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  DOJ Gets OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs In NY Case

  By Lauren Berg

  The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday secured a Manhattan federal judge's permission to unseal grand jury ma...(read more)

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  PE-Backed Medical Supplies Giant Medline Eyes $5B IPO

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Private equity-backed medical supplies behemoth Medline has outlined terms for its long-awaited initial public o...(read more)

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• Final Shipping Companies Settle CAT Cartel Claim For £54M

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Lawyers representing millions of motorists who were allegedly charged inflated delivery prices have agreed a £54 million ($71 million) settlement against the final two vehicle shipping companies left in an opt-out class action before a trial judgment could be published.

• 'Stop Asking Questions': NASCAR Leaks Team's Finances

  By Hayley Fowler

  NASCAR blindsided a former race car driver Tuesday in its antitrust trial by exposing his team's financial data to the jury despite an alleged nondisclosure agreement, provoking a cascade of objections from the opposition and a reproach from the bench.

• Uber May Win Sanctions On Atty Who Disclosed MDL Docs

  By Bonnie Eslinger and Mike Curley

  A California federal judge said Tuesday it appeared an attorney for plaintiffs claiming Uber failed to protect passengers from sexual assault "acted in a cavalier manner" with a protective order in the multidistrict litigation, but didn't rule on Uber's requests for monetary sanctions nor its bid to kick the attorney off the plaintiff steering committee.

• Chipotle Bowl Delivered By DoorDash Had 'Rodent,' Suit Says

  By Rae Ann Varona

  A New York woman has sued Chipotle, DoorDash and one of the food delivery company's "dashers," alleging in a complaint filed in New York state court that she "bit into a rodent" concealed in a burrito bowl she had delivered from the fast-casual restaurant chain.

• Ex-NY Gov. Aide 'All About The Money,' FARA Jury Hears

  By Stewart Bishop

  A Brooklyn federal prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors that a top former aide to two New York governors raked in millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for secretly working on behalf of China's government, saying she betrayed New Yorkers to enrich herself and her husband.

• DOJ Says It Could Indict Comey Again

  By Jared Foretek

  The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said it may once again seek charges against ex-FBI Director James Comey, asking a D.C. federal judge to dissolve a temporary restraining order that bars prosecutors from using evidence seized from Comey's former attorney.

• FERC's Fate Uncertain As Humphrey's Executor Teeters

  By Keith Goldberg

  The future of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may hinge on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will remake its 90-year-old precedent that protects members of independent agencies from being fired at will by the president.

• GOP, Dems Spar At High Court On Party Spending Caps

  By Cara Bayles

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considered the constitutionality of caps on how much money political parties can spend directly on candidates' campaigns, in a case that pitted the nation's major political camps against one another.

• Amex Inks Deal After $12M Antisteering Rule Verdict In NY

  By Katryna Perera

  American Express Co. has reached a settlement with consumers who claim the credit card company's so-called antisteering rules cause non-Amex cardholders to pay higher charges, signaling a potential end to a class action suit after a New York federal jury ordered Amex to pay $12 million to one class of consumers.

• Senate Confirms 3 Judges For La., Miss.

  By Courtney Bublé

  The U.S. Senate confirmed three judicial nominees Tuesday for federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi.

• HBO Max Subscribers Sue To Stop Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal

  By Nadia Dreid

  HBO Max subscribers slapped Netflix with one of the first proposed class actions seeking to halt the streaming behemoth's $82.7 billion plan to buy Warner Bros.' studio and streaming business, calling the deal "one of the more audacious horizontal mergers in recent memory."

• Ed Sheeran Can Challenge Copyright On 'Let's Get It On'

  By Elliot Weld

  A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that she would allow Ed Sheeran to challenge the validity of a 2020 copyright on elements of the Marvin Gaye track "Let's Get It On" before the copyright holder is permitted to amend its suit alleging Sheeran's hit song "Thinking Out Loud" infringes it.