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December 20, 2024
Texas AG Blocks Roberson Legislative Testimony
Texas state representatives on Friday slammed Attorney General Ken Paxton's last-minute effort to block testimony from a man on death row after his 2-year-old daughter died from what was diagnosed as shaken baby syndrome.
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December 20, 2024
Samsung Contractor Still Partly On Hook In Patent Suit
A California federal judge has partially denied a Samsung contractor's attempt to beat a suit alleging two of its products infringe a pair of technology patents, only agreeing to narrow which claims can move to trial.
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December 20, 2024
Buzbee Pans Jay-Z's 'Astonishing' Sanctions Bid In Diddy Suit
Personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee urged a Manhattan federal judge on Friday to reject Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's "astonishing request" to change the rules for a sanctions motion in rape litigation against the rapper and Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying the "rich, famous and powerful" must obey the same restrictions as everyone else.
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December 20, 2024
A Look Back At 2024's Major Securities Litigation Moments
The private securities litigation bar experienced a busy 2024, with meaningful and significant rulings in almost all of the nation's leading courts, and corporations, investors, government agencies and executives fighting over pay packages, disclosures, class certifications and mergers.
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December 20, 2024
Legislators Key To Court Fee Relief, Chief Justices Say
Two state high court chief justices and a top judicial administrator have told the National Center for State Courts that while they've been able to make significant progress in abolishing unfair court fines and fees, lawmakers have been vital in enacting these changes.
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December 20, 2024
Startup Defends AI Antitrust Suit Against Nvidia, Microsoft
Tech startup Xockets defended its monopoly and patent infringement suit against Nvidia and Microsoft Thursday, telling a Texas federal judge that the tech behemoths' motion to dismiss is part of the "standard game plan" when a smaller patent holder alleges infringement by the industry's top players.
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December 20, 2024
Asus Can't Overturn $660K Patent Verdict At Fed. Circ.
Federal Circuit judges were unpersuaded Friday to do anything about an almost $660,000 jury verdict against laptop maker Asus, deciding that the Taiwanese electronics business was largely too late to ask questions about the ownership of a patent developed by a defunct chipmaker over two decades ago.
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December 20, 2024
The Top Cases Of 2024 In Texas: Year In Review
Texas closed out the year with blockbuster rulings on social media companies’ use of biometric data and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanded definition of a dealer. Here are the biggest decisions out of Texas that topped Law360’s radar this year.
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December 20, 2024
The Most Significant Trade Secrets Cases Of 2024
Insulet Corp. became the latest company to notch a colossal trade secrets award, and a new presidential administration has attorneys wondering what will become of the Federal Trade Commission's pending proposal to ban employee noncompete agreements. Here's a look at trade secrets cases that defined 2024 and what to expect from the FTC in the coming year.
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December 20, 2024
SEC Fines Entergy $12M Over Alleged Accounting Errors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday announced a $12 million settlement with Entergy Corp. over claims that the company failed to properly account for what may have been hundreds of millions of dollars in unusable or surplus equipment.
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December 20, 2024
Jackson Lewis Immigration Ace Jumps To Dickinson Wright
A former equity partner at Jackson Lewis PC with experience in complex immigration matters has joined Dickinson Wright PLLC's Austin, Texas, office as an of counsel.
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December 19, 2024
American Airlines Settles Black Passengers' Race Bias Suit
American Airlines has settled a race discrimination lawsuit filed in New York federal court that alleged eight Black men were ejected from a flight after a white flight attendant complained of an unknown passenger's body order, attorneys for three of the men announced on Thursday.
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December 19, 2024
Texas Firm Beats Arnold & Itkin DQ Bid In Hurricane Zeta MDL
A Texas state judge Thursday denied Arnold & Itkin LLP's bid to disqualify the law firm defending a drilling rig owner in litigation stemming from Hurricane Zeta, finding that Arnold & Itkin hasn't established that a defense lawyer who had worked for the firm was involved in anything substantially related to the current litigation.
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December 19, 2024
5th Circ. Finds No 230 Immunity In Salesforce Trafficking Suit
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday shut down Salesforce Inc.'s arguments that it was immune under the Communications Decency Act to claims that it benefited from sex trafficking that took place on Backpage.com, saying the plaintiffs' claims do not treat Salesforce as a publisher or speaker of third-party content.
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December 19, 2024
The Top 5 Immigration Cases Of 2024: Year In Review
The Biden administration settled several lawsuits over family separations that happened under the Trump-era zero tolerance policy and persuaded courts that three state immigration laws infringe on federal authority over immigration enforcement. Here, Law360 looks back at five significant litigation developments in 2024 that bear on immigration policy.
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December 19, 2024
FDA Declaration May Restart Compounders' Shortage Suit
Federal regulators pulled Eli Lilly's lucrative weight-loss and diabetes drug off the national shortage list Thursday and gave compounding pharmacists two months to stop making copycat versions of the injectable medication, a move with the potential to reignite a Texas legal clash.
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December 19, 2024
The Top Patent Damages Awards Of 2024
The largest patent damages verdicts of 2024 all amounted to nine figures, largely in line with recent years, with the largest award of $847 million being set aside by a judge weeks after the verdict, reflecting the scrutiny given to sizable damages, attorneys say.
