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  Del. Opens Door For 2 Seat Changes As Strine Retires

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Delaware’s Judicial Nominating Commission began taking applications early Thursday for Supreme Court Chief Justi...(read more)

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  Dow Corning Settles 22-Year Interest Fight With $172M Payout

  By Vince Sullivan

  Former silicone breast implant maker Dow Corning Corporation proposed a settlement Wednesday in Michigan bankrup...(read more)

• Gilead Challenges HHS' HIV Prevention Patents

  By Dani Kass

  Gilead Sciences Inc. is asking the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to review four of the government’s HIV prevention patents, escalating a fight over who actually invented the use of the HIV treatment medication Truvada to prevent infection.

• MTA Bridges Can’t Duck Trimmed Excessive Tolls Suits

  By Linda Chiem

  The operator of some of New York City’s major toll bridges and tunnels must face trimmed proposed class claims that it hit motorists with improper fees and excessive penalties from its E-ZPass cashless tolls, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday as he allowed several other agencies to dodge the suit.

• World Fuel To Pay $170M For Aviation Fueling Biz UVair

  By Benjamin Horney

  An affiliate of Miami-based fuel logistics company World Fuel Services Corp. has agreed to buy the UVair fuel business from Houston-headquartered Universal Weather and Aviation Inc. in a deal worth $170 million, the companies said Thursday.

• Billionaire FilmOn Exec Tells Judge 'I Will Not Pay' Sanctions

  By Craig Clough

  A California judge sanctioned FilmOn founder Alki David $2,000 on Wednesday for repeatedly running afoul of courtroom rules with frequent outbursts during a trial on allegations he sexually harassed a former employee, but the self-represented billionaire defended his anger and defiantly told the judge he'll never pay the fine.

• Spotify Infringed Eminem's 'Lose Yourself,' Other Tracks: Suit

  By Lauren Berg

  Spotify pretended to have a license to stream Eminem's hit "Lose Yourself" and the rapper's other works owned by his publisher Eight Mile Style even though it doesn't have the rights to do so, according to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed Wednesday in Nashville federal court.  

• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is Unconstitutional, Grocer Says

  By Lauraann Wood

  Albertsons told an Illinois state judge Tuesday that the state's hot-button biometric privacy law unconstitutionally hits some companies harder than others, as the grocer fights a former pharmacist's proposed class action over its finger-scanning technology.

• Last-Minute Pact Spares Mexican Tomatoes From Tariffs

  By Suzanne Monyak

  Imported Mexican tomatoes were spared from a double-digit tariff after the U.S. Department of Commerce struck a deal with Mexican growers on Tuesday night and halted its anti-dumping investigation.

• China Threatens Sanctions Over $8B Sale Of F-16s To Taiwan

  By Kaitlyn Burton

  China on Wednesday vowed to impose sanctions on U.S. companies involved in a planned $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a day after the Trump administration formally notified Congress of the deal, which has garnered bipartisan backing.

• SEC Guidance Could Subject Proxy Firms To Closer Scrutiny

  By Tom Zanki

  A divided Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved guidance clarifying how investors should rely on proxy advisory firms when making voting decisions, a move welcomed by business interests but panned by certain investor advocates.

• Fed. Circ. Temporarily Trims L'Oreal Injunction In $50M Suit

  By Dani Kass

  A day after L'Oreal USA Inc. was ordered to pay nearly $50 million for misappropriating trade secrets and infringing patents belonging to a hair care rival, the Federal Circuit on Wednesday issued a short-term stay that will allow L'Oreal to keep making and selling some of the disputed products.