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October 10, 2025
Ga. Medical Billing Practice Faces Data Breach Class Action
A Georgia-based medical billing practice was hit with a proposed class action in federal court over a September data breach that allegedly exposed the personally identifiable and protected health information of its patients and current and former employees.
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October 10, 2025
Space Biz Could Get FCC Boost In Upper Microwave Bands
Hoping to give a jolt to satellite industry growth, the Federal Communications Commission will look at revamping several upper microwave spectrum bands for more flexible use.
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October 10, 2025
Clinical Trial Co. Settles Severance Fight With Ex-VP
A clinical research company has agreed to shutter a lawsuit from an ex-executive who claimed his requests for severance went ignored following his resignation, according to a Friday filing in North Carolina federal court.
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October 10, 2025
Conn. AG Nets Bid-Rigging Deal With Moving Companies
Two Connecticut moving and storage companies have settled an investigation into allegations that they conspired to rig their bids on a state contract, agreeing to make a collective payment and adopt antitrust compliance programs, according to a Friday announcement from the attorney general's office.
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October 10, 2025
Prosecutors, Ex-AT&T Exec To Resolve Bribery Case With DPA
A former AT&T executive will not be retried on charges that he bribed ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan early next year as planned, as his attorneys and prosecutors told an Illinois federal judge that they've agreed to resolve the matter with a deferred prosecution agreement.
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October 10, 2025
DOJ Scrutiny Sparks Change To $500M Material Analysis Deal
Onto Innovation Inc. removed a product line from its planned deal to purchase a materials analysis business from Semilab International after the U.S. Department of Justice requested additional information to review the merger, reducing the purchase price to $495 million.
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October 10, 2025
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
It is of little solace to general counsel that most big law firms hiked their billing rates this year just slightly less than last year's increase. And it looks like Elon Musk is settling with the former chief legal officer and the general counsel of Twitter, along with two other executives, over their suit to obtain millions in promised severance pay. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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October 10, 2025
Nonprofit Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Vegas Price-Fixing Case
A nonprofit that focuses on antitrust issues urged entire Ninth Circuit to rehear a price-fixing case accusing several Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same algorithm to set prices for hotel rooms.
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October 10, 2025
Geico Failed To Arbitrate Auto Accident Claim, Suit Says
A North Carolina resident accused Geico of failing to arbitrate her injury claim stemming from an auto accident, telling a federal court that following two years of document production, the insurer only denied coverage after she said she rejected a "lowball" settlement offer.
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October 10, 2025
FCC Pushes For New Rules To Help Retire Copper
The Federal Communications Commission plans to weigh a proposal this month to accelerate the transition to networks that rely on internet protocol rather than copper for voice services.
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October 10, 2025
Biz Groups, GOP Reps Ask Justices To Sink Colo. Climate Suit
Business groups and over 100 Republican lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision by Colorado's top court allowing Boulder's climate change tort against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to proceed in state court.
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October 10, 2025
Mass. AG Says Robinhood Suit Can't Halt Enforcement Action
Massachusetts regulators say Robinhood is trying to make an "end run" around their efforts to enforce the Bay State's sports betting laws, in a motion asking a judge to toss the financial services platform's lawsuit against the state.
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October 10, 2025
SEC Guidance Aims To Ease IPO Process During Shutdown
As the federal government shutdown lingers, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its guidance to advise companies on how they can still move forward with initial public offerings.
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October 10, 2025
Edward Jones Fined $100K For 'Unreasonable' Commissions
Edward D. Jones & Co. LP has entered into a consent order with Connecticut's banking regulator, agreeing to pay a $100,000 fine and about $73,000 in restitution for charging "unreasonable" commissions to retail brokerage customers in the state.
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October 10, 2025
Oklahoma, Tribes Clash Over Hunting, Fishing Sovereignty
Oklahoma's Indigenous nations are speaking out against a state Department of Wildlife Conservation directive that says its game wardens will continue to enforce state law and cite anyone in violation, regardless of tribal citizenship.
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October 09, 2025
9th Circ. Changes Stance On Appeals Of Anti-SLAPP Denials
The full Ninth Circuit on Thursday held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation, diverging from 22-year-old circuit precedent and finding that such orders aren't immediately appealable because they don't resolve issues "completely separate from the merits."
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October 09, 2025
Bessent Touts Trump's 'Community Bank Comeback' Agenda
U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday pledged a wide-ranging regulatory push to spur a "community bank comeback," previewing plans that include easing capital rules, updating anti-money laundering standards and supporting expanded deposit insurance.
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October 09, 2025
Paxton Can Move To Close Houston Nonprofit, Panel Says
Texas appellate court justices on Thursday said Attorney General Ken Paxton can initiate legal proceedings to take away an immigrant-led nonprofit's corporate charter and tax-exempt status, noting his allegations claiming it failed to comply with its purpose by engaging in political activities show there's probable ground to proceed.
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October 09, 2025
Judge Narrows Evidence Ahead Of Boeing 737 Max Trial
A Washington federal judge on Thursday ruled on which evidence will be allowed in a Nov. 3 trial in LOT Polish Airlines' lawsuit against Boeing, in which LOT accuses the aerospace giant of tricking it into leasing defective 737 Max jets that were later grounded after two fatal crashes.
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October 09, 2025
Senate Crypto Bill Weakens State Fraud Protection, Experts Say
State regulators and legal experts are urging leaders of the Senate Banking Committee to overhaul their draft crypto market structure legislation on the grounds that the current text would weaken state power to police fraud and protect investors in crypto markets and beyond.
