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  • April 16, 2026

    DC Circ. Ponders If FERC Mistakenly Rejected PJM Deal

    PJM transmission owners faced a skeptical D.C. Circuit Thursday, as aside from saying their arguments were properly preserved in an appeal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejecting a plan they worked out with regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, they also had to defend the arguments themselves.

  • April 16, 2026

    AGs' Win Over Live Nation Leaves DOJ Watching From The Side

    Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s across-the-board trial rout by 34 state attorneys general underscores the ascendancy of state antitrust enforcers looking to fill perceived enforcement gaps left by the U.S. Department of Justice during President Donald Trump's second term.

  • April 16, 2026

    6th Circ. Asks Retirees To Answer Mortality Data Suit Redo Bid

    The Sixth Circuit on Thursday asked participants in Kellogg and FedEx pension plans to respond to the companies' bids for reconsideration of the court's decision to revive their lawsuits alleging benefits were miscalculated because the plans used outdated mortality data.

  • April 16, 2026

    Progressive Beats Class Bid In Total-Loss Valuation Suit

    An Illinois federal judge declined to certify a class of Progressive Insurance customers who claimed the insurer underpaid on their total-loss vehicle claims by adding a downward pricing adjustment, ruling that the customers' experiences were too different to resolve in one case. 

  • April 16, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Nearly 18-Year Prison Term For Gun Conviction

    A felon who signed a plea agreement admitting to illegal possession of a firearm and three prior convictions for violent crimes and drug offenses will have to serve his nearly 18-year prison sentence, a Sixth Circuit panel said, citing the subject's admission to the crimes and his expressed understanding that he would face at least 15 years in prison.

  • April 15, 2026

    Energy Tech Co., Execs Sued Over $2.4B AI Power Deal

    Energy technology company Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. and its top brass face an investor suit alleging they made misstatements about an agreement to deliver power to an artificial intelligence data center project and failed to disclose that B&W's largest shareholder was on both sides of the deal.

  • April 15, 2026

    Amneal Trims But Can't Nix AGs' Drug Price-Fixing Suit

    There is enough evidence from which a jury could conclude that Amneal Pharmaceuticals participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of an epilepsy medication, but not enough to show it participated in the overarching antitrust conspiracy alleged by dozens of state attorneys general, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • April 15, 2026

    Jury Finds Live Nation Monopolized Concert Ticketing

    Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services to major concert venues and unlawfully tying artists' use of large amphitheaters to Live Nation's promotional services, a Manhattan federal jury found on Wednesday.

  • April 14, 2026

    States Denied Time For Talks To Settle Drug Price-Fixing Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge Tuesday denied a request by dozens of U.S. states to freeze their antitrust case against generic-drug manufacturers, a pause the states argued would allow the parties to focus on settlement talks rather than pending discovery and motion deadlines.

  • April 14, 2026

    Ky. Bill Banning Prop Bets, Raising Sports Gambling Age Vetoed

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a state bill that would have banned prop bets on college athletes, blocked prediction markets from partnering with sports betting venues and operators, and raised the minimum sports gambling age to 21, citing a regulatory provision that was added as an amendment.

  • April 14, 2026

    Holtec Suit Alleging Fraud Scheme Can Resume, Court Rules

    A New Jersey state court judge has granted Holtec International's bid to lift a stay and amend its suit alleging fraud claims against its former general counsel and others accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the company.

  • April 13, 2026

    Bio Energy Sues Cos. Over Failed Ohio Renewable Gas Plants

    Bio Energy has sued SCS Energy and a subcontractor in Ohio federal court in connection with projects replacing two landfill gas processing plants with pipeline-quality renewable natural gas in Youngstown and Lorain that it alleged remain defective due to the "consistent downplay of their botched design and inability to remedy their deficiencies." 

  • April 13, 2026

    6th Circ. Says 'Nothing Technical' About Co.'s Union Snub

    A Michigan construction company violated federal labor law by withdrawing recognition from and refusing to bargain with a union, the Sixth Circuit held Monday, rejecting the company's attempt to have the court review a National Labor Relations Board official's dismissal of a petition to decertify the union.

  • April 13, 2026

    DOE Contractor Urges Court To Nix Award Reinstating Worker

    A contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy at a nuclear decontamination site urged an Ohio federal court Monday to undo an arbitration award ordering it to reinstate an employee who was fired after testing positive for drugs, arguing that the award violates federal law.

  • April 13, 2026

    Group Fighting DC Sports Gambling Laws Appeals Suit Toss

    A group hoping to use a 1700s law to stop sportsbooks from operating in Washington, D.C., filed an appeal on Monday of a federal judge's decision to throw out its suit against the city and the sportsbooks.

