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  FTC Says Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users

  By Ben Kochman

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission found Friday that the defunct data consulting company Cambridge Analytica dece...(read more)

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  Amazon Says Trump's Influence Tainted $10B Pentagon Deal

  By Daniel Wilson

  Amazon Web Services Inc. has claimed in a lawsuit that political meddling by President Donald Trump cost it a wi...(read more)

• Talc Jury Told They Could Save Lives By Ruling Against J&J

  By Daniel Siegal

  An attorney for a woman alleging Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused her ovarian cancer told Missouri jurors on Friday that they could save thousands of women's lives with a verdict against the industry giant, while J&J's counsel countered that this was an attempt to inflame jurors so they would ignore the science.

• Jones Day Wants Sanford Heisler Sanctioned In Bias Suit

  By Emma Cueto

  Jones Day said on Friday that a group of women suing the firm for gender-based pay discrimination had not bothered to investigate their claims before taking legal action and even ignored evidence that contradicted their claims, with the firm arguing the case should be thrown out and their attorneys with Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP sanctioned.

• Legal Industry Hits Decade-High Jobs Spike In November

  By Emma Cueto

  Legal sector jobs jumped upward in November to a 10-year high of over 1.15 million, surpassing the previous high-water mark from August, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released Friday.

• US Trustee Questions Weil Gotshal's Ditech Fee Application

  By Vince Sullivan

  The Office of the U.S. Trustee objected Thursday to the final fee applications of professionals working on the Chapter 11 case of mortgage servicer Ditech Holding Corp., asking for reductions or explanations from debtor counsel Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.

• Fed. Circ. Judge Challenges USPTO Role In Biogen Appeal

  By Anne Cullen

  A federal circuit judge on Friday questioned the involvement of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office head Andrei Iancu in Biogen's appeal over its axed cancer drug patent, calling his defense of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision "a curious situation."

• BREAKING: Jury Says Elon Musk Didn’t Defame With ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

  By Lauren Berg

  Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when the Tesla CEO labeled him a “pedo guy” in an infamous tweet, a California federal jury found Friday, following less than an hour of deliberations.

• High Court To Review Del. Judicial Party-Balance Mandate

  By Jeff Montgomery

  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review Delaware's appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned the state's 122-year-old major party membership and balance requirements for members of its three top courts.

• NY Exxon Climate Fraud Trial Decision Due In Days

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A New York state court judge told Exxon and the New York attorney general Friday that he would rule within days on both the investor fraud claims against the energy giant and a bid to punish the government for dropping claims during closings.

• 9th Circ. Deletes Big Parts Of Taylor Swift Copyright Ruling

  By Bill Donahue

  The Ninth Circuit on Thursday made unusual edits to a high-profile copyright ruling the court issued earlier this year against Taylor Swift, deleting entirely a colorful paragraph about how "dangerous" it is for judges to assess art.

• 2nd Circ. Says Sushi Chef's FLSA Deal Didn't Need Court OK

  By Braden Campbell

  Fair Labor Standards Act settlements struck under a mechanism meant to stave off needless trials don't need to be reviewed for fairness by judges, a divided Second Circuit panel said Friday, reversing a district court decision that stalled a sushi chef’s wage deal.