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  Anthropic And CEO Beat Lyric Infringement Claims, For Now

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed music publishers' claims against artificial intelligence behemoth...(read more)

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  CVS To Split In 2, Unraveling Decade-Old Megamerger

  By Al Barbarino

  CVS Health said Wednesday that it plans to split into two independent, publicly traded companies, separating its...(read more)

• 5th Circ. Orders Fresh Look At Tequila Brands' TM Confusion

  By Lauren Berg

  A split Fifth Circuit on Wednesday revived a trademark dispute between Mexican brand "Clase Azul" and U.S. startup "Casa Azul," finding that because the Texas district court made some errors in its underlying findings, it needs to reassess the likelihood of confusion between the two companies' marks.

• Fintechs Prepare For Blue Wave's Flood Of Investigations

  By Aislinn Keely

  Democrats rode Tuesday night's blue wave to take control of both chambers of Congress, scuttling the legislative hopes of a crypto industry that's now battening down the hatches for a flood of investigations into its ties to the Trump administration, consumer protection and financial crime.

• Attys Consider Corporate Implications Of Blue Texas

  By Spencer Brewer

  Texas attorneys have already started weighing new strategies in the wake of Texas' historic blue shift, led by a new attorney general and a new governor who have pledged to bring more industry regulation and consumer protections to the Lone Star State.

• Fla. Jury Hears Suit Over Pact To Sell Mike Tyson-Brand THC

  By David Minsky

  A Florida state court trial commenced Wednesday in a dispute involving a company licensed to sell Mike Tyson-brand cannabis products, with former business partners telling jurors differing accounts on whether a valid agreement splitting ownership was formed. 

• Justices Hear Texas Challenge Of 'Unavailable' Habeas Claim

  By Brandon Lowrey

  The Texas solicitor general urged the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments Wednesday to overturn a decision allowing a death row prisoner's successive habeas claim for intellectual disability under new diagnostic standards, saying the challenge did not qualify for a rare exception under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.

• Goldstein Ordered To Pay Trimmed $1M Forfeiture

  By Nadia Dreid

  Former SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein was hit with a $1 million forfeiture order Wednesday by a Maryland federal judge in the wake of his tax and mortgage fraud trial, where the appellate advocate was convicted on a dozen charges.

• Senate Permitting Bill May Sink Beneath Blue Wave

  By Keith Goldberg

  The chances of Congress passing legislation aimed at speeding permits for infrastructure projects plummeted as Democrats seized control of Capitol Hill in Tuesday's elections, and any related bill introduced in 2027 could look a lot different than the current version.

• 5th Circ. Backs 'Geek Therapy' Co. In Roleplay Game IP Battle

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sided with a "geek therapy" company in a suit claiming it infringed the intellectual property rights of a role-playing game developer after their partnership soured, saying a licensing agreement allowed the company to use the content of the game.

• Meta Share Plan Fight Gets January Injunction Hearing

  By Jarek Rutz

  The Delaware Chancery Court ruled Wednesday that stockholders challenging Meta Platforms Inc.'s plan to create nonvoting shares will get a preliminary injunction hearing in early January, rejecting the company's push for a full trial before the transaction takes effect Jan. 19, 2027.

• Apple Can't Escape $5.7B Patent Verdict, Taction Says

  By Adam Lidgett

  Taction Technology Inc. said Tuesday that Apple shouldn't be able to dodge a jury's $5.7 billion award against it in a haptic vibration technology patent dispute, calling the tech giant's request to pay no damages "extraordinary."

• 1st Circ. Sees Mass. Promise To Robinhood As 'Cold Comfort'

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  First Circuit judges on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to Robinhood's bid to have a federal court determine if Massachusetts can regulate prediction markets, with two judges calling the state's temporary promise not to sue the fintech platform "cold comfort." 

• SEC Classifies More Funds, Advisers As 'Small Entities'

  By Jessica Corso

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday adopted regulations that designate more mutual funds and investment advisers as small entities in order to "eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens," SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said.