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January 10, 2025
Feds Want 16 Mos. For Oath Keepers' Atty In Jan. 6 Case
A former attorney for the far-right Oath Keepers group should be sentenced to 16 months in prison for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have told a D.C. federal judge, saying her conduct and lack of remorse warrants a significant sentence.
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January 10, 2025
Justices To Review Block On Expanded Student Loan Benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review the Fifth Circuit's block on expanded benefits under a federal program that forgives student loans for borrowers defrauded by higher education institutes.
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January 10, 2025
Justices To Review ACA Preventive Care Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a Fifth Circuit decision finding a task force setting coverage requirements on preventive care was unconstitutional, setting up a high-stakes battle over the Affordable Care Act that could affect individuals' insurance coverage for things like colon and breast cancer screenings.
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January 10, 2025
American Airlines Faulted For ESG Focus In 401(k) Plan
A Texas federal judge ruled Friday that American Airlines violated federal benefits law by emphasizing environmental, social and governance factors in its 401(k) plan decisions, but he put off deciding whether the retirees suffered losses and what remedy they should receive.
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January 10, 2025
Abbott Taps Military Vets For Judicial Conduct Commission
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced two new appointments to the state's 13-member Commission on Judicial Conduct, an unpaid board that investigates claims of judicial misconduct and incapacity and recommends discipline for judges found to have committed wrongdoing.
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January 10, 2025
Feds To Return $55M In Fees For Axed Immigration Program
U.S. immigration officials will refund some $55 million in fees tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants in the country paid to apply for relief through a parole-in-place process that courts struck down.
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January 10, 2025
J&J Talc Claimants Seek Sanctions Over Morelli No-Show
A group of attorneys representing talc claimants in Johnson & Johnson unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to sanction Morelli Law Firm PLLC's founding partner, Benedict Morelli, for allegedly failing to appear in person at a December hearing and falsely claiming to have resolved a dispute with the talc group.
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January 10, 2025
Butler Snow Grows In Austin With 14-Atty Boutique Pickup
Butler Snow LLP announced a major expansion of its Austin, Texas, office by hiring 14 attorneys from area boutique Enoch Kever PLLC, which the firm said increases its capabilities in areas such as advocacy and appellate.
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January 10, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Constellation acquires Calpine, Cintas seeks a deal with UniFirst Corp., Stryker Corp. acquires Inari Medical Inc., and Paychex Inc. buys Paycor.
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January 10, 2025
Constellation Energy Buying Calpine In $26.6B Megadeal
Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine at a net purchase price of $26.6 billion, in a deal that will merge two of the largest power generation companies in the U.S., the companies announced Friday.
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January 09, 2025
Tort Report: Philadelphia Tops Annual 'Judicial Hellhole' List
Philadelphia's designation by a tort reform group as a top "judicial hellhole" and the nation's largest medical malpractice verdict ever lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
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January 09, 2025
IP Forecast: OpenAI, Microsoft Look To Toss NYT Case
OpenAI and its backers at Microsoft will try persuading a New York judge to dismiss one of the major copyright suits against them, with arguments that using news stories to train the startup's artificial intelligence model is a "transformative" use. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
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January 09, 2025
Texas Hits TikTok With Another Suit Over Child-Online Safety
Texas hit TikTok with another lawsuit in the Lone Star State court following similar consumer protection suits, accusing the social media giant — which is facing a ban in the U.S. — of deceptively marketing its purportedly addictive app as safe for minors despite letting explicit material run rampant on the platform.
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January 09, 2025
Steptoe & Johnson Boosts Dallas Headcount With 3 Attys
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC boosted its Texas ranks Thursday with three seasoned attorneys who will bring in experience in mergers and acquisitions, lending, and commercial real estate, a move the firm claimed would help bolster its long term growth plan.
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January 09, 2025
5th Circuit Wrong To Toss Subsidy Fund, FCC Tells High Court
The Federal Communications Commission urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn last year's Fifth Circuit decision gutting the FCC's multibillion-dollar subsidy fund, arguing the appeals court got it wrong in finding Congress unlawfully relinquished its taxing powers.
