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• March 26, 2026

  Live Nation Kicks Off Defense Case In Antitrust Trial

  A coalition of state attorneys general on Thursday mostly concluded their antitrust case against Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary, following weeks of a trial that was nearly derailed after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped out, and Live Nation kicked off its defense case with a company executive who pushed back against claims of anticompetitive conduct.

• March 26, 2026

  'I Don't Know': 9th Circ. Presses Verrilli On Boeing Venue Issue

  A Ninth Circuit judge rehearing an appeal involving a $72 million trade secret verdict against Boeing on Thursday pressed the company's counsel Donald B. Verrilli Jr. of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP to explain why the aerospace giant never previously argued the case belongs in the Federal Circuit, and Verrilli conceded he didn't know the reason.

• March 26, 2026

  Stanley Mug-Maker Beats Most Lid Recall Claims, For Now

  A Seattle federal judge dumped the bulk of a proposed consumer class action accusing the company behind Stanley mugs of selling defective lids that can leak hot liquids, ruling plaintiffs in the case failed to establish that the business had advance knowledge of the alleged defects.

• March 26, 2026

  Hyundai Loses 9th Circ. Bid To Arbitrate Palisade Liability Suit

  Hyundai Motor America Inc. can't push into arbitration a proposed class action over allegedly faulty tow wiring that can catch fire, the Ninth Circuit ruled in a split decision, rejecting as "absurd" the automaker's argument that the terms of the vehicles' subscription-based wireless service waived a driver's right to sue over defects in the rest of the SUV.

• March 26, 2026

  Keys To Federal Carbon Compliance In Data Center Siting

  Recent statements from the White House and state governors about making data centers pay for their own power infrastructure have underlined the importance of choosing locations, generation technologies and deal structures to optimize carbon, permitting and compliance costs, say attorneys at Davis Graham.

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