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  7th Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Alcoa Retirees' Benefits Win

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The Seventh Circuit appeared open Thursday to unraveling trial court orders that required metals giant Alcoa to ...(read more)

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  Wash. Justices Reinstate $185M Monsanto PCB Verdict

  By Rachel Riley

  The Washington State Supreme Court has restored a $185 million jury verdict against Monsanto in the first of a s...(read more)

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• DC Circ. Judge Asks If Disputed Nuclear Rules 'Ignore Future'

  By Nadia Dreid

  The D.C. Circuit asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission whether it was "reasonable to ignore the future" when conducting environmental assessments for nuclear power plant license renewals during oral arguments Thursday morning.

• Squires' National Security Fears Over RPIs Draw Skepticism

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has started requiring patent challengers to disclose all real parties in interest when filing their initial Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions, building on his policies to limit such challenges and citing concerns over national security.

• Trade Deals At Risk In Trump Tariff Case, Feds Tell Justices

  By Dylan Moroses

  The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that President Donald Trump's global tariffs have led to significant trade deals addressing the underlying national emergencies he declared, and a ruling determining them unlawful would prove catastrophic.

• Judge Blasted For Violent Sexual Comments Against Minors

  By Spencer Brewer

  The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has reprimanded a municipal judge for directing sexual remarks at children and wishing sexual violence upon them, noting that the judge exhibited racial bias from the bench.

• Fed. Circ. Explains Rule While Upholding Merck PTAB Loss

  By Ryan Davis

  The Federal Circuit sided with generics makers Thursday and upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of claims in two Merck KGaA patents on the blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Mavenclad, while clarifying how to treat invalidity arguments that involve overlapping inventors.

• Trump Sets Record Low Refugee Cap, Prioritizes Afrikaners

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is capping the number of refugee admissions to a record low of 7,500, with most admissions going to white South Africans, who the administration has claimed have been facing racial discrimination.

• Palantir Says Ex-Engineers Stole IP To Build Copycat AI Biz

  By Lauren Berg

  Palantir Technologies hauled two former employees into New York federal court Thursday, accusing them of absconding with its confidential intellectual property and exploiting its customer relationships to stealthily create a competing copycat artificial intelligence platform.

• Senate Overturns Petroleum Reserve Drilling Limits In Alaska

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the revocation of a Biden-era move rolling back a plan by the first Trump administration to expand oil and gas drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

• 3 Firms Steer $9B Terex-REV Specialty Equipment Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Pryor Cashman LLP are advising Terex Corp. on a new agreement to merge with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP-advised REV Group in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at about $9 billion, the companies announced Thursday. 

• Comey Wins Bid For Judge Oversight In Privilege Dispute

  By Jared Foretek

  A Virginia federal judge has appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick to preside over the privilege review of seized materials in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against former FBI Director James Comey, denying the DOJ's proposal for an outside "filter team" of government attorneys to conduct the review themselves.

• 3rd Circ. Affirms Tax On Interest In $191M Pharma Family Feud

  By Anna Scott Farrell

  A pharmaceutical company's $191 million payment settling a family feud was for the sale of a family trust's ownership shares and included interest taxed as ordinary income, the Third Circuit said Thursday, rejecting the trust's claim that the money should be taxed at the lower, capital gains rate.

• Judge Unpauses 'Important' Suit Over Vax Guidelines

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge agreed Thursday to lift a government shutdown-related stay of litigation challenging new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women, calling the case a "matter of national importance" that warrants keeping the case moving over the U.S. Department of Justice's objection.