TikTok cannot escape claims brought by the state of New York accusing the social media platform of harming children's mental health, a state court ruled Thursday.
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TikTok Can't Duck NY Suit Over Kids' Mental Health

By Jonathan Capriel

TikTok cannot escape claims brought by the state of New York accusing the social media platform of harming children's mental health, a state court ruled Thursday.

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Judge Challenges Visa's Bid To Dismiss DOJ Antitrust Suit

By Bryan Koenig

A New York federal judge on Thursday questioned whether Visa Inc. is inappropriately raising factual disputes in its motion to dismiss U.S. Justice Department claims that the company has illegally maintained a monopoly in the market for debit card networks.

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NYT, Amazon Reach Licensing Deal To Use Content For AI

By Ivan Moreno

The New York Times and Amazon have reached a licensing deal for the tech and online retail giant to use the newspaper's editorial content on its artificial intelligence platforms, the companies announced Thursday.

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Ex-Goldman Partner, Star Witness In 1MDB Trial, Gets 2 Years

By Stewart Bishop

Former Goldman Sachs partner and star 1MDB prosecution witness Tim Leissner was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for his role in a global conspiracy to siphon more than $2.7 billion for bribes and kickbacks from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in order to facilitate Goldman-backed bond deals.

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OPM Injunction Looms For DOGE Chaos, As Court Floats Deal

By Frank G. Runyeon

A Manhattan federal judge hinted she may grant an injunction against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management related to what she called a "rushed, indeed chaotic, grant of access" to sensitive information for agents of the Department of Government Efficiency, before urging the government to hammer out a deal with the union plaintiffs.

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Khalil Files FOIA On Fed Collusion With Anti-Palestinian Groups

By Madeline Lyskawa

Attorneys representing Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil submitted a Freedom of Information Act request on Thursday seeking communications between the Trump administration and anti-Palestinian groups they say targeted him before his arrest.

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JetBlue Fights American's NEA Suit, Pivots To United Deal

By Linda Chiem

JetBlue has told a Texas federal judge that American Airlines' lawsuit seeking to recover $1 million in alleged unpaid payments related to their now-scrapped codeshare agreement covering New York and Boston is preempted by federal law and potentially conflicts with a Massachusetts federal judge's antitrust ruling.

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DC Court Blocks Trump's Tariffs As Overreach Of Power

By Kevin Pinner

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not empower the president to impose tariffs, the D.C. federal district court said Thursday, ruling that President Donald Trump's global levies are unlawful and barring his administration from enforcing them on two toymakers who challenged the policies.

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Investors Allege Manhattan Firm Aided $43M Ponzi Scheme

By Emma Cueto

A pair of investors filed suit against New York-based Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP and two of its former attorneys on Thursday, alleging that the midsize firm and the attorneys, who have since departed for Saul Ewing LLP, lied on behalf of a client who has since been charged with running a $43 million Ponzi scheme.

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Javice Request To Sink Guilty Verdict Turned Aside By Judge

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge declined on Thursday to toss a verdict convicting Frank founder Charlie Javice of tricking JPMorgan Chase into buying the student aid startup for $175 million, saying he properly declined to sever her trial from that of her co-defendant.

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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL

DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Transportation urged a Washington federal judge to reject an attempt by 16 states to block the Trump administration from cutting off funding for electric vehicle charging projects, saying their claims aren't yet ripe for review.

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INSURANCE

Insurer Waived Arbitration For Many Reasons, NJ Panel Rules

By Elizabeth Daley

An insurer waived its right to arbitration for many reasons, a New Jersey appellate panel affirmed, finding a pier owner's coverage dispute concerning underlying litigation brought against it by public utilities blaming it for a fluid leak in the Hudson River must head to trial.

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CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY

LexisNexis Unit Hit With Class Actions Over 364K Data Breach

By Craig Clough

A LexisNexis unit was hit with at least two proposed class actions Wednesday in New York and Georgia federal courts by individuals who allege that their personally identifiable information was exposed during a massive data breach and that the company waited too long to inform them of the breach. 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Judge Finds Epic Verdict Means One Patent Claim Invalid

By Adam Lidgett

A Washington federal judge has found that part of a jury's decision clearing Epic Games Inc. of patent infringement through its Fortnite game platform meant that one of the claims in the patent wasn't patent eligible.

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SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR

'Dr. Cash' Gets 3 Years For Bilking Elderly Fund Investors

By Pete Brush

A recidivist fraudster nicknamed "Dr. Cash" was sentenced in Manhattan federal court Thursday to three years in prison, after he admitted to defrauding clients who poured $4.8 million into his purported "Chairman's Fund."

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Judge Trims Most, But Not All, Of Grifols Suit Over Share Price

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge Thursday tossed several defamation claims made by Spanish healthcare company Grifols SA against short seller Gotham City Research, finding that the claims are opinions and therefore inactionable, while keeping alive a claim tied to statements in the report that Grifols failed to disclose a $95 million loan, finding it was a factual statement.

