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  Prison Healthcare Co. YesCare Hits Ch. 11, Citing Lawsuits

  By Emily Lever

  Prison healthcare company YesCare has filed for Chapter 11 protection, citing "extraordinary financial and opera...(read more)

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  Where Is Infowars? Families Continue Fight For Jones' Assets

  By José Luis Martínez

  A Texas federal judge on Friday probed whether assets belonging to Infowars operator Free Speech Systems LLC are...(read more)

• 'I Am The Judge,' Atty Facing Apple Sanctions Bid Told

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A California federal judge overseeing discovery in a consumer antitrust case against Google LLC rebuked the plaintiffs' attorney Monday as he fought a sanctions motion by former defendant Apple Inc., reminding him "I am the judge in this case" and that his requests must "meet the standard that I set forth."

• Trump Taps 6 Judges, Including Picks Needing Blue Slips

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Donald Trump announced six judicial nominees on Monday, including picks for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits and two district court picks that needed support from Democrats.

• BREAKING: 6th Circ. Becomes 3rd To Reject Trump's No-Bond Policy

  By Britain Eakin

  A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled Monday that 11 noncitizens were improperly detained under the mandatory detention provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, joining the Second and Eleventh circuits in holding that noncitizens arrested in the U.S. interior are entitled to bond hearings.

• 3rd Circ. Revives Privacy Claims Over Bass Pro Tracking

  By Matthew Santoni

  The Third Circuit on Monday partly revived multidistrict litigation over the use of "session replay" software by Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops to allegedly record visitors' activity on their websites, with a three-judge panel finding two of the eight tossed lawsuits had pled harm from the recording of plaintiffs' financial information.

• Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance

  By Chris Villani

  The breadth of a decade-long insider trading scheme prosecutors say was fueled by stolen BigLaw merger information should jolt firms to reexamine their practices to close gaps in internal security, experts told Law360, even if totally eliminating bad actors is nearly impossible.

• OpenAI Launches New Venture With $4B Initial Investment

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday announced plans to form a new company meant to increase adoption of its software across enterprises, which will launch with $4 billion of private equity investments, as well as the acquisition of an artificial intelligence consulting firm, Tomoro.

• Blackstone, Haliburton Plug $1B Into Energy Startup VoltaGrid

  By Nate Beck

  Behind-the-meter power generation company VoltaGrid said Monday that it plans to acquire a supplier and expand its offerings for data centers, microgrids and industrial uses with a $1 billion investment from Blackstone and Haliburton Co., advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Mogan Daniels Slager LLP.

• Justices Extend Stay On 5th Circ. Mifepristone Decision

  By Dan McKay

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a stay that preserved, for now, telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone.

• Apollo Agrees To Buy Events Businesses Emerald, Questex

  By Al Barbarino

  Sidley Austin LLP-advised Apollo said Monday it has agreed to acquire trade show operators Emerald Holding and Questex, with plans to combine the companies into a leading North American events and media platform.

• NJ AG's Office Avoids Defense Of Prosecutor In Ethics Case

  By Jake Maher

  The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General does not have to defend a county-level prosecutor in an ethics case over allegations he withheld exculpatory evidence, a state appeals court ruled in a precedential decision Monday.

• Dua Lipa Sues Samsung Over TV Box Images

  By Elliot Weld

  Pop singer Dua Lipa has hit Samsung with a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging her face appeared on the display of large boxes containing Samsung televisions without her permission.

• ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use

  By Cara Bayles

  A recent lawsuit against OpenAI highlights many of the hopes and anxieties about pro se litigants using generative artificial intelligence to churn out legal arguments. The technology raises concerns about confidentiality, hallucinations and ethical issues, but some access-to-justice advocates worry the lawsuit may hinder technology that might democratize legal services.