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  J&J Hit With $25M NY Talc Verdict, But Wins Trial In SC

  By Daniel Siegal

  Johnson & Johnson had mixed results in talc trials Tuesday as a New York jury found the company responsible for ...(read more)

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  Ex-Willkie Co-Chair Pleads Guilty In 'Varsity Blues'

  By Aaron Leibowitz

  Gordon Caplan, the former co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, pled guilty Tuesday in Boston federal court ...(read more)

• Craig Can Get More Info In Already 'Extremely Detailed' Case

  By Andrew Strickler

  Gregory Craig, the ex-Skadden partner accused of lying to U.S. Department of Justice officials about his alleged role in Paul Manafort's overseas lobbying, should get a few additional details about the government's false statement charges against him, a D.C. federal judge has said.

• NASCAR Buys International Speedway In $2B Deal

  By Mike Curley

  Stock car racing organization NASCAR has agreed to acquire racetrack owner International Speedway Corp., host of the famous Daytona 500 race, in a $2 billion deal, the companies announced Wednesday.

• Mnuchin, Rettig Didn’t Review Tax Return Disclosure Memo

  By Dylan Moroses

  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig never reviewed an IRS draft memo that said the agency must hand over tax returns requested by Congress unless executive privilege is invoked, Mnuchin told lawmakers Wednesday.

• Ex-J&J Safety Exec Warned Against Speechifying In Talc Trial

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California judge on Tuesday sustained multiple objections to testimony from Johnson & Johnson’s former head of product safety during a trial over claims J&J's baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos, saying repeatedly he's not an expert and warning "you can't make speeches here."

• DC Circ. Says Terror Distress Claims Don't Require Presence

  By Daniel Wilson

  The families of terror attack victims do not have to have been present at the incident to sue for emotional distress, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday, keeping Sudan on the hook for billions of dollars in damages related to two deadly 1998 al-Qaida bombings.

• Munger Atty Confirmed To 9th Circ. Over Calif. Sens.' Criticism

  By Matt Bernardini

  In keeping with a recent trend, the Senate confirmed one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Daniel P. Collins, to the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday without support from either home state senator.

• Feds Defend Accessing Slack Chats In Centra Tech ICO Case

  By Emma Cueto

  New York federal prosecutors have disputed claims by two men accused of fraud related to their shuttered cryptocurrency company Centra Tech that prosecutors had improperly accessed privileged attorney-client communications on the messaging app Slack.

• McDonald's Facing Two Dozen New Sexual Harassment Claims

  By Vin Gurrieri

  McDonald’s was hit with 25 new sets of claims Tuesday from workers alleging they were sexually harassed by co-workers and managers, complaints that come one day after the fast-food giant’s top executive detailed new anti-harassment policies.

• FTC Seeks More Info On Gallo's $1.7B Wine Brands Buy

  By Matt Bernardini

  The Federal Trade Commission requested additional information on Constellation Brands Inc.'s $1.7 billion sale of its portfolio of low-end wine and spirits to E. & J. Gallo Winery, according to an SEC filing Monday by Constellation.

• Dressbarn To Wind Down Operations, Close All 650 Stores

  By Mike Curley

  Women's fashion retailer Dressbarn, which is owned by Ascena Retail Group, said Monday it will dissolve its operations, shuttering all 650 stores in the process.