RealPage and Texas-based Willow Bridge Property Company have been hit with class claims alleging they violated Philadelphia's prohibition on the coordination of residential rents by collecting and using non-public data on rates charged by competing landlords.
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RealPage And Willow Bridge Face Class Claims After DOJ Deal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

RealPage and Texas-based Willow Bridge Property Company have been hit with class claims alleging they violated Philadelphia's prohibition on the coordination of residential rents by collecting and using non-public data on rates charged by competing landlords.

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Pa. Superior Court Upholds J&J Win In Talc Cancer Suit

By Emily Field

The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday upheld a 2025 verdict clearing Johnson & Johnson of liability in a suit alleging that using talc caused a woman's fatal mesothelioma, finding that a lower court didn't err by clarifying the jury's instructions after jurors awarded $22 million in punitive damages.

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Judge Tosses Pearl Drum Carrier Trade Dress Claim, For Now

By Adam Lidgett

A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a trade dress infringement claim in drum-maker Pearl Musical Instrument Co. Ltd.'s intellectual property suit against a Japanese company over marching band drum carriers but gave Pearl another shot at making its case.

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ENFORCEMENT

Block To Pay $45M To End State Claims Over Cash App Fraud

By Aislinn Keely

A coalition of 46 states announced Wednesday that Cash App parent company Block Inc. will pay $45 million in a multistate settlement to resolve claims it misled users on the safety of its payment app and failed to protect them from fraud.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

Split 3rd Circ. Revives UPMC Doc's Suit Over Anti-DEI Article

By Matthew Santoni

The Third Circuit partly revived a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center cardiologist's lawsuit over the professional backlash he faced for publishing an article criticizing race-based "affirmative action" in choosing medical students, with the court majority calling his bosses' reaction a defamatory "hit job."

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3rd Circ. Wonders If Pipeline Approval Passed CWA Muster

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit on Wednesday pressed New Jersey's environmental regulator to show that the revived Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline plan complied with the Clean Water Act, considering it lacked details about how state water quality standards would be monitored.

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LITIGATION

Amazon Ordered To Give FTC Docs It Claimed Were Privileged

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Washington federal judge ordered Amazon to give the Federal Trade Commission several documents sought in the agency's antitrust case and said a "re-review" of the online retailer's discovery is needed to ensure the company "does not continue to withhold documents based on an improper application of the attorney-client privilege."

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NC Biz Court Told Insurers Owe Coverage To E-Commerce Co.

By Gianna Ferrarin

Insurers under Nationwide and Lloyd's of London are facing a suit in the North Carolina Business Court from a digital marketing company alleging the insurers owe it for costs it incurred defending itself from claims it invaded users' privacy.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Attys Win $2.5M Fee Award After $63K Native Bias Verdict

By Joyce Hanson

A South Dakota hotel must pay an Indigenous advocacy group about $2.5 million in attorney fees following a trial jury's $63,191 verdict in a civil rights case claiming the business discriminated against Native American tribe members based on race, a federal judge has ruled.

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Conn. To Develop Pilot Behavioral Health Court In New Haven

By Christine DeRosa

A new task force has been formed in Connecticut aimed at developing a pilot behavioral health court in New Haven, with an eye toward expanding the program throughout the state.

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Ex-Associate Says Jackson Lewis Pushed Her Out After Leave

By MJ Koo

A former associate attorney who was on the partnership track at Jackson Lewis PC has brought suit against the employment law firm in California state court, alleging that it refused to accommodate her temporary medical restrictions after she returned from leave and pressured her to accept a demotion or resign.

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Squire Patton Adds Atty From House Epstein, Trump Probes

By Tracey Read

A key player in government investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and the assassination attempts on President Donald Trump has joined Squire Patton Boggs LLP to lead the firm's congressional investigations group, the firm announced Thursday.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Appeals Conviction In ICE Obstruction Case

By Ganesh Setty

A former Wisconsin state judge convicted of obstructing immigration authorities trying to arrest a defendant after he appeared in her courtroom lodged an appeal before the Seventh Circuit on Thursday, after avoiding a prison sentence but being fined $5,000.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alexander Morrison & Fehr

Bass Berry

Bingham McCutchen

Bursor & Fisher

Covington & Burling

Dean Omar

DiMarino Lehrer

Dickie McCamey

Gimbel Reilly

Gordon Rees

Jackson Lewis PC

John Pierce Law

K&L Gates

Kelley Jasons

King & Spalding

Littler Mendelson

Marcus & Shapira

Morgan Lewis

Orrick Herrington

Parker Poe

Paul Hastings

Robins Kaplan

Rutter & Roy

Shipman & Goodwin

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan

Squire Patton

Strang Bradley

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wolf Greenfield

Young Moore

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AddShoppers Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Heart Association

Beazley PLC

Block Inc.

Cash App

Center for Individual Rights

Eastern Environmental Law Center

Food & Water Watch

Johnson & Johnson

Lloyd's America Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters

RealPage Inc.

Sierra Club

Twitter Inc.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on House Administration

Connecticut Judicial Branch

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Federal Trade Commission

Los Angeles Superior Court

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Oregon Attorney General's Office

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Washington Attorney General's Office