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  FTC Challenges $3.5B Veterinary Supplies Merger

  By Bryan Koenig

  The Federal Trade Commission sought Friday to block Covetrus Inc.'s planned $3.5 billion purchase of "its closes...(read more)

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  Top Dems Launch Probe Into Trump Admin's Nvidia Dealings

  By Dylan Moroses

  The top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees launched an investigation...(read more)

• EBay Insurer Says No Coverage For Blogger Harassment Deal

  By Danielle Ferguson

  An insurer for eBay told a California federal court that it owes no coverage toward a $55.7 million settlement the e-commerce giant reached after former employees harassed a Massachusetts couple over their critical blog posts, saying the harm the couple experienced was an intended injury excluded under the policy. 

• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB's Ax Of Netlist Patent Claims

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Friday refused to revive claims across a trio of Netlist computer memory patents challenged by Micron and Samsung, decisions that came after multimillion-dollar settlements were reached by the parties to end interlocking patent fights.

• FCC To Kick Off Upper C-Band Auction In Wireless Biz Boost

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission is ready to get moving on an auction long awaited by the wireless sector to sell exclusive licenses in the prime upper C-band airwaves.

• ABA Council Backs Law School Course, Faculty Rule Changes

  By Emma Cueto

  The American Bar Association council that handles law school accreditation voted Friday to relax standards related to online course credits and courses taught by full-time faculty, requirements that critics have claimed contributed to higher tuition rates.

• How AI Became The 'Backseat Driver' In Settlement Talks

  By Chris Villani

  Attorneys say the ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence by clients has put up barriers to resolving cases by giving litigants unrealistic expectations about their claims, introducing inaccurate or irrelevant case law, and making them second-guess their hired legal counsel more often.

• Memories Of Weil: From Childbirth To The Lehman Bankruptcy

  By Aebra Coe

  Those who worked within the walls of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP over its 95-year history have built up countless personal and professional memories. Here, six former attorneys and staff share some of their top memories.

• Justices Will Review If Trump Can Bypass Asylum At Border

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it will review whether President Donald Trump's proclamation declaring an invasion and imposing restrictions on entering the country allows the administration to quickly deport people arriving at the border and block them from seeking asylum.

• SEC Finally Issues Proposal To Limit Exec Pay Disclosures

  By Jessica Corso

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed cutting back on the information that investors receive about executive compensation, limiting the number of senior officers who have to detail their earnings as well as the perks they must publicly declare, in what the agency characterizes as an effort to reduce compliance burdens on publicly traded companies.

• Former CFTC Commissioner Among Trump's Picks For SEC

  By Hailey Konnath

  President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled his picks for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, notably nominating former CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson for a Democratic seat on the SEC.

• Merchants Sue OCC Over Push To Preempt Ill. Swipe-Fee Law

  By Jon Hill

  Merchant trade groups sued the government Thursday in D.C. federal court to overturn recent rules from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that seek to shield banks from Illinois state limits on swipe fees, arguing the "slapdash" preemption effort exceeded the agency's authority.

• Meta Says DC Fed. Court Has Oversight Of FTC Settlement

  By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

  A lawyer for Meta told a D.C. federal judge Thursday that his court has exclusive jurisdiction over a $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020, not the Federal Trade Commission.

• FBI Seizes $1.2B In Crypto Tied To Binance Heist

  By Dorothy Atkins

  The FBI has seized more than $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency recently stolen from the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, according to an FBI statement Thursday — the same day Binance announced that it has replaced all assets stolen in the heist.