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October 20, 2025
UK Steps Up Antitrust Probe Into Getty-Shutterstock Merger
The U.K. antitrust regulator escalated its investigation into Getty's proposed acquisition of Shutterstock, citing on Monday "realistic" risks that a combined $3.7 billion entity could harm competition.
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October 20, 2025
Justices Won't Review Merck's Immunity From Vaccine Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a decision immunizing Merck & Co. from claims that it blocked competition by making false submissions to federal regulators for its mumps vaccine.
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October 20, 2025
Justices Reject Pollution Case In La.'s Black Communities
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review the Fifth Circuit's decision to revive a lawsuit accusing a Louisiana local government of steering hazardous industrial facilities into Black communities.
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October 17, 2025
Quant Trader Tells Jury Of MIT Grads' $25M Crypto Ruse Plan
A quantitative trader and former employee of two MIT-educated crypto entrepreneurs Friday told a Manhattan federal jury of how they planned months in advance to leverage a software glitch to obtain $25 million at the expense of other crypto traders on the Ethereum blockchain.
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October 17, 2025
DC Circ. Denies DOJ Bid For Shutdown Delay In CFPB Case
The D.C. Circuit said Friday it will not delay briefing in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau layoffs case as the government shutdown drags on, rejecting a Trump administration request for a deadline extension tied to the lapse in federal funding.
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October 17, 2025
Nursing Exec Denied New Trial On Wage-Fixing Claims
A Nevada federal judge has denied a new trial to a nursing executive convicted of wage-fixing conspiracy and wire fraud after he claimed the U.S. Department of Justice misled the jury about sweetheart terms of a cooperation deal with another company.
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October 17, 2025
California AG Sues Plastic Bag Makers Over Recycling Claims
California's attorney general on Friday sued three plastic bag manufacturers in state court for allegedly selling nonrecyclable plastic bags despite claiming to meet the Golden State's recyclability standards, but said four other producers agreed to stop sales in the state as part of a settlement resolving similar allegations.
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October 17, 2025
Fragrance Co. Cuts $26M 'Icebreaker' Deal In Price-Fixing Suit
A proposed class of direct purchasers asked a New Jersey federal judge Friday to preliminarily sign off on International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.'s $26 million settlement, the first "icebreaker" deal cut in sprawling price-fixing antitrust litigation against four major fragrance ingredient makers.
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October 17, 2025
Altria, Juul May Face Certified 'Frankenstein' Antitrust Class
A California federal judge indicated on Friday that he will likely certify classes of direct and indirect purchasers accusing e-cigarette makers Juul and ex-rival Altria of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce product variety on the market, although Altria's lawyer urged the judge to reconsider and avoid a "Frankeinstein" for damage calculations.
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October 17, 2025
Texas Youth Join Big Tech In Challenging New App Store Law
Advocacy group Students Engaged in Advancing Texas has joined tech industry giants in challenging the Lone Star State's new law requiring app store owners to verify users' ages and block minors from downloads and purchases without parental consent, arguing the measure illegally imposes restrictions on protected speech and information.
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October 17, 2025
Injury Law Roundup: Uber Wins Bellwether Sex Assault Trial
In our inaugural Injury Law Roundup, juries in the Golden State were busy as Uber won a closely watched sexual assault trial and Johnson & Johnson got crushed with a near $1 billion verdict in a talc case, while Boies Schiller Flexner LLP admitted to an artificial intelligence gaffe in a sex-assault-related case. Here, we put Law360 readers on notice of what's been recently trending in personal injury and medical malpractice news.
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October 17, 2025
BNP Must Pay $20M To 3 Sudanese Refugees, NY Jury Finds
A New York federal jury Friday returned a landmark $20 million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas, finding the bank liable for its role enabling the genocide former Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir committed against Black African civilians in Sudan.
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October 17, 2025
Chamber Urges 5th Circ. To Rehear Ex-Bank CEO's FDIC Case
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other libertarian advocacy groups urged the Fifth Circuit on Friday to reconsider a panel ruling shielding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s in-house courts from a constitutional challenge, arguing the decision defies U.S. Supreme Court precedent and leaves bank officials "trapped in the bureaucratic machinery" of juryless agency prosecutions.
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October 17, 2025
Employment Authority: 3rd Circ. Settlement Ruling Impact
Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on how a Third Circuit decision could make it easier to settle cases when plaintiffs lodge wage and hour claims under both federal and state laws, how a recent ruling greenlighting a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act highlights the need for training on breastfeeding accommodations and how the Senate labor committee's withholding of a vote on a National Labor Relations Board nominee has clouded the agency's timeline for gaining the quorum it needs to fully function.
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October 17, 2025
Justices Urged To Review Circ. Split Over SEC Disgorgement
A man accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of participating in a $6 million pump-and-dump scheme is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to review a circuit split that he says has created "intolerable confusion" over when the agency can collect disgorgement.
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October 17, 2025
Insys Ex-CEO Babich Agrees To $30M Trustee Deal In Del.
Former Insys Therapeutics CEO Michael Babich has consented to a $30 million settlement amid a bankruptcy trustee's efforts to recover tens of millions in damages from company officials tied to Insys' aggressive marketing of the opioid painkiller Subsys, according to a Delaware Court of Chancery settlement filed early on Friday.
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October 17, 2025
Investment Firm Founder Indicted On Alleged $500M Scheme
The co-founder of two Florida-based investment firms has been accused by federal prosecutors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of defrauding lenders and investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars with false representations about the firms' financial success and assets.
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October 17, 2025
Atty Quits Ga. Bar's 'Facade' Committee On Client Solicitation
A Georgia attorney resigned Friday as head of the state bar's committee on attorney-client solicitation, accusing the bar of not even "reaching for a garden hose" while unlawful solicitation of accident victims has spread "like wildfire" across the Peach State.
