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October 03, 2025
Huntington's $1.9B Veritex Deal Gets Final Fed Approval
Huntington Bancshares Inc. on Friday secured the Federal Reserve's sign-off on its $1.9 billion acquisition of Veritex Holdings Inc., wrapping up the required regulatory approvals for the merger less than three months after it was announced.
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October 03, 2025
Investor Claim Cannabis Co. Seller Hid $16M In Unpaid Taxes
California cannabis company Prime Harvest Inc. claims it was fraudulently induced into buying a cannabis distribution business that was saddled with $16 million in unpaid taxes, asking a state court to force the sellers to take back the distributor.
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October 03, 2025
Kiewit Deal Would Resolve Fight Over Marine Yard Runoff
Kiewit Corp. has agreed to pay more than $800,000 and employ new environmental protection practices under a tentative agreement between the construction firm and a Seattle environmental nonprofit, the parties told a federal judge in Washington.
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October 03, 2025
Portland Labor Peace Rule Not Preempted By NLRA, City Says
The city of Portland asked an Oregon federal judge Friday to toss a nonprofit's challenge to the city's requirement for its janitorial, security and industrial laundry contractors to sign labor peace agreements with unions, telling the judge the requirement isn't preempted by the National Labor Relations Act.
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October 03, 2025
High Court Broker Negligence Case 'Pivotal' For Trucking
The U.S. Supreme Court grabbed an opportunity to smooth out splintered circuit court rulings on whether freight brokers might also be liable for roadway accidents that have killed or injured people, potentially providing long-sought clarity to middlemen in a trucking and logistics sector unnerved by recent supersized verdicts against carriers and drivers.
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October 03, 2025
Fla. $608M FEMA Grant May Revive Detention Center Suit
A spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Friday that it awarded Florida $608 million in reimbursement funds for building and running mass detention centers, including the so-called Alligator Alcatraz facility in Big Cypress National Preserve.
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October 03, 2025
Video Platform Rumble Defends Claims In Google Ad Tech MDL
Video-sharing site Rumble Inc. urged a New York federal court on Friday not to toss its claims in the multidistrict litigation over Google's advertising technology, saying the allegations are similar to those being brought by federal and state enforcers and others that all survived dismissal.
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October 03, 2025
11th Circ. Pushes Forward Fla.'s ACA Trans Health Appeal
The Eleventh Circuit resolved a jurisdictional question that will allow Florida to continue pursuing its challenge against Biden-era policies impacting Affordable Care Act coverage for gender-affirming care.
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October 03, 2025
Nurse Staffing Exec Says Jury Misled In Wage-Fixing Case
A nurse staffing executive convicted of wage fixing and wire fraud is asking a Nevada federal court for a new trial, arguing that prosecutors misled the jury about a cooperating witness's leniency deal.
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October 03, 2025
Roush's NASCAR Team Accused Of Exposing Employee Data
Professional stock car racing team Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing LLC has been hit with a putative class action in North Carolina federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard employees' sensitive information, resulting in a data breach.
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October 03, 2025
Wells Fargo Wants Out Of Mortgage Fee Refund Class Claims
Wells Fargo Bank NA has asked a California federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of making futile efforts to resolve mortgage origination fee errors, saying that even if the plaintiff was entitled to relief, the claims are time-barred.
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October 03, 2025
Employment Authority: Religion, Pregnancy Top EEOC Issues
Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission got up to over the last fiscal year, why Trump's National Labor Relations Board picks are set to face tough questions at their Senate confirmation hearings, and a roundup on where child labor laws stand in the United States.
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October 03, 2025
Cigna Inks $5.7M Ghost Network Suit Settlement
Cigna has struck a $5.7 million deal to settle a proposed class action alleging the insurer violated federal benefits law by advertising out-of-network providers as in-network to participants in benefit plans it administered, counsel for plaintiffs announced Friday.
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October 03, 2025
NC Gov. Gives Stamp Of Approval To Bill Ending Cashless Bail
North Carolina's Democratic governor on Friday signed into law a bill to eliminate cashless bail that is named for the Ukrainian refugee who was murdered on Charlotte's public transit system, but he said it lacks overall "vision" and lambasted a provision adopting alternative execution methods in the state.
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October 03, 2025
'Clean Slate' For Broadcast Rules Needed, Think Tank Says
An economics think tank suggested the Federal Communications Commission go back to the drawing board with rules governing radio and TV ownership, suggesting that the existing rules would not be envisioned in the current competitive, multimedia environment.
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October 03, 2025
Court Limits In Congress' NEPA Reform Push Spark Debate
Congressmembers' hopes to facilitate the faster approval of projects that require environmental reviews like pipelines and other energy infrastructure may be an uphill battle despite bipartisan support due to accompanying provisions, such as limited judicial review, that have invited opposition.
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October 03, 2025
Debtors, Mich. Creditor Firm Seek OK On Interest Rate Deal
Debtors and a Michigan creditor law firm asked a Michigan federal judge to approve a settlement agreement valued at about $9 million to resolve claims the law firm charged unlawfully high post-judgment interest rates on debt collection actions.
