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  FTC, AGs Say Amazon Pocketed $20B With Fraudulent Auctions

  By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

  The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states sued Amazon Monday, alleging it secretly ov...(read more)

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  High Court Allows Trump To Continue Ballroom Construction

  By Katie Buehler

  A split U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can continue construction of a new White Hou...(read more)

• Image Search Technology Raises New Copyright Questions

  By Ivan Moreno

  Technology that can uncover decade-old online images is testing the practical limits of copyright’s discovery rule, as courts weigh reasonable diligence against the reality that sophisticated search tools still miss infringement and defendants may no longer possess records proving authorization.

• Judge Albright Joins A&O Shearman In Austin

  By Dani Kass

  Former U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has returned to private practice, joining Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as a partner in its intellectual property litigation team in Austin, Texas, the firm said Tuesday.

• 3rd Circ. Says History Backs NJ Telehealth License Rule

  By Carla Baranauckas

  The Third Circuit on Monday upheld New Jersey's requirement that out‑of‑state physicians obtain a state medical license before consulting with in-state patients via telemedicine, concluding that the rule fits a centuries‑old tradition of regulating medical practice and does not trigger strict First Amendment scrutiny.

• How Did Litigants Fare In Judge Albright's 55 Patent Trials?

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. District Judge Alan Albright oversaw more than 50 patent trials between his 2018 arrival on the bench and planned Monday departure, and in a surprise for many attorneys, there was a near-even split between victories for patent owners and accused infringers.

• House Passes Bill Adding Texas, California Court Sites

  By Courtney Bublé

  The House voted 378-10 on Monday evening to expand access to federal courts in Texas and California, the two most populous states in the nation.

• LA County Says State Farm Botched Fires Claims Handling

  By Eli Flesch

  Los Angeles County on Monday accused State Farm of systemic violations of California consumer protection laws in its property insurance business and its handling of homeowners claims connected to the 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.

• Ramey Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Reconsider $207K Sanctions

  By Theresa Schliep

  William Ramey of Ramey LLP has urged the full Federal Circuit to review his liability for more than $207,000 in sanctions in a client's patent infringement suit against Volkswagen, arguing that his notices of appeal were faulty but still adequately identified him as a party.

• Kioxia Seeks To Undo 'Tainted' $229M Viasat IP Verdict

  By Craig Clough

  Kioxia Corp. urged a Texas federal court Friday to throw out a $229 million patent verdict for Viasat Inc. and order a new trial or grant it a win, arguing that "numerous errors tainted the jury's award."

• Judge Says Risky Investments Wipe SVB's $1.7B FDIC Claim

  By Rick Archer

  A California federal judge has ruled that a $1.7 billion claim by the parent of the failed Silicon Valley Bank against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is more than offset by the more than $5 billion the parent's reckless investment strategy cost the bank.

• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Permian Midland Basin Asset Sale

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Midstream energy company Oneok unveiled plans to acquire Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets in a deal valued at roughly $4.425 billion and built by three law firms.

• SLB Buying Kelvion In $4.1B Data Center Cooling Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Global energy technology company SLB said Monday it has agreed to acquire Apollo-backed Kelvion, a provider of thermal management and heat exchange technologies, in a $4.1 billion deal that SLB said will expand its role in the rapidly growing data center infrastructure space. 

• Aon Buying KKR-Backed USI In $17B Middle-Market Push

  By Al Barbarino

  Aon said Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. insurance broker USI from private equity firm KKR and other shareholders in a $17 billion deal that would expand the London-based insurer's presence in the U.S. middle-market insurance segment.