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  Durbin Calls For Justice Thomas To Recuse Over Wife's Email

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• Apple Illegally Obtained €13B State Aid, Top EU Court Rules

  By Josh White and Matt Thompson

  The European Union's highest court ruled on Tuesday that Ireland illegally granted Apple state aid in past tax rulings, requiring the U.S. technology giant to repay €13 billion ($14.3 billion) in back taxes as well as interest.

• White Stripes Sue Trump For Using Hit 'Seven Nation Army'

  By Rae Ann Varona

  Disbanded rock duo White Stripes on Monday sued former President Donald Trump in New York federal court for using the iconic introductory riff of its Grammy-winning song "Seven Nation Army" on a social media clip without permission, and despite its members publicly denouncing the hit's use during Trump's 2016 presidential run.

• DOJ Says 'Frustrated' Google Ad Tech Customers Are Stuck

  By Bryan Koenig

  The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Virginia federal judge Monday to dismantle Google's hold over the technology used to place online display ads on website publishers' pages, asserting in opening arguments that the search giant has used its power to trap consumers and undermine competitors.

• Purdue Sees Another OxyContin Patent Axed

  By Andrew Karpan

  A Delaware federal court decided on Monday that yet another patent issued to bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is invalid, a year and a half after a similar ruling was issued in another case about the company's efforts to assert different patents to stop the same prospective Indian manufacturer of generic painkillers.

• NY Courts' Limits On Ethics Data Broke Law, Watchdog Says

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  In a rebuke to the New York state court system, an official transparency watchdog has said current restrictions on public access to judges' financial disclosures violate the state's Freedom of Information Law.

• Norfolk Southern CEO Shaw Faces Misconduct Probe

  By Linda Chiem

  Norfolk Southern Corp. is investigating CEO Alan Shaw over allegations of misconduct, casting uncertainty over his future at the rail giant just months after a proxy fight with an activist investor.

• Handbag Market Probed As FTC's $8.5B Merger Hearing Starts

  By Rachel Scharf

  A New York federal judge heard dueling narratives about the existence of an "accessible luxury" handbag market Monday, as the Federal Trade Commission seeks to halt a proposed $8.5 billion merger between the owners of Michael Kors and Coach.

• Sentencing Of Ex-Ecuador Official Delayed By Late Gov't Filing

  By Carolina Bolado

  A frustrated Florida federal judge on Monday pushed back the sentencing of Ecuador's ex-comptroller — who was convicted of laundering more than $12 million in bribes — after admonishing the government for an "inexplicably and undeniably late" forfeiture motion filed at 4 p.m. Friday.

• Dems To Bring Back Judiciary Accountability Bill

  By Courtney Bublé

  In the coming weeks, Democrats in the House and Senate will be reintroducing a bill that they say will better protect the approximately 30,000 federal judiciary employees from discrimination and sexual harassment, two lawmakers said on Monday.

• Baltimore Strikes $80M Opioid Settlement With Teva

  By Ali Sullivan

  Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay Baltimore $80 million to resolve claims that the company inflamed the city's opioid crisis, the city of Baltimore announced Monday ahead of a trial slated to begin next week against the remaining defendants in the Maryland state court litigation.

• Colo. Justices Rule Amazon's Holiday Pay Must Be In OT Math

  By Irene Spezzamonte

  Amazon's holiday incentive pay is the type of compensation Colorado wage law requires to be included in overtime calculations, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday, agreeing with warehouse workers that the incentive pay needed to be included in their regular rate when calculating overtime.

• Del. Superior Court's Longest-Serving Judge To Retire In 2025

  By Rose Krebs

  Delaware's Superior Court announced Monday that its president judge, who is the longest-serving jurist on the court's bench, will be retiring on Feb. 28.