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October 03, 2025
Justices Agree To Hear Freight Broker Negligence Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to address conflicting appellate court decisions on whether federal law shields freight brokers from state-based negligence and personal injury claims.
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October 02, 2025
DHS Blocked From Pulling $233M In Funds From States
A Rhode Island federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $233 million in federal funds away from a coalition of Democratic-led states, the same day an appropriation for the funds was set to expire.
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October 02, 2025
Landlords Will Pay $141M To Exit RealPage Rent Pricing Case
Renters have struck over $141 million in deals with landlord companies that were accused of using property management software RealPage's algorithms to fix rent prices and are now asking a Tennessee federal court to give those settlements its blessing.
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October 02, 2025
11th Circ. Denies Stay In Settled Employee Stock Plan Suit
Two Eleventh Circuit judges denied a joint request to briefly pause and remand a proposed class-action lawsuit over control of equity in a stock ownership plan pitting a Georgia-based consulting firm and its employees against plan participants, despite the parties announcing a settlement has been reached.
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October 02, 2025
Full 5th Circ. To Rehear Bid To Void DOT Airline Fees Rule
The full Fifth Circuit Thursday vacated a panel's January ruling that allowed for the redo of a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to more clearly disclose add-on fees upfront and agreed to consider a request from airlines that the rule itself be wiped off the books entirely.
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October 02, 2025
9th Circ. Rebuffs Flagstar's Escrow Interest Preemption Bid
The Ninth Circuit said Thursday that Flagstar Bank still owes a class of mortgage borrowers more than $9 million for unpaid escrow interest under a California law, ruling that a recent U.S. Supreme Court preemption case didn't upset circuit precedent on the issue.
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October 02, 2025
Ad Tech Judge Sees 'Tension' In Google's Economist
A Virginia federal judge told Google's economics expert Thursday that there's "tension" in his assertions that remedies for the company's advertising placement technology monopolies must be narrowly tailored to block the particular anticompetitive findings won by the U.S. Justice Department.
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October 02, 2025
Disability Group To Pay At Least $1M For Misleading Calls
A disability advocacy group will pay at least $1 million to the Federal Trade Commission to wash its hands of claims that it made "tens of millions of illegal calls" to people in order to solicit their business and weren't upfront about why they were calling.
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October 02, 2025
Feds Eye Partial Pretrial Ruling In Regeneron FCA Case
The government has urged a Massachusetts federal judge to rule that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals "naturally or foreseeably" caused providers to present false claims for its macular degeneration drug Eylea, arguing that it does not need to prove the tougher "but-for causation" standard for its theory of false certification.
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October 02, 2025
FERC Issues Trump-Ordered Rule To Phase Out 53 Regs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule to phase out dozens of its regulations, making it the first, and apparently only, federal agency to fully comply with an executive order to sunset energy-related rules.
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October 02, 2025
Judge Ends USDA Rule On Chilean Grape Fumigation
A D.C. federal judge has vacated a 2024 rule change by the U.S. Department of Agriculture allowing the import of Chilean table grapes that have not been fumigated with methyl bromide for pest mitigation, ruling that regulators ignored the reliance interests of domestic growers when making the change.
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October 02, 2025
Debt Collector's $2.6M Data Breach Deal Gets Final Nod
Debt collection agency and buyer NCB Management Services Inc. and its investors have gotten the final nod to their $2.63 million deal to end consolidated proposed class action claims that NCB failed to protect more than a million consumers after a trove of their personal information was compromised in a ransomware attack.
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October 02, 2025
FINRA Fines CashApp Unit $375K Over Data Protection Lapse
The brokerage unit of payments giant Cash App will pay a $375,000 fine to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to resolve claims it failed to keep user data safe after a former employee downloaded reports containing personal information on millions of the firm's customers.
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October 02, 2025
Investors Claim $1.7M Stolen In Colorado Pot Co. Fraud
The partial owner of a now-defunct marijuana company in Boulder, Colorado, has been accused in a state court lawsuit of conning investors out of more than $1.7 million by claiming they were buying into a grow and dispensary operation while actually pocketing "some or all" of the money.
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October 02, 2025
Fla. Appeals Court Seeks Higher Guidance On Pot Smells
A man searched by police officers due to a marijuana odor emanating from a car he was sitting in cannot have the fact that drugs were found in his sock be suppressed, a Florida state appeals court affirmed while asking the state's highest court to clarify whether police could search him today under such circumstances.
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October 02, 2025
Bored Ape NFTs Aren't Securities, Judge Holds
A California federal judge tossed a proposed securities class action against the firm behind the popular Bored Ape non-fungible token collection and its celebrity promoters, saying the token sales didn't amount to securities transactions.
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October 02, 2025
FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer $1M On Lax-Surveillance Claims
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is requiring New Jersey-based broker-dealer Velocity Clearing LLC to hire an independent consultant and pay a $1 million fine to settle the regulator's claims that Velocity has failed to take reasonable measures to prevent manipulative trading.
