The Ninth Circuit affirmed Geico's victory in a certified class action alleging it owed additional refunds to drivers who overpaid their auto insurance premiums during COVID-19 stay-home orders, ruling on Wednesday that Geico charged rates that were previously approved by California's insurance commissioner, which bars the plaintiff's state Unfair Competition Law claim.
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9th Circ. Backs Geico Win In COVID Auto Rebate Class Action

By Gina Kim

The Ninth Circuit affirmed Geico's victory in a certified class action alleging it owed additional refunds to drivers who overpaid their auto insurance premiums during COVID-19 stay-home orders, ruling on Wednesday that Geico charged rates that were previously approved by California's insurance commissioner, which bars the plaintiff's state Unfair Competition Law claim.

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NC Officials Reject Protest Of $81.5M Helene Contract

By Madeline Lyskawa

The North Carolina Department of Commerce rejected a Morrisville company's protest of its decision to award an $81.5 million contract for disaster recovery operations in connection with Hurricane Helene to an out-of-state vendor. 

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11th Circ. Tosses Satellite Co.'s $829K Finder's Fee Suit

By Catherine Marfin

The Eleventh Circuit said Wednesday that a $829,000 award in favor of a satellite technology company should be tossed, writing that a Florida federal court didn't have jurisdiction over the case.

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ENFORCEMENT

IRS Leaker Fairly Sentenced To 5 Years, Gov't Tells DC Circ.

By Anna Scott Farrell

The judge who sentenced an IRS contractor for leaking thousands of wealthy people's tax returns to the media, including those of President Donald Trump, kept an open mind when she decided to deliver the maximum five-year prison term, the government told the D.C. Circuit, arguing the sentence was fair.

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LITIGATION

Execs Of Device Co. Made $6M From Insider Trading, Suit Says

By Zach Dupont

Five executives for electrotherapy device maker Zynex Inc. were hit with a derivative suit Wednesday in Colorado federal court saying they inflated the company's stock price to cash out on shares valued at more than $6 million.

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ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES

GAO Says Co.'s Tech Trouble Can't Excuse Late Navy Deal Bid

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the Navy reasonably rejected a Virginia company's proposal to provide support services for coming in after the deadline, despite assertions that a malfunctioning submission platform was to blame.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

New FCPA Guidance Creates 5 Compliance Imperatives

In light of new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines that mark a fundamental shift in enforcement priorities, companies should consider several specific steps to ensure compliance, from enhanced due diligence to robust whistleblower protections, says Andrew Wirmani at Reese Marketos.

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Series

Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

VC Giant Andreessen Rips Del. Courts, Plans Move To Nev.

By Rae Ann Varona

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz on Wednesday announced plans to reincorporate in Nevada, saying that it was no longer a "no-brainer" to launch a company and incorporate in the historically corporate-friendly state of Delaware.

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Dems Say 3rd Circ. Nominee Urged DOJ To Ignore Courts

By Courtney Bublé

Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday unveiled 150 pages of documents, which they say substantiate whistleblower allegations against Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove and raise concerns about his conduct during his tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Another Atty Sanctioned For Allegedly Hallucinated Case Law

By Andrea Keckley

A Florida judge on Wednesday issued a blistering order against an attorney who became the latest of many to face sanctions over filings with case law suspected of being hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence, ordering him to take AI ethics courses and repay opposing counsel's fees.

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'Admonition' But No More Amazon Penalty For Hidden Docs

By Bryan Koenig

A federal judge in Washington state took Amazon.com to task Thursday for "bad faith" material review that labeled tens of thousands of documents as covered by attorney-client privilege despite involving no legal advice, but the judge, who is presiding over the Federal Trade Commission's Prime subscriptions case against the company, opted against further punishment.

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Trump Taps Holland & Hart Partner For Montana Bench

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump announced on social media Thursday he has chosen a Holland & Hart LLP partner and veteran government attorney to serve on the federal bench in Montana.

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Senate Tees Up 6th Circ. Nom Vote As 1st Of 2nd Trump Term

By Courtney Bublé

The first judicial confirmation of the second Trump administration was readied on Thursday, with the U.S. Senate voting 51-43 to end debate on the nomination of Whitney Hermandorfer to the Sixth Circuit.

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Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide

By Britain Eakin

A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide block of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and granted certification to a nationwide class that will cover all affected children born in the U.S.

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Analysis

5 Employee Benefits Takeaways On The GOP Tax Bill

By Kellie Mejdrich

Congressional Republicans' sweeping tax and policy bill, which President Donald Trump sought and then signed, contains multiple provisions that caught the attention of employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys, including new changes to high-deductible health plans and an employer-side deduction limit affecting highly compensated employees. Here are five takeaways from employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys on what's in — and out of — the GOP megabill.

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Johnson Fistel

Levi & Korsinsky

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Nichols Kaster

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Seyfarth Shaw

Skadden Arps

Stephan Zouras

Wyrick Robbins

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AST & Science LLC

Amazon.com Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire

Andreessen Horowitz LLC

Asian American Center for Advancing Justice

Geico Corp.

Harvard University

Horne LLP

LionTree LLC

Los Angeles Times

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Tesla Inc.

TripAdvisor Inc.

Zynex Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Supreme Court of Nevada

Tennessee Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. District Court of the District of New Hampshire

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana