Brad Pitt Beats Oligarch Firm's Winery Funds Claim

By Craig Clough

A Los Angeles judge on Monday dismissed a cross-complaint filed against Brad Pitt by a Russian oligarch's company in the legal battle over his ex-wife Angelina Jolie's sale of her portion of a French winery, finding the court lacks jurisdiction over allegations that Pitt diverted funds from the winery.

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Balch & Bingham Wants Chrisleys' Malpractice Suit Dismissed

By Emily Sawicki

Balch & Bingham LLP has moved to dismiss a malpractice complaint from reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were pardoned by President Donald Trump in May 2025 after serving over two years in prison for multiple financial crimes, telling the Atlanta federal court the two could "blame only themselves" for their convictions.

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Meta Loses Appeal Days Before Social Media Trial Begins

By Bonnie Eslinger

The Ninth Circuit said Monday it lacks jurisdictional authority over Meta's appeal in a social-media-addiction multidistrict litigation at this stage, saying Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act can provide a defense to liability but not immunity from a lawsuit.

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Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust

By Matthew Perlman

California Attorney General Rob Bonta pushed back Monday against Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison's contention that a challenge of Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal was politically motivated, saying the case is a "straight up antitrust enforcement case."

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Fed. Circ. Won't Hit Refresh On Patent Claims Against Netflix

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Monday refused to restore a content streaming patent Netflix was accused of infringing, agreeing with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that an earlier patent rendered the claims of the patent invalid.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving merger settlements, contract claims, controlling stockholders, music rights, prejudgment interest, absentee voting and stockholder standing.

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Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan For Critical Assets

By Allison Grande

California's governor on Monday rolled out a first-of-its-kind initiative to help state agencies, local governments and critical infrastructure providers use artificial intelligence to detect and respond to increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats and be better prepared for incidents fueled by emerging AI technologies.

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Fox Gives DOJ More Time To Review $22B Roku Deal

By Matthew Perlman

Fox Corp. has given antitrust enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice additional time to review its planned purchase of Roku, a deal that values the television streaming platform operator at around $22 billion.

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3rd Circ. Shuts Down Driver's CBS, Teamsters Retaliation Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Third Circuit declined Monday to reinstate a driver's suit claiming he was blocked from working on CBS film sets out of age bias and for complaining that Teamsters leaders were handing jobs to their friends, ruling that his case fell apart because the union didn't make hiring decisions.

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Webtoon Investors Seek OK Of $10.1M Deal For Post-IPO Drop

By Sydney Price

Online comics platform Webtoon Entertainment Inc. has reached a $10.1 million deal with its investors to end claims that the company's registration statement for its 2024 initial public offering concealed the minimal growth the company was experiencing.

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4 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Class Action Against Roblox

By Jonathan Capriel

Roblox investors who claim they've lost a combined $48 million after an age-verification rollout triggered an 18% stock price collapse are competing to lead the proposed securities class action in California federal court against the online game platform, with Motley Rice LLC, Johnson Van Kwawegen LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and the Rosen Law Firm PA all arguing they are the best firm for the job.

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Fla. Pension Fund Seeks NYT Records Over Bias Concerns

By Carolina Bolado

Florida's attorney general said Monday he has made a shareholder demand on behalf of Florida's retirement system to see the New York Times' books and records because of concerns about the board of trustees' purported lack of control or supervision over the newspaper's editorial standards.

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Scammers Claim They're FCC Enforcers, Consumers Warned

By Christopher Cole

If a consumer is contacted by someone purportedly with the Federal Communications Commission claiming their phone number is being investigated and demanding personal and financial details, it's a scam.

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Team Telecom Probing T-Mobile's Plan To Buy Fiber Co. Stake

By Nadia Dreid

T-Mobile has a $2 billion plan to acquire a 50% stake in a joint venture that seeks to combine two fiber companies, but the FCC won't say yea or nay to the deal until Team Telecom — a multiagency group that vets transactions involving foreign individuals and U.S. telecom companies — finishes looking into the matter.

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FCC Urged To Tighten 'Covered List' Regs

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A foreign policy think tank has asked the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a more comprehensive set of regulations to bar devices containing parts that are made by entities on the agency's Covered List, which identifies equipment and services deemed national security risks.

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Roblox, TikTok, Discord Say CDA Blocks Teen Suicide Suit

By Mike Curley

Roblox, Discord and TikTok are urging a Kentucky federal court to throw out a suit alleging a young teen died by suicide as a result of using their platforms, saying the claims are blocked by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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Philly Orchestra Ticket Buyers Seek OK For Refund Deal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A group of orchestra-goers has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to give the initial green light to a $200,000 settlement intended to resolve claims that The Philadelphia Orchestra and its music venue, the Kimmel Center, denied ticket refunds for canceled Philly Pops performances.

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Muddy Waters Wants Claim Cut From $14M Whistleblower Suit

By Katryna Perera

Investment research service Muddy Waters LLC and its founder want a breach of contract claim cut from a suit alleging they stiffed a purported former partner out of his share of a $14 million whistleblower award from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the claim "crosses the line from pleading in the alternative to pleading in incoherence."

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Mich. Journalist Challenges Drone Law Over Police Ban

By Melanie Dorsey

A Michigan citizen journalist convicted of interfering with police by flying a drone near a law enforcement operation has sued Bay County officials in federal court, arguing that the state's drone law is unconstitutional when used to restrict nonobstructive recording and livestreaming of police.

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Investment Firm 777 Partners Hits Ch. 11 To Handle $2B+ Debt

By Clara Geoghegan

Investment firms 777 Partners and 600 Partners, as well as entities tied to them, filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas with over $2 billion of debt, saying a creditor's involuntary Chapter 7 petition expedited its Chapter 11 plans amid a yearslong wind-down process.

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Trump Picks Ex-Personal Lawyer As New White House Counsel

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump's incoming White House counsel is a former personal attorney for the president who is already working for the White House and was at the U.S. Department of Justice during his first term.

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Ill. Gov. Signs Bill Restricting PE Role In Legal Industry

By Emma Cueto

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law a bill designed to target nonlawyer ownership of law firms, outlawing fee sharing with out-of-state alternative business structures and attempting to place restrictions on law firms' use of managed services organizations.

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Spa Fights 9th Circ.'s 'Swinging Dicks' Order At High Court

By Jeff Overley

The Ninth Circuit's rejection of a spa's religious objections to serving transgender customers is incompatible with several major precedents, according to a U.S. Supreme Court petition filed Monday in litigation that soared in prominence when dozens of circuit judges decried a salacious dissent.

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CREXi Can't Stay CoStar Case For Quinn Emanuel DQ Appeal

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court rejected a bid Monday from Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc., or CREXi, for a stay in CoStar's copyright case while CREXi looks to undo the disqualification of its attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

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Biz Owners Appeal Morgan Lewis Win In Tax Shelter Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A pair of business owners asked the Florida Supreme Court to reverse a decision affirming judgment in favor of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in a dispute over whether the law firm had routed income through illegal tax shelters.

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