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  • July 11, 2025

    Fla. Disinfectant Co. Seeks Stay From $5M Canada Judgment

    A Florida disinfectant company asked a state civil court to stay enforcement of a $5.1 million Canadian judgment over breaching a contract for electronic parts supplied during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing the order was appealed and that the contract was obtained without approval. 

  • July 11, 2025

    Midyear 2025: A Glimpse At Sports Betting Enforcement

    The first half of 2025 saw a flurry of activity in the enforcement of sports betting rules, with two NBA veterans finding themselves at the center of a federal gambling probe, two mixed martial arts fighters receiving lengthy suspensions, and Shohei Ohtani's disgraced interpreter catching a 57-month prison sentence for theft.

  • July 11, 2025

    6th Circ. Tosses Arbitration Denial In FCA Minivan Fire MDL

    A Michigan federal judge flubbed it when he denied Fiat Chrysler's bid to push into arbitration some of the plug-in hybrid minivan drivers who claim in multidistrict litigation that their vehicles could spontaneously explode, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the judge tipped the scales against the automaker by raising arguments the drivers hadn't mentioned.

  • July 11, 2025

    5th Circ. Cites Expert Errors In Rejecting BP Spill Sinus Claims

    The Fifth Circuit has ended a cleanup worker's toxic tort lawsuit against BP Exploration & Production Inc. claiming he suffered sinus issues from cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, saying his experts' testimony, some of which was riddled with errors, was properly ejected by the trial court.

  • July 11, 2025

    SEC Says $140M Ponzi Funded Lifestyle, Campaign Donations

    The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission sued First Liberty Building & Loan LLC and owner Edwin Brant Frost IV in Georgia federal court Thursday, alleging Frost defrauded 300 investors out of $140 million in a Ponzi scheme that fueled Frost's lavish lifestyle and his donations to Republican campaigns totaling six figures.

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