partners in Dallas who came aboard from Maynard Nexsen PC.

  • February 25, 2026

    Live Nation Judge Not 'Inclined' To Delay Trial For Appeal

    A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday he is likely to deny counsel for Live Nation's request to appeal rulings sending the government's monopolization claims to trial, after antitrust regulators called that request a "desperate plea" for a delay.

  • February 25, 2026

    Justices Set New Limits On Recess Testimony Talks

    A unanimous Supreme Court set limits Wednesday on the right to counsel during overnight breaks in a defendant's testimony under the Sixth Amendment, ruling that prohibiting talk about "testimony for its own sake" strikes an appropriate constitutional balance.

Expert Analysis

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

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    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.

  • 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

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    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.

  • FTC Actions Highlight New Noncompete Enforcement Strategy

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    Several recent noncompete-related actions from the Federal Trade Commission — including its recent dismissal of cases appealing the vacatur of a Biden-era noncompete ban — reflect the commission's shift toward case-by-case enforcement, while confirming that the agency intends to remain active in policing such agreements, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations

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    As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.

  • Resilience Planning Is New Key To Corporate Sustainability

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    While the current wave of deregulation may reduce government enforcement related to climate issues, businesses still need to evaluate how climate volatility may affect their operations and create new legal risks — making the apolitical concept of resilience increasingly important for companies, says J. Michael Showalter at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Cos. Face EU, US Regulatory Tension On Many Fronts

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    When the European Union sets stringent standards, companies seeking to operate in the international marketplace must conform to them, or else concede opportunities — but with the current U.S. administration pushing hard to roll back regulations, global companies face an increasing tension over which standards to follow, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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    Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

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    Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning

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    A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.

  • Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process

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    Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.

  • How The 5th, DC Circuits Agreed On FCC Forfeiture Orders

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    The Fifth and D.C. Circuits split this year on the Federal Communications Commission's process for adjudicating enforcement actions, but both implicitly recognized the problem with penalizing a party based on a forfeiture order that has not yet been challenged in any way in court, says Jared Marx at HWG.

  • 7th Circ. FLSA Notice Test Adds Flexibility, Raises Questions

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    In Richards v. Eli Lilly, the Seventh Circuit created a new approach for district courts to determine whether to issue notice to opt-in plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, but its road map leaves many unanswered questions, says Rebecca Ojserkis at Cohen Milstein.

  • Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally

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    As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses seven decisions pertaining to attorney fees in class action settlements, the predominance requirement in automobile insurance cases, how the no mootness exception applies if the named plaintiff is potentially subject to a strong individual defense, and more.

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    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

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