An Illinois state judge has decided to give class treatment to claims that Apple Inc. illegally mishandled biometric voice data the technology giant obtained from residents who've used Siri on its devices.
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Illinois Apple Users Granted Class Status For Siri BIPA Claims

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois state judge has decided to give class treatment to claims that Apple Inc. illegally mishandled biometric voice data the technology giant obtained from residents who've used Siri on its devices.

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7th Circ. Grills Trump Admin Atty Over Definition Of Illegal DEI

By Celeste Bott

Seventh Circuit judges on Friday pushed an attorney for the Trump administration to define what kind of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives it deems illegal in requiring grant recipients to certify they don't promote DEI programs that violate anti-discrimination law, with one judge saying the unanswered question has caused "frustration" in litigation over the requirement.

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Live Nation Plaintiff States Fight Plan To Stay Antitrust Claims

By Ben Adlin

Nearly three dozen states accusing Live Nation of stifling competition in the live entertainment industry urged a New York federal judge not to pause their state-law claims in order to focus on federal law, arguing that handling all claims at once "will be the most efficient approach."

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Roundup

Real Estate Recap: Build-To-Rent, Apollo, Boston

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including takeaways for the build-to-rent sector following a recent executive order on Wall Street investment in the single-family market, Apollo REIT's $9 billion portfolio sale, and a view of Boston from the chair of a BigLaw real estate practice.

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ENFORCEMENT

1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case

By Carolyn Muyskens

A panel of the First Circuit has affirmed a more than seven-year prison term and $2 million restitution order for an Illinois lawyer convicted of collecting proceeds from a romance and real estate email fraud scheme.

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Drugmakers Ask To Appeal Overarching Conspiracy Claim

By Lauren Berg

A group of pharmaceutical companies that failed to secure a pretrial win on an overarching conspiracy claim in a sprawling generic-drug antitrust enforcement action is asking a Connecticut federal judge to let them seek Second Circuit review, saying the ruling raises a novel legal issue.

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LITIGATION

Chicago Sky's Owner Stiffing Minority Partners, Suit Claims

By David Steele

The principal owner of the WNBA's Chicago Sky has shortchanged the team's minority investors to his own benefit as the popularity and value of the team and league have risen, one of the partners claimed in an Illinois state suit.

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Allergan Sued Over 'Preservative Free' Eyedrop Labeling

By Gina Kim

AbbVie unit Allergan USA was hit with a proposed false advertising class action Wednesday in Illinois state court by two customers alleging that the company labeled its eyedrops as "preservative free" despite the fact that they contain boric acid. 

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Short Seller Seeks Exit From Blockchain Co.'s Defamation Suit

By Katryna Perera

A short seller claimed an Illinois federal court lacks both subject-matter and personal jurisdiction to hear a defamation suit brought by a blockchain-focused artificial intelligence firm, saying the suit should be tossed because the parties and the allegations in the case have no meaningful connection to Illinois.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Viewing The Merger Landscape Through An HPE-Juniper Lens

If considerations beyond antitrust law were taken into account to determine whether Section 7 of the Clayton Act was violated in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Juniper Networks deal, then legal practitioners advocating deal clearance may now have to argue that deals should be justified by considerations not set forth in the merger guidelines, says Matthew Cantor of Shinder Cantor.

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4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Paul Weiss Chair's Emails To Epstein Include Apollo Info

By Aebra Coe

Files released by the Department of Justice over the weekend belonging to the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein show a yearslong relationship between Epstein and Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp, which included dinners, phone calls and meetings, as well as communication related to Paul Weiss client Apollo Global Management.

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6th Circ. Clears Judge Boasberg In DOJ Ethics Complaint

By Courtney Bublé

The complaint the U.S. Department of Justice filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia has been dismissed.

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Fenwick Reaches Deal In FTX Crypto Scam Suit

By Madison Arnold

Fenwick & West LLP and victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam are working toward a settlement in a case over the firm's alleged role in the trading platform's collapse.

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NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

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Watchdog Renews Halligan Bar Complaint After Court Rulings

By Emily Sawicki

The nonprofit Campaign for Accountability on Monday once again launched a bar complaint against former interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia, after the Virginia State Bar declined to pursue an ethics investigation against the attorney last year, calling it a matter for the courts to determine.

