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  • May 20, 2026

    'Peanuts' Music Owner Sues Feds, 3 Cos. For Infringement

    The steward of the Peanuts television and film music catalog on Wednesday lobbed four copyright infringement lawsuits against the U.S. Department of the Interior and three companies, alleging the growth of digital platforms has led to a surge in unauthorized commercial use of the well-known tunes.

  • May 20, 2026

    Baltimore Bridge Wreck Civil Trial Will Stay The Course

    A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday refused an eleventh-hour request from the Dali cargo ship's owner and manager to delay a trial that's starting in less than two weeks to determine the scope of liability and damages over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, according to an attorney for certain claimants.

  • May 20, 2026

    4th Circ. OKs Pipeline Work During Green Groups' Permit Suit

    A Fourth Circuit panel refused to order Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC to halt construction on an interstate pipeline, saying in an order Monday that environmental groups failed to persuade the judges that a recently issued discharge permit was arbitrary and capricious.

  • May 20, 2026

    La. Defends Challenged LNG Project Air Permit At 5th Circ.

    A Louisiana regulator told the Fifth Circuit environmental groups have no ground to support their challenge of a preconstruction permit approved for a major liquefied natural gas export terminal in Cameron Parish.

  • May 20, 2026

    Pipeline Co. And JB Hunt Settle Easement Fight

    A pipeline company voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against J.B. Hunt in Illinois federal court Wednesday after accusing the shipping giant of planning to build a parking lot over its pipeline's right of way, saying they've reached a settlement.

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