The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that Florida can enforce its restrictions on social media for children, vacating and reversing a preliminary injunction that blocked the state's enforcement.
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11th Circ. Says Fla. Can Enforce Social Media Teen Ban

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that Florida can enforce its restrictions on social media for children, vacating and reversing a preliminary injunction that blocked the state's enforcement.

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Paraquat Judge Demands To Meet 700 Opt-Out Plaintiffs

By Cara Salvatore

The Illinois federal judge overseeing mass litigation claiming the herbicide paraquat causes Parkinson's disease ordered a plaintiffs' lawyer Wednesday to reveal who is funding his cases and to start attending fortnightly conferences so she can speak to each of his 700 clients who have opted out of a global settlement.

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Insurer Can't Dodge Igloo Cooler Injury Suit Coverage Row

By Danielle Ferguson

Several class actions alleging consumers were injured by defective handles on Igloo roller coolers triggered an insurer's duty to defend the company, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday, denying most of the insurer's bid to toss the breach of contract claims against it.

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Jury Says Homebuilder Owes $21.6M For Sewer Gas Exposure

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas jury hit a Fort Worth homebuilder with a $21.6 million verdict after finding the company built plumbing vents that ended in the attic of a custom home, causing sewer gas exposure for the family that lived there and leading to lasting health issues.

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MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Roblox, Epic Say Minor Can't Buck Arbitration, Keep Gaming

By Mike Curley

Roblox Corp., Epic Games Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are each asking a Pennsylvania federal judge to reconsider an order denying their bids to arbitrate a suit alleging their platforms addicted a minor to gaming, saying the minor can't disaffirm the arbitration agreement and keep using the platforms.

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TECHNOLOGY

Widow Says Free Speech Can't Shield OpenAI In Shooting Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

A widow who says ChatGPT helped a mass shooter plan the attack that killed her husband at Florida State University has told a federal court that OpenAI can't hide behind the First Amendment to shield its conduct.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

Couple Says Target Can't Escape Tainted Baby Formula Suit

By Mike Curley

Two parents are urging a Washington federal court not to throw out their claims against Target Corp. in a suit alleging their baby contracted infant botulism from tainted baby formula sold at the store, saying their complaint sufficiently pleads that Target had a duty of reasonable care and should have looked into its sources.

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Kroger's 'Zero Sugar' Syrup Draws Allulose Labeling Suit

By Celeste Bott

Kroger was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Wednesday alleging its maple syrup's "Zero Sugar" label misleads shoppers because it contains allulose, joining a growing number of suits following a Seventh Circuit ruling that the sweetener qualifies as sugar under federal labeling rules.

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Utz Sued Again Over Avocado Oil Potato Chip Labeling

By Gina Kim

Utz was sued again Wednesday by customers who alleged in California federal court that they were misled into thinking its Boulder Canyon potato chips are cooked only with avocado oil, despite a recent UC Davis study that suggests the chips aren't consistent with a product containing only avocado oil.

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CONSUMER GOODS

LG Says It Doesn't Owe Insurer For Range Fire Damage

By Gianna Ferrarin

LG Electronics USA Inc. doesn't owe an insurer for coverage it paid to a pair of homeowners after the cooktop burner on their LG electric range allegedly caused a fire, LG said in an answer to an insurer complaint removed to North Carolina federal court.

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Samsung Says Rival Leans On Fabricated 'Mini LED' Definition

By Gina Kim

Samsung moved to dismiss a competitor's suit alleging it falsely markets some of its TVs as having Mini LED technology that provides a higher-quality picture, telling a California federal judge Tuesday the plaintiff wants her to adopt a "fabricated three-part definition" for Mini LED that only exists in the complaint. 

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TOBACCO

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7-Eleven To Pay $2.3M To Resolve Tobacco Fee Fight

By Patrick Hoff

7-Eleven Inc. will pay $2.3 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it violated federal benefits law by failing to let tobacco-using workers who completed a cessation program totally avoid a $720 annual health plan fee, according to a filing in Texas federal court.

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TRANSPORTATION

US Backs Alaska In High Court Fight Over Plane Forfeiture

By Linda Chiem

The federal government has told the U.S. Supreme Court that Alaska is well within its right to confiscate "instrumentalities of crime" and the state's attempted forfeiture of an 83-year-old bush pilot's $95,000 plane for transporting a six-pack of beer to a dry village wasn't excessive.

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ENERGY

Pa. County Urges Appeals Court To Revive Climate Suit

By Keith Goldberg

A Pennsylvania county's lawsuit that accuses oil companies of concealing the impacts of fossil fuels on climate change isn't preempted by federal law and should be revived, a state appellate court heard Wednesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why Vaccine Court Inoculates Drugmakers Against Litigation

Most claimants alleging injuries from routine childhood vaccines must complete an administrative compensation proceeding before they can sue in civil court — and recent legislative efforts aimed at weakening vaccine manufacturers' legal protections do not account for the important reasons the existing framework was put in place, say attorneys at Goldman Ismail.

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What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment

As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim

By Jack Karp

A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Malpractice In Investor's Soccer Deals

By Bonnie Eslinger

American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Avyno Law

Baker Botts

Bannister Wyatt

Berney & Sang

Blank Rome

Burg Simpson

Clement & Murphy

DLA Piper

Dechert LLP

DiCello Levitt

Dilworth Paxson

Donovan Rose Nester

Dynamis LLP

Enenstein Pham

Faegre Drinker

Fox Rothschild

GableGotwals

Gibson Dunn

Goldman Ismail

Goodwin Procter

Grant & Eisenhofer

Hedrick Gardner

Husch Blackwell

Jones Day

Just Well Law

Kilpatrick Townsend

Kirkland & Ellis

Larson LLP

Latham & Watkins

Laukaitis Law

Levin Papantonio

Martin G. Weinberg PC

Mayer LLP

McDonald Hopkins

Meyers & Flowers

Migliaccio & Rathod

Nicolaides Fink

O'Melveny & Myers

Orrick Herrington

Pettey & Partrick

Polsinelli PC

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

SML Avvocati

Shipkevich PLLC

Sidley Austin

Stearns Weaver

Venable LLP

Wachtell Lipton

Wagstaff Law Firm

Walkup Melodia

Weil Gotshal

Williams & Connolly

Willis Law Group

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

Actelion Ltd.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Ameris Bancorp

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Ares Management Corp.

ByHeart Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Chobani LLC

Chosen Foods LLC

Computer & Communications Industry Association

Conagra Brands Inc.

Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

Epic Games Inc.

Erie Insurance Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Institute for Justice

International Finance Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

LG Electronics Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Maryland State Bar Association

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Nara Organics Inc.

National Air Transportation Association

National Association of Manufacturers

New York City Bar Association

North Carolina State Bar

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

PepsiCo Inc.

Permira

Pfizer Inc.

Roblox Corp.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sprouts Farmers Market LLC

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

Suncor Energy Inc.

Syngenta AG

Target Corp.

The District of Columbia Bar

The Kroger Co.

The Software & Information Industry Association

TikTok Inc.

Trader Joe's Co.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Utz Brands Inc.

Virginia State Bar

eBay Inc.

iRobot Corporation

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Attorney General

Alaska State Legislature

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

National Park Service

Nebraska Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

World Bank Group