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October 01, 2025
States Say DOJ Can't Tie Victim Service Funds To Immigration
Several state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Justice in Rhode Island federal court Wednesday over new restrictions prohibiting them from using federal funding that supports crime victims to provide services to "removable aliens," in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution's spending clause.
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October 01, 2025
NYT Wants Justin Baldoni To Cough Up Defamation Suit Fees
The New York Times on Tuesday sued "It Ends With Us" director and star Justin Baldoni's production company, claiming the company must cover the $150,000 in legal fees and court costs the paper racked up while defending itself in defamation litigation that "had no basis in law or fact."
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October 01, 2025
LIRR Won't Owe Worker Back Pay Over Pot Firing
A New York federal judge ended a union's lawsuit seeking to secure back pay for a Long Island Rail Road worker who was fired after testing positive for marijuana but subsequently reinstated, saying the arbitration panel in the grievance acted within its authority under the Railway Labor Act.
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October 01, 2025
Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Help Over Eletson Orders
Reed Smith LLP has urged the Second Circuit to nix an order displacing the firm as counsel and requiring it to turn over client files for international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. to lawyers representing the company's new owners, saying Eletson's bankruptcy plan has not validly taken effect.
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October 01, 2025
Ex-Texans CEO Seeks $100M, Says NFL Colluded To Oust Him
The eldest son of the late Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is accusing the NFL in a $100 million New York state lawsuit of conspiring with his brother to "silence" and oust him as a board member of the family trust and as CEO of McNair Interests.
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October 01, 2025
'Squid Game' Doesn't Rip Off Bollywood Film, Judge Rules
A Manhattan federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by an Indian screenwriter who accused Netflix of ripping off a Bollywood film he wrote and directed to create the first season of "Squid Game," saying the two works weren't substantially similar despite centering on characters competing in deadly games to win prize money.
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October 01, 2025
Fashion E-Commerce Co. Beats Securities Suit
A New York federal judge has tossed a proposed shareholder class action accusing fashion e-commerce company Farfetch Ltd. and its top brass of misleading investors about the company's prospects, finding that the complaint's claims were cursory and failed to allege knowledge of wrongdoing.
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October 01, 2025
States Accuse Zillow, Redfin Of Deal To End Competition
A coalition of states followed their federal counterparts with an antitrust lawsuit in Virginia federal court Wednesday accusing Zillow of paying Redfin more than $100 million to stop competing for the sale of rental housing advertisements on their listing services.
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October 01, 2025
NY Judge Undoes Order Freeing NFL's Lions From IP Suit
A New York federal judge has reversed an order that let the Detroit Lions football team out of a suit brought by a photographer who says the team modeled a statue of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders on his photo.
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October 01, 2025
States, Businesses Push Justices To Extend Tariff Arguments
The dozen states, several small businesses and Illinois toymakers that challenged President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs filed a joint motion Wednesday requesting more time to better represent their different claims for oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in November.
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October 01, 2025
Napoli Shkolnik Beats Atty's Abandoned Bias Suit
The former head of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC's personal injury group has lost the bias lawsuit she filed against the firm on procedural grounds, with a federal judge in Manhattan finding the lawyer presented "literally no admissible evidence" backing up her racial discrimination claims.
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October 01, 2025
NFL Arbitration In Coaches' Bias Suit Paused During Redo Bid
The NFL's arbitration process in former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination dispute will be paused while his motion to reconsider the ruling compelling the arbitration is being decided, a New York federal judge has ordered.
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October 01, 2025
Airbus Beats Ex-JetBlue Worker's Suit Over Toxic Fumes
A New York federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit brought by a former flight attendant for JetBlue Airways Corp. who said she suffered brain injuries from being exposed to toxic fumes on an Airbus plane, finding that her suit was filed too late despite a COVID-19 extension on bringing claims.
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October 01, 2025
Simpson Thacher Taps Barclays Atty For Shareholder Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced on Wednesday it has hired a former Barclays Capital attorney to lead its shareholder engagement and activism defense group.
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October 01, 2025
Trump's Bid To Cut NY Anti-Terror Funds Paused For Now
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's cut of $34 million to protect New York's massive transit system from terrorism, crediting the state attorney general's allegation that the White House unlawfully tied the grant to immigration policy.
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October 01, 2025
Meta Pushes Suit Over Sexism Complaints Into Arbitration
A former Meta employee must arbitrate his suit alleging he was retaliated against for complaining that his female colleagues faced sexist treatment, a New York federal judge said, ruling a law that bars the mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct disputes doesn't shield his case.
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September 30, 2025
Feds Press 2nd Circ. To Nix Students' Removal Challenges
The Trump administration on Tuesday urged the Second Circuit to reverse lower courts' findings that led to the release of two college students who say they were wrongly detained by immigration officials for expressing pro-Palestinian views, attacking the notion that they're able to bring habeas corpus challenges to their detention.
