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  EU Lets Microsoft Unbundle Teams To Avoid Fine

  By Bryan Koenig

  European Union antitrust officials signed off Friday on Microsoft's plans to offer cheaper Office 365 suites wit...(read more)

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  Newsmax Drops Fla. Suit Against Fox, Refiles In Wisconsin

  By Carolina Bolado

  Newsmax dropped its antitrust claims against Fox Corp. late Thursday night, just before the deadline to file an ...(read more)

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• AbbVie Can't Halt Miss. Discount Drug Law, 5th Circ. Says

  By Lauren Berg

  AbbVie and other pharmaceutical manufacturers that participate in Medicaid cannot preliminarily block a Mississippi law barring their interference with the distribution of discounted prescriptions to pharmacies serving low-income patients, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, saying the drugmakers haven't shown that the statute likely effectuates a taking of their property.

• 3rd Circ. Backs Fox News In DHS Expert's Defamation Suit

  By Carla Baranauckas

  The Third Circuit on Friday upheld a win for Fox News Network LLC and Fox Corp. in a defamation lawsuit from the onetime head of the Biden administration's disinformation watchdog, holding that the unflattering claims the network's hosts made about the agency were opinion or not proven to be untrue.

• Roblox, Discord Face Wrongful Death Suit Over Teen's Suicide

  By Hailey Konnath

  The mother of a California teenager who died by suicide sued Roblox and Discord on Friday, claiming that her son was groomed and abused for years by a man who found him on the gaming platform, showed him how to disable parental controls and forced him to share explicit images.

• Taylor Swift Will Only Sit For 'It Ends With Us' Depo If 'Forced'

  By Craig Clough

  Taylor Swift's counsel at Venable LLP told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that the pop superstar has not agreed to be deposed in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, but could do so the week of Oct. 20 "if she is forced."

• What To Know About Anthropic's Pending $1.5B IP Settlement

  By Ivan Moreno

  The largest settlement in copyright history may still materialize, but the path for authors and Anthropic negotiating a $1.5 billion agreement is filled with challenges, including determining what portion of the millions of books the tech company allegedly downloaded from pirate sites is eligible for compensation.

• When The Supreme Court Says Using Race Is OK

  By Marco Poggio

  The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing government agencies to expressly use race in furthering their immigration enforcement goals, while prohibiting the use of race as even one of the factors to consider in college admissions. Some legal scholars see a double standard.

• 2nd Circ. OKs Verdict In DEA Bribe Case But Nixes Forfeiture

  By Parker Quinlan

  The Second Circuit on Friday affirmed the convictions of a pair of ex-Drug Enforcement Administration agents over a bribery scheme but overturned an order requiring both to forfeit funds, saying it would constitute a double payment for the same crime.

• Atlanta Braves, Player Pulled Back Into Fans' Injury Suit

  By Kelcey Caulder

  The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a trial court order freeing the Atlanta Braves and baseball outfielder Jorge Soler from a suit filed by a married couple who allege the wife was injured after being struck in the eye with a baseball during a 2021 World Series game.

• Texas Bar Rolls Out AI Toolkit As 'Living Resource'

  By Lynn LaRowe

  The State Bar of Texas has rolled out an artificial intelligence toolkit that aims to help Lone Star State legal professionals get the most out of the technology while keeping them mindful of professional conduct rules and potential pitfalls.

• Uber Sued By Feds, Accused Of Disability-Based Bias

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The federal government Thursday hauled Uber Technologies Inc. into a federal court in San Francisco, accusing the transportation company of discriminating against riders with disabilities, including by allegedly refusing service to individuals traveling with service animals or using stowable wheelchairs.

• Retired Federal Judges Throw Shade On Shadow Docket

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Retired federal judges speaking at a Federal Bar Association panel in California Thursday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's increasing use of "shadow docket" emergency rulings that offer little or no explanation, with retired Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford saying the high court has "an obligation to give more of a ruling."

• Medicare Drug Pricing Plan Survives Novartis' 3rd Circ. Appeal

  By P.J. D'Annunzio

  The Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ability to negotiate "maximum fair prices" with drugmakers doesn't violate their constitutional rights, rejecting an argument by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. that the practice amounted to a raw deal for the pharmaceutical industry.