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October 16, 2025
States Battle Trump Admin To Recover Solar Program Funds
Attorneys general from across the country are suing the Trump administration for allegedly violating the Constitution and federal law by canceling a $7 billion program providing solar equipment to low-income households.
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October 16, 2025
Ga. Agencies Seek Toss Of Mom's Child Support Policy Suit
Three state agencies sued by a Georgia mother over an allegedly unconstitutional child support policy asked a federal judge to dismiss the suit, arguing it is barred by the Eleventh Amendment and the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
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October 16, 2025
Fed's Barr Calls For Rules To Plug 'Gaps' In Stablecoin Bill
Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr said Thursday that the success of the recently passed legislative framework for stablecoins is dependent on federal banking agencies and state regulators coordinating to "fill in important gaps" that could threaten consumer protection and the stability of the banking system.
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October 16, 2025
Judge Rejects Bid To DQ Wash. Atty In Her County Bias Suit
A Seattle federal judge won't bar an attorney from representing herself in a racial discrimination lawsuit accusing a Washington county of sidelining her from hearing certain cases during her tenure as a part-time judge, rejecting the defense's claims of a conflict of interest.
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October 16, 2025
Aerospace Workers Appeal 401(k) Suit Toss To 9th Circ.
Aerospace technology company workers told a California federal court Thursday that they'll seek Ninth Circuit review of the court's September decision to toss their proposed class action alleging an employee 401(k) plan was saddled with costly and underperforming investment options.
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October 16, 2025
MoneyLion Settles CFPB's Suit Over Military Service Charges
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and MoneyLion Inc. will settle a Biden-era enforcement action accusing the fintech lender of overcharging military service members, according to a filing in New York federal court.
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October 16, 2025
4th Circ. OKs $811M Award In CFPB Immigrant Bond Co. Suit
The Fourth Circuit has affirmed an $811 million judgment awarded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its enforcement case against immigrant bond companies accused of engaging in abusive practices.
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October 16, 2025
Trump Taps V&E's Swett As New FERC Chair
President Donald Trump will appoint Vinson & Elkins LLP energy regulatory counsel Laura Swett as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the White House confirmed to Law360 Thursday.
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October 16, 2025
Sidley Hires Ex-A&O Shearman US Sanctions Head In DC
Sidley Austin LLP has hired the former U.S. head of sanctions from A&O Shearman, who is joining the firm's global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice in Washington, D.C., bringing experience to that team from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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October 16, 2025
Creek Freedmen Seek Contempt Ruling Over Citizenship Delay
Two members of the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band are seeking to hold the Creek Nation's principal chief and its citizenship board in contempt, alleging that their refusal to issue enrollment cards is a blatant violation of a tribal Supreme Court order that cannot be tolerated.
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October 15, 2025
Vought Aims To Close CFPB Within '2 Or 3 Months'
White House budget chief Russell Vought said Wednesday that he wants to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to succeed in the next few months, despite the Trump administration's claims in court that the agency is just being downsized.
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October 15, 2025
Valve Seeks To Toss 'Overlapping' $21M Arbitration Fee Suit
Valve Corp. is asking a Seattle federal judge to throw out a proposed class action seeking nearly $21 million in arbitration fees from the software company, claiming the suit is part of a scheme by law firm Mason LLP in which attorneys are seeking identical relief through redundant court challenges.
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October 15, 2025
OCC Conditionally OKs Palmer Luckey's Thiel-Backed Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday gave its initial green light to a new virtual currency-focused national bank backed by tech entrepreneurs Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, marking the first such approval for a new bank since Jonathan Gould was sworn in as Comptroller in July.
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October 15, 2025
Cybersecurity Co. F5 Says Hackers Infiltrated Its Systems
Cybersecurity company F5 Inc. revealed Wednesday that hackers had crept into its systems and maintained long-term access to certain platforms, and that the breach has been contained, an infiltration that comes amid similar attacks on the legal and technology sectors by hackers with suspected ties to foreign governments.
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October 15, 2025
Conn. Pot Licensing Program Is Discriminatory, Suit Says
A would-be cannabis grower is challenging Connecticut's marijuana licensing program, claiming it unconstitutionally prioritizes in-state "social equity" applicants "above all others" in direct violation of the dormant commerce clause, according to a federal lawsuit.
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October 15, 2025
Trump Fundraiser Guilty Of Mar-A-Lago Straw Donor Scheme
A New York man who raised funds for President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign was found guilty Wednesday of making straw donor contributions under others' names, a scheme prosecutors said was partly intended to help Chinese nationals gain access to Trump.
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October 15, 2025
Texas Panel Asks Why $12M Verdict Higher Than Project Cost
A Texas appeals panel pushed a developer to justify a roughly $12 million verdict against a construction company given the developer paid around that amount to build the apartment at the center of the suit, asking Wednesday why the developer was entitled to that sum.
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October 15, 2025
Texas Appeals Court Pushes Cigna On Payments To Hospitals
A Texas appeals court seemed skeptical of Cigna Healthcare of Texas Inc.'s claim that once a patient gets hospitalized, any subsequent treatment should be classified as emergency care, asking Wednesday why Cigna should get to escape a lawsuit claiming it underpaid multiple hospitals.