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$17.5M TaskUs Investor Deal Gets Magistrate's Endorsement

By Sydney Price

A federal magistrate judge has recommended preliminary approval of a $17.5 million settlement between digital solutions providers TaskUs and its investors who claim the company made false statements about its turnover and Glassdoor ratings, saying the parties' revisions to the deal are justified.

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Real Estate CFO, Mogul's Daughter Dodge Two Trustee Claims

By Aaron Keller

The chief financial officer of bankrupt construction services company Gateway Development Group Inc. and the daughter of the company's chair have escaped a Chapter 7 trustee's claims that they helped the chair breach his fiduciary duties, with a judge ruling the claims aren't recognized under Connecticut law.

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COMPETITION

NYC Tour Bus Co. Asks Judge To Rethink Nixing Antitrust Suit

By Nadia Dreid

A New York City tour bus operator is once again in the position of trying to convince a federal court to revive the antitrust claims it has brought against several rivals, after a New York federal judge dismissed the second lawsuit the company has filed related to the same dispute.

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BANKING

2nd Circ. Upholds KeyBank Adviser's $1.1M Defamation Win

By Jessica Corso

The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a $1.1 million award against a brokerage firm accused of making defamatory remarks about a former employee, ruling that Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrators did not disregard the law in handing down the punishment.

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Brief

Wells Fargo Settles Suit Over Online Wire Fraud Protections

By Gina Kim

Wells Fargo has settled a proposed class action alleging it failed to properly investigate and reimburse mobile banking customers who reported scammers stole money from their accounts through fraudulent wire transfers, according to a notice filed Wednesday in California federal court. 

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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

Translation Co. Pushes To Enforce $11.3M Arbitration Award

By Joyce Hanson

A translation services provider has asked a New York federal court to enforce an $11.3 million arbitral award against a Serbian ex-employee and his computer software company in a breach of contract dispute.

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Brief

South Korean Insurer Sues To Enforce $14M Judgment In NY

By Elaine Briseño

The Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. has urged a New York federal court to recognize and enforce a $14.4 million judgment it secured in South Korea against a man who defaulted on a bank loan.

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PEOPLE

Brief

Clifford Chance Hires Investment Funds Partner From Kirkland

By Matt Perez

Clifford Chance LLP announced Tuesday the hiring of a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP for its funds and investment management practice in the U.S., a month after Kirkland picked up an investment funds partner from Clifford Chance.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

2nd Circ. Arb. Ruling May Give Foreign Insurers An Edge

The Second Circuit's decision this month in Lloyds of London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd that international arbitration agreements take primacy over state anti-arbitration insurance laws opens a division between domestic and foreign insurers that could affect the surplus lines market, says attorney Rosanne Felicello.

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State Tort Claims May Help Deter Bribes During FCPA Pause

As the U.S. pauses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, companies that lose business due to competitors' bribery should consider using state tortious interference suits to expose corruption, deter illegal practices and obtain compensation for commercial losses, says Jason Manning at Levy Firestone.

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Series

Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Jenner & Block Fights DOJ Motion Over Exec Order

By Jake Maher

Jenner & Block LLP on Friday fought a bid from the U.S. Department of Justice to carve out part of a March executive order targeting the firm after the bulk of the order was tossed last week, in a dispute that could relate to future actions against the firm.

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Trump Blames Federalist Society For Trade Court Loss

By Cara Bayles

President Donald Trump blamed his recent, short-lived loss in the U.S. Court of International Trade both on judges he accused of hating him as well as on the Federalist Society — the conservative legal group that helped him with judicial selection during his first term — in a Truth Social post highlighting tensions within the conservative legal and political movements.

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AI Video Pushes Boundaries Of Victim Impact Statements

By Sarah Martinson

At the beginning of May, an Arizona state court judge permitted an artificial intelligence-generated victim impact statement of a deceased victim at a sentencing hearing, leaving some attorneys concerned about how admitting these types of videos might affect sentencing in other cases.

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Workplace Bullying Can't Be A Rite Of Passage For Attys

By Andrea Keckley

As more than half of young lawyers cite workplace toxicity as the reason they left their jobs, a panel of attorneys said Friday that many of the professionals they've listened to aren't willing to dismiss bullying as a rite of passage.

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Trump Taps Paul Ingrassia To Lead Special Counsel's Office

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer and former right-wing writer, to lead the Office of Special Counsel after firing the previous one.

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Analysis

Kousisis May Boost Fraud Cases, But Questions Remain

By Stewart Bishop and Phillip Bantz

The U.S. Supreme Court's finding that inducing a transaction through lies, even with no intent of economic loss, is a valid basis for a wire fraud conviction opens the door for a wave of aggressive fraud prosecutions, but unanswered questions on issues like materiality may lead the court to again consider reining in the government's power.

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More Californians Face Legal Issues, But Get Less Help

By Jack Karp

The gap between the need for civil legal services for Californians and the help that is actually available has grown over the past five years, as has the income level of those affected by that gap, according to a new study from the State Bar of California.

