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October 21, 2025
Ky. Mother Sues Roblox Over Daughter's Suicide
The mother of a child who died by suicide after allegedly being manipulated by a community on Roblox dedicated to praising mass shooters has filed suit in Kentucky federal court, the latest in a wave of litigation targeting the popular gaming platform over claims it fails to protect children.
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October 21, 2025
5th Circ. Revives Oil Co.'s Faulty Cement Coverage Suit
The Fifth Circuit revived an oil and gas producer's suit seeking coverage for a settlement it reached with a bankrupt oilfield services firm over faulty cement, saying a Texas federal court incorrectly tossed the company's duty to defend and indemnify claims against certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London.
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October 21, 2025
UK Enforcer Backs Private Immunity For Reporting Cartels
Britain's competition enforcer told the government Tuesday that leniency applicants who are the first to report cartel activity should be afforded full immunity from damages under the collective actions regime to help boost enforcement efforts.
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October 21, 2025
Groups Want Full DC Circ. To Review Emergency Air Rule
Environmental groups are asking the full D.C. Circuit to review a panel decision to restore air pollution-emitting facilities' right to defend themselves against alleged violations of the Clean Air Act by blaming emergency circumstances.
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October 21, 2025
Ex-FBI Informant Gentile, Firm Now On Hook For $19M To SEC
A onetime FBI informant and his shuttered, unregistered broker-dealer owe over $19 million total in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recalculated its interest requests, a Miami federal judge has determined.
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October 21, 2025
NY Appeals Ruling That Nuke Discharge Law Is Preempted
The state of New York has asked the Second Circuit to overturn a federal judge's ruling that found a state law barring the release of radioactive materials into the Hudson River was federally preempted.
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October 21, 2025
Texas AG Wants Out Of Suit Over Ban On Sanctuary Cities
The Texas attorney general said Monday he would appeal to the Fifth Circuit a district court decision that left him alone defending a suit challenging a state law prohibiting local officials from limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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October 21, 2025
Cities Sue Trump Admin Over DEI Conditions For Grant Funds
The city of Chicago and eight other local governments sued the Trump administration in Illinois federal court Monday, claiming the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has imposed unlawful conditions on federal grants that help them respond to disasters, including a requirement that they agree not to operate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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October 21, 2025
Whistleblowers Say They've Shown Fluor Defrauded Army
Former Fluor Corp. employees asked a South Carolina federal judge Tuesday to rule in favor of their theories that the company fraudulently secured bonus awards and property management system approvals for a massive contract to support U.S. military bases in Afghanistan.
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October 21, 2025
New York's Highest Court Demands Bail Denial Explanation
New York's highest court said a Queens trial court wrongly failed to explain why a man charged with promoting and possessing child pornography was denied bail, reversing an appeals court's dismissal of his habeas petition Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025
CFTC's Pham Expects Spot Crypto Trading By End Of Year
Acting U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Caroline Pham said Tuesday the agency is moving quickly to implement the White House's recommendations for enabling digital asset trading and innovation, with listed spot crypto trading expected to go live this year.
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October 21, 2025
4th Circ. Dubious Of Class Status In Genworth 401(k) Suit
The Fourth Circuit seemed likely Tuesday to unravel a nearly 4,000-member class of Genworth Financial employee 401(k) participants who allegedly saw their retirement savings dragged down by underperforming BlackRock target date funds, given that individual investors' returns varied based on how close they were to retirement.
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October 21, 2025
FCC Urged To Rescind Pulling Of Equipment Testing Labs
Several entities linked to China urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider pulling their authorizations to run equipment testing labs in the U.S.
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October 21, 2025
DC Circ. Won't Pause La. LNG Terminal OK Amid FERC Fight
The D.C. Circuit has refused to pause the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a massive liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana while environmental groups and fishermen challenge the decision.
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October 21, 2025
Chamber Survey Says Overhaul Doubled Merger Filing Burden
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday released the results of a small survey indicating that an overhaul of U.S. merger notification requirements, which it's challenging in court, has created a dramatic increase in the time spent by outside counsel and the costs associated with preparing transaction paperwork.
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October 21, 2025
Judge Agrees With United That Wage Suits Are Linked
A suit accusing United Airlines of conspiring to underpay workers is related to another case in which flight attendants are bringing a grievance to arbitration without the Teamsters' support, a California federal judge ruled, turning down a worker's arguments that the cases didn't overlap.
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October 21, 2025
US Targets Nicaragua With Tariffs Over Rights Abuses
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office recommended additional tariffs of up to 100% on Nicaraguan goods after concluding an investigation that human and labor rights abuses in the country imposed a burden on U.S. commerce.
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October 21, 2025
Supreme Court Medina Ruling Erodes Public Health Networks
Healthcare advocates in more than a dozen states are bracing for Planned Parenthood's ouster from public benefit programs after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.
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October 20, 2025
Novo Nordisk Trial Kicks Off Over Kickback Allegations
Lawyers in a federal whistleblower lawsuit against drugmaker Novo Nordisk Inc. on Monday offered to take jurors "behind the curtain" of what they claimed was an illegal scheme by the pharmaceutical company to bribe doctors and patients in order to boost sales of a pricey hemophilia drug, NovoSeven.
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October 20, 2025
States, DC Fight Feds' Bid To Cut Billions In OMB Grant Case
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have told a Massachusetts federal judge to hold onto their case challenging the Trump administration's use of "a single subclause" buried in a U.S. Office of Management and Budget regulation to shut off billions in federal grants.