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October 15, 2025
BofA, BNY Mellon Accused Of Enabling Epstein's Crimes
Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. are the latest banks accused of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking enterprise and failing to timely report the late sex offender's suspicious transactions, according to a pair of proposed class actions filed Wednesday in New York federal court.
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October 15, 2025
Judge Won't Block Mich. Medicaid Mental Health Restructure
A Michigan state judge has ruled that the Great Lakes State has the authority to competitively bid and restructure the geographic territory of prepaid inpatient health plans that manage mental health care for the state's Medicaid beneficiaries.
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October 15, 2025
FDIC's Hill Discusses Stablecoin Rulemaking Lift
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acting Chairman Travis Hill said Wednesday that crafting a licensing regime for stablecoin issuers under his agency's purview will likely be relatively "straightforward," but the recently passed stablecoin legislation has also tasked banking regulators with thornier policy issues.
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October 15, 2025
Meat Industry Fights To Defend Nix Of Slaughterhouse Rules
A meat and poultry industry group has told the Ninth Circuit it opposes green groups' challenge to the federal government's decision to rescind a Biden-era proposal that would have imposed stricter water discharge regulations on slaughtering, processing and rendering facilities.
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October 15, 2025
States Want To Keep Eye On $14B HPE-Juniper Deal Review
The Justice Department is in the middle of trying to settle its challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, but a dozen states are now trying to get involved and have asked a California federal judge to allow them to intervene in the litigation.
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October 15, 2025
Some Sugar Producers Escape Info Sharing Claims
A Minnesota federal court dismissed several major sugar producers from a case accusing them of sharing competitively sensitive information but is allowing claims against Domino and United Sugar Producers & Refiners to proceed.
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October 15, 2025
Consumer Says Nail Fungus Product Falsely Marketed
A North Carolina man hit Arcadia Consumer Healthcare Inc. with a proposed class action in federal court accusing the company of falsely advertising that its product Fungi-Nail is meant to treat nail fungus, although the fine print on the back label says otherwise.
Expert Analysis
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How Trade Fraud Task Force Launch Furthers Policy Goals
A new cross-agency trade fraud task force is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to leverage agency relationships in pursuit of its trade policy goals, and its creation signals a further uptick in customs enforcement, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Digital Asset Report Opens Doors For Banks, But Risks Linger
A recent report from a White House working group discussing digital asset market structure signals how banks may elect to expand into digital asset custody, trading and related services in the years ahead, but the road remains layered with challenges, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Lessons As Joint Employer Suits Shift From Rare To Routine
Joint employer allegations now appear so frequently that employers should treat them as part of the ordinary risk landscape, and several recent decisions demonstrate how fluid the liability doctrine has become, says Thomas O’Connell at Buchalter.
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Texas Suit Marks Renewed Focus On Service Kickback Theory
After a dormant period at the federal level, a theory of kickback enforcement surrounding nurse educator programs and patient support services resurfaced with a recent state court complaint filed by Texas against Eli Lilly, highlighting for drugmakers the ever-changing nature of enforcement priorities and industry landscapes, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.
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Evaluating The Current State Of Trump's Tariff Deals
As the Trump administration's ambitious tariff effort rolls into its ninth month, and many deals lack the details necessary to provide trade market certainty, attorneys at Adams & Reese examine where things stand.
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Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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5 Years In, COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Landscape Is Shifting
As the government moves pandemic fraud enforcement from small-dollar individual prosecutions to high-value corporate cases, and billions of dollars remain unaccounted for, companies and defense attorneys must take steps now to prepare for the next five years of scrutiny, says attorney David Tarras.
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How Securities Test Nuances Affect State-Level Enforcement
Awareness of how different states use their securities investigation and enforcement powers, particularly their use of the risk capital test over the federal Howey test, is critical to navigating the complicated patchwork of securities laws going forward, especially as states look to fill perceived federal enforcement gaps, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Analyzing AI's Evolving Role In Class Action Claims Admin
Artificial intelligence is becoming a strategic asset in the hands of skilled litigators, reshaping everything from class certification strategy to claims analysis — and now, the nuts and bolts of settlement administration, with synthetic fraud, algorithmic review and ethical tension emerging as central concerns, says Dominique Fite at CPT Group.
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11th Circ.'s FCRA Standing Ruling Offers Compliance Lessons
The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Nelson v. Experian on establishing Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act should prompt businesses to survey FCRA compliance programs, review open matters for standing defenses and refresh training materials, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.
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8 Steps For Industrial Property Buyers To Limit Enviro Liability
Ongoing litigation over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s designation of PFAS as hazardous site contaminants demonstrates the liabilities that industrial property purchasers risk inheriting, but steps to guarantee rigorous environmental compliance, anticipate regulatory change and allocate cleanup responsibilities can mitigate this uncertainty, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.
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How Prohibiting Trigger Leads May Affect Mortgage Marketing
Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act prohibiting the sale of trigger leads mark a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for mortgage lenders, third-party lead generators and their legal counsel, who should reevaluate lead generation strategies and compliance protocols, say Joel Herberman, Rob Robilliard and Leah Dempsey at Brownstein Hyatt.
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What To Expect From The EEOC Once A Quorum Is Restored
As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to soon regain its quorum with a Republican majority, employers should be prepared for a more assertive EEOC, especially as it intensifies its scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, say attorneys at Dechert.