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  J&J Hit With $966M Verdict In Calif. Talc Lung Cancer Case

  By Emily Field

  A California state jury has hit Johnson & Johnson with a $966 million verdict in favor of the estate of an 88-ye...(read more)

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  FDIC, OCC Rule Proposals Seek To Rein In Bank Supervision

  By Jon Hill

  Federal banking regulators on Tuesday unveiled a pair of proposed curbs on their supervision programs that would...(read more)

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• 11th Circ. Rules Atty Privacy Invasion Suit Can't Be Arbitrated

  By David Minsky

  The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied two Florida attorneys' request for the out-of-court resolution of a lawsuit brought by former clients alleging their private legal information was disclosed in public court dockets, ruling that the claims against the lawyers aren't covered by a retainer agreement's arbitration clause.

• Goldstein's $968K Border Cash Claim To Be Admitted At Trial

  By Jared Foretek

  A Maryland federal jury will hear claims from prosecutors that SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein told Dulles International Airport border guards that the $968,000 in cash he brought into the country in 2018 had been gambling winnings, after a judge shot down his efforts to suppress his alleged statements Tuesday.

• 1st Circ. Left In Limbo Over FCC's Prison Phone Rate Caps

  By Christopher Cole

  First Circuit judges Tuesday questioned the Federal Communications Commission's turnabout in defense of its Biden-era prison phone rate caps and were unsure how to construct a legal ruling with the FCC poised to vote on a policy makeover within weeks.

• 6th Circ. OKs Contested Deal In Foreclosure Class Action

  By Danielle Ferguson

  The Sixth Circuit on Monday affirmed the approval of a contested settlement to resolve claims that 43 Michigan counties illegally kept the proceeds from the sales of tax-foreclosed properties, although one judge's concurrence said he did so "with the greatest reluctance."

• Musk Atty Alex Spiro Faces DQ Bid Ahead Of Twitter Deal Trial

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A certified class of former Twitter investors accusing Elon Musk of tanking the social media platform's stock during acquisition negotiations has urged a California federal judge to disqualify Musk's proposed lead trial counsel Alex Spiro before a January trial, arguing he's a "critical first-hand witness" and may testify, according to documents unsealed Monday.

• DC Circ. Denies Biotech Co.'s Nasdaq Delisting Appeal

  By Sarah Jarvis

  Chinese biotech Shineco Inc. has lost its bid to block its delisting from the Nasdaq in the D.C. Circuit, which didn't buy its argument the federal government's shutdown prevented the company from petitioning the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission directly for relief.

• USPTO To Test AI Tool For Automated Prior Art Searches

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is launching a program to test the use of artificial intelligence for automated prior art searches, saying the tool could let patent applicants know earlier in the application process about potential prior art problems.

• Senate Confirms FERC Republican Nominees

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump's picks to fill Republican slots on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, giving the GOP a 3-2 majority at the agency.

• Justices Probe Standard Of Care In 'Conversion Therapy' Case

  By Hannah Albarazi

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether gay "conversion" therapy banned by a Colorado law is a medical treatment that falls outside the accepted standard of care, or whether it's protected First Amendment speech.

• Gov't, Gun Defendant Urge Justices Not To 'Double-Punish'

  By Phillip Bantz

  The government and a New York man convicted in a fatal robbery both asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that subjecting defendants to separate sentences stemming from a single deadly federal firearm offense is a double-jeopardy violation.

• Duke Gas Rate Increase Was Improper, Ohio High Court Hears

  By Keith Goldberg

  Duke Energy's Ohio utility shouldn't be allowed to collect $17 million from ratepayers to cover now-shuttered underground caverns used to store propane, the state's utility consumer advocate told the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday.

• Judge Concerned As Feds Keep Immigration Atty's Phone Data

  By Julie Manganis

  A federal prosecutor told a Massachusetts judge on Tuesday that the government has returned a phone it seized from an immigration lawyer but does not intend to delete data it pulled from the device, prompting the court to raise concerns that the information could be used to identify and arrest immigrants.