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Brief

Judiciary Open As Usual Until Thursday Despite Shutdown

By Courtney Bublé

The federal judiciary has enough funding to sustain normal operations until Thursday, following the partial government shutdown that started at midnight on Saturday.

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DOJ Defends NJ US Atty Office Funding Amid Scrutiny

By Matthew Santoni

Defending the three-person leadership structure of New Jersey's federal prosecution operations since the departure of Alina Habba, an administrator told a federal court that two of the attorneys running the office are paid through the office's budget and the third is funded through the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

U.S. enforcers reached three new merger settlements, while the Federal Trade Commission successfully blocked a $945 million heart valve deal and lodged an appeal for its case targeting Meta's past acquisitions.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jeff Montgomery

A pair of new high-dollar suits in Delaware's Court of Chancery showed last week that post-deal stock appraisal suits still have legs, despite some efforts to reduce potential from deal-price gains challenges. The week ended with Delaware's justices nipping $100 million from the attorney fees owed by Tesla founder Elon Musk from $176.2 million to roughly $70.9 million, rejecting part of a Court of Chancery fee calculation.

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The Top In-House Hires Of January

By Sue Reisinger

Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advisors LLC

Allen Matkins

Arnold & Porter

Audet & Partners

Baker Botts

Baron Harris

Cleary Gottlieb

Clifford Chance

Competition Law Partners

Cravath Swaine

Crowell & Moring

DLA Piper

Day Pitney

Duane Morris

Fenwick & West

Forde & O'Meara

Fried Frank

Friedman Kaplan

Gibson Dunn

Gunster Yoakley

Hogan Lovells

Hughes Socol

Jeffer Mangels

Kasowitz LLP

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman

Lewis Brisbois

Meritz Reddy

Miller Korzenik

Miller Shakman

Morgan Lewis

Orrick Herrington

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Proskauer Rose

Robbins LLP

Shinder Cantor

Sidley Austin

Silver Golub

Smith Gambrell

Sperling Kenny

Troutman

Wiggin & Dana

Wiley Rein

WilmerHale

Ziegler Resnick

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AbbVie Inc.

Allergan PLC

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Industrial Partners

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

Aramark

Arctic Glacier Inc.

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Avison Young Inc.

BNSF Railway Co.

BlackRock Inc.

Blackstone Inc.

Brandywine Realty Trust

BrightSpring Health Services

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

Charter Communications Inc.

Chicago Sky

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

Comerica Inc.

Compass Inc.

Cox Communications Inc.

Dollar Tree Inc.

Elliott Investment Management LP

Epic Games Inc.

FalconX Ltd.

Federal National Mortgage Association

Fifth Third Bancorp

Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd.

Fort Point Capital

Google LLC

HSBC Holdings PLC

Henkel Corp.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Home Box Office Inc.

Impossible Foods Inc.

Instagram Inc.

JELD-WEN Inc.

JM Family Enterprises

Janus Henderson Group PLC

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Juniper Networks Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Kito Crosby

LS Power Development LLC

LTC Properties Inc.

Lambda Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lupin Ltd.

Marriott International Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Metropolitan Partners Group Management LLC

Miami Heat

Microsoft Corp.

Moelis & Co.

NRG Energy Inc.

National Football Museum Inc.

National Women's Law Center

Netflix Inc.

New York City Bar Association

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Nuveen LLC

Oxford University Press Ltd.

Perrigo Co. PLC

Phoenix Investors

Qualia Labs Inc.

Reddy Ice Holdings Inc.

Rialto Capital Management LLC

Rocket Cos.

Rocket Mortgage LLC

Sandoz International GmbH

ServiceNow Inc.

Sevita

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Skydance Media LLC

Spotify Technology SA

Stanford Health Care

Stanford University

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Suzano

T-Mobile US Inc.

Tech Policy Institute

Teck Resources Ltd.

Tesla Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Tyson Foods Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Viatris Inc.

Victory Park Capital Advisors LLC

Virginia State Bar

Vornado Realty Trust

WNBA Enterprises LLC

Walmart Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

WeWork Inc.

Yahoo Inc.

Zuora Inc.

Zynga Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Central Intelligence Agency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Competition and Markets Authority

Cook County Circuit Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General's Office

New York State Public Service Commission

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Surface Transportation Board

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court