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  • October 30, 2025

    Ex-Amazon Coder Again Avoids Prison For Capital One Hack

    A former Amazon coder who exposed personal information belonging to nearly 100 million people amid a data breach targeting Capital One in 2019 was resentenced Wednesday in Washington federal court to time-served, plus two years of supervised release, community service and ordered to pay nearly $41 million in restitution. 

  • October 30, 2025

    Bob Mackie Claims JCPenney's Apparel Rips Off His Name

    Celebrity fashion designer Robert Mackie hit JCPenney with a lawsuit in New York federal court Wednesday, alleging the retailer recently launched its "Mackie: Bob Mackie" clothing collection without his permission and claiming the licensing deal may have been illegitimately cut by his former general counsel who he cut ties with.

  • October 30, 2025

    Profs Back Bid At Fed. Circ. To Revive Insulation Patent

    The Federal Circuit should revive an insulation product maker's patent infringement lawsuit against a competitor, according to a pair of legal scholars who say third-party sales of a product by themselves can't block inventors from patenting their creations.

  • October 30, 2025

    California State Judge Admonished For Acts Of Misconduct

    A California state judge has been hit with a public admonishment by a judicial watchdog for "numerous acts of misconduct," including discussing litigants and pending cases "in an area of the courthouse where she could be overheard."

  • October 30, 2025

    Justices' LabCorp Punt Leaves Deeper Class Cert. Circuit Split

    In its ruling in LabCorp v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court left unresolved a standing-related class certification issue that has plagued class action jurisprudence for years — and subsequent conflicting decisions among federal circuit courts have left district courts and litigants struggling with conflicting and uncertain standards, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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