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NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weighs Arbitration Ban In TikTok Case

By Tim Ryan

This week, the Second Circuit will consider TikTok's bid to overturn a federal judge's decision keeping a former executive's age and gender bias suit in court instead of sending it to arbitration.

Ill. Justices Mull COVID Screening Pay Under State Law

By Lauraann Wood

The Illinois Supreme Court should leave decades of understanding surrounding the statutory term "workweek" intact and rule that the state's minimum wage law incorporates federal limitations on compensable preliminary activities, as finding otherwise would revive a short-lived overtime regime Congress considered "disastrous," Amazon argued Tuesday.

KeyBank Will Pay $7.7M To Resolve Branch Manager's Fraud

By Carla Baranauckas

KeyBank National Association has agreed to pay more than $7.7 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting forgiveness requests for dozens of Paycheck Protection Program loans that one of its branch managers helped fraudulently obtain, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Fla. 'Grim Reaper' Atty Facing Bar Admonishment Over Appeal

By David Minsky

A referee with the Florida state bar recommended that an attorney who appeared on state beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper early in the COVID-19 pandemic face admonishment for listing co-counsel on an appeal in a case against Gov. Ron DeSantis without consent.

Connecticut Cases To Watch In 2026

By Aaron Keller

The criminal prosecution of a law firm bookkeeper accused of embezzling $584,000 over a dozen years and the criminal trial of a strip club boss accused of failing to report $5.7 million in cash income to the Internal Revenue Service are just two high-profile cases scheduled for trial in Connecticut dockets in 2026.

Atlanta Housing Authority Exec Charged With Fraud

By Kelcey Caulder

An executive with the Atlanta Housing Authority collected fraudulent housing assistance payments and pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. 


Expert Analysis

What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

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