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January 22, 2025
Boeing Rips Investors' Class Cert Bid In 737 Max Blowout Suit
Boeing told a Virginia federal judge that pension funds cannot reverse-engineer sweeping securities fraud claims based on last year's Alaska Airlines midair blowout incident, saying their bid to certify a class of investors who were purportedly misled by Boeing's assurances of the 737 Max jets' safety must be rejected.
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January 22, 2025
Judge Won't Toss Bulk Of Chrysler Minivan MDL Claims
A Michigan federal judge has declined to significantly pare back multidistrict litigation over a risk of spontaneous explosion in certain Chrysler plug-in hybrid minivans, denying Chrysler's bid to toss fraud and other claims.
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January 22, 2025
Space Explorer Voyager Technologies Confidentially Files IPO
Defense and space exploration company Voyager Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it has confidentially filed plans for an initial public offering, marking the second company from the industry to join the IPO pipeline this week and potentially benefiting from increased government funding for space travel.
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January 22, 2025
Conn. Lawmaker Proposes Bill Legalizing In-Flight Gambling
A new Connecticut bill that would legalize sports betting on flights taking off from or landing in the Constitution State was referred to the state General Assembly's joint committee on general law Wednesday, one of multiple new measures aimed at regulating the state's emerging sports wagering industry.
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January 22, 2025
Paul Weiss Repping Aptiv On Plans To Split Into 2 Companies
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP-led technology company Aptiv PLC on Wednesday announced plans to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems business, creating two independent companies that it says are "optimally positioned" to serve customers.
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January 22, 2025
Full DC Circ. Stands By Wipeout Of FERC Pipeline Approvals
The D.C. Circuit has rejected Williams Cos.' requests to reconsider a panel's decision scrapping Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals of a five-state expansion of the company's Transco pipeline system, despite more than a half-dozen amicus parties backing the rehearing requests.
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January 22, 2025
Amazon Drivers Want Class Cert. In Suit Alleging Unpaid Tips
Amazon Flex delivery drivers urged a Washington federal court to certify a 150,000-member class in their lawsuit accusing the company of violating Evergreen State laws by withholding portions of drivers' tips, saying they were all impacted by the same unlawful practice.
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January 22, 2025
Mich. Justices Demand To Know Where The Sidewalk Ends
Michigan's chief justice conjured images of pens baked inside cakes and dozens of knives sticking out of concrete as she tried to pin down the city of Detroit on defining the physical limits of a sidewalk, in a case to determine whether the city is liable for a man who tripped on a metal pole surrounded by cement.
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January 22, 2025
Army, SD Tribe Fight For Early Win In Dakota Access Row
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers are both asking for early wins in a challenge to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline over alleged violations of federal environmental laws.
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January 22, 2025
Paul Weiss Guides Ares On $304M Form Technologies Buy
Paul Weiss is guiding an Ares Management-led group on the $304 million purchase of a majority of Form Technologies Inc.'s common equity, in a transaction that allows Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Form to "substantially deleverage" its balance sheet, Form said Wednesday.
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January 22, 2025
Calif. Panel Upholds $200K Fee Award In Dispatchers' OT Row
Two train dispatchers could recover $200,000 in attorney fees and costs after snagging a bench trial win in their overtime suit against a transportation company because a California state court looked at their case anew, a state appellate panel ruled.
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January 21, 2025
BofA Sued Over Credit Card Rewards 'Bait And Switch'
Bank of America has been hit with a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court accusing it of failing to make good on a credit card reward bonus offer, an issue the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau previously warned banks about.
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January 21, 2025
FCC Floats Rules For Emerging Flight Technologies
The Federal Communications Commission wants to open the 450 megahertz band up to drones and manned aircraft that land and take off vertically and has proposed rules that will "facilitate the robust use of the band at a range of altitudes."
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January 21, 2025
EPA Tells Justices That Air Pollution Cases Belong In DC Circ.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging the nation's highest court to rule that most judicial challenges to its air pollution rules belong in the D.C. Circuit, while small petroleum refiners say other, regional circuit courts are proper venues.
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January 21, 2025
Trump EV Rollbacks Spell Regulatory Whiplash For Auto Cos.
President Donald Trump's rollback of Biden administration policies intended to accelerate the U.S. auto industry's movement toward electric vehicles creates new uncertainties for a domestic EV supply chain that was already grappling with slowing consumer demand, experts say.
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January 21, 2025
4 Plaintiffs' Firms Is Too Many, Chrysler Says In EV Class Suit
Fiat Chrysler slammed an "extremely excessive" bid asking a Michigan federal court to appoint four law firms as plaintiffs' counsel in a suit accusing the automaker of selling electric vehicles with defective batteries, telling the court there was no way that many firms could be efficient.
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January 21, 2025
Court Tosses Yacht Sale Broker Fee Antitrust Case, For Now
A Florida federal court dismissed a case on Tuesday from boat sellers alleging they paid inflated broker fees when selling used vessels through yacht listing services, but will allow the sellers to file an amended complaint.
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January 21, 2025
Lyft Driver Says Carjacking Suit Should've Settled Sooner
A Lyft driver accused his insurer of violating Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act over his bid for uninsured motorist benefits following a carjacking, saying the insurer forced him to go to arbitration and win an over $1.1 million award rather than accept his earlier $1 million policy limit demands.
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January 21, 2025
Spate Of Pre-Trump EEOC Suits Hit AT&T, DHL, Dollar General
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched a wave of new cases as the Biden administration came to an end, including suits accusing AT&T of unlawfully reassigning workers based on their weight and DHL of allowing widespread sexual harassment in a Tennessee facility. Here, Law360 takes a look at six lawsuits filed by the federal bias watchdog on Friday.
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January 21, 2025
AI Auto Damage-Assessing Giant Settles Monopoly Claims
Tractable Inc. and CCC Intelligent Solutions have reached a deal to end their trade secrets and antitrust dispute, after Tractable accused CCC of leveraging its dominant share of the auto collision-assessment market to stifle consumer choice and increase prices.
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January 21, 2025
CNN Inks Post-Verdict Deal In Contractor's Defamation Suit
CNN settled a defamation lawsuit just hours after a Florida jury awarded