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  Ropes, Wilson Sonsini Guide Gilead's $7.8B Arcellx Buy

  By Al Barbarino

  Gilead Sciences Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire clinical-stage biotechnology company Arcellx...(read more)

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  Justices Will Mull Future Of State Climate Torts

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of climate change tort litigation brought by state and ...(read more)

• 'Wackadoo': 9th Circ. Awarding Stays 'Like Candy,' Judge Says

  By Jeff Overley

  The Ninth Circuit is defying U.S. Supreme Court precedent and supersizing its immigration docket by freely awarding lengthy deportation reprieves, according to a new dissent that described a "Wackadoo" realm where noncitizens can safely await "the next Democrat administration."

• YouTube VP Says 5-6 Hours Daily 'Very Good' For His Kids

  By Craig Clough

  A YouTube vice president testified Monday in a California bellwether trial over allegations that the platform and Instagram harm children, denying that YouTube was designed to be addictive and saying he'd allowed his children to watch five to six hours a day and that it had been "very good" for them. 

• Capital One Fights Consumers' Sanction Bid In Privacy Suit

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Capital One urged a California federal judge Monday to reject customers' sanctions bid for allegedly failing to provide sufficient discovery in privacy litigation, saying the bank provided requested discovery and the information consumers now seek relates to a different factual and legal theory that they "pivoted" to after discovery closed.

• Justices Wary Of Broad Reading Of Cuba Expropriation Law

  By Caroline Simson

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared inclined to erect guardrails around a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages, in a pair of cases involving damages that could exceed $1 billion and claimants that include Exxon Mobil Corp.

• EU Lawmakers Delay Vote On US Trade Deal Amid Uncertainty

  By Kevin Pinner

  The European Parliament agreed Monday to postpone a vote on the bloc's trade deal with the U.S. as lawmakers were unclear on whether new tariffs violate its terms, though the White House told Law360 the levies won't breach the agreed maximum rate on the European Union.

• Verizon And Ericsson Cleared Of Antenna Patent Infringement

  By Elliot Weld

  A Texas federal jury has cleared Verizon and Ericsson of allegations that their cellphone towers were infringing a patent covering antenna technology in a suit brought by a Singaporean antenna and cable manufacturer.

• How Greenberg Thinks Tariff Ruling Could Affect Dealmaking

  By Al Barbarino

  The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling invalidating IEEPA-based tariffs gave dealmakers clarity on how to pursue potential refund rights in mergers and acquisitions, but President Donald Trump's swift announcement of new global tariffs has immediately reintroduced dealmaking uncertainty.

• Analyst Who Claimed She Was Fired For Needing Sleep Settles

  By Pete Brush

  A New Jersey woman who claimed she was fired by Centerview Partners after disclosing she needed consistent sleep to manage a health disorder settled her case against the investment bank ahead of a jury trial in New York federal court, the bank said Monday.

• Justices Pass On Va. Voting Rights Restoration Case

  By Marco Poggio

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Virginia's voting rights restoration system for people with felony convictions, leaving in place a Fourth Circuit decision that upheld the system as constitutional.

• 6 Firms Guide Investors' $3.4B Resi REIT Buy

  By Grace Dixon

  Veris Residential Inc. announced Monday that its board of directors has signed off on a proposed $3.4 billion acquisition by an Affinius Capital-led team of investors, in a deal inked under the guidance of six firms.

• 5 Firms Guide Finnish Firm IQM Quantum's $1.8B SPAC Deal

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Quantum computing company IQM Finland Oy announced Monday it is planning to go public in the U.S. by merging with special purpose acquisition company Real Asset Acquisition Corp. in a $1.8 billion transaction led by five law firms.

• 2nd Circ. Chief Judge To Take Senior Status

  By Courtney Bublé

  Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the Second Circuit will take senior status over the summer, giving President Donald Trump another appellate seat to fill.