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December 19, 2024
Tornado Cash Founder Says 5th Circ. Order Merits Dismissal
The founder of cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash renewed his bid to dismiss his money laundering and sanctions violation charges, saying a recent Fifth Circuit decision that found the company's smart contracts were not sanctionable property is fatal to the case.
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December 19, 2024
5th Circ. Urged To Deny Tax Break For Doc's Captive Insurance
A physician who owns a network of urgent care clinics was correctly denied tax deductions along with his wife for over $1 million in premiums they paid to insurance companies they owned, the government told the Fifth Circuit, saying the captive arrangements didn't qualify as insurance for tax purposes.
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December 18, 2024
Sens. Hear Split Views On Bill To Boost Patent Injunctions
A bill that would make it easier to obtain patent injunctions got a divided reaction at a Senate hearing Wednesday, with the sponsor and some speakers saying it would benefit patent owners and critics calling it an unnecessary change that only aids patent assertion entities.
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December 18, 2024
Charles Schwab Says Ex-Employee Stole Client Info
Charles Schwab has filed a suit in Texas federal court accusing a former employee of misappropriating confidential trade secrets and client information to solicit business once he joined a competitor.
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December 18, 2024
OCC Orders 'Comprehensive' Remedial Action For USAA Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday hit USAA Federal Savings Bank with curbs on new product additions and membership growth as part of a fresh consent order that follows prior enforcement actions against the military-focused bank.
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December 18, 2024
Acima Says CFPB's 'Baseless' Power-Grab Suit Must Go
Rent-A-Center affiliate Acima has urged a Utah federal judge to throw out a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit accusing the lease-to-own fintech company of predatory lending practices, arguing that the agency has an unconstitutional funding mechanism and lacks the authority to regulate lease-to-own businesses, among other things.
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December 18, 2024
Standing Unchanged In Gun Show Loophole Case, States Say
A Texas-led coalition of states has told a federal judge that the ATF failed to "move the needle" in arguing that several pro-Second Amendment organizations don't have standing to challenge a Biden administration rule that would broaden the scope of who qualifies as a firearms dealer.
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December 18, 2024
Texas Panel Reverses $22M Award In Gas Plant Contract Case
A Texas appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict finding that midstream company Arrow Field Services LLC stiffed its general contractor to the tune of $20 million, but it reversed a $22.4 million award in interest and legal fees based on a carveout for oil and gas projects.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.
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Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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What To Know As CFPB Late Fee Rule Hangs In Limbo
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final credit card late fee rule faces an uncertain future due to litigation involving injunctions, emergency petitions and now a venue dispute, card issuers must understand how to navigate the interim period and what to do if the rule takes effect, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.
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NY Combined Hearing Guidelines Can Shorten Ch. 11 Timeline
The Southern District of New York’s recently adopted guidelines on combining the processes for Chapter 11 plan confirmation and disclosure statement approval may shorten the Chapter 11 timeline for companies and reduce associated costs, say Robert Drain and Moshe Jacob at Skadden.
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Opinion
The FTC And DOJ Should Backtrack On RealPage
The antitrust agencies ought to reverse course on their enforcement actions against RealPage, which are based on a faulty legal premise, risk further property shortages and threaten the use of algorithms that are central to the U.S. economy, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.
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Opinion
Bankruptcy Judges Can Justly Resolve Mass Tort Cases
Johnson & Johnson’s recent announcement of a prepackaged reorganization plan for its talc unit highlights that Chapter 11 is a continually evolving living statute that can address new types of problems with reorganization, value and job preservation, and just treatment for creditors, says Kenneth Rosen at Ken Rosen Advisors PC.
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Series
Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge at Robinson Bradshaw.
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5th Circ. Venue-Transfer Cases Highlight Mandamus Limits
Three ongoing cases filed within the Fifth Circuit highlight an odd procedural wrinkle that may let district courts defy an appellate writ: orders granting transfer to out-of-circuit districts, but parties opposing intercircuit transfer can work around this hurdle to effective appellate review, says Charles Fowler at McKool Smith.
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A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.
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To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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EPA Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Rules Face Bumpy Road Ahead
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for owners and operators of heavy-duty vehicles are facing opposition from both states and the transportation industry, and their arguments will mirror two pending cases challenging the EPA's authority, says Grant Laizer at Adams and Reese.
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Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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A Look At M&A Conditions After FTC's Exxon-Pioneer Nod
The Federal Trade Commission's recent consent decree imposing several conditions on Exxon Mobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources helps illustrate key points about the current merger enforcement environment, including the probability of further investigations in the energy and pharmaceutical sectors, say Ryan Quillian and John Kendrick at Covington.
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FTC Theories Of Harm After Anesthesia Co. Ruling
As Federal Trade Commission litigation against U.S. Anesthesia Partners proceeds following a Texas federal court's recent decision to dismiss a private equity sponsor from the suit, the case attempts to incorporate and advance some of the commission's theories of competitive harm from the final 2023 Merger Guidelines, say attorneys at Mintz.