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January 12, 2026
The Curious, Very Long Delay In A Pioneering Drug Prices Suit

When Merck & Co. launched a fiery challenge to Medicare's landmark drug price negotiations, it blazed a trail for many similar suits. But 31 months later, the challenge is stalled where it started as Merck begs for a ruling, other suits speed along the path it created and huge costs now seem unavoidable.
January 12, 2026
7th Circ. Finds DEA, State Officials Immune In Pill Mill 'Mess'

The Seventh Circuit Monday overturned rulings that would have let a doctor's Fourth and Fifth amendments claims over a pill mill investigation go to trial, concluding federal and state officials are entitled to immunity in proceedings the court described as a "tangled mess."
January 12, 2026
CFPB, DOJ Revoke Lender Guidance On Anti-Immigrant Bias

The Trump administration is withdrawing Biden-era guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Justice that cautioned lenders about refusing to provide credit to immigrant borrowers, saying it believes the withdrawal clarifies that lenders may legally consider immigration status under several circumstances.
January 12, 2026
Ex-Google Engineer Stole AI Secrets To Help China, Jury Told

Driven by greed, ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding stole thousands of confidential documents from the tech giant, launched his own startup and then offered Google's artificial intelligence trade secrets to China, a federal prosecutor told a California jury Monday at the start of Ding's high-profile economic espionage trial.
January 12, 2026
CFTC Chair Taps Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs To Advisory Panel

The new chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday said he plans to nominate leaders of prediction market platforms including Polymarket to serve as charter members of a new advisory committee, a day after congressional Democrats pressed him to respond to manipulation threats in the event contract markets.
January 12, 2026
States Fight USDA's Renewed Effort To Cut SNAP Benefits

A coalition of states has asked a California federal judge to enforce an injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding funding from states refusing to share sensitive personal information on food assistance benefit recipients, saying the Trump administration has once again threatened to withhold the funding.
January 12, 2026
Army Contractor Seeks To Limit Evidence In Fraud Trial

Fluor Corp. told a South Carolina federal judge that evidence and testimony related to a suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield and to fraud allegations must be excluded from a trial over accusations that the company overcharged the military.
January 12, 2026
Nielsen Gets 4-Day Pause On National-Local Data Tying Block

Nielsen has just four days to seek Second Circuit intervention before an order goes into effect blocking it from conditioning full access to its nationwide radio data on also buying local data, after a New York federal judge refused Monday to pause that mandate beyond a brief administrative stay.
January 12, 2026
Rivals Say UP, Norfolk Southern Hiding Key Merger Details

Rival railroads have claimed that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are hiding crucial details about the risks and other competitive effects of their proposed mega-merger, saying the Surface Transportation Board should force the rail giants to make candid disclosures or reject their merger application altogether.
January 12, 2026
Fla. Court Orders Repairs Of Partially Demolished Condo

A Florida state court judge on Monday ordered a developer to repair a waterfront condominium it had begun to strip, after it jumped the gun while embroiled in litigation with eight holdout condominium owners.
January 12, 2026
Water District Sues Lakewood Over Rezoning Plan

A Colorado water and sanitation district has accused the city of Lakewood in state court of passing a comprehensive development plan that current water infrastructure capacity would be unable to accommodate, and says it did so without prior consultation, in violation of Colorado statute.
January 12, 2026
Senate Ag Panel Punts Crypto Markup As Banking Pushes On

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said Monday that he's delaying a markup on a forthcoming crypto market structure proposal to the end of the month to accommodate further bipartisan negotiations, while the Senate Banking Committee said it still intends to hold its own markup.
January 12, 2026
10th Circ. Vacates Sex Rap Over Native American Status

A New Mexico man sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing an American Indian girl had his conviction vacated Monday by a Tenth Circuit panel that determined prosecutors failed to prove the man was not himself Native American, a key element under the statute invoked in his case.
January 12, 2026
Ørsted And AGs Win Bid To Resume Revolution Wind Project

A federal judge on Monday authorized construction to continue on the Revolution Wind project meant to power 350,000 New England homes, lifting a second stop-work order imposed by the Trump administration while litigation plays out.
January 12, 2026
Feds To Drop Appeal In 340B Rebate Pilot Challenge

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday suggested it will end its appeal of a First Circuit order temporarily blocking it from instituting a rebate program that would change how the agency distributes payments in the federal 340B drug discount program that provides medications at reduced costs to low-income Americans.
January 12, 2026
FCC Scraps Verizon's 60-Day Phone Unlocking Mandate

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday waived a rule stemming from Verizon's takeover of discount provider TracFone that forced the company to open its cellphones to other carriers after 60 days.
January 12, 2026
Local Governments Ask Texas Judge To Keep NFA Intact

Two U.S. cities and a Texas county asked a federal judge to knock down a bid by gun rights groups to repeal the National Firearms Act, saying that without the law, criminals would have greater access to especially dangerous weapons, such as short-barreled rifles.
January 12, 2026
Ex-Goldman Exec Faces July FCPA Trial Over Ghana Deal

A Brooklyn federal judge Monday teed up a midsummer trial for a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Ghanaian officials to secure a power plant deal.
January 12, 2026
UNC, Ex-Provost Eye Deal In Open Records Lawsuit

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its former provost are in settlement talks to resolve the ex-provost's lawsuit alleging UNC board members violated open meetings law by using auto-deleting messaging platforms and unlawfully closing public meetings.
January 12, 2026
SEC Draws From BigLaw To Appoint Enforcement Deputies

Two former BigLaw attorneys, one of whom served as counsel to President Donald Trump during his first term in office, have joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as deputy directors of enforcement, the agency announced Monday.
January 12, 2026
Boston Demoted Police Official Who Probed Fraud, Suit Says

A high-ranking Boston Police Department official claimed Monday in Massachusetts state court he was demoted in retaliation for continuing an investigation into paid detail fraud after the police commissioner told him that the findings would give the department "a black eye."
January 12, 2026
Ad Tech Rivals Say 'Unique Harms' Make Complaints Separate

Google's advertising placement technology competitors have told a New York federal judge their half-dozen complaints should remain separate, arguing that letting the search giant tee up a consolidation motion would hamper, rather than streamline, their antitrust claims, which followed the U.S. Department of Justice's successful litigation against the company.
January 12, 2026
Joint Cannabis Firms Settle Antitrust, 'Gun Jumping' Claims

Four Connecticut cannabis companies and their principals have agreed to pay $416,000 to settle claims that they violated state marijuana, antitrust and unfair trade practices laws by skipping a mandatory merger review process, the attorney general's office said Monday.
January 12, 2026
Solar Co. Blames Broker's Error For $6M Tariff Bill

A renewable energy company wants its customs broker and agent held responsible for over $6 million in antidumping and countervailing duties it had to pay on imported solar panels due to the broker's alleged failure to properly record them.
January 12, 2026
Texas AG Investigating Major Grocery Chains' Pesticide Use

The Texas attorney general's office on Monday said it has started an investigation into major grocery store chains in Texas that the state accuses of spraying organic produce with pesticides without informing consumers.

Expert Analysis

Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.
Series

Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.
2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.
How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.
Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.
Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.
How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
Opinion

A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.
Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued annual examination priorities reiterate a host of regulatory implications for investment advisers using artificial intelligence tools, highlighting that meaningful ongoing due diligence can help mitigate both operational and regulatory surprises amid AI's rapid evolution, says Christopher Mills at Sidley.