Judge Tosses Most Of Ex-NBA Player's Suit Over Agent Fees

By Elaine Briseño

A California federal judge has mostly dismissed the lawsuit of a former National Basketball Association player, finding a tribunal had already adjudicated his dispute with two sports agents and an agency over fees tied to his contract to play in a Chinese league.

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Fubo Subscribers Defend Streaming Rate Suit Against Disney

By Matthew Perlman

A proposed class of Fubo subscribers is opposing a bid from Disney to force them to arbitrate their claims in an antitrust case alleging streaming services pay inflated rates to carry ESPN and other sports channels.

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Justices Urged To Keep Baseball's Antitrust Shield In Play

By Hailey Konnath

Puerto Rico's professional baseball league on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb the sport's century-old exemption from antitrust law, arguing that the justices have rejected similar challenges to the shield time and time again.

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Olympic Snowboarder Pleads Not Guilty In Murder, Drug Case

By Craig Clough

Former Canadian Olympic team snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who landed on the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives, pled not guilty to murder and drug-running charges in California federal court on Monday following his arrest earlier this month in Mexico. 

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4th Circ. Preview: NCAA Eligibility And E-Cigarette Law

By Abigail Harrison

Notwithstanding the winter storm that slammed several states over the weekend, litigators will clash at the Fourth Circuit this week on whether NCAA eligibility rules violate antitrust law, or federal law preempts North Carolina's ability to regulate e-cigarette sales.

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Tampa Bay Lightning Owners Face Racial Discrimination Suit

By David Minsky

A Black ticketing staffer for the Tampa Bay Lightning has faced retaliation and a hostile work environment because of his race, he alleged in a federal lawsuit against the hockey team's ownership group.

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Helmet Co. Says AIG Unit Must Defend It From Defect Claims

By Gianna Ferrarin

Lexington Insurance Co. ignored a helmet designer's repeated requests for coverage in a lawsuit alleging that product defects caused a helmet to come off a motorcycle rider's head during a collision, the manufacturer told a California federal court.

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Database Exec Must Face Widow's Business Asset Suit

By Abigail Harrison

The chief investment and financial officer of a college sports database service, alleged to have falsely accused his ex-business partner of embezzling millions of dollars, can't sidestep a lawsuit against him after a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled he could be sued in the Tar Heel state.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit 'More Than An Athlete' TM Suit

By Ivan Moreno

The Federal Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision affirming a trademark tribunal's finding that NBA star LeBron James and his company own the rights to the phrase "More Than An Athlete."

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9th Circ. Pauses Discovery Order In UFC Wage Suits

By Benjamin Morse

A Ninth Circuit panel temporarily paused a Nevada federal court's discovery order in wage suppression lawsuits against UFC after the mixed martial arts organization said the order violated attorney-client privilege and the First Amendment.

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Calif. Gaming Org. Fights Tribe's Bid To Join $700M Casino Suit

By Isaac Monterose

A District of Columbia federal judge on Monday granted the California Gaming Association's amicus brief bid to oppose a California Indian tribe's potential dismissal motion against another tribe's fight with the federal government over a $700 million casino project in Vallejo, California.

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Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

By Emma Cueto

About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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Fla. Bar Clears Gaetz Despite US House Ethics Report

By Courtney Bublé

The Florida Bar has decided to not discipline former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was briefly President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, despite the House ethics committee's findings that Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including with a minor.

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Texas Law Firm-Linked Plane Crashes In Maine With Fatalities

By Lynn LaRowe

A private plane connected to Texas-based litigation firm Arnold & Itkin LLP overturned and caught fire Sunday night as it attempted to take off from a Maine airport, killing at least six people on board, according to authorities and public records.

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Indiana Judge Was Shot Through Front Door, Cop Says

By Hailey Konnath

An Indiana Superior Court judge and his wife were shot by a man standing on their front porch, through their closed front door, according to an affidavit, which noted that the suspected shooter was connected to a man with pending charges in the judge's courtroom.

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Foley & Lardner Can't Dodge Pro-Palestinian Atty's Bias Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A Chicago federal judge on Monday denied Foley & Lardner LLP's bid for an early win against claims brought by a former summer associate who said discrimination led to the firm's decision to rescind a job offer after she publicly supported Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas.

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Minn. Judge Probes Limits Of ICE Enforcement Actions

By Ganesh Setty

A Minnesota federal judge on Monday considered whether to preliminarily block the Trump administration from sending thousands of immigration enforcement officers to the state, questioning if the surge is a coercive federal act in violation of state sovereignty.

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Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge

By Carla Baranauckas

The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court wrapped up the week with a slate of high-stakes deal challenges, governance rulings and oversight decisions, including an emergency bid to block a $10.9 billion bank merger, a state Supreme Court reversal reshaping stockholder agreement litigation and a major opinion allowing sexual misconduct oversight claims to proceed.

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