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• August 18, 2025

  HHS Says Layoffs, Reorganization Are Within Its Authority

  The Trump administration urged a Rhode Island federal judge to toss claims that massive cuts to the Health and Human Services Department violate the U.S. Constitution and usurp congressional authority, arguing the state plaintiffs don't have the authority to dictate how the executive branch manages its personnel.

• August 18, 2025

  Boeing Slams Fund's 737 Max 'Zombie' Fraud Claims

  Boeing told an Illinois federal judge that an investment fund has lobbed untimely "zombie" claims seeking to hold the American aerospace giant liable for allegedly misrepresenting the overall safety of the 737 Max 8 after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. 

• August 18, 2025

  Crypto Game Co. Accuses Jump Trading Of Pump-And-Dump

  A crypto video game developer has accused high-frequency trading firm Jump Trading of engaging in a pump-and-dump of its token after striking a deal to provide market making services.

• August 18, 2025

  Farmer Didn't Own Cow Woman Crashed Into, Panel Says

  An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a suit seeking to hold a farmer and his farm liable for injuries suffered by a motorist who hit a stray cow, saying the evidence showed that the farmer did not own the cow in question.

• August 18, 2025

  McDonald's Settles Colo. Buyer's Quarter Pounder E. Coli Suit

  McDonald's has struck a deal to end a Colorado customer's Illinois state court lawsuit over a 2024 E. coli outbreak linked to the company's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, according to a court filing.

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