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AI Not Slowing Down Despite Ethical Risks, Experts Say

By Andrea Keckley

Following its rapid evolution in the past half-year alone, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Chief Information Officer Michael Shea predicted during a panel conversation Friday that artificial intelligence tools would see "pretty significant changes" over the next 12 months despite the challenges of putting guardrails around them.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

Saying that June's circuit court calendars include important arguments in all practice areas would be hyperbolic — but just slightly. That's because significant showdowns are imminent, involving appellate procedure principles, "click-to-cancel" rules, government procurement protests, judiciary employment protections and litigation risk insurance — as well as President Donald Trump's felony convictions and extraordinary deportation measures.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Clement & Murphy PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge struck down President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

An investor is asking the Delaware Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of a new state law that broadens the protection of corporations in shareholder suits. And hundreds of general counsel are joining an online forum to stand up for the rule of law after President Donald Trump's executive orders against several corporate law firms.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Philippe & Jennifer Selendy

By Yun Park

Philippe and Jennifer Selendy, who met as associates at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and married in 1997, each spent nearly three decades building distinguished legal careers. They now continue their partnership at Selendy Gay PLLC, founded in 2018, which has quickly grown into one of the nation's leading litigation firms, recovering more than $47 billion for their clients.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

Arnold & Porter

Barnes & Thornburg

Barton LLP

Bernstein Litowitz

Blank Rome

Bleichmar Fonti

Blood Hurst

Boies Schiller

Brewer Attorneys

Bronster LLP

Carrington Coleman

Chandra Law Firm

Clement & Murphy

Clement Van Ronzelen & Schulte

Clifford Chance

Cohen & Wolf

Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

Dapeer Law

Davis Wright Tremaine

Farella Braun

Felicello Law

Fenwick & West

Finnegan

Frank Freed

Gibson Dunn

Gillam Smith

Goodwin Procter

Grant & Eisenhofer

HWG LLP

Hiraldo PA

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Jenner & Block

Kehoe Law Firm

Kelley Drye

Kelly Hart

Kennedys Law LLP

Kibler Fowler

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kobre & Kim

Kopelowitz Ostrow

L'Abbate Balkan

Latham & Watkins

Levy Firestone

Lieff Cabraser

London & Naor

Lowenstein Sandler

Martin LLP

Mayer Brown

McCarter & English

McDermott Will & Emery

McGuireWoods

Meagher & Geer

Meister Seelig & Fein

Milbank LLP

Milberg Coleman

Miller Korzenik

Mintz Levin

Moore & Van Allen

Morgan Lewis

Moritt Hock

Morrison Foerster

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Olshan Frome

Pallas Partners

Patterson Belknap

Patton Tidwell

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Polsinelli PC

Prince Lobel

Proskauer Rose

Pullman & Comley

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Rothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern LLP

Russo PLLC

Saiber LLC

Saul Ewing

Selendy Gay

Sheppard Mullin

Sills Cummis

Simon Paschal

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden Arps

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Talkin Muccigrosso

Turner Boyd

UB Greensfelder

Wachtell Lipton

Ward & Hagen

Waymaker LLP

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Wiley Rein

Wilkinson Stekloff

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

10x Genomics Inc.

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

Acorda Therapeutics Inc.

Alkermes PLC

Altice SA

Altice USA

Amazon.com Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Federation of Government Employees

American International Group Inc.

Amicus

Anti-Defamation League

Apple Inc.

Associated Press

Auris Health Inc.

Bayer AG

Binance Holdings Ltd.

CACI International Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

California Western School of Law

Celsius Holdings Inc.

Center for Constitutional Rights

Citigroup Inc.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Credit Suisse Group AG

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Democracy Forward Foundation

Digital Currency Group Inc.

Duke University

Eden Foods

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Epic Games Inc.

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

Federalist Society

Federated Mutual Insurance Co.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

Finjan Holdings Inc.

Fordham University

Fortis Advisors LLC

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

Glassdoor LLC

Go City

Go New York Tours

Google LLC

Gray Line Corp. Inc.

Grifols SA

Harvard University

Hiscox Ltd.

Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

Informatica Corp.

Intel Corp.

International Centre for Dispute Resolution

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JetBlue Airways Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

KeyCorp

Kubota Corporation

Learning Resources Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Maxell Ltd.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michaels Stores Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Monsanto Co.

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Association for Law Placement Inc.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association of Realtors

National Federation of Independent Business

National Opinion Research Center

New York University

Otis Worldwide Corp.

PGA TOUR Inc.

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Percipient.ai Inc.

Prudential Financial Inc.

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

RELX PLC

Salesforce.com Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sartorius AG

Seattle Seahawks

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

TaskUs Inc.

Temple University

The Boeing Co.

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Therapeutics Inc.

TikTok Inc.

TransPerfect Global Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Uber Technologies Inc.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Ltd.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Visa Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Employee Benefits Security Administration

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

New Jersey Court

New York Attorney General's Office

New York County District Attorney's Office

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court