Justices Suggest PTAB Will Survive, But With More Oversight

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  $2B In Storm Costs Forces Texas Electric Co-Op Into Ch. 11

  By Vince Sullivan

  The oldest and largest electricity transmission cooperative in Texas hit Chapter 11 on Monday, two weeks after a...(read more)

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  SoftBank Settles WeWork Suits Over Failed $3B Tender Offer

  By Hailey Konnath

  SoftBank Group has reached a confidential agreement with WeWork's board of directors and its founder Adam Neuman...(read more)

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• ERISA Group Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Seattle Benefits Law

  By Dorothy Atkins

  The ERISA Industry Committee urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to find that a Seattle ordinance requiring large hotels to pay workers for health care coverage is preempted by federal law, arguing that the ordinance isn't merely "wage-like" because it requires a new system to dole out differing payment amounts based on marital status and family size.

• PwC Whistleblower Had 'Combative' Streak, HR Mgr Testifies

  By Hannah Albarazi

  A former PwC employee suing the auditing giant for retaliation following his purported whistleblowing activities had "emotional outbursts" in response to professional feedback, a PwC human resources manager testified in a California federal bench trial Monday, saying his communication style with clients verged on "abusive."

• Intel Calls Damages Request 'Outrageous' At Patent Trial

  By Britain Eakin

  As the first in-person patent jury trial in the U.S this year wound down Monday, VLSI told a jury in the Western District of Texas that Intel owes billions of dollars for infringing two computer chip patents, while the chipmaker called the damages request "outrageous."

• Mesothelioma Casts Pall Over Family, Asbestos Plaintiff Says

  By Cara Salvatore

  The wife of a mesothelioma patient told a jury Monday in a Zoom trial that she's afraid her husband won't live long enough to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, shortly before she and her husband rested their case against a maker of asbestos-containing boiler liner material.

• JPMorgan Chase Defeats Iran Hostage Crisis Class Action

  By Sarah Jarvis

  A New York federal judge has granted JPMorgan Chase's motion to dismiss a proposed class action filed by victims of the 1979 Iran embassy hostage crisis, saying the statute of limitations has expired for their claims against its predecessor, Chase Manhattan Bank.

• What To Watch As Biden's CFPB Nominee Faces Senate Panel

  By Jon Hill

  When President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces off with senators at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, concerns about enforcement, pandemic relief, fair lending and more could take center stage.

• 6 Topics To Watch As Gensler Interviews For Top SEC Job

  By Dean Seal

  Gary Gensler, the former Goldman Sachs executive-turned-financial regulatory hawk, will undoubtedly face questions on the recent GameStop trading frenzy, climate disclosures and other hot-button issues Tuesday when he defends his nomination to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• USDA Rescinds Environmental Decision On Ariz. Copper Mine

  By Joyce Hanson

  The federal government said Monday that it is withdrawing a last-minute Trump administration environmental impact statement regarding a land swap for the Resolution Copper mine project in Arizona, only hours before its deadline to reply to an Apache nonprofit's emergency Ninth Circuit appeal.

• Georgia Federal Judge To Take Senior Status In April

  By Rosie Manins

  An Atlanta federal judge will take senior status this spring to spend more time with her family, paving the way for a second new judge to be appointed by President Joe Biden in the Northern District of Georgia.

• Ex-Boies Schiller Attys' New Firm Sues 'Bullying' Co-Founder

  By Dave Simpson

  Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP, which was formed last year by former Boies Schiller Flexner LLP attorneys, has sued in New York federal court to oust one of the new firm's founding partners, whom it called "erratic," "bullying," "combative" and verbally abusive.

• Fed. Circ. Says Albright Didn't Explain Why He Barred Expert

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Monday threw out U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright's decision to exclude part of the testimony of an oil field operations patent holder's technical expert in an infringement suit, finding that the judge didn't adequately explain his reasoning.

• Mayorkas Vows To Help Separated Migrant Families Stay In US

  By Jennifer Doherty

  Families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy will be allowed to remain in the U.S. after reuniting as part of President Joe Biden's efforts to repair the immigration system, the secretary of homeland security announced Monday.