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  Feds Bar Microsoft, Adobe, Others From Visa Program

  By Britain Eakin

  Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and other tec...(read more)

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  SEC Says Climate-Tied Investor Actions May Pose Legal Risk

  By Jessica Corso

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released a report into its investigation of a successfu...(read more)

• USPTO Plan To Limit Patent Reviews Is In White House's Hands

  By Ryan Davis

  Rules proposed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to place new limits on patent challenges are being scrutinized by a White House agency, which has held dozens of meetings with groups advocating for and against the plan in recent weeks.

• Judge Plans To Drop TMZ Parent From Terrell Owens' TM Suit

  By Celeste Bott

  An Illinois state judge said Thursday that he intends to dismiss the Fox subsidiary behind TMZ from a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by ex-NFL star Terrell Owens, which accused the outlet of exploiting his famed catchphrase "Getcha Popcorn Ready" as a tagline in its football-related coverage to evoke anticipation, increase advertising revenues and generate web traffic.

• Viatris To Buy Pacira BioSciences For $1.65B

  By Al Barbarino

  Viatris has agreed to acquire non-opioid pain treatment maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion, with Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP advising Viatris and Ashurst Perkins Coie representing Pacira, the companies said Thursday.

• 3 Firms Steer Crescent, Devon On $4.2B Eagle Ford Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Crescent Energy has agreed to buy Eagle Ford assets from Devon Energy for about $4.2 billion, with three firms advising on a deal that will expand Crescent's position in the South Texas oil and gas basin, the companies said Thursday.

• Pa. Justices To Hear Philly's Suit Over Opioid-Spurred Crime

  By P.J. D'Annunzio

  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether the city of Philadelphia can sue CVS Pharmacy Inc. and other stores under state public nuisance laws for allegedly exacerbating the opioid epidemic with their prescription drug sales.

• New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy

  By Phillip Bantz

  The National Fraud Enforcement Division's new corporate enforcement policy emphasizes the quick pursuit of certain types of fraud through data analysis and staff resources, expands the target list beyond traditional healthcare providers and highlights the division's growing dominance within the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.

• High Court Puts 4th Circ. Political Ad Rate Ruling On Ice

  By Christopher Cole

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Fourth Circuit ruling that directed the Federal Communications Commission to review an agency staff decision requiring broadcasters charge the lowest political ad rates for committees tied to candidates.

• Jury Says Amazon Storefronts Infringed Golf Cart Patents

  By Theresa Schliep

  A federal jury in Virginia has found that three Amazon storefront operators willfully infringed a Chinese company's patent covering a collapsible golf cart, while also holding two of the operators liable for infringing a second, related patent.

• Trump's Comments Fuel Challenge To White House Press Ban

  By Jared Foretek

  An attorney for the three major news organizations temporarily barred from the White House said President Donald Trump's own words doomed his administration's claim that the ban was based on national security concerns, telling a D.C. federal judge Thursday that the president simply wanted "good press."

• Maduro's Wife Loses Bail Bid As US Levels Torture Charges

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge declined Thursday to grant bail to the wife of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, after prosecutors unveiled new narco-terrorism charges accusing the couple of a 25-year course of torture, including against Americans.

• Uncertainty Surrounds Judge Newman's 11th Circ. Transfer

  By Dani Kass

  Chief Justice John Roberts' order to transfer the Federal Circuit Judicial Council's disability investigation of a suspended 99-year-old judge to another court offers the neutral evaluation the judge has long been asking for, but attorneys are concerned about the transparency of the proceeding.

• Florida AG Seeks To Force Meta To Curb Addictive Features

  By Emily Field

  The Florida attorney general Wednesday asked a state court to compel Meta Platforms Inc. to impose age verification measures and curb addictive features, saying that a recent $17.1 billion settlement with other state attorneys general shows that the social media giant can do so.