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• January 30, 2026

  Tesla Gets Del. Justices To Cut $100M From Investor Atty Fees

  The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday handed Tesla a win, reducing by roughly $100 million the attorney fees awarded to shareholder counsel as part of an excessive director compensation suit settlement, rejecting the lower court's fee calculation.

• January 30, 2026

  3rd Circ. Preview: Privacy Issues Top Feb. Argument Lineup

  Issues involving privacy feature prominently on the Third Circuit's February oral argument schedule, with panels set to hear a dispute regarding an optometry business's duty to protect private data belonging to third-party customers, and a case over whether the city of Philadelphia can be sued by a mother after a police officer shared images of her son's death from the scene where he committed suicide.

• January 30, 2026

  Pilgrim's Pride Plan Fiduciaries Accused Of ERISA Breach

  An employee of Pilgrim's Pride Corp. claimed in Colorado federal court Friday that the food production company violated federal law by intentionally picking a riskier and worse performing contract within its retirement savings plan for more than 21,000 plan participants.

• January 30, 2026

  Sentara Health Can't Escape Suit Over Stable Value Fund

  A Virginia federal judge said Friday that Sentara Health can't dodge a suit claiming it failed to kick an underperforming investment fund from its retirement plan, ruling the healthcare system hasn't shown it assessed the fund with the proper due diligence to beat the case.

• January 30, 2026

  Back Pay Over Vax Mandate Is Equitable Relief, Justices Hear

  A U.S. Air Force reservist told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that equitable relief under a religious freedom law should extend to his back pay claim related to his refusal to follow its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing he's only seeking "status-restoring relief."

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