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  High Court Will Take Up Case Of Goldman Arbitration Denial

  By Vince Sullivan

  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a case involving a Fourth Circuit decision that denied an attempt by Go...(read more)

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  10th Circ. Lifts Block On New NCAA Eligibility Rule

  By Elaine Briseño

  The Tenth Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court's preliminary decision that would have granted another year o...(read more)

• McDonald's Falsely Touts 'Sugar Free' Coffee Bevs, Suit Says

  By Rae Ann Varona

  McDonald's "sugar free" McCafé coffee beverages actually have up to 18 grams of sugar due to dairy, consumers alleged Friday in a proposed false advertising class action filed in Illinois federal court, saying the fast-food chain's use of the "sugar free" term violates federal regulations and consumer protection laws.

• Dem Takeover Points To Reset On College Sports Legislation

  By Alex Lawson

  The looming Democratic takeover of both congressional chambers signals doom for quick action on college sports oversight, with a crowded calendar and the new majority's wishes to reshape the legislation emerging as roadblocks to a Senate-approved bill.

• Up Next At High Court: Pipeline Takings & H-2A Fines

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court will wrap up its November sitting by hearing disputes over whether federal or state law should control how much compensation landowners receive for private condemnations under the Natural Gas Act and if the U.S. Department of Labor can use in-house courts to issue civil penalties for violations of its temporary agricultural worker program. 

• Medical IT Co. Makes Data Breach Deal With Conn., Mich., NJ

  By George Woolston

  The attorneys general of Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey on Friday announced a settlement of up to $10 million with companies that they say failed to protect medical data ahead of a March 2023 data breach that affected 13.3 million people.

• Weil's Corporate Leader, Team Join Cravath

  By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

  A team of prominent mergers and acquisitions partners at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, including the attorney who chaired its 600-attorney corporate department, joined Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Friday, according to a source with knowledge of the departures. That person requested anonymity to discuss information that had not been publicly confirmed by Cravath.

• GSK, Moderna End COVID Vaccine Patent Fight In Delaware

  By Craig Clough

  GlaxoSmithKline and Moderna dismissed two Delaware federal patent suits Friday over Moderna's COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, following a broader settlement in which the companies agreed to license patents to each other.

• J&J Hit With $1.9M Verdict Over Talc User's Cancer

  By Cara Salvatore

  A Massachusetts jury said Friday that Johnson & Johnson owes $1.9 million for causing the mesothelioma, but not the death, of a former talcum powder user who also had a heart condition.

• US Legal Sector Jobs Reached Record High In October

  By Tracey Read

  The legal industry's hot streak continued last month, adding 2,400 more jobs in October to reach a record high, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Top Blanche Adviser Among Latest To Exit DOJ

  By Jared Foretek

  A top legal adviser to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced his departure from the U.S. Department of Justice Friday, becoming the latest in a slew of high-profile resignations from the department since Republicans' midterm election defeat Tuesday night.

• 2nd Circ. Doubts Aetna's Push To Arbitrate Health Fund Fight

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The Second Circuit Friday appeared skeptical of Aetna's push to force arbitration of an insurance contract dispute with a multiemployer union health benefit fund, with judges pointing to circuit precedent that arguably undermined Aetna's position.

• Defeated Texas Justice Being Considered For Federal Bench

  By Courtney Bublé

  With the clock ticking on Republicans' control of the Senate, President Donald Trump is considering putting a Texas Supreme Court justice who just lost reelection on the federal bench.

• Kirkland Adds 40-Atty Weil Team Led By Ramona Nee

  By Anna Sanders and Daniel Moritz-Rabson

  Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Friday the addition of 40 attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, including the private equity practice co-leader who was once set to lead the firm.