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October 20, 2025
NY AG Reaches Deal With Accounting Firm Over Data Breaches
A certified public accounting firm has agreed to pay $60,000 and improve its data security to resolve the New York attorney general's claims that it failed to adequately protect unencrypted Social Security numbers and other personal information swept up in a pair of data breaches or swiftly notify affected clients.
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October 20, 2025
Judge Blocks DOD Schools' Gender, Sex And Race Book Ban
A Virginia federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Department of Defense school system must restore hundreds of books and lessons on race and gender that were pulled under the Trump administration, finding the removals likely violated students' First Amendment rights.
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October 20, 2025
TikTok Must Produce Docs On Anorexic Influencer
A California federal judge on Monday ordered TikTok to produce documents related to Eugenia Cooney, an influencer with anorexia and 2.8 million followers, in litigation over claims social media hurts youth mental health, and also instructed YouTube to yield documents on two of its witnesses.
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October 20, 2025
OCC Chief Says Stablecoin Drain Wouldn't 'Happen Overnight'
A top U.S. banking regulator on Monday downplayed concerns that future growth in interest-earning payment stablecoins could bleed banks of deposits, saying any such shift would be gradual and closely watched by regulators, not a sudden shock to the system.
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October 20, 2025
States Urge Del. High Court To Reject Jarkesy Challenge
State regulators are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to reject an oil-and-gas company's call to apply a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to state-level securities fraud actions, arguing that a ruling in the company's favor could have "ripple effects" on other states' abilities to pursue alleged fraudsters via administrative courts.
Expert Analysis
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Colo. Law Brings Some Equilibrium To Condo Defect Reform
Colorado's American Dream Act, effective next year, does not eliminate litigation risk for developers entirely, but it does introduce a process, some predictability and a more holistic means for parties to resolve condominium construction defect claims, and may improve the state's housing shortage, says Bob Burton at Winstead.
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Importers Face Uncertainty As Court Stays Solar Tariff Ruling
The overturning of a Commerce Department rule that allowed duty-free entry of solar cells between 2022 and 2024, now on appeal to the Federal Circuit, means the landscape for imported solar cells and modules is still in flux, while U.S. producers continue to rely on imports, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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What To Expect After FDA Warnings To GLP-1 Compounders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent warning letters to companies advertising compounded versions of GLP-1 medications raise questions not just about the enforcement outlook for marketing such products, but also about the future of drug compounding as a whole, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.
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Where 4th And 9th Circ. Diverge On Trade Secret Timing
Recent Fourth and Ninth Circuit decisions have revealed a deepening circuit split over when plaintiffs must specifically define their alleged trade secrets, turning the early stages of trade secret litigation into a key battleground and elevating the importance of forum selection, say attorneys at Skadden.
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How Trump Admin. Is Shifting Biden's Antitrust Merger Enforcement
Antitrust enforcement trends under the Trump administration have included a moderation in the agencies' approach to merger enforcement as compared to enforcers compared to the prior administration, but dealmakers should still expect aggressive enforcement when the agencies believe consumers will be harmed and they expect to win in court, say attorneys at Rule Garza.
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How Financial Cos. Can Prep As NYDFS Cyber Changes Loom
Financial institutions supervised by the New York State Department of Financial Services can prepare for two critical cybersecurity requirements relating to multifactor authentication and asset inventories, effective Nov. 1, by conducting gap analyses and allocating resources to high-risk assets, among other steps, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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Shutdown May Stall Hearings, But Gov't Probes Quietly Go On
Thanks to staff assurances under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, the core work of congressional investigations continues during the shutdown that began Oct. 1 — and so does the investigative work that is performed behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Opinion
Ending Quarterly Reporting Would Erode Investor Protection
President Donald Trump recently called for an end to the long-standing practice of corporate quarterly reporting, but doing so would reduce transparency, create information asymmetries, provide more opportunities for corporate fraud and risk increased stock price volatility, while not meaningfully increasing long-term investments, say attorneys at Bleichmar Fonti.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.
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Strategies For Defending Banks In Elder Abuse Cases
Several recent cases demonstrate that banks have plenty of tools to defend against claims they were complicit in financial abuse of older adults, but financial institutions should also continue to educate customers about third-party scams before they happen, say attorneys at Troutman.
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AG Watch: Va. Race Spotlights Consumer Protection Priorities
Ahead of the state's attorney general election, Virginia companies should assess how either candidate's approach could affect their compliance posture, with incumbent Jason Miyares promising a business-friendly atmosphere that prioritizes public safety and challenger Jay Jones pledging to focus on economic justice and corporate accountability, says Chuck Slemp at Cozen O’Connor.
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A Look At Project Crypto's Plans For Digital Asset Regulation
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent announcement of Project Crypto, an agencywide initiative to modernize federal securities regulations, signals a significant shift toward a more flexible regulatory framework that would shape the future of the U.S. digital asset market, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Breaking Down The Intersection Of Right-Of-Publicity Law, AI
Jillian Taylor at Blank Rome examines how existing right-of-publicity law governs artificial intelligence-generated voice-overs, deepfakes and deadbots; highlights a recent New York federal court ruling involving AI-generated voice clones; and offers practical guardrails for using AI without violating the right of publicity.
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Series
Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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H-2A Rule Rollback Sheds Light On 2 Policy Litigation Issues
The Trump administration’s recent refusal to defend an immigration regulation implemented by the Biden administration highlights a questionable process that both parties have used to bypass the Administrative Procedure Act’s rulemaking process, and points toward the next step in the fight over universal injunctions, says Mark Stevens at Clark Hill.