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  Justices Want SG's View On 3 Antitrust Cases

  By Matthew Perlman

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday called for the solicitor general's view in antitrust cases involving hard drive...(read more)

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  3 Firms Steer $5.7B Cenovus, Athabasca Canadian Oil Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Canada's Cenovus Energy Inc. has agreed to acquire Athabasca Oil Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction with an i...(read more)

• Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora's Box

  By Jeff Overley

  U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday pondered the risks of far-reaching fallout whether they allow or restrict burgeoning lawsuits targeting oil companies, acknowledging fears of near-limitless litigation but also struggling to distinguish climate torts from famous legal battles involving tobacco and opioids.

• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suits Against Invisalign

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Ninth Circuit on Monday reversed Invisalign-maker Align's summary judgment win in two class actions accusing the company of monopolizing the clear teeth aligner market, saying in a published opinion that Align's true reason for ending tech interoperability with a rival is still up for dispute.

• Sotomayor Warns Judges: Don't Scare Your Jurors

  By Brandon Lowrey

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday criticized an Alabama trial court judge who frightened a pool of prospective jurors by ordering the arrest of a latecomer to jury selection, saying in a statement accompanying a denial of certiorari in the case that fear can undermine a defendant's right to an impartial jury.

• Justices Mull Courts' Authority To Hear Vets' Benefits Suit

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared split on whether the Veterans' Judicial Review Act bars federal district courts from presiding over constitutional challenges to statutes affecting veterans' benefits, with justices questioning both sides' interpretation of the law's no-review clause.   

• Justices Unsure Climate Lawsuits Are A Constitutional Matter

  By Keith Goldberg

  U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to endorse the argument that climate change lawsuits brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies are constitutionally prohibited, even as they questioned whether such lawsuits can be sustained.

• Split 9th Circ. Backs Ex-GM Worker's $5M Bribery Conviction

  By Lauren Berg

  A split Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a former General Motors Co. commodity manager's conviction for soliciting a $5 million cash bribe from an auto parts supplier in return for ensuring it secured a $100 million contract.

• Intel Case May Clarify Dismissal Standard For 401(k) Suits

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from former Intel Corp. workers looking to revive a suit claiming their retirement savings suffered because of shoddy investments, a case that could shed light on what it takes to keep challenges to allegedly subpar 401(k) offerings alive.

• OpenAI's 'Astra' Name Causes 'Reverse Confusion,' Co. Says

  By Ivan Moreno

  OpenAI's launch of Astra, its flagship AI model, threatens to make an earlier user of the name appear to be a copycat, a California software company claimed Monday in a federal trademark lawsuit.

• Chancery Allows Discovery In Boehringer Trade Secrets Fight

  By Jarek Rutz

  The Delaware Chancery Court Monday allowed Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. to move ahead with discovery in its trade secrets fight against United Therapeutics Corp., but rejected the drugmaker's request for a rapid-fire forensic discovery schedule, finding Boehringer waited too long to justify that level of emergency relief.

• 1st Circ. Doubts Harvard Grant Fight Belongs In Claims Court

  By Chris Villani

  The First Circuit Monday appeared skeptical that a lower court erred in backing Harvard University in a suit over the Trump administration's bid to freeze more than $2 billion in grant funding, suggesting that the case had been decided in the proper venue.

• Shionogi To Buy Texas Biotech IntraBio In $2B Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based biotech IntraBio Inc. for $2 billion, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advising Shionogi and Kirkland & Ellis LLP and DLA Piper representing IntraBio.

• CH Robinson To Acquire RXO In $5.8B Logistics Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Transportation technology company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire freight broker RXO in a stock-and-cash transaction for $5.8 billion, creating a combined company with an enterprise value of over $25 billion.