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October 17, 2025
Major Banks Colluded For 30 Years To Fix Rates, Suit Says
Several major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, have been hit with a proposed class action in Connecticut federal court alleging that for the past 30 years, they have been artificially inflating interest rates on variable-rate loans to consumers and small businesses.
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October 17, 2025
Bankers Lobby Warns Of 'Operational Crises' From Penny Halt
A banking industry group on Friday urged leaders of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to swiftly address "operational crises" the institutions say have arisen from a policy restricting penny deposits at coin terminals as the U.S. phases out the one-cent coin.
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October 17, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Lenders' Inner Circle, '25 Hospitality Deals
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the real estate deal dynamics influencing the choice of lender counsel, and the law firms that guided the 10-figure hospitality mergers and acquisitions to date in 2025.
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October 17, 2025
Ex-Official Enforced Fee Deal With Job Threat, Jury Hears
Connecticut school construction director Kosta Diamantis on Friday admitted during cross-examination that he threatened to yank a masonry subcontractor from jobs in Tolland and Hartford if it didn't pay him what he claimed was a legitimate, agreed-upon $70,000 fee for lining up an introduction to a general contractor.
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October 17, 2025
Ex-SEC Officials Support Activist Investor Before High Court
Two former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission members are among those calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the ability of investors to sue funds over contracts that violate federal securities laws, saying that the SEC does not have the resources to go after every alleged wrongdoer.
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October 17, 2025
11th Circ. Ruling Could Unravel Strict ERISA Exhaustion Rule
A recent Eleventh Circuit decision opens up a route for overturning the appellate court's strictest-in-the-nation precedent requiring administrative exhaustion of all claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, attorneys say, given that two judges in a panel concurrence advocated for such action following en banc review.
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October 17, 2025
Idaho Asks Justices To Reject Mootness In Trans Ban Case
The state of Idaho has again encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court to proceed with its review of whether the state's ban on transgender women in sports is unconstitutional after a lower court earlier this week rejected the plaintiff's efforts to voluntarily dismiss the suit.
Expert Analysis
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DOJ Settlement Offers Guide To Avoiding Key Antitrust Risks
The U.S. Justice Department's settlement with Greystar Management shows why parties looking to acquire companies that use pricing recommendation software should carefully examine whether the software algorithm and how it is used in the market create antitrust dangers, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Unleashing LNG And Oil Exports With The Deepwater Port Act
The U.S. Department of Transportation and its Maritime Administration are now poised to use the streamlined licensing process of an existing statutory framework — the Deepwater Port Act — to approve proposed offshore terminals for exporting oil and liquefied natural gas, thus advancing the Trump administration's energy agenda, says Joanne Rotondi at Hogan Lovells.
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Minimizing AI Bias Risks Amid New Calif. Workplace Rules
In light of California implementing new regulations to protect job applicants and employees from discrimination linked to artificial intelligence tools, employers should take proactive steps to ensure compliance, both to minimize the risk of discrimination and to avoid liability, says Alexa Foley at Gordon Rees.
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NC Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
There were several impactful changes to the financial services landscape in North Carolina in the third quarter of the year, including statutory updates, enforcement developments from Office of the Commissioner of Banks, and notable mergers, acquisitions and branch expansions, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Wash. Ruling Raises Pay Transparency Litigation Risk
Washington Supreme Court’s recent decision in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine and Spirits, affirming applicants standing to sue regardless of their intent in applying, broadens state employers' already broad exposure — even when compared to other states with pay transparency laws, say attorneys at Hunton.
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Despite Fraud Focus, SEC Still Targeting Technical Violations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Chairman Paul Atkins has emphasized its back-to-basics strategy, focusing on identifying and combating fraud and manipulation, but at the same time, it has continued to pursue nonfraud-based actions targeting technical rule violations, a trend that will likely continue, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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New Calif. Chatbot Bill May Make AI Assistants Into Liabilities
While a pending California bill aims to regulate emotionally engaging chatbots that target children, its definition of "companion chatbot" may cover more ground — potentially capturing virtual assistants used for customer service or tech support, and creating serious legal exposure for businesses, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
Of note in the third quarter of the year, New York state regulators moved forward on their agendas to limit abuse of electronic banking, including via a settlement with stablecoin issuer Paxos and a lawsuit against Zelle alleging insufficient security measures, says Chris Bonner at Barclay Damon.
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Gauging SEC Short-Sale Rules' Future After 5th Circ. Remand
Though the Fifth Circuit recently remanded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission two Biden-era rules requiring disclosure of securities lending and short-sale activity in order to consider the rules' cumulative economic impact, it's possible they will get reproposed, meaning compliance timelines could change, says Scott Budlong at Barnes & Thornburg.
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Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.
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Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
The third quarter of 2025 brought legislative changes to state money transmission certification requirements and securities law obligations, as well as high-profile accounting and anti-money laundering compliance enforcement actions by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.
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Balancing The Risks And Rewards Of Private Equity In 401(k)s
The recent executive order directing government agencies to consider encouraging private equity and other alternative investments in 401(k) plans does not change the fundamental fiduciary calculus or reduce risk, as success with private investments will depend on careful analysis of both participant demand and fiduciary obligations, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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A Mortgage Lender's Guide To State Licensing Overhaul
Recent changes to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System require careful attention and planning from mortgage lenders, including tweaks to remote work designations and individual disclosure questions, says Allison Schilz at Mitchell Sandler.
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2 Rulings Highlight IRS' Uncertain Civil Fraud Penalty Powers
Conflicting decisions from the U.S. Tax Court and the Northern District of Texas that hinge on whether the IRS can administratively assert civil fraud penalties since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy provide both opportunities and potential pitfalls for taxpayers, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.