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  Tyson Won't Make Carbon Claims Under Greenwashing Deal

  By Hailey Konnath

  Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to stop making promises to reach "net-zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to ...(read more)

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  Judge Orders Grand Jury Docs Released In Comey Case

  By Brandon Lowrey

  A Virginia federal magistrate judge Monday ordered the disclosure of all grand jury materials related to the ind...(read more)

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• 4th Circ. Restores Trade Secrets Suit Against Insurance Execs

  By Elliot Weld

  The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived insurer Sherbrooke Corp.'s claims of trade secrets theft against three former executives, disagreeing with a district judge who found that the company had not made enough of an effort to guard the software in question.

• Ill. Justices Mull If Permits Override Pollution Exclusions

  By Celeste Bott

  Counsel for a sterilization company and its former parent seeking defense costs for hundreds of lawsuits over ethylene oxide emissions at a suburban Chicago facility urged the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to find a pollution exclusion in their insurance policy doesn't apply to emissions allowed under a state permit, insisting the policyholders are not polluters under Illinois law or "in the general sense of the word."

• Law Firms Being Tested With Associate Performance Reviews

  By Tracey Read

  Eighty-three percent of U.S. and Canadian associates receive a yearly annual review, but there is room for improvement in how law firms evaluate their attorneys' performance, according to a new study.

• Judge Questions If Trump's Say-So Makes Wind Edict Legal

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday lamented a lack of clear guidance from higher courts as she considered whether wind farm permits can be put on hold indefinitely based solely on a directive from the president.

• Republican Senators Seek Judge Boasberg's Suspension

  By Courtney Bublé

  Six Republican senators, three of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are asking that Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia be administratively suspended while Congress considers his impeachment.

• Perkins Coie's Trump Fight Doesn't Scare Off UK Suitor

  By Chris Villani

  Perkins Coie LLP's ongoing fight with the Trump administration did not deter a proposed combination with British law firm Ashurst, signaling that the legal community is not worried about fallout from the president's suspension of the firm's security clearances.

• 3 Firms Advise On $1.1B Deal For Topgolf Majority Stake

  By Al Barbarino

  Three law firms are advising on a deal announced Tuesday that will see Leonard Green & Partners LP purchase a majority stake in the entertainment and driving range businesses of Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. at a $1.1 billion value. 

• 5 Firms Aid Paints, Coatings Biz Merger To Create $25B Giant

  By Najiyya Budaly

  AkzoNobel NV, owner of paints-maker Dulux, and Axalta Coating Systems said on Tuesday that they will combine their operations in an all-share deal to create a $25 billion coatings company in a merger of equals.

• Tyler Skaggs' Widow Blames Angels In Tearful Testimony

  By Gina Kim

  Tyler Skaggs' widow fought through sobs on the stand in a wrongful death trial Monday while describing the tremendous loss she feels from her husband's 2019 overdose, testifying that she feels angry at him and the Los Angeles Angels, who should be held accountable for their actions and inactions. 

• DHS Says Proposed Public Charge Rule To Undo 'Straitjacket'

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a proposed rule to broaden U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers' discretion in deeming visa or green card seekers inadmissible if they're likely to depend on government benefits, saying current regulations are overly restrictive.

• Fed's Cook Slams 'Pretextual' Mortgage Fraud Accusations

  By Lauren Berg

  Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook on Monday hit back at federal officials' allegations she committed mortgage fraud, criticizing the "baseless" accusations as "pretextual justifications" for President Donald Trump and his allies "to investigate anyone whom they view as an obstacle to the administration's political and economic agenda."

• NetChoice Sues Virginia To Stop Social Media Limits For Kids

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A trade group representing Facebook, X and other tech companies on Monday sued the state of Virginia over a new law that limits children's access to social media, its latest lawsuit against state government efforts to reduce online harm to minors.