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September 30, 2025
Combs Loses Bid To Escape Prostitution-Related Conviction
A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to undo his criminal conviction for transporting two of his former girlfriends for prostitution, allowing sentencing for the hip-hop mogul to move forward on Friday.
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September 30, 2025
McKinsey Trims Endo Suit But Can't Nix Indemnification Claim
A New York bankruptcy judge trimmed an adversary suit Monday claiming McKinsey & Co. Inc. should pay at least $1.5 billion to cover costs bankrupt pharmaceutical developer Endo International racked up defending against opioid claims, tossing nearly all allegations with leave to amend, but greenlighting an indemnification claim.
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September 30, 2025
Banker Defamed Jack Nicklaus After Pact Ended, Jury Told
Jack Nicklaus told a Florida state court jury on Tuesday that a banker and his associates defamed him after discontinuing a 15-year business relationship, saying their public relations campaign intentionally smeared his reputation after he refused to make a deal with Saudi Arabia.
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September 30, 2025
Fed. Circ. Largely Unravels $4M Judgment In Curtain IP Fight
The Federal Circuit overruled most of a New York federal judge's $4 million infringement judgment against two hospitality providers on Tuesday, in a multifaceted appeal over hookless shower curtains.
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September 30, 2025
Morgan Stanley Gets Fed Capital Buffer Break After Review
The Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday that it has lowered a key capital requirement for Morgan Stanley after reconsidering its stress-testing results, marking the second time a bank has successfully petitioned for such a break.
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September 30, 2025
Wu-Tang Trade Secret Ruling Hints At New Way To Protect Art
A New York federal judge caused a splash last week when she ruled that a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album can constitute a trade secret, and attorneys say the surprising decision could broaden the scope of trade secret protections to cover artistic works.
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September 30, 2025
US Oil Fund Beats Investor Suit Over COVID-Era Disclosures
A New York federal judge tossed a proposed class action accusing United States Oil Fund LP and its backers of misleading investors during the 2020 oil crash, finding it does not plead actionable misstatements or omissions about pandemic-related risks the exchange-traded fund faced, or knowledge of wrongdoing by the defendants.
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September 30, 2025
Wash. MLS Asked About Fairness Of Banning 'Office Exclusives'
A Washington federal judge pressed Northwest Multiple Listing Service at a hearing Tuesday to explain how its board of directors justified limiting homeowners' options when listing their residential properties for sale.
Expert Analysis
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Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.
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Employer Tips As Deepfakes Reshape Workplace Harassment
As the workplace harassment landscape faces the rising threat of fabricated media that hyperrealistically depict employees in sexual or malicious contexts, employers can stay ahead of the curve by tracking new legal obligations, and proactively updating policies, training and response protocols, say attorneys at Littler.
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'Top Gun' And 'Together' IP Suits Spotlight Similarity Issues
The outcome of recent lawsuits revolving around the films "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Together" may set meaningful precedents for how courts analyze substantial similarity in creative works, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.
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State, Fed Junk Fee Enforcement Shows No Signs Of Slowing
The Federal Trade Commission’s potent new rule targeting drip pricing, in addition to the growing patchwork of state consumer protection laws, suggest that enforcement and litigation targeting junk fees will likely continue to expand, says Etia Rottman Frand at Darrow AI.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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Birthright Opinions Reveal Views On Rule 23(b)(2) Relief
The justices' multiple opinions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. CASA, shed light on whether Rule 23(b)(2) could fill the void created by the court's decision to restrict nationwide injunctions, says Benjamin Johns at Shub Johns.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Plan For Increased HSR Info Sharing With Wash. Antitrust Law
Washington's merger notification requirements, effective later this month, combined with the Federal Trade Commission's new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules, will result in greater information sharing among state and federal agencies, making it important for merging parties to consider their transaction's potential state antitrust implications early on, say attorneys at McDermott.
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FMLA Expansion Sees State Progress Despite Federal Barriers
Recent legislative efforts to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act reflect workers' growing demand for work-life balance, but as federal proposals continue to face significant hurdles, states have stepped in, creating a labyrinth of leave laws and compliance headaches for multistate employers, say attorneys at FordHarrison.
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My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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4 Consumer Class Action Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
The first half of 2025 has seen a surge of consumer class action trends related to online tools, websites and marketing messages, creating a new legal risk landscape for companies of all sizes, says Scott Shaffer at Olshan Frome.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.
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Is SEC Moving Away From Parallel Insider Trading Cases?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's apparent lack of follow-up in four recent criminal cases of insider trading brought by the Justice Department suggests the SEC may be reconsidering the expense and effort of bringing parallel civil charges for insider trading, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.