Next Phase Of IEEPA Refund System 'Temporarily Delayed'

By Jack McLoone

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has "temporarily delayed" the rollout of the next portion of its system for refunds of the struck-down global tariff regime while it makes sure the system doesn't incorrectly affect other paid duties, it told the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Expanded Duties On Chinese Canvas Imports

By Jack McLoone

Imports of a type of rolled canvas from China are subject to a duty order on certain artist canvases, a Federal Circuit panel affirmed Wednesday, rejecting an importer's claim that the coating on its products didn't promote the "adherence" of ink in the same way.

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Shoals Wins $96M Patent Infringement Verdict Against Rival

By Hayley Fowler

A federal jury in North Carolina on Wednesday awarded a solar components company $96.38 million in damages after finding a rival supplier infringed its patents for an electrical connection system.

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Italian Man Gets 18 Months For Ammo Export Scheme

By Elaine Briseño

A New York federal judge sentenced a wholesale distributor to 18 months in prison for allegedly helping funnel $540,000 worth of American made, military-grade ammunition to Russia during its war against Ukraine in violation of his company's license.

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Ex-Coal Exec Asks Court To Toss Bribery Conviction

By Phillip Bantz

A former coal executive convicted of authorizing bribes to an arm of the Egyptian government in a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial is seeking a new trial or to have his indictment tossed, arguing the government misused his criminal proffer agreement to wrongly hamstring his defense.

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French Auto Co. Says Marelli Can't Hire Ex-CEO After Ch. 11

By Clara Geoghegan

Automotive technology group OPmobility has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to block its former CEO from working for Marelli Corp., a bankrupt competitor that is working to exit Chapter 11, saying the appointment would endanger trade secrets and violate a noncompete agreement.

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Calif. Bill Curbing PE Role In Litigation Heads To Newsom

By Lauren Berg

A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after passing with bipartisan support from the state Legislature.

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Pillsbury Settles Ex-Recruiting Director's Pregnancy Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has settled a Black former director's suit claiming the law firm fired her weeks after she shared that she was pregnant and would need accommodations, according to a Tennessee federal court filing.

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DOJ Flags Breach Of Internal Policies In Apple Suit

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that its staffers breached internal policies when they shared personally identifiable information with an outside discovery vendor that was hired not by the department, but instead by the DOJ's state attorneys general partners, in the monopolization case against Apple.

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Prosecutors Say Goldstein Must Stay Behind Bars

By Jared Foretek

Federal prosecutors told the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday to keep convicted Supreme Court attorney Thomas Goldstein behind bars while he appeals his conviction, arguing that he remains a serious flight risk with wealthy overseas connections and "an ongoing danger" whose tax crimes continued "even after conviction."

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Arizona Atty Reprimanded For Series Of AI Errors

By Matt Perez

An Arizona federal judge has formally reprimanded a lawyer who admitted to filing four briefs that contained errors including false quotes and a faulty case summary generated with artificial intelligence amid an employment discrimination suit, noting the lawyer previously faced sanctions on two separate occasions for violating court rules.

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House Committee Wants DOL IG To Widen Info-Sharing Probe

By Benjamin Morse

Top House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans urged the U.S. Department of Labor's watchdog Wednesday to expand its review of information-sharing arrangements with outside groups, asking whether three additional agencies improperly disclosed confidential investigative material during the Biden administration.

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