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October 09, 2025
AIG Says Dock Builder Can't Avoid $1.8M Yacht Fire Lawsuit
An AIG unit urged a Florida federal court Thursday to reject a contractor's claims it can't be held liable for more than $1.8 million in coverage payments over a yacht fire caused by dock wiring that lacked ground fault protection, arguing the state building code required such protection.
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October 09, 2025
Biotronik Wants Full 9th Circ. Review Of Whistleblower Ruling
Biotronik Inc. urged the full Ninth Circuit to review a panel ruling that revived a whistleblower suit alleging the company used unlawful compensation tactics to boost heart-device sales, saying it should have been tossed based on prior disclosures in news articles.
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October 09, 2025
US Wind Fights For Countersuit Against Offshore Project Foes
US Wind Inc. is asking a Maryland federal court to allow it to proceed with claims against local governments and community, business and environmental groups that are challenging the approval of a wind energy project off the state's coastline.
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October 09, 2025
Judge Scuttles CFTC Settlements In $21M Crypto Scam Case
A Florida federal judge has rejected a pair of proposed U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission settlements in a case alleging a $21 million crypto trading scheme, giving the short-staffed agency only a few days to explain why she shouldn't dismiss the allegations.
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October 09, 2025
Ohio Judge OKs Trimmed Norfolk Southern Derailment Suit
An Ohio federal judge approved on Thursday a joint dismissal motion filed by two kennel owners and Norfolk Southern that will permanently toss the kennel owners' property claims from their derailment suit against the railroad company.
Expert Analysis
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Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure
The Senate Banking Committee's draft Responsible Financial Innovation Act would not only clarify the roles and responsibilities of financial institutions engaging in digital asset activities but also impose new compliance regimes, reporting requirements and risk management protocols, say attorneys at Troutman.
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How Trump's Space Order May Ease Industry's Growth
President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at removing environmental hurdles for spaceport authorization and streamlining the space industry's regulatory framework may open opportunities not only for established launch providers, but also smaller companies and spaceport authorities, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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A Look At 2 Reinvigorated DOL Compliance Programs
As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division revives its Payroll Audit Independent Determination and expands its opinion letter program, employers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks of participation to assess whether it makes sense for their circumstances, say attorneys at Conn Maciel.
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Stablecoin Committee Promotes Uniformity But May Fall Short
While the Genius Act's establishment of the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee will provide private stablecoin issuers with more consistent standards, fragmentation remains due to the disparate regulatory approaches taken by different states, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Liability Lessons From Luxury Cruise Thwarted By Sanctions
An ongoing legal dispute over a canceled luxury cruise to the North Pole reminds attorneys that liability can surface even before a ship leaves the dock — and that U.S. sanctions law increasingly lurks in the background of global travel contracts, says Peter Walsh at The Cruise Injury Law Firm.
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Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.
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Sweeping US Tax And Spending Bill May Bolster PE Returns
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act stands to benefit private equity sponsors and their investors as it alters existing law, including at the portfolio company level, making it crucial to reevaluate historic tax planning and optimize for the new tax regime, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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Resilience Planning Is New Key To Corporate Sustainability
While the current wave of deregulation may reduce government enforcement related to climate issues, businesses still need to evaluate how climate volatility may affect their operations and create new legal risks — making the apolitical concept of resilience increasingly important for companies, says J. Michael Showalter at ArentFox Schiff.
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Parsing Trump Admin's First 6 Months Of SEC Enforcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement results for the first six months of the Trump administration show substantially fewer new enforcement actions compared to the same period under the previous administration, but indicate a clear focus on traditional fraud schemes affecting retail investors, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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HSR Compliance Remains A Priority From Biden To Trump
Several new enforcement actions from the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice illustrate that rigorous attention to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance has become a critical component of the U.S. merger review process, even amid the political transition from the Biden to Trump administrations, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Cos. Face EU, US Regulatory Tension On Many Fronts
When the European Union sets stringent standards, companies seeking to operate in the international marketplace must conform to them, or else concede opportunities — but with the current U.S. administration pushing hard to roll back regulations, global companies face an increasing tension over which standards to follow, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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How EU Is Tweaking Enviro Laws After US Trade Deal
While a recent joint statement from the European Union and the U.S. in the wake of their trade deal does not mention special treatment for U.S. companies, the EU's ongoing commitment to streamline its sustainability legislation suggests an openness to addressing concerns raised by the U.S., say attorneys at Debevoise.
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The Consequences Of OCC's Pivot On Disparate Impact
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent move to stop scrutinizing facially neutral lending policies that disproportionately affect a protected group reflects the administration's ongoing shift in assessing discrimination, though this change may not be enough to dissuade claims by states or private plaintiffs, says Travis Nelson at Polsinelli.
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FDA Transparency Plans Raise Investor Disclosure Red Flags
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently announced intent to publish complete response letters for unapproved drugs and devices implicates certain investor disclosure requirements under securities laws, making it necessary for life sciences and biotech companies to adopt robust controls going forward, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Rising USCIS Denials May Signal Reverse On Signature Policy
Increasingly, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services appears to be issuing denials and requests for evidence in cases where petitioners digitally affix handwritten signatures to paper-based petitions, upending a long-standing practice with potentially grave consequences for applicants, says Sherry Neal at Corporate Immigration.