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  Halligan Blasts Court's 'Inquisition' Over US Atty Status

  By Ryan Boysen

  Lindsey Halligan said Tuesday that she is still the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a...(read more)

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  2 Firms Guide IPO Valuing Construction Rental Co. At $6.4B

  By Nate Beck

  Columbia, Missouri-based construction equipment rental company EquipmentShare on Tuesday said it was seeking a v...(read more)

• BREAKING: Justices Unanimously Uphold Warrantless Entry Standard

  By Brandon Lowrey

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the objective reasonableness standard police must meet to enter a home without a warrant during a potential emergency, declining a petitioner's request to raise the bar.

• Saks Fifth Avenue Hits Ch. 11 With Over $3B Debt

  By Rick Archer and Alex Wittenberg

  The parent company of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday in a Texas bankruptcy court, declaring $3.4 billion in funded debt.

• Meta Shakes App Users' Location Data Privacy Suit, For Now

  By Allison Grande

  A California federal judge has shut down a proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of illegally collecting location data from users of third-party apps that installed the company's tracking software, finding that the plaintiffs hadn't plausibly alleged that Meta knew it didn't have permission to access this data.

• Google Engineer Cut-And-Pasted To Evade Security, Jury Told

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A Google security manager took the stand Tuesday in the criminal trial of an engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets, testifying that his investigation showed that Linwei Ding evaded Google's internal security systems by cutting and pasting the data in a way that stripped information identifying Google's authorship.

• The Atlantic Sues Google In Latest Ad Tech Antitrust Suit

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Atlantic became the latest publisher Tuesday to launch an ad tech antitrust suit against Google LLC, accusing the search engine giant in New York federal court of cutting the publisher and ad-tech companies out of billions of dollars in revenue by monopolizing the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets.

• Ex-Duane Morris Tax Partner Charged With Murdering Wife

  By Hailey Konnath

  A former tax partner at Duane Morris LLP's Chicago office has been charged with killing his wife a little more than a year ago, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Illinois prosecutors.

• OpenAI Chatbot Coached Man To Suicide, Calif. Suit Claims

  By Craig Clough

  A Colorado man who confided in ChatGPT about his mental health struggles died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the chatbot turned into a "frighteningly effective suicide coach" and even composed a "suicide lullaby" for him shortly before his death, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court Monday.

• CEO Of Auto Mat Maker WeatherTech Tapped For FTC Spot

  By Craig Clough

  The founder and CEO of automobile accessories-maker WeatherTech, David MacNeil, was nominated to a seat on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump, the White House announced Tuesday. 

• 9th Circ. Says Loggers' Suit Does Not Show A Monopoly

  By Elaine Briseño

  The Ninth Circuit declined Tuesday to revive a lawsuit by a coalition of logging groups that accused a U.S. Forest Service contractor of monopolizing the industry in the Pacific Northwest, finding the plaintiffs' antitrust claims lacked adequate details.

• 2 Firms Advise On US Bancorp's Up To $1B BTIG Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is advising U.S. Bancorp on its up to $1 billion agreement to acquire Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised financial services firm BTIG LLC, U.S. Bancorp announced Tuesday.

• Judge Grants Final Approval To AmeriFirst's Ch. 11 Plan

  By Yun Park

  A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted final approval of mortgage servicer AmeriFirst Financial Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement, overruling objections from the Office of the U.S. Trustee concerning the payment of administrative and priority claims.

• Google's $30M Kids' Data Deal OK'd As Class Attys Get $9M

  By Dorothy Atkins

  The California federal judge overseeing a long-running class action accusing Google and YouTube of illegally collecting children's data for targeted advertising granted final approval Tuesday to the tech giant's $30 million settlement, including $9 million in fees for class counsel, despite her concerns that millions of apparently fraudulent settlement claims have been submitted.