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January 09, 2025
Whiskey Maker Says 'Landry' Name Use 'Isn't Just About Me'
The owner of a whiskey company accused of ripping off the name used by a host of hospitality brands owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta testified that he started his company with the honest belief that the name "Landry" was available for use for liquor sales.
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January 09, 2025
J&J Spin-Off Says Talc Committee Can't Hire Brown Rudnick
Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt spin-off called Brown Rudnick's bid to represent an official committee of talc claimants "an ethical violation," telling a Texas bankruptcy judge that the law firm's previous work for a group trying to toss the case clashes with the committee's support for its Chapter 11 plan.
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January 09, 2025
Texas Oil Well Operator's Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Releases
Oil well operator Independence Contract Drilling received approval Thursday from a Texas bankruptcy judge for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan, which includes consensual third-party releases.
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January 09, 2025
Guards, ICE Detention Contractor Wage Deal Approved
A detention officer's suit accusing the operator of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center of unpaid preshift work will come to an end after a Texas federal judge signed off Thursday on a sealed settlement.
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January 09, 2025
Meta Gets Partial PTAB Win On 2 Electronic Device Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Meta Platforms Inc. was able to show that some claims in a pair of Eight kHz LLC patents were not valid, but upheld many other claims as part of a larger intellectual property fight between the parties.
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January 09, 2025
AI Startup Anthropic Seeks $60B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
Artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic is seeking $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at $60 billion, while fashion giant Shein is now eyeing a mid-2025 initial public offering in London and Constellation Energy is lining up a $30 billion bid to acquire electricity provider Calpine. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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January 09, 2025
High Court Ruling Looms Over FERC Gas Enforcement Deal
A TotalEnergies unit will pay $5 million to end a decadelong Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gas market manipulation probe, an enforcement case that was weakened by the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling that limits the authority of in-house agency judges.
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January 09, 2025
EisnerAmper Adds Tax Pro As Partner In Dallas
International business adviser EisnerAmper LLC announced it appointed a certified public accountant from Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC to serve as a tax partner in the firm's private client services group based in Dallas.
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January 09, 2025
Reed Smith Steers Bauer On $625M Clear Channel Buy
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. has agreed to sell its Clear Channel Europe-North business to the U.K.'s Bauer Media Group for $625 million in cash, the companies said Thursday.
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January 09, 2025
Texas Appeals Court Frees Google Of Incognito Mode Suit
A Texas appeals court wiped Texas' deceptive trade practices suit alleging Google misleads consumers about the privacy available through its "Incognito" mode, finding in a Thursday opinion the lower court doesn't have jurisdiction to hear the case.
Expert Analysis
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The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental Law
The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools is challenging environmental lawyers, consultants and government agencies to determine when and how these tools can be responsibly, ethically and productively integrated into their practices to streamline research, predictive analytics and regulatory compliance, say Ahlia Bethea and Pamela Esterman at Sive Paget.
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Considering Noncompete Strategies After Blocked FTC Ban
A Texas district court's recent decision in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission to set aside the new FTC rule banning noncompetes does away with some immediate compliance obligations, but employers should still review strategies, attend to changes to state laws and monitor ongoing challenges, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.
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Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.
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Series
Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.
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Perspectives
2 High Court Rulings Boost Protections Against Gov't Reprisal
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Gonzalez v. Trevino and Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon significantly strengthen legal protections against retaliatory arrests and malicious prosecution, and establish clear precedents that promote accountability in law enforcement, say Corey Stoughton and Amanda Miner at Selendy Gay.
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Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Opinion
The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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Opinion
It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.
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Parsing FY 2024 DOJ Criminal Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
While the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division's strike force on healthcare fraud enforcement action shows an impressive doubling of criminal indictments, a closer look at the data offers important clues about underlying trends, including the comparably modest, accompanying increase in associated intended loss, say Roderick Thomas and Kathleen Cooperstein at Wiley.
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2 Years Of Waco: How Patent Case Distribution Has Changed
A look at the two years since the Western District of Texas randomization order was issued and an analysis of how judges in the district adjudicate cases assigned pursuant to the Waco wheel provides insights that may aid patent practitioners, says David Dyer at Norton Rose Fulbright.