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  6th Circ. Blocks 100s Of Opioid MDL Cases Targeting PBMs

  By Jeff Overley

  The Sixth Circuit on Friday overturned a pivotal decision in multidistrict opioid litigation that had dramatical...(read more)

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  5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Monday to begin its 2026 October term, which includes several cases that cou...(read more)

• Southern Glazer's Agrees To Pricing Limitations In FTC Deal

  By Hailey Konnath

  Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits agreed to pricing restrictions barring it from charging smaller stores more than large retailers to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's landmark, Biden-era price discrimination suit, according to an announcement made Friday.

• Texas Justices Agree To Hear BNSF, Zurich Asbestos Suit

  By Spencer Brewer

  The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to take up Zurich American Insurance Co.'s challenge to a finding that it must continue to pay for the defense of BNSF Railway against hundreds of asbestos exposure suits.

• 3rd Circ. AI Ruling May Reach Beyond Westlaw Content Fight

  By Ivan Moreno

  The Third Circuit went out of its way to say its ruling against a defunct legal research startup was not a generative artificial intelligence case, but copyright lawyers expect the reach of its reasoning to be tested almost immediately in pending AI litigation.

• Judge OKs Provider Not Telling Clients Of Deal End, For Now

  By Rachel Konieczny

  A Colorado state judge granted Friday a home personal care services company's bid to delay notifying clients of a state regulatory agency's decision to terminate its provider agreement amid an upcoming administrative appeal hearing, citing a potential care gap for the providers' clients — all of them insured by Medicaid.

• Judge Clevenger Retires After 36 Years On Fed. Circ.

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond C. Clevenger III has retired from the Federal Circuit, 20 years after taking senior status, the court said Friday.

• DOJ Envisions 'Full-Fledged Law Firm' To Combat Gov't Fraud

  By Phillip Bantz

  The National Fraud Enforcement Division was created less than six months ago, but it is rapidly reshaping the U.S. Department of Justice and spurring an uptick in internal corporate investigations, white collar experts say.

• Onsemi, Synaptics Revise Deal To $5.7B After Alternate Bid

  By Al Barbarino

  Onsemi and Synaptics Inc. have amended their $7 billion merger agreement after a third party submitted an unsolicited competing bid for Synaptics, resulting in a revised $5.7 billion value and a switch from all-stock to cash.

• Del. Justices Back Dismissal Of Gemini's Bausch & Lomb Suit

  By Jarek Rutz

  The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of Gemini Insurance Co.'s request to block Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. from pursuing an insurance coverage fight in Louisiana, ruling that Gemini waived its argument that the case should have been transferable to Delaware Superior Court.

• Parler Ex-CEO Wins $11M Over Ouster From Social Media Site

  By Cara Salvatore

  A jury in Nevada found Friday that Parler co-founder John Matze is owed nearly $11.1 million, including $250,000 in punitive damages, for the stake he was stripped of after billionaire business partner Rebekah Mercer and others allegedly changed the social media company's constitution to get rid of him.

• Legal Sector Adds 2K Jobs, For 6th Straight Month Of Growth

  By Tracey Read

  While the overall U.S. economy's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, the legal industry was in the midst of a six-month hot streak.

• Former Fla. Rep. Gets 10 Years In Venezuela FARA Case

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced ex-Florida Rep. David Rivera to 10 years in prison for failing to register as a foreign agent and laundering the proceeds of a $50 million contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company.

• Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Center Chief's Retaliation Suit

  By Celeste Bott

  A Cook County jury sided with Northwestern University on Friday on claims by its former gender and sexuality center director that he was unlawfully fired and banned from campus in retaliation for criticizing its decision to remove resources from the center's website, soon after President Donald Trump's administration began cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.