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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1m

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s pick for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit who attracted rare conservative pushback.

Senate Panel Advances Circuit Pick Who Drew Conservative Ire

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s pick for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit who attracted rare conservative pushback.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 3m

Opinion: DLA Piper partner Nereida Melendez says attorneys working in both the US and Mexico need to take precautions to ensure their communications with clients are tailored for protection on both sides of the border.

US Lawyers Walk Fine Line On Privilege, Work Product in Mexico

Opinion: DLA Piper partner Nereida Melendez says attorneys working in both the US and Mexico need to take precautions to ensure their communications with clients are tailored for protection on both sides of the border.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 18m

The Justice Department said it didn’t violate court rules when staffers posted a clip to their X accounts showing President Donald Trump saying Luigi Mangione “shot someone in the back.”

DOJ Defends Posts Amplifying Trump Claim That Mangione Is Guilty

The Justice Department said it didn’t violate court rules when staffers posted a clip to their X accounts showing President Donald Trump saying Luigi Mangione “shot someone in the back.”

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 27m

Opinion: This isn’t the time for corporate general counsel to retreat from oversight. Lawyers must vigilantly guide their companies to uphold international human rights principles and practices.

General Counsel Must Keep Corporate Commitments to Human Rights

Opinion: This isn’t the time for corporate general counsel to retreat from oversight. Lawyers must vigilantly guide their companies to uphold international human rights principles and practices.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 36m

Zac Katz, Grindr’s general counsel and head of global affairs, talks about taking risks to spur growth, the social network’s approach to AI, and safeguarding user privacy.

Grindr GC Discusses ‘Smart’ Risks, Protecting Users’ Privacy

Zac Katz, Grindr’s general counsel and head of global affairs, talks about taking risks to spur growth, the social network’s approach to AI, and safeguarding user privacy.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1h

A case waiting for a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asks a controversial question: Should judges award smaller fees to lawyers working at small law firms than lawyers working at large law firms?

Judge Who Took Axe to Lawyers’ Rates Says Size (of Firm) Matters

A case waiting for a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asks a controversial question: Should judges award smaller fees to lawyers working at small law firms than lawyers working at large law firms?

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1h

Attorneys general from Texas, Nebraska and other states are tapping outside law firms to bring data protection cases against the biggest tech companies—snagging a cut of multimillion-to-billion dollar settlements along the way—in a new approach to privacy enforcement.

States Turn to Outside Firms to Generate Big Privacy Settlements

Attorneys general from Texas, Nebraska and other states are tapping outside law firms to bring data protection cases against the biggest tech companies—snagging a cut of multimillion-to-billion dollar settlements along the way—in a new approach to privacy enforcement.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 2h

Staff shortages, turnover, and new priorities at the Department of Justice are stretching legal staff handling environmental issues and causing unusual delays—even before the government shutdown.

DOJ Legal Delays Slow Environmental Cases and Frustrate Lawyers

Staff shortages, turnover, and new priorities at the Department of Justice are stretching legal staff handling environmental issues and causing unusual delays—even before the government shutdown.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 2h

Federal banking regulators want examiners to focus more closely on core financial risks at the institutions they oversee, but doing so may limit their ability to flag money laundering and other potential problems, critics say.

Trump Bank Exam Changes Leave Some Risks Unwatched, Critics Say

Federal banking regulators want examiners to focus more closely on core financial risks at the institutions they oversee, but doing so may limit their ability to flag money laundering and other potential problems, critics say.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 3h

Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., ByteDance Inc., and Google LLC all deliberately designed social media products to be addictive to adolescents and created a youth mental health crisis that is straining city resources, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the City of New York.

New York City Sues Social Media Giants Over Addictive Features

Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., ByteDance Inc., and Google LLC all deliberately designed social media products to be addictive to adolescents and created a youth mental health crisis that is straining city resources, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the City of New York.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 5h

Federal immigration agents repeatedly flouted the terms of a court settlement governing how certain arrests can be made, a federal judge in Chicago has found.

Judge Blasts ICE Noncompliance With Chicago Court Settlement

Federal immigration agents repeatedly flouted the terms of a court settlement governing how certain arrests can be made, a federal judge in Chicago has found.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 7h

North Carolina is luring Big Law firms vying for structured finance and private credit work in the state’s largest city and banking center.

Big Law Heeds Siren Call of the South to Banking, Healthcare Hub

North Carolina is luring Big Law firms vying for structured finance and private credit work in the state’s largest city and banking center.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 9h

Borsight Inc. wants to join a court protest to defend its $2.2 billion maximum value US Air Force contract from a challenge brought by Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems LLC.

Borsight Seeks to Defend $2.2 Billion Air Force Contract Award

Borsight Inc. wants to join a court protest to defend its $2.2 billion maximum value US Air Force contract from a challenge brought by Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems LLC.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 11h

The government convinced the US Court of Federal Claims to dismiss Hydraulics International Inc.'s protest of the Army’s decision to award Sun Test Systems Inc. a sole-source contract for an aviation ground maintenance unit.

