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  Newly Merged McDermott Will & Schulte Promotes 74 Attys

  By Matt Perez

  Recently merged international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte announced Friday that it has elevated 74 attorne...(read more)

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  UK Class Action Regime Comes Of Age With Apple Ruling

  By Joanne Faulkner

  After a string of setbacks, a victory for millions of Apple customers in a collective action over App Store fees...(read more)

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• Bettor Says Rigged AI Horse Betting Scheme Favors Wealthy

  By Rae Ann Varona

  A seasoned horse race bettor on Friday lodged a putative class action accusing major racetrack owners and related entities of using computer-assisted wagering platforms to rig betting pools in favor of a privileged "insider betting group," the same week a massive sports betting scandal rocked the National Basketball Association.

• JPMorgan Accuses Charlie Javice Of 'Abusive' Atty Fee Billing

  By Hailey Konnath

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Friday asked a Delaware state judge to reverse a 2023 order requiring the bank to cover the legal fees of convicted Frank founder Charlie Javice, arguing that the court must put a stop to her "abusive billing."

• Inventors Explore Funding, Celebrate Stewart And Newman

  By Dani Kass

  Suspended Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and deputy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart provided encouragement to members of US Inventor Friday as the inventors heard each other's stories, learned the logistics of protecting or losing their patents, and gained tips on financing their litigation. 

• Gordon Rees 'Profoundly Embarrassed' By Atty's AI Mistakes

  By Hailey Konnath

  Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLC has apologized to an Alabama bankruptcy court for a filing submitted by one of its lawyers that contained mistakes it blamed on artificial intelligence, saying it's "profoundly embarrassed" by the incident and will accept whatever sanctions end up being issued.

• Meta To Face Sanctions Bid Over Alleged Atty-Advice Fraud

  By Dorothy Atkins

  Plaintiffs told the California federal judge presiding over social media-addiction multidistrict litigation that Meta should be sanctioned after a D.C. court found Meta likely engaged in "crime, fraud, and/or misconduct" when, on the advice of counsel, it modified its research into Facebook's effects on teens' mental health to limit its liability.

• NBA Betting Scandal A Wake-Up Call For Leagues, Industry

  By David Steele

  The National Basketball Association, with its enormous earnings, popularity and influence nationally and internationally, is under the microscope after Thursday's indictments of current and former players in a big gambling scheme — but legal experts say no sport, league or gaming entity should feel safe or comfortable in the environment where the NBA scandal evolved.

• 2nd Circ. Says 'Aged Out' Minor Nixed Man's Removal Relief

  By Tom Lotshaw

  The Board of Immigration Appeals rightly denied an Ecuadorian man's plea to stay in the U.S. to prevent hardship to a minor daughter when she turned 21 by the time it issued a decision, a Second Circuit panel ruled Friday.

• Justices' Cox Ruling Could Have Domino Effect On AI Cos.

  By Ivan Moreno

  The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in December in a case over whether internet service providers can be held liable when their customers illegally download copyrighted works, and legal experts say its decision could potentially affect artificial intelligence companies if users of their products create infringing content.

• Chancery Blocks Conflicted Sports Media Co. Board Pick

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Minority investors in SportsMedia Technology got the Delaware Court of Chancery on Friday to block the company's founder and controlling equityholder from appointing his daughter to a new, seventh seat on the company's previously six-member board.

• Judge Won't Block Empire Wind Project

  By Jared Foretek

  A D.C. federal judge declined to stop work on an 80,000-acre offshore wind project off the New York and New Jersey coasts Friday, saying the nearby residents challenging the project failed to show that the windfarm would injure migratory bottlenose dolphins.

• NHTSA Seeks Answers From Tesla About 'Mad Max' Mode

  By Emily Field

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said it was seeking more information from Tesla about its new "Mad Max" driver assistance mode that can drive in traffic at higher speeds.

• 11th Circ. Revives Edible Arrangements TM Suit

  By Elliot Weld

  The Eleventh Circuit reinstated a trademark infringement case brought by Edible Arrangements against 1-800-Flowers on Friday, saying a lower court had improperly granted the latter company a win by finding that its competing conduct was a continuation of practices it had begun before a 2016 settlement agreement between the two parties.