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  Jury Deadlocks In Ex-NY Gov. Aide's Foreign Agent Case

  By Stewart Bishop

  A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday declared a mistrial in a case alleging a former top aide to two New York gove...(read more)

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  Mercedes Inks $150M Deal In Emissions Cheating Claims

  By Brian Steele

  Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG have reached a nearly $150 million national settlement with sta...(read more)

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• FTC Tosses Ban On AI-Fueled Tool For Stifling Innovation

  By Allison Grande

  The Federal Trade Commission on Monday threw out a 2024 order that imposed a ban on an artificial intelligence-powered writing assistance service that allegedly enabled its subscribers to generate false and deceptive online reviews, concluding that the prior directive was inconsistent with the Trump administration's current policy against undermining innovation in the emerging AI field. 

• Hochul Signs AG James' Bill To Expand Consumer Law

  By Sarah Jarvis

  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law New York Attorney General Letitia James' legislation to expand the state's ban on deceptive business practices to also protect against unfair and abusive practices, in the first updates to the state's primary consumer protection law in 45 years.

• Supreme Court Halts Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Union Order

  By Emily Brill

  The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a Third Circuit order Monday that had required the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to bargain in good faith with its newsroom workers' union and rescind changes to their healthcare and working conditions, pressing pause on an order that ended a three-year strike at the paper.

• Ex-CIA Director's Lawyers Accuse DOJ Of Judge Shopping

  By Carolina Bolado

  Former CIA Director John Brennan's attorneys asked the chief judge for the Southern District of Florida on Monday to block prosecutors from trying to steer any potential charges against him for investigating Russia's 2016 election interference to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's courtroom.

• Pa. Court Wipes Out $1B Seat Belt Verdict Against Mitsubishi

  By Y. Peter Kang

  A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday vacated a $1 billion judgment against Mitsubishi in a suit accusing the automaker of causing a motorist's paralysis because of a defective seat belt, saying a new trial is warranted because the jury was given erroneous instructions.

• Ex-Smashburger VP Nabs $1M-Plus Verdict In Age Bias Suit

  By Grace Elletson

  A former Smashburger vice president secured a $1.15 million jury verdict in his age bias suit alleging the company fired him after he complained that his boss made an ageist comment about a colleague, according to a Texas federal court filing.

• Black & Decker Sells Aerospace Biz To Howmet For $1.8B

  By Brian Steele

  Howmet Aerospace Inc. will buy Stanley Black & Decker Inc.'s aerospace and defense manufacturing business group in an all-cash deal for $1.8 billion, the companies announced Monday.

• Ábrego García Remains Free For Now As Md. Judge Slams DOJ

  By Jared Foretek

  Kilmar Ábrego García will remain free through Christmas after a Maryland federal judge said she would leave a restraining order barring his redetention in place until the new year at least. She also blasted Trump administration lawyers for "misrepresentations" she said were made in "bad faith."

• Ed Dept. Ordered To Restore $1B In Mental Health Grants

  By Chris Villani

  The U.S. Department of Education will not be allowed to cut more than $1 billion in mental health grants for schools after a Washington federal judge ruled that the agency acted illegally by citing new, undisclosed Trump administration priorities as a basis for slashing the funding.

• Ex-NBA Players' Adviser Can't Break Out Of Fraud Case

  By David Steele

  A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser will still have to face charges of defrauding three NBA players of more than $5 million in schemes involving three former co-defendants, a New York federal judge has ordered.

• Cleary, Orrick Guide Alphabet's $4.75B Data Center Biz Buy

  By Charlie Innis

  Alphabet Inc. has agreed to pay $4.75 billion to buy Intersect Power, a data center infrastructure developer the Google owner has partnered with for about a year, in a deal advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, the companies said Monday.

• 5 Firms Build $8.4B Clearwater Analytics Take-Private

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Investment management platform Clearwater Analytics has announced plans to go private after agreeing to be bought by a consortium of investors led by private equity giants Permira and Warburg Pincus in a deal valued at roughly $8.4 billion that was built by five law firms.