US Gets Court to Toss Hydraulics’ Aircraft Power Unit Protest

The government convinced the US Court of Federal Claims to dismiss Hydraulics International Inc.'s protest of the Army’s decision to award Sun Test Systems Inc. a sole-source contract for an aviation ground maintenance unit.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 11h

The Trump administration’s push to deny back pay to federal workers furloughed during the shutdown sets the stage for another round of legal battles over the president’s control of the workforce.

Trump Barrels Toward Legal Fight Over Federal Workers’ Back Pay

The Trump administration’s push to deny back pay to federal workers furloughed during the shutdown sets the stage for another round of legal battles over the president’s control of the workforce.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 12h

Roche Holding AG’s diabetes unit and Trividia Health Inc. convinced a federal judge to pause a lawsuit over diabetes test-strip patents while they finalize an agreement to end the case.

Roche, Trividia Close in on Diabetes Test-Strip Patent Suit Pact

Roche Holding AG’s diabetes unit and Trividia Health Inc. convinced a federal judge to pause a lawsuit over diabetes test-strip patents while they finalize an agreement to end the case.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 12h

Cepton Inc. and its executives misled investors when it sought approval of a deal with Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to acquire the company, according to a proposed shareholder class action.

Cepton Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over Koito Acquisition

Cepton Inc. and its executives misled investors when it sought approval of a deal with Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to acquire the company, according to a proposed shareholder class action.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 13h

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new costs will have in fields from health care and education to religious ministries.

H-1B $100,000 Fee Lawsuit Signals Labor Disruptions Beyond Tech

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new costs will have in fields from health care and education to religious ministries.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 13h

Advantage Solutions received initial court approval for a $125,000 class settlement that resolves portions of a lawsuit over its 401(k) plan management while allowing other aspects of the case to proceed.

Advantage Solutions Gets Nod For Partial 401(k) Suit Settlement

Advantage Solutions received initial court approval for a $125,000 class settlement that resolves portions of a lawsuit over its 401(k) plan management while allowing other aspects of the case to proceed.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 14h

A Delaware federal judge deferred deciding whether Mallinckrodt Plc should get an injunction blocking Air Liquide SA’s proposed copy of its respiratory failure drug, saying the company “may have to make a choice” between a jury’s $9.5 million damages award and future relief.

Mallinckrodt’s Post-Verdict Relief in Question After Patent Win

A Delaware federal judge deferred deciding whether Mallinckrodt Plc should get an injunction blocking Air Liquide SA’s proposed copy of its respiratory failure drug, saying the company “may have to make a choice” between a jury’s $9.5 million damages award and future relief.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 14h

Enovix Corp. convinced a federal judge to reverse course and trim some misrepresentation allegations from a proposed class action by stockholders over the battery producer’s first commercial manufacturing plant in light of new information.

Enovix Nixes Investor Claims Over Battery Factory Equipment

Enovix Corp. convinced a federal judge to reverse course and trim some misrepresentation allegations from a proposed class action by stockholders over the battery producer’s first commercial manufacturing plant in light of new information.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 15h

Anthropic PBC convinced a federal judge to deny music publishers’ bid to expand their copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI company to include a piracy claim.

Anthropic Dodges Music Publishers’ Piracy Claim in AI Suit (1)

Anthropic PBC convinced a federal judge to deny music publishers’ bid to expand their copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI company to include a piracy claim.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 15h

One of the largest logging projects ever planned for the state of California met a mixed reception from an appeals panel Wednesday during oral arguments, as judges reckoned with how to apply the US Supreme Court’s new standards for scrutinizing environmental reviews.

California Logging Project Tests New Environmental Review Limits

One of the largest logging projects ever planned for the state of California met a mixed reception from an appeals panel Wednesday during oral arguments, as judges reckoned with how to apply the US Supreme Court’s new standards for scrutinizing environmental reviews.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 15h

Scammers posing as Sullivan & Cromwell LLP altered and stole client checks intended for the Wall Street firm, New York Attorney General Letitia James is alleging in a new lawsuit.

Sullivan & Cromwell Imposters Stole Checks, Letitia James Claims

Scammers posing as Sullivan & Cromwell LLP altered and stole client checks intended for the Wall Street firm, New York Attorney General Letitia James is alleging in a new lawsuit.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 16h

An immigrant help group urged the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive its lawsuit over a state policy of denying workers living in the country illegally wage-loss benefits because of their immigration status.

Michigan Justices Urged to Revive Immigrant Worker Benefit Case

An immigrant help group urged the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive its lawsuit over a state policy of denying workers living in the country illegally wage-loss benefits because of their immigration status.

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