  • April 13, 2026

    The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?

    The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • April 13, 2026

    Chemical Site Owner To Pay Pa.'s $2.4M Cleanup Bill Via Sale

    A former chemical mixing and storage operation in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, will be marketed for redevelopment, with proceeds going to the state Department of Environmental Protection to defray the $2.4 million the state spent cleaning up the site, according to a proposed consent decree filed in federal court.

  • April 10, 2026

    Uber Must Give FTC, States Contact Info On 30M Subscribers

    A California federal magistrate judge Friday ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and states on multiple discovery disputes in their litigation alleging Uber dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, requiring Uber to hand over contact data on roughly 30 million Uber subscribers.

  • April 10, 2026

    Social Media Influencer Gets 6 Years For $20M Ponzi Scheme

    A social media finance influencer who pled guilty to wire fraud and abetting a false tax filing tied to a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme was sentenced Friday to six years in prison by an Ohio federal judge.

  • April 10, 2026

    6th Circ. Won't Revisit EFAA Ruling Against Adams & Reese

    The Sixth Circuit said it won't reconsider its ruling that a law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment cases kept a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit in court, concluding that the firm's objections were already considered.

  • April 09, 2026

    States Tell Jury That Live Nation Isn't Above The Law

    Counsel for 33 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday urged a Manhattan federal jury to show the world that even "a $36 billion behemoth" like Live Nation isn't above antitrust laws and find it liable for flagrantly monopolizing the U.S. live entertainment market, to the detriment of artists, venue operators and fans.

  • April 09, 2026

    Uber Fights Uphill To Ax FTC, States' Subscription Fight

    A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to keeping alive the Federal Trade Commission and states' claims that Uber dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, doubting that Uber's disclosures clearly communicate its subscription practices "as a matter of law," and saying certain state claims are "on very firm ground."

  • April 09, 2026

    Ohio Man First To Be Convicted Under Anti-Revenge Porn Law

    An Ohio man who sent to numerous women harassing messages that included nude images of the victims, both real and artificial intelligence-generated, became the first person to be convicted under a 2025 federal law targeting revenge porn, according to a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • April 09, 2026

    Trump Picks Ohio Ex-Solicitor General For 6th Circ.

    President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he is tapping Benjamin Flowers, former solicitor general of Ohio, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

  • April 09, 2026

    Irish Mallinckrodt Unit Stuck In Drug Price-Fixing Suit

    An Irish entity of drugmaker Mallinckrodt waited too long to seek dismissal of a price-fixing lawsuit brought by states based on a lack of personal jurisdiction or proper service, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled, finding that the company first raised that argument more than five years after the complaint was filed.

Expert Analysis

  • NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?

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    Recent fraud charges against bettors, NBA players and MLB pitchers raise questions about what the government will need to prove to prosecute individuals involved in placing bets based on nonpublic information, and it could be a tough sell to juries, say attorneys at Ford O'Brien.

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    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • How High Court Could Upend Campaign Spending Rules

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    In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the constitutionality of coordinated party contribution spending caps, and its decision will have immediate practical effects just as the 2026 election gets underway, says Bill Powers at Spencer Fane.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

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    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

  • The Ohio Supreme Court In 2025: A Focus On Civil Procedure

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    ​​​​​​​If 2025 will be remembered for any particular theme at the Ohio Supreme Court, it might just be the justices' focus on procedural issues, including in three cases concerning, respectively, proper service, response time and pleading standards, says Bradfield Hughes at Porter Wright.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

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    Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

  • Why Justices Must Act To End Freight Broker Liability Split

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling in Cox v. Total Quality Logistics Inc., affirming states' authority over negligence claims against transportation brokers, deepens an existing circuit split, creating an untenable situation where laws between neighboring states conflict in seven distinct instances — and making U.S. Supreme Court intervention essential, says Steven Saal at Lucosky Brookman.

  • Considerations When Invoking The Common-Interest Privilege

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    To successfully leverage the common-interest doctrine in a multiparty transaction or complex litigation, practitioners should be able to demonstrate that the parties intended for it to apply, that an underlying privilege like attorney-client has attached, and guard against disclosures that could waive privilege and defeat its purpose, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • NBA Gambling Probes Highlight Sports Betting's Broad Risks

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    Recent NBA gambling scandals illustrate the integrity risks arising from legal sports betting, but organizations, which must navigate a patchwork of state laws, can protect their reputations by drafting and enforcing internal policies to address betting-related risks and complying with league and institutional rules, say attorneys at Littler.

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