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October 03, 2025
TD Bank Sued Over 'Grace Period' Overdraft Policy
TD Bank NA has been hit with a proposed consumer class action claiming it has routinely broken its "grace period" pledge to refund overdraft fees on accounts that are quickly brought back into the black, allegedly keeping millions that should have been returned.
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October 03, 2025
Gov. Lamont May Testify In Ex-Conn. Budget Official's Trial
Former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis on Friday told a panel of potential jurors that he plans to call Gov. Ned Lamont to testify in his federal corruption trial, setting up a possible courtroom showdown between Diamantis and the elected official who removed him from his post before he was indicted.
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October 03, 2025
FERC Finding Friendlier Courts In Gas Project Approval Fights
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is getting more leeway from courts in lawsuits challenging its gas project approvals following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed federal environmental reviews, which may ultimately speed up the agency's consideration of projects.
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October 03, 2025
EEOC Can't Halt Suit Over Trans Advocacy Amid Shutdown
A Maryland federal judge refused Friday to grant the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid for a stay in a suit claiming the agency violated federal law by dropping gender identity discrimination cases, despite the government's argument that the ongoing shutdown meant the case couldn't move ahead.
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October 03, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Exxon Must Pay Atty Fees For 'Absurd' Args
The Second Circuit on Friday said energy giants including Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay attorney fees to New York City, which is suing them for deceptive practices around climate change, for advancing "absurd" arguments in remand proceedings.
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October 03, 2025
Trump Admin Hit With Suit Over $100K H-1B Fees
Several groups sued Friday in California federal court to block the Trump administration's recent action slapping on a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, saying the new price tag was unconstitutionally ordered and will hurt more than just America's tech industry.
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October 03, 2025
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
A new survey found that many U.S. companies aren't fully prepared to address key national security compliance risks, as most corporate decision-makers prioritize audits and incident response plans for addressing risk mitigation. Meanwhile, a senior legal adviser for Dell sued the company for firing her in the midst of her maternity leave. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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October 03, 2025
Sidley Hires Kelley Drye Customs Practice Expert In DC
Sidley Austin LLP has hired a former Kelley Drye & Warren LLP leader to work on a range of global arbitration and trade matters in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm recently announced.
Expert Analysis
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Even As States Step Up, They Can't Fully Fill CFPB's Shoes
The Trump administration's efforts to scale down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have prompted calls for state regulators to pick up the slack, but there are also important limitations on states' ability to fill the gap left by a mostly dormant CFPB, say attorneys at Covington.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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The Int'l Compliance View: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Changes to the enforcement landscape in the U.S. and abroad shift the risks and incentives for global compliance programs, creating a race against the clock for companies to deploy investigative resources across worldwide operations, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Unpacking Notable Details From FTC's 'AI Washing' Cases
The Federal Trade Commission has brought many cases involving allegedly deceptive artificial intelligence claims over the past couple of years, illustrating overlooked aspects of AI washing generally and a few new types of AI marketing claims that may line up in regulatory crosshairs down the road, says Michael Atleson at DLA Piper.
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'Pig Butchering' Seizure Is A Milestone In Crypto Crime Fight
The U.S.' recent seizure of $225 million in crypto funds in a massive "pig butchering" scheme highlights the transformative impact of blockchain analysis in law enforcement, and the increasing necessity of collaboration between law enforcement agencies, cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin issuers, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.
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The Pros, Cons Of A Single Commissioner Leading The CFTC
While a single-member U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may require fewer resources and be more efficient, its internal decision-making process would be less transparent to those outside the agency, reflect less compromise between competing viewpoints and provide the public with less predictability, says former CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Navigating Administrative Exhaustion In EEOC Charges
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Before responding to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge, employers should understand the process of exhausting administrative remedies and when it applies, and consider several best practices, such as preserving records and crafting effective position statements, says Matthew Gagnon at Ogletree.
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How DOJ's New Data Security Rules Leave HIPAA In The Dust
The U.S. Department of Justice's recently effective data security requirements carry profound implications for how healthcare providers collect, store, share and use data — and approach vendor oversight — that go far beyond the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, say attorneys at Nelson Mullins.
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Opinion
9th Circ. Customs Fraud Ruling Is Good For US Trade
In an era rife with international trade disputes and tariff-evasion schemes that cost billions annually, the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Island Industries v. Sigma is a major step forward for trade enforcement and for whistleblowers who can expose customs fraud, say attorneys at Singleton Schreiber.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Courts Redefining Software As Product Generates New Risks
A recent wave of litigation against social media platforms, chatbot developers and ride-hailing companies has some courts straying from the traditional view of software as a service to redefining software as a product, with significant implications for strict liability exposure, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Why Bank Regulators' Proposed Leverage Tweak Matters
Banking agencies' recent proposal to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio framework applicable to the largest U.S. banks shows the regulators are keen to address concerns that the regulatory capital framework is too restrictive, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Now Is The Time To Prep For SEC's New Data Breach Regs
Recent remarks from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting director of the Division of Examinations suggest that the commission will support exams for compliance with its new data breach detection and reporting regulations, and a looming deadline means investment advisers and broker-dealers must act now to update their processes, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.