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  Freshfields, Wachtell Guide Uber's $14.8B Delivery Hero Deal

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Uber will buy Germany's Delivery Hero for $14.8 billion, the companies said on Thursday, after the U.S. ride-hai...(read more)

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  'Bind Our Agency': Vought Urges House To Curb CFPB Powers

  By Jon Hill

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting Director Russell Vought told a U.S. House of Representatives p...(read more)

• 'No Time To Waste' On Google Antitrust Reports, Judge Says

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A California federal judge said Thursday there's "no time to waste" to begin monitoring a three-year injunction against Google in Epic's antitrust battle over Google's Android app store policies, saying he wants monthly reports now that the parties have agreed to accept the injunction terms he laid out.

• AG Fines, Not Damages Allowed After RealPage Renter Deals

  By Bryan Koenig

  The attorneys general of D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington can seek civil fines and injunctive relief against RealPage Inc. and landlords for fixing rent prices, but claims on behalf of their residents are barred by deals made with private plaintiffs, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Thursday.

• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. AI Disclosure Law Helps Consumers

  By Elliot Weld

  The state of California has pressed the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court's decision denying xAI's injunction request against a state law requiring artificial intelligence companies to disclose what's included in training their models, saying the law advanced "an important governmental interest" in providing transparency to the public.

• As Law Firms Race To Adopt AI, Cost Concerns Grow

  By Phillip Bantz

  Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.

• DHS Finalizes Fixed Admission Terms For Foreign Students

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule on Thursday limiting foreign students' admission for academic and exchange visitor programs and replacing a policy that had allowed them to stay in the U.S. for the duration of their studies.

• Swedbank To Pay $50M Fine In Panama Papers-Linked Case

  By Katryna Perera

  Swedbank AB and its New York branch have agreed to pay a $50 million civil penalty to the New York State Department of Financial Services to resolve claims that the bank failed to fully cooperate with department requests for information related to Swedbank's relationships with Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the 2016 Panama Papers leak.

• Fed. Circ. Vacates $12.7M Copyright Award Against Gov't

  By Ivan Moreno

  The Federal Circuit on Thursday vacated a $12.7 million copyright award against the federal government over unauthorized copies of software for a project on military health records, holding that the trial judge improperly relied on the project's later cancellation and awarded enhanced damages for willful infringement against the government.

• Biggest Sports & Betting Deals To Watch In 2nd Half of 2026

  By David Steele

  The year so far has seen increased private equity investment in pro teams and college sports, U.S. pro soccer's plans to capitalize on the World Cup and the Chicago Bears' hunt for a new host city. Here, Law360 highlights the most significant sports deals to watch for the remainder of 2026.

• Blue-Slip Backed Trump Judge Selections Advance

  By Courtney Bublé

  The first two judicial nominations of the second Trump administration to receive supportive blue slips from Democratic senators advanced to the Senate floor Thursday.

• Fed. Circ. Backs Canon PTAB Wins Over Inkjet Sensor Patents

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decisions to invalidate all claims Canon had challenged in three Slingshot Printing patents covering chips and temperature sensors in inkjet printers.

• Ropes & Gray, Latham Steer $3.8B Eli Lilly Mental Health Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Eli Lilly said Thursday it will acquire New York-based drug developer AtaiBeckley Inc. in a deal valued at up to $3.8 billion, expanding its pipeline of experimental treatments for depression and other mental health disorders.

• In Uber Assault Trial, A Courtroom Tests Truth Face-To-Face

  By Hayley Fowler

  This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.