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The Manhattan law firm behind some of the country’s largest shareholder suits is bringing back a retired partner after a wave of exits.
Firm Leading Musk Pay Lawsuit Taps Retired Partner for Rebuild
The Manhattan law firm behind some of the country’s largest shareholder suits is bringing back a retired partner after a wave of exits.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Manhattan law firm behind some of the country’s largest shareholder suits is bringing back a retired partner after a wave of exits.
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
Liberal Justices Say an FTC Ruling for Trump Could Hit Tax Court
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
The US Department of Justice can release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case after a second federal judge paved the way for the disclosure of more information about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Judge Says DOJ Can Release Maxwell Grand Jury Materials (2)
The US Department of Justice can release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case after a second federal judge paved the way for the disclosure of more information about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The US Department of Justice can release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case after a second federal judge paved the way for the disclosure of more information about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
An $84 million class settlement benefiting Wells Fargo & Co. employees received preliminary court approval, paving the way for resolution of a lawsuit challenging how the bank handled stock dividends in its 401(k) plan.
Wells Fargo’s $84 Million 401(k) Stock Settlement Moves Forward
An $84 million class settlement benefiting Wells Fargo & Co. employees received preliminary court approval, paving the way for resolution of a lawsuit challenging how the bank handled stock dividends in its 401(k) plan.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
An $84 million class settlement benefiting Wells Fargo & Co. employees received preliminary court approval, paving the way for resolution of a lawsuit challenging how the bank handled stock dividends in its 401(k) plan.
Litigation funder Archetype Capital Partners won a court order barring its co-founder from using the firm’s proprietary systems for mass tort cases while its lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets proceeds.
Litigation Funder Archetype Wins Injunction Against Co-Founder
Litigation funder Archetype Capital Partners won a court order barring its co-founder from using the firm’s proprietary systems for mass tort cases while its lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets proceeds.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Litigation funder Archetype Capital Partners won a court order barring its co-founder from using the firm’s proprietary systems for mass tort cases while its lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets proceeds.
The Republican-controlled EEOC’s anticipated narrowing of its pregnancy bias rules would put it at odds with the Trump administration’s push to make in vitro fertilization more accessible.
Trump’s IVF Goal Set to Clash With EEOC Pregnancy Bias Rule Plan
The Republican-controlled EEOC’s anticipated narrowing of its pregnancy bias rules would put it at odds with the Trump administration’s push to make in vitro fertilization more accessible.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Republican-controlled EEOC’s anticipated narrowing of its pregnancy bias rules would put it at odds with the Trump administration’s push to make in vitro fertilization more accessible.
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge (3)
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.
The FDA’s effort to curb high drug costs by accelerating approvals of cheaper medicines similar to expensive biologics will need other policy reforms to boost access to the biosimilars, drug pricing experts say.
FDA’s Drug Price Push in Biosimilar Plan Hinges on Other Reforms
The FDA’s effort to curb high drug costs by accelerating approvals of cheaper medicines similar to expensive biologics will need other policy reforms to boost access to the biosimilars, drug pricing experts say.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The FDA’s effort to curb high drug costs by accelerating approvals of cheaper medicines similar to expensive biologics will need other policy reforms to boost access to the biosimilars, drug pricing experts say.
Three groups of law firms are fighting for the top spot representing writers in a recently consolidated proposed class action against Apple Inc. alleging it used a database containing pirated books to train its AI models.
Apple AI Copyright Case Has Firms Vying to Lead Class Counsel
Three groups of law firms are fighting for the top spot representing writers in a recently consolidated proposed class action against Apple Inc. alleging it used a database containing pirated books to train its AI models.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Three groups of law firms are fighting for the top spot representing writers in a recently consolidated proposed class action against Apple Inc. alleging it used a database containing pirated books to train its AI models.
Opinion: NYU Law's Rick Pildes says the SCOTUS ruling that it’s too close to the 2026 elections for courts to weigh in on Texas’ new maps risks giving states too much latitude to change voting laws before elections—without fear of court oversight.
