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June 05, 2025
Girardi's Son-In-Law Admits Contempt In Illinois Theft Case
Tom Girardi's son-in-law pled guilty to criminal contempt Thursday in Illinois federal court, admitting he knew the once-celebrated plaintiffs lawyer failed to pay millions of dollars in plane crash settlement funds they had been ordered to distribute to their clients "as soon as practical."
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June 05, 2025
Ga. Law Firm, Insurer Settle Over $6.4M Hotel Injury Case
An insurance company that sued a law firm for malpractice in Georgia federal court after paying more than $6.4 million following a worker injury jury verdict against a construction company it insured, said Thursday that it had settled with the firm in connection with its representation of the company.
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June 05, 2025
Ex-Wells Fargo Worker Says 'Herculean' Win Backs Fee Bid
An ex-Wells Fargo worker awarded $22.1 million in his case claiming he was fired out of disability bias defended his request for $1.5 million in attorney fees, telling a North Carolina federal court his counsel's "superior lawyering" and "herculean effort" justified the proposed award.
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June 04, 2025
Apple Loses Bid To Pause App Store Order Amid Appeal
A Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday refused to lift a lower court's injunction mandating certain App Store policy changes while Apple appeals it, saying that it wasn't "persuaded that a stay is appropriate" in the high-profile litigation brought by Epic Games.
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June 04, 2025
OneTaste Jury Hears Of Illicit Labor Plot, As Trial Closes
A Brooklyn federal prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors that OneTaste co-founder Nicole Daedone and her former top deputy used an array of manipulative tactics, including sexual and financial abuse, to keep workers for the sexual wellness company in line, as the trial nears its end.
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June 04, 2025
FX Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Restore Copyright Win Over Disney
A digital effects company's attorney urged a Ninth Circuit panel at a hearing Wednesday to revive a jury's finding that Walt Disney Pictures vicariously infringed its software by using it on the 2017 movie "Beauty and the Beast" and grant it a new damages trial.
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June 04, 2025
Fla. School Urges 11th Circ. To Allow Jury Trial In TM Dispute
A Florida distance learning school urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive its trademark infringement lawsuit against a rival, arguing it should be allowed to prove to a jury that it sustained actual damages because parents were confused by a competitor's website.
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June 04, 2025
Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit Must Go To Trial, 4th Circ. Rules
Walmart can't argue it had no duty to treat a specific patch of black ice that caused a woman's slip and fall after a winter storm, the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying that a winter storm puts retailers on notice that their entire parking lot had become a potential hazard for customers.
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June 04, 2025
'Hyperbole' Doesn't Justify MyPillow CEO's Insults, Jury Told
A former Dominion Voting Systems executive testified Wednesday that his expletive-laden Facebook posts insulting Donald Trump can't be compared to allegedly defamatory statements about him by MyPillow's CEO, arguing the CEO's statements weren't mere hyperbole.
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June 04, 2025
Contractor Calls Migrant Workers To Its Aid In Trafficking Trial
Several migrant workers for a farm labor contracting company testified they weren't forced to turn over their passports or work 20-hour days as the company sought to defend itself against human trafficking claims before a Michigan federal jury on Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
High Court Told 'Categorical' Right To Counsel Must Persist
A criminal defendant's right to consult with counsel during an overnight trial recess is "clear and categorical," a man who didn't receive that right has told the U.S. Supreme Court in preparation for his Sixth Amendment case to be heard before the justices.
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June 04, 2025
NC Biz Court Bulletin: TikTok Tussle And Merger Melee
Spring has sprung momentous decisions and quiet resolutions in some of the North Carolina Business Court's top cases, from clearing for trial the attorney general's suit over a hospital's post-merger standard of care to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP dropping its coverage dispute over a 2022 data breach.
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June 04, 2025
NC Mall Owner Fails To Boost $1K Water Damage Award
A North Carolina mall property owner lost its bid to increase a paltry water damage award when a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday that the landlord failed to show sufficient evidence of damage from a neighboring property's stormwater runoff.
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June 04, 2025
3 Ways DOL Benefits Chief Nominee May Affect ERISA Cases
A key committee will decide Thursday whether to send President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Labor’s employee benefits arm ahead for a full Senate vote, setting the stage for what attorneys expect will be an employer-friendly shift in policies. Here are three ways Daniel Aronowitz could change benefits litigation if confirmed.
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June 04, 2025
Epic Wins IP Award Interest Fight With Tata At 7th Circ.
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday sided with Epic Systems and ordered a lower court to recalculate interest on a $140 million punitive damages award it won against Tata Group in an intellectual property case, saying interest ran from the first judgment in 2017 even though an amended version was entered five years later.
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June 04, 2025
Damages Retrial Ordered In NC Massage Envy Sex Assault Suit
A North Carolina state appeals court on Wednesday ordered a new trial on damages in a suit over alleged sexual assaults at a Massage Envy location, finding the jury was improperly instructed on joint and several liability.
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June 04, 2025
FTC Can't Exclude TikTok Blackout From Meta Case
Meta Platforms can point to TikTok briefly going dark at the beginning of 2025 as it tries to fend off claims that it is monopolizing the social media market, after a D.C. federal judge refused to let the Federal Trade Commission lock the case to evidence from the year 2023.
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June 04, 2025
Public Remarks Limited In Megan Thee Stallion's Trial Lies Suit
A Texas social media personality defending herself against Megan Thee Stallion's cyberstalking lawsuit agreed to stop posting about the case after the rapper told a Florida federal judge on Wednesday that public statements could incite violence, weeks after fellow recording artist Tory Lanez was stabbed in a California prison.
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June 04, 2025
NC Biogas Co. Sanctioned For Breaking Deal With Lenders
A North Carolina biogas company has been ordered to fork over a six-figure judgment in an ongoing legal battle with its lenders as a sanction for flouting a state court order related to its pursuit of a renewable energy project.
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June 04, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive $15M Patent Verdict Against Google
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday shot down an audio programming patent owner's request to undo a Delaware federal judge's ruling that threw out a $15.1 million jury verdict against Google.
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June 04, 2025
Judge Won't Block Amazon From Talking To Depo Witnesses
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's bid, in its antitrust case against Amazon, seeking to block lawyers representing the e-commerce giant from conferring with witnesses during breaks in their depositions.
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June 03, 2025
MyPillow CEO Denies Defamation By Association At Colo. Trial
An attorney for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told a Colorado jury Tuesday that Lindell didn't control the allegedly defamatory statements that other conservative personalities made on his media platform, at the start of a trial on a former voting company executive's defamation claims.
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June 03, 2025
PacifiCorp Faces $100M Ask In Newest Oregon Wildfire Trial
Oregonians, including a photographer and a charter boat operator, started the latest trial against utility PacifiCorp over wildfire damage Tuesday, with their lawyer telling a jury the 10 property owners deserve some $100 million for the fraught experiences they endured.
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June 03, 2025
Weinstein Atty Casts Accusers As Abusers In Retrial Closing
A Manhattan jury on Tuesday heard closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sexual assault charges in New York state court, as his attorney said he was "abused" by "mad," "scorned" ex-lovers who didn't have the talent to make it in show business.
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June 03, 2025
Regeneron Gets $407M After Antitrust Win Over Amgen
Regeneron won a $406.8 million judgment in its antitrust suit against Amgen, following a jury verdict last month saying Amgen illegally undercut the price of Regeneron's anticholesterol drug Praluent through a bundling scheme with two blockbuster Amgen drugs.
Expert Analysis
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Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.
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Artfully Conceding Liability Can Offer Defendants 3 Benefits
In the rare case that a company makes the strategic decision to admit liability, it’s important to do so clearly and consistently in order to benefit from the various forms of armor that come from an honest acknowledgment, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Managing Litigation Side-Switching During 2nd Trump Admin
Now that the new presidential administration is in place, the government will likely switch positions in a number of pending cases, and stakeholders should employ strategies to protect their interests, say attorneys at Covington.
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The Fed. Circ. In 2024: 5 Major Rulings To Know
In 2024, the Federal Circuit provided a number of important clarifications to distinct areas of patent law – including design patent obviousness, expert testimony admissions and patent term adjustments – all of which are poised to have an influence going forward, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025
If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it’s harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking
An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.
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Defense Strategies For Addressing Conspiracy-Minded Jurors
As conspiracy theories continue to proliferate and gain traction in the U.S., defense attorneys will need to consider ways to keep conspiracy-minded jurors from sitting on the jury, and to persuade them when this isn’t possible, say consultants at IMS Legal Strategies.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.