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  3 Firms Steer $5.7B Cenovus, Athabasca Canadian Oil Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Canada's Cenovus Energy Inc. has agreed to acquire Athabasca Oil Corp. in a cash and stock transaction with an i...(read more)

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  Meet The Attys Arguing Colo. Climate Tort At The High Court

  By Keith Goldberg

  U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments over the future of climate change torts against energy companies on Monday wil...(read more)

• OpenAI's 'Astra' Name Causes 'Reverse Confusion,' Co. Says

  By Ivan Moreno

  OpenAI's launch of Astra, its flagship AI model, threatens to make an earlier user of the name appear to be a copycat, a California software company claimed Monday in a federal trademark lawsuit.

• Chancery Allows Discovery In Boehringer Trade Secrets Fight

  By Jarek Rutz

  The Delaware Chancery Court Monday allowed Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. to move ahead with discovery in its trade secrets fight against United Therapeutics Corp., but rejected the drugmaker's request for a rapid-fire forensic discovery schedule, finding Boehringer waited too long to justify that level of emergency relief.

• 1st Circ. Doubts Harvard Grant Fight Belongs In Claims Court

  By Chris Villani

  The First Circuit Monday appeared skeptical that a lower court erred in backing Harvard University in a suit over the Trump administration's bid to freeze more than $2 billion in grant funding, suggesting that the case had been decided in the proper venue.

• Shionogi To Buy Texas Biotech IntraBio In $2B Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based biotech IntraBio Inc. for $2 billion, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advising Shionogi and Kirkland & Ellis LLP and DLA Piper representing IntraBio.

• CH Robinson To Acquire RXO In $5.8B Logistics Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Transportation technology company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire freight broker RXO in a stock-and-cash transaction for $5.8 billion, creating a combined company with an enterprise value of over $25 billion.

• Justices Seek Trump Admin's Views In Escrow-Interest Fight

  By Jon Hill

  The U.S. Supreme Court asked Monday for the Trump administration to weigh in as the justices consider taking up a set of cases challenging whether federally chartered banks are exempt from state laws requiring lenders to pay interest on homeowners' mortgage escrow accounts.

• High Court Turns Away Delta Pilots' Military Leave Bias Suit

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear former Delta Air Lines pilots' challenge to an Eleventh Circuit ruling that grounded their suit alleging the airline pushed them out of their jobs for taking military leave.

• Justices Seek Solicitor General's Views On Tribal River Claims

  By Crystal Owens

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sought the solicitor general's views on whether Washington tribes can pursue damages against a Canadian mining company for alleged pollution to the Columbia River.

• High Court Won't Hear Madoff Feeder Funds' Clawback Appeal

  By Vince Sullivan

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari to a group of feeder funds that invested in the Ponzi scheme of Bernard L. Madoff, which sought to challenge a Second Circuit ruling that found their $6 billion in clawback claims were barred by a securities safe harbor of the bankruptcy code.

• Justices Vacate 9th Circ. Ruling On Noem's TPS Authority

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration's request to wipe out a Ninth Circuit decision that found former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority to vacate a temporary protected status extension for Venezuela.

• Justices Deny Zillow's Bid To Revisit Goldman Ruling

  By Jessica Corso

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined Zillow's invitation to revisit a 5-year-old ruling on class certification, allowing Zillow investors to proceed as a class on claims that they were duped about the company's now-shuttered home-buying business.

• Stikeman Advises Energy Biz On Potential $1.11B Acquisition

  By Irene Madongo

  Ithaca Energy said Monday it will buy oil assets off the east coast of Canada from Suncor Energy in a transaction worth up to $1.11 billion that the company added will boost its operations.