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October 02, 2025
7th Circ. Bucks SEC Request To Pause Cboe Case
The Seventh Circuit has rejected a bid by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Cboe Exchange Inc. to postpone upcoming oral arguments in a case challenging the SEC's ability to regulate certain Cboe software, telling the parties the arguments will go forward as planned while they discuss a possible deal to end the suit.
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October 02, 2025
Zillow Seeks Info On Compass' Anywhere Deal In Antitrust Suit
Compass Inc. and Zillow Inc., which are battling each other in an antitrust case brought by Compass, have both asked a New York federal judge to rule on Zillow's bid to obtain documents related to Compass' $1.6 billion all-stock acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
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October 02, 2025
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
Lobbying at the Federal Communications Commission slowed in September, continuing a late-summer lag, but several groups kept busy on several issues. Here's a look at a few groups that contacted the FCC at least three times during September and a sampling of what they care about.
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October 02, 2025
Ex-Silvergate CFO Must Face SEC Fraud Claims, Judge Rules
A New York federal judge has ruled that the former chief financial officer of defunct crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital cannot escape a suit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he hid the bank's rocky financial condition, finding that the regulator has adequately alleged that he had access to information that contradicted his public statements.
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October 02, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Co. Can't Stop NY Property Sale In SEC Suit
The Second Circuit tossed a company's appeals Thursday over a Sag Harbor, New York, property linked to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $26 million investment fraud suit against an alternative investment principal.
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October 02, 2025
Rust-Oleum Buyers' $1.5M Greenwashing Deal Gets Final OK
A California federal judge on Thursday gave her final blessing to a $1.5 million settlement to a class of Rust-Oleum Corp. customers who accused the company of "greenwashing" its cleaning products with representations like "non-toxic" and "Earth Friendly," noting the deal provides significant monetary and nonmonetary benefits to the plaintiffs.
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October 02, 2025
Vaping Co. Escapes Fume 5% Nicotine Label Suit, For Now
A Florida federal judge has tossed a proposed class action claiming that vape company QR Joy Inc. falsely advertises its Fume vaping products as having 5% nicotine when it is more than the amount in a combustible cigarette, saying it's a "shotgun" pleading.
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October 02, 2025
Ex-NFL Player Claims Signature Forged In Arbitration Clause
A North Carolina Business Court judge was befuddled Thursday by an arbitration clause that retired NFL defensive lineman Mike Rucker says he has no memory of signing, stopping short arguments on its enforceability to instead give the parties time to dig into its authenticity.
Expert Analysis
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Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments
Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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High Court E-Cig Ruling Opens Door For FDA Challenges
There will likely be more challenges to marketing denial orders brought before the Fifth Circuit following the Supreme Court's recent ruling in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., where litigants have generally had greater success, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges
President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Employer Tips As Memo Broadens Religious Accommodations
A recent Trump administration memorandum seeking to expand religion-related remote work accommodations for federal workers continues the trend of prioritizing religious rights in the workplace, which should alert all employers as related litigation shows no signs of slowing down, say attorneys at Seyfarth Shaw.
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How 9th Circ. Customs Ruling Is Affecting FCA Litigation
The Ninth Circuit’s recent Island Industries decision holding that the U.S. Court of International Trade doesn’t have exclusive jurisdiction over whistleblower suits involving import duties has set the stage for the False Claims Act to be a key weapon on the customs enforcement battlefield, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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What FDIC's Asset Threshold Raise Would Mean For Banking
If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. goes through with its plan to raise asset thresholds that determine regulatory intensity, it could free billions in compliance costs and bolster regional and community banks, but risk of oversight gaps are making this a contested area in banking policy, says Jessica Groza at Kohr Jackson.
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2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Banks Shield From Terrorism Liability
A recent Second Circuit dismissal strengthens the position of international banks facing claims they indirectly helped terrorist organizations and provides clearer guidance on the boundaries of secondary liability, but doesn't provide absolute immunity, say attorneys at Freshfields.
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Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes
After the California Air Resources Board's recent workshop, it is clear that the state's climate disclosure laws will be enforced with standards comparable to financial reporting — so companies should act now to implement assurance-grade systems, formalize governance responsibilities and coordinate reporting across their organizations, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies
An assessment of insider trading policies filed by over 60 issuers reveals a range of common approaches and a few differences with respect to key policy terms, including the parties covered, the scope of prohibited activities and the exceptions to these prohibitions, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.
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9th Circ.'s Kickback Ruling Strengthens A Prosecutorial Tool
The Ninth Circuit's decision last month in U.S. v. Schena, interpreting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act to prohibit kickback conduct between the principal and individuals who do not directly interact with patients, serves as a wake-up call to the booming clinical laboratory testing industry, say attorneys at Kendall Brill.
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Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use
In response to May guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security, which indicates the agency considers a wide but somewhat unclear range of activities involving Chinese integrated circuits to be in violation of its General Prohibition 10, companies should consider adopting enhanced due diligence to determine how firm counterparties may be using the affected chips, says Peter Lichtenbaum at Covington.
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How To Address Tariff-Related Risks In Commercial Contracts
Companies' commercial agreements may not clearly prescribe which party bears the risks and consequences of tariff-related fallout, but cases addressing common-law defenses and force majeure have one key takeaway, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.