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  9th Circ. Revives Copyright Fight Over Sam Smith Tune

  By Lauren Berg

  The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday resurrected a copyright lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Da...(read more)

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  Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search

  By Bryan Koenig

  A D.C. federal judge probed potential middle grounds Tuesday for how to give Google's search engine rivals a leg...(read more)

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• NYC Paid Record High Of $2B In Legal Claims In 2024

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  New York City paid nearly $2 billion last year to settle legal claims, setting a record high for the payouts with a half-billion dollar increase over the previous year, according to new data released by the city's fiscal watchdog on Wednesday.

• Justices Say Reservists Get Extra Pay No Matter Wartime Role

  By Daniel Wilson and Madeline Lyskawa

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that federally employed military reservists called to active duty during wartime or a national emergency are entitled to a top-up differential pay, regardless of their specific role.

• Gilead Will Pay $202M In DOJ Deal Over Drug Kickbacks

  By Craig Clough

  Gilead agreed to pay $202 million to the federal government and some states to resolve claims it made improper payments to high-volume prescribers of its HIV drugs, New York federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

• 2nd Circ. Not Sure FCC Fine Denied Verizon's Trial Right

  By Christopher Cole

  Second Circuit judges questioned Tuesday why the feds couldn't fine Verizon millions of dollars for location data misuse since the telecom carrier has the option of refusing to pay and demanding a jury trial if the U.S. Department of Justice comes to collect.

• Feds Have Strong Hand On Judge Charged With Blocking ICE

  By Danielle Ferguson and Carolyn Muyskens

  A Wisconsin state judge faces an uphill battle in defending against federal criminal allegations that she helped a man evade immigration officials at a Wisconsin courthouse, but she may be able to stake out a defense in arguing the government can't prove intent, experts told Law360. 

• Justices Wary Of Issuing 'Advisory' Ruling In Class Cert. Row

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court's latest attempt to address a pressing question about class certification standards may be doomed by a procedural hiccup, with a majority of justices expressing concern Tuesday that they didn't have the authority to wade into a dispute over approval of a class that contains uninjured members.

• 'The Court Is Not A Cartoon': Judge Rips Dragon Watermark

  By Hailey Konnath

  A Michigan federal magistrate judge Monday ordered an East Lansing, Michigan, firm called Dragon Lawyers PC to stop plastering its pleadings with a large, suit-clad purple cartoon dragon watermark on each page, saying it's not only "distracting, it's juvenile and impertinent."

• Chancery Ruling In Fox News Case Raises Experts' Eyebrows

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Experts are questioning a Delaware Chancery Court order for review of a Fox Corp. director's independence in a suit seeking recoveries for 2020 election-tied defamation damages, raising the potential for the suit's dismissal four months after a different jurist on the same court moved the case toward trial.

• Univ. Groups Can Pursue Free-Speech Case Over Removals

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ruled that he will allow academic organizations to pursue their "novel" First Amendment claims against the Trump administration over the deportation of noncitizen faculty and students who expressed pro-Palestinian views.

• Justices Scoff At Feds' Defenses In Mistaken FBI Raid Case

  By Chart Riggall

  Supreme Court justices Tuesday appeared flummoxed by the government's "ridiculous" arguments it should be immune to a Georgia resident's lawsuit over a mistaken FBI raid on her house, but seemed unlikely to issue a blanket ruling on when an officer's discretion trumps their liability for injuries caused by their actions.

• PacifiCorp Hit With $11M Verdict In Latest Wildfire Case

  By Cara Salvatore

  A Portland, Oregon, jury awarded around $10.8 million in noneconomic damages Tuesday to nine plaintiffs who suffered property damage in a group of 2020 wildfires attributed to PacifiCorp's negligence, with the awards likely to be increased to account for punitive damages.

• Automakers Get 15% Tariff Offset Under New Trump Order

  By Dylan Moroses

  President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday afternoon to provide automakers that produce and sell finished vehicles in the U.S. a 15% offset on future imported parts that face a 25% tariff for the next year.