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  DLA Piper Embraces Cannabis In Rare Move For BigLaw

  By Diana Novak Jones

  DLA Piper announced the formation of a global practice group focused on cannabis Friday, following many law firm...(read more)

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  Wells Fargo Will Pay $3B To DOJ, SEC Over Sales Scandal

  By Jon Hill

  Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay a total of $3 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations by the U....(read more)

• Fish & Richardson Names Biosimilars Litigator As New CEO

  By Dani Kass

  Fish & Richardson PC principals have voted for John C. Adkisson to take over as the president and CEO of the nation's largest intellectual property firm, but that doesn’t mean he’s about to give up his biosimilar-focused patent litigation practice.

• Facebook Execs Blame Google For 2010 Struggles In Tax Trial

  By Dorothy Atkins

  Two top Facebook executives testified during a bench trial Friday that the social media giant struggled to compete with Google in 2010, when the IRS claims it undervalued its intangible property by billions, contributing to Facebook's revenue shortfall three years later.

• Prosecutor Took Jabs At Roger Stone's Reduced Sentence

  By Khorri Atkinson

  When John Crabb Jr. appeared before the federal judge set to sentence Roger Stone on Thursday, the case's top prosecutor made a string of striking arguments that flew in the face of the U.S. Department of Justice's official line.

• Bloomberg Frees 3 Workers From Confidentiality Pacts

  By Vin Gurrieri

  Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg said Friday that his eponymous company will stop using nondisclosure agreements in settlements resolving sexual misconduct claims and that three women who accused him of making inappropriate remarks will be allowed to speak publicly if they wish.

• Conde Nast Drops NDAs Covering Harassment, Discrimination

  By Kevin Stawicki

  Conde Nast is abandoning nondisclosure agreements that muzzle workers from speaking out about discrimination, harassment or retaliation, saying Friday it will not enter into such agreements going forward.

• US Women's Soccer Team Seeks $66.7M In Gender Pay Suit

  By Craig Clough

  Players on the U.S. Women's National Team have urged a California federal judge to grant them a win in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, disclosing they are seeking over $66.7 million in damages and arguing now-public collective bargaining agreements prove a disparity in pay.

• Uber Must Face $1B Trade Secrets Suit, Jury Finds

  By Hannah Albarazi

  Uber must face a $1 billion trade secrets lawsuit after a San Francisco jury handed down a verdict Friday finding that an inventor timely brought his claim that the ride-hailing giant and its founder stole his business concept.

• Weinstein Jury Appears Split On Top Sexual Assault Charge

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  The jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial strongly suggested Friday they were deadlocked on the top charge of predatory sexual assault but united on three other rape and sexual assault counts.

• Mass. Securities Chief Sets Up State Rules, Blasting SEC Regs

  By Chris Villani

  Massachusetts' top securities cop sharply criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission broker standards as he announced Friday that the Bay State will implement its own conduct rules that are stricter than those set forth by the federal government.

• Bid To DQ Judge On Eve Of VW 'Clean Diesel' Trial Tossed

  By Hannah Albarazi

  A California federal judge denied a motion to disqualify him from overseeing the first U.S. trial over Volkswagen's "clean diesel" emissions scandal set to begin on Monday, saying Friday the drivers’ bid was a delay tactic and failed to show the required degree of favoritism or antagonism to justify disqualification.