Justices’ Texas Map Order May Spur Last-Minute Voting Law Tweaks
Opinion: NYU Law's Rick Pildes says the SCOTUS ruling that it’s too close to the 2026 elections for courts to weigh in on Texas’ new maps risks giving states too much latitude to change voting laws before elections—without fear of court oversight.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Opinion: NYU Law's Rick Pildes says the SCOTUS ruling that it’s too close to the 2026 elections for courts to weigh in on Texas’ new maps risks giving states too much latitude to change voting laws before elections—without fear of court oversight.
Opinion: Companies should anticipate greater pressure to reassess the costs and benefits of filing patent validity challenges, following a recent Federal Circuit decision.
Motorola Ruling Favoring US Director Is a Win for Patent Owners
Opinion: Companies should anticipate greater pressure to reassess the costs and benefits of filing patent validity challenges, following a recent Federal Circuit decision.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Opinion: Companies should anticipate greater pressure to reassess the costs and benefits of filing patent validity challenges, following a recent Federal Circuit decision.
Opinion: Companies can use smart intellectual property strategies to help protect brand value and integrate legal protection with digital enforcement in additive manufacturing.
Protecting Your IP Needs to Keep Pace With Additive Manufacturing
Opinion: Companies can use smart intellectual property strategies to help protect brand value and integrate legal protection with digital enforcement in additive manufacturing.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Opinion: Companies can use smart intellectual property strategies to help protect brand value and integrate legal protection with digital enforcement in additive manufacturing.
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
Liberal Justices Say an FTC Ruling for Trump Could Hit Tax Court
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The US Supreme Court’s liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies.
Patent owner Express Mobile Inc. failed to revive a $40 million jury verdict against Shopify, as the Federal Circuit backed a court’s move to throw out the verdict and an administrative tribunal’s invalidation of claims in three of the underlying patents.
Shopify’s $40 Million Patent-Verdict Escape Survives Appeal (1)
Patent owner Express Mobile Inc. failed to revive a $40 million jury verdict against Shopify, as the Federal Circuit backed a court’s move to throw out the verdict and an administrative tribunal’s invalidation of claims in three of the underlying patents.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Patent owner Express Mobile Inc. failed to revive a $40 million jury verdict against Shopify, as the Federal Circuit backed a court’s move to throw out the verdict and an administrative tribunal’s invalidation of claims in three of the underlying patents.
A former employee of Garrett Popcorn Shops attempted to revive her retaliation lawsuit, saying there was significant circumstantial evidence she’d been terminated because she made an anonymous complaint to the FDA.
Ex-Garrett Popcorn Worker Tries to Tie FDA Complaint to Firing
A former employee of CaramelCrisp LLC, which does business as iconic Chicago brand Garrett Popcorn Shops, attempted to revive her retaliation lawsuit Monday, saying there was significant circumstantial evidence she’d been terminated because she made an anonymous complaint to the Food and Drug Administration.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A former employee of Garrett Popcorn Shops attempted to revive her retaliation lawsuit, saying there was significant circumstantial evidence she’d been terminated because she made an anonymous complaint to the FDA.
NetJets Aviation Inc. won’t have to face a suit alleging its mandatory retirement age for pilots is discriminatory because federal law blocks their age bias claims.
NetJets Defeats Pilots’ Age Bias Challenge to Retirement Mandate
NetJets Aviation Inc. won’t have to face a suit alleging its mandatory retirement age for pilots is discriminatory because federal law blocks their age bias claims.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NetJets Aviation Inc. won’t have to face a suit alleging its mandatory retirement age for pilots is discriminatory because federal law blocks their age bias claims.
CIBC Bank USA convinced a Texas federal judge to dismiss a patent infringement suit over mobile transaction technology because a previous assignment of the patent was void and the plaintiff lacks standing to sue.
CIBC Bank Wins Dismissal of Texas Mobile Transaction Patent Suit
CIBC Bank USA convinced a Texas federal judge to dismiss a patent infringement suit over mobile transaction technology because a previous assignment of the patent was void and the plaintiff lacks standing to sue.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
CIBC Bank USA convinced a Texas federal judge to dismiss a patent infringement suit over mobile transaction technology because a previous assignment of the patent was void and the plaintiff lacks standing to sue.
