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  5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Monday to begin its 2026 October Term, which includes several cases that cou...(read more)

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  DuPont, Corteva Accused Of $40B PFAS Asset Shielding

  By Craig Clough

  The company formerly known as DuPont and its parent Corteva Inc. were sued in Indiana state court Thursday by 15...(read more)

• Meet The Attys Arguing Colo. Climate Tort At The High Court

  By Keith Goldberg

  U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments over the future of climate change torts against energy companies on Monday will feature a trio of attorneys who have spent plenty of time at the high court's lectern. Here's who will be arguing for or against letting the city and county of Boulder, Colorado's climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy proceed in state court.

• Judge Clevenger Retires After 36 Years On Fed. Circ.

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond C. Clevenger III has retired from the Federal Circuit, 20 years after taking senior status, the court said Friday.

• DOJ Envisions 'Full-Fledged Law Firm' To Combat Gov't Fraud

  By Phillip Bantz

  The National Fraud Enforcement Division was created less than six months ago, but it is rapidly reshaping the U.S. Department of Justice and spurring an uptick in internal corporate investigations, white collar experts say.

• Onsemi, Synaptics Revise Deal To $5.7B After Alternate Bid

  By Al Barbarino

  Onsemi and Synaptics Inc. have amended their $7 billion merger agreement after a third party submitted an unsolicited competing bid for Synaptics, resulting in a revised $5.7 billion value and a switch from all-stock to cash.

• Del. Justices Back Dismissal Of Gemini's Bausch & Lomb Suit

  By Jarek Rutz

  The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of Gemini Insurance Co.'s request to block Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. from pursuing an insurance coverage fight in Louisiana, ruling that Gemini waived its argument that the case should have been transferable to Delaware Superior Court.

• Parler Ex-CEO Wins $11M Over Ouster From Social Media Site

  By Cara Salvatore

  A jury in Nevada found Friday that Parler co-founder John Matze is owed nearly $11.1 million, including $250,000 in punitive damages, for the stake he was stripped of after billionaire business partner Rebekah Mercer and others allegedly changed the social media company's constitution to get rid of him

• Legal Sector Adds 2K Jobs, For 6th Straight Month Of Growth

  By Tracey Read

  While the overall U.S. economy's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, the legal industry was in the midst of a six-month hot streak.

• Former Fla. Rep. Gets 10 Years In Venezuela FARA Case

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced ex-Florida Rep. David Rivera to 10 years in prison for failing to register as a foreign agent and laundering the proceeds of a $50 million contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company.

• Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Center Chief's Retaliation Suit

  By Celeste Bott

  A Cook County jury sided with Northwestern University on Friday on claims by its former gender and sexuality center director that he was unlawfully fired and banned from campus in retaliation for criticizing its decision to remove resources from the center's website, soon after President Donald Trump's administration began cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

• CMA Worries Nexfibre's $2.7B Deal Could Hinder Competition

  By Dawood Fakhir

  The competition regulator said Friday that it has provisionally found that the Nexfibre joint venture's proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Substantial Group, the second-largest alternative fiber provider in the U.K., could harm competition in the country.

• EU Court Upholds €31.5M Packaging Cartel Fines

  By Ronan Barnard

  Two major canning companies have lost their appeals against €31.5 million ($35.5 million) in fines for participating in a cartel in Germany by sharing sales information and coordinating commercial strategies after an European Union court dismissed their arguments.

• Judge Should Penalize Meta $40B In Latest Trial, NM Argues

  By Cara Salvatore

  The state of New Mexico asked a judge Thursday to penalize Meta $35 billion to $40 billion for statements that a jury found grossly misrepresented the social media giant's actual data privacy practices, while Meta argued no harm was proven and the damages should be in the $345 million to $3.45 billion range.