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  Horticultural Supplier BFG Files For Ch. 11 Seeking Sale

  By Yun Park

  A major U.S. distributor of horticultural and agricultural supplies, BFG Supply Co. LLC, filed for Chapter 11 ba...(read more)

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  Trump Names 9 Judicial Picks Across 6 States

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Donald Trump announced nine nominees Tuesday for judicial spots in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky...(read more)

• 9th Circ. Says Initial Arbitration No Obstacle To EFAA

  By Grace Elletson

  A split Ninth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday that a fired biopharmaceutical executive could quit arbitration and file a suit claiming her boss subjected her to gender-based harassment, finding the pivot was fair game under a law that shields sex misconduct disputes from out-of-court resolutions.

• Fed. Circ. Rejects Patent Marking Immunity For NPEs

  By Dani Kass

  Nonpracticing entities hoping for presuit damages can't get out of Patent Act requirements to mark products with patent information just because licensees don't believe their products infringe, the Federal Circuit held Wednesday.

• 3 Firms Steer $7.5B Stripe, OpenRouter's AI Gateway Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Financial services company Stripe said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence routing platform OpenRouter, as three law firms take lead roles in steering the roughly $7.5 billion transaction.

• Trade Court Judge Mulls Class Cert. For IEEPA Refunds

  By Jack McLoone

  A U.S. Court of International Trade judge on Wednesday didn't commit to certifying a class of importers who paid tariffs under President Donald Trump's struck-down global regime, though the option seemed to intrigue him.

• Judge May Trim $88M Covidien Hernia Mesh Verdict

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday she is "likely" to reduce a jury's recent $88 million verdict in a bellwether hernia mesh lawsuit and encouraged lawyers for an Alabama couple and Covidien LP to consider a settlement.

• 5th Circ. Backs Delay Of FDA's 11-Warning Cigarette Rule

  By Danielle Ferguson

  The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the delay of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule requiring the addition of graphic warning labels to cigarette packages, saying tobacco companies that challenged the rule showed the agency likely overstepped its narrow authority to adjust existing warnings by creating two new ones.

• Google Gets $12.2B Option To Buy Stake In Chipmaker Marvell

  By Al Barbarino

  Marvell Technology has issued Google a warrant to buy up to 58.97 million shares of its common stock, worth about $12.2 billion at the warrant's exercise price, according to a Marvell securities filing Wednesday.

• Mass. Top Court Clears Path For $325M Pro Soccer Stadium

  By Julie Manganis

  Massachusetts' highest court on Wednesday cleared the way for construction to continue on a $325 million women's professional soccer stadium on a parcel within Boston's historic Franklin Park, finding that the project is not subject to a state law protecting parkland from development.

• Trump Delays Canada Tariffs, Says Deal Imminent

  By Dylan Moroses

  President Donald Trump delayed for three days 50% tariffs on select Canadian goods scheduled to take effect Wednesday in an effort to strike a deal with the Canadian government, he said late Tuesday evening.

• Sidley-Led PE Firm To Bid £545M For UK Auto Software Biz

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Pinewood.AI said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Ridgeview Partners LLC for approximately £545 million ($739 million) in a deal that will delist it from the London Stock Exchange.

• DC Circ. Backs EPA Forever Chemicals Rules

  By Emily Field

  The D.C. Circuit Tuesday backed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's designation of the two most common forms of forever chemicals as hazardous substances under federal Superfund law, rejecting arguments from industry that the agency didn't have a legal basis to do so.

• SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Crypto Offering Exemptions

  By Aislinn Keely

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled plans to exempt some cryptocurrency offerings from its registration requirements and to create a safe harbor for some projects to eventually shed securities law obligations altogether.