Columbia Sportswear settled a decade-long dispute in which it alleged a winter-glove company infringed its design patent.
Columbia Settles Ten-Year Reflective Clothes Design-Patent Fight
Columbia Sportswear settled a decade-long dispute in which it alleged a winter-glove company infringed its design patent.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Columbia Sportswear settled a decade-long dispute in which it alleged a winter-glove company infringed its design patent.
Smith & Nephew Inc. plans to settle a proposed class action challenging its 401(k) plan’s managed account fees and how the medical technology company handles the money forfeited by departing employees.
Smith & Nephew Strikes Deal to End 401(k) Fee, Forfeiture Suit
Smith & Nephew Inc. plans to settle a proposed class action challenging its 401(k) plan’s managed account fees and how the medical technology company handles the money forfeited by departing employees.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Smith & Nephew Inc. plans to settle a proposed class action challenging its 401(k) plan’s managed account fees and how the medical technology company handles the money forfeited by departing employees.
Nonprofits working on consumer financial protection issues and former Federal Reserve officials challenged the Trump administration’s assertion that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can’t get more money because the central bank isn’t “profitable.”
Trump Officials Face More Pushback on CFPB Funding Argument
Nonprofits working on consumer financial protection issues and former Federal Reserve officials challenged the Trump administration’s assertion that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can’t get more money because the central bank isn’t “profitable.”
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Nonprofits working on consumer financial protection issues and former Federal Reserve officials challenged the Trump administration’s assertion that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can’t get more money because the central bank isn’t “profitable.”
The federal government urged the US Supreme Court to hear an appeal from Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. challenging an appeals court ruling that it induced doctors or pharmacists to prescribe its generic heart medicine for off-label, patent-infringing uses.
High Court Should Hear Skinny Label Drug Patent Case, US Says
The federal government urged the US Supreme Court to hear an appeal from Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. challenging an appeals court ruling that it induced doctors or pharmacists to prescribe its generic heart medicine for off-label, patent-infringing uses.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The federal government urged the US Supreme Court to hear an appeal from Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. challenging an appeals court ruling that it induced doctors or pharmacists to prescribe its generic heart medicine for off-label, patent-infringing uses.
Ultra Music Publishing LLC dropped its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment accusing the record label of underpaying songwriter royalties.
Publisher Ultra Drops Sony Music Suit Over Copyright Royalties
Ultra Music Publishing LLC dropped its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment accusing the record label of underpaying songwriter royalties.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Ultra Music Publishing LLC dropped its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment accusing the record label of underpaying songwriter royalties.
Cinema Entertainment Corp. defeated a proposed class action alleging it shared the video-viewing information of consumers with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Theater Chain Beats Video-Privacy Suit Before Eighth Circuit (1)
Cinema Entertainment Corp. defeated a proposed class action alleging it shared the video-viewing information of consumers with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cinema Entertainment Corp. defeated a proposed class action alleging it shared the video-viewing information of consumers with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
US Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi violated the First Amendment by pressuring Apple Inc. to bar access to ICEBlock, an application that allowed members of the public to report the locations of ICE agents, a new lawsuit alleges.
Bondi, Noem Sued for Pushing Apple to Block Anti-ICE App
US Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi violated the First Amendment by pressuring Apple Inc. to bar access to ICEBlock, an application that allowed members of the public to report the locations of ICE agents, a new lawsuit alleges.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
US Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi violated the First Amendment by pressuring Apple Inc. to bar access to ICEBlock, an application that allowed members of the public to report the locations of ICE agents, a new lawsuit alleges.
The US Supreme Court declined to consider whether public sector unions are bound by the First Amendment because they receive money from the government in the form of union dues collected from workers.
High Court Won’t Weigh Public Unions’ First Amendment Liability
The US Supreme Court declined to consider whether public sector unions are bound by the First Amendment because they receive money from the government in the form of union dues collected from workers.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The US Supreme Court declined to consider whether public sector unions are bound by the First Amendment because they receive money from the government in the form of union dues collected from workers.