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  Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over 'Black Widow' Release

  By Craig Clough

  "Black Widow" star Scarlett Johansson launched an offscreen battle against Marvel-parent Disney in California st...(read more)

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  Nikola Founder Charged In NY With Lying To Raise Billions

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• Avenatti Was 'Anxious' To Get NBA Player's $3M, Atty Testifies

  By Lauren Berg

  A Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner who represented NBA player Hassan Whiteside told the California federal jury in Michael Avenatti's embezzlement trial Thursday that Avenatti appeared "anxious" to receive the $3 million settlement he negotiated for Whiteside's ex-girlfriend, saying Avenatti sent multiple inquiries before the money was even due.

• McKinsey Opioid MDL Has A Need For Speed, Judge Says

  By Jeff Overley

  A California federal judge fired a proverbial starting pistol Thursday in multidistrict litigation over consulting giant McKinsey & Co.'s alleged role in the opioid crisis, telling attorneys at the MDL's first hearing to lace up their "track shoes" and expect swift rulings on pivotal threshold issues.

• House Approves $19B Boost For DOT Budget

  By Linda Chiem

  The U.S. Department of Transportation could see its budget bumped up to $105.7 billion to expand safety programs and fund highway, rail, transit and climate-focused infrastructure projects as part of a sprawling spending package the U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday.

• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For $22M Worker Bonus Program

  By Rick Archer

  A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday gave Purdue Pharma the go-ahead to pay up to $22.1 million in retention bonuses to midlevel workers, rejecting calls to delay the decision until after next month's Chapter 11 plan confirmation hearing.

• Novartis Cancer Drug Suits Too Few To Centralize, JPML Told

  By Emily Field

  Novartis Pharmaceuticals Inc. told the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday that suits alleging its blood cancer drug Tasigna causes cardiovascular disease should not be consolidated, since the company believes it is unlikely that significantly more suits will be filed in federal court.

• Apple 1st To Ask Justices To Weigh In On PTAB's Fintiv Policy

  By Britain Eakin

  Apple has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the Federal Circuit has the authority to review decisions in which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board exercises its discretion to deny patent reviews in light of parallel district court litigation, marking the first time the justices have been asked to wade into the matter.

• Davis Wright Bumps Associate Pay, Billable Hour Targets

  By Emily Lever

  Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is the latest BigLaw firm to raise associate and counsel pay — and it's also hiking billable hour requirements, Law360 Pulse has learned.

• Koch Foods, Ex-Pilgrim's Execs Charged With Price-Fixing

  By Matthew Perlman

  Grand juries in Denver have charged Koch Foods and several former Pilgrim's Pride executives with criminal charges as part of an ongoing investigation of an alleged price-fixing conspiracy in the broiler chicken industry, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

• Wholesaler GBG USA Hits Ch. 11 With More Than $1B In Debt

  By Emma Whitford and Vince Sullivan

  Retail wholesaler GBG USA filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court Thursday, listing more than $1 billion in debt and pointing to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retail as well as international supply chain disruptions.

• Robinhood Hits The Markets After $2.1B Cravath-Led IPO

  By Elise Hansen

  Stock-trading platform Robinhood made its public market debut Thursday after pricing a much-anticipated, $2.1 billion initial public offering guided by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

• Bayer To Set Aside Another $4.5B For Future Roundup Claims

  By Mike Curley

  Bayer AG's CEO told investors in a call Thursday morning that the company is setting aside an additional $4.5 billion to cover its potential exposure for future claims from plaintiffs alleging they developed cancer after using its Roundup weedkiller.

• Google Hit With £920M Antitrust Suit Over App Store Charges

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Google has been hit with a £920 million ($1.3 billion) lawsuit on behalf of more than 19 million Android users in Britain for allegedly abusing its market dominance by charging "excessive" commissions on app sales, Hausfeld & Co LLP said on Thursday.