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  NCAA Sues Ohio Gov. Over Athlete Eligibility Expansion

  By Alex Lawson

  The NCAA sued Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday, asking a federal judge to set aside the governor's executive orde...(read more)

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  Exxon Can't Escape $816M Verdict In Benzene Exposure Suit

  By Lauren Berg

  Exxon Mobil Corp. cannot escape a nearly $816 million judgment awarded to a service station mechanic who says hi...(read more)

• Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is concerned that a ruling instructing trial courts to defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's interpretation of federal sentencing guidelines could blow a "pretty big hole" in the court's recent rejection of deference doctrines. His colleagues, however, don't appear as perturbed.

• Fla. Court Won't Halt Fatal Crash Suit During Tesla Venue Bid

  By David Minsky

  A Florida state judge on Friday denied Tesla Inc.'s request to pause proceedings in a fatal crash lawsuit as the company appeals an order blocking transfer to a neighboring county, citing a trial that's tentatively scheduled to commence in a matter of weeks. 

• Google Users' $85M Fee Ask Stalls Over 'Utterly Lacking' Bill

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge on Thursday rejected an $85 million attorney fee request following a $700 million settlement in a consumer-led case against Google, ruling that counsel's submitted billing records are "utterly lacking in information demonstrating what work was done and for what purpose," while granting leave to amend the request.

• International Seaways To Buy Tanker Owner In $370M Deal

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Shipping giant International Seaways Inc. said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Bruton Ltd., which is listed on the Euronext Oslo stock exchange, in a deal that values the tanker owner at $370 million.

• 11th Circ. ERISA Exhaustion Shift Furthers Textualist Trend

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  An Eleventh Circuit decision overruling decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court continues a trend of courts excising judicially imposed rules not contained in statutory text, attorneys say.

• Expect These Post-Midterm Probes If The Hill Changes Hands

  By Phillip Bantz

  The top investigative priorities of a potentially Democratic-controlled Congress are coming into sharper focus with the midterms weeks away and could impact an array of companies and individuals in technology, finance and energy, experts say.

• Huawei Founder Played It Cool In FBI Interview, Jury Hears

  By Stewart Bishop

  A former FBI agent on Thursday told a Brooklyn federal jury about an interview he conducted with Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, saying the executive suggested that the Chinese telecommunications firm had no direct dealings with Iran and respected intellectual property rights.

• Ex-NFL Player Seeks $300M Over Career-Ending Hip Surgery

  By Dorothy Atkins

  Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver David Bell sued more than a dozen entities in a $300 million medical malpractice lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court Thursday, alleging he was duped into having an unnecessary hip surgery that nearly killed him and ended his promising NFL career.

• Colo. Panel Upholds Agency's Emissions Monitoring Rule

  By Rachel Konieczny

  The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld a state agency's rule on emissions monitoring Thursday, wholly rejecting a challenge by environmental groups that contended the rule allows most polluters to escape certain monitoring requirements by paying a fee.

• Trump Admin Urges High Court To Curb APA Rule Vacatur

  By Jared Foretek

  The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the Administrative Procedure Act allows federal judges to universally vacate agency rules in what could be a major test of the judiciary's authority to check executive agency power.

• Norfolk Southern On The Hook For $1.6M In Age Bias Suit

  By Kelcey Caulder

  An Alabama federal judge entered final judgment Thursday in favor of a former longtime Norfolk Southern worker who claimed the Atlanta-based company and two subsidiaries violated federal age discrimination law by forcing him out of his job, cementing a jury's $1.6 million verdict for the worker.

• White House Crypto Aide Exits Role

  By Aislinn Keely

  White House crypto aide Patrick Witt announced Thursday that he's left his post, a departure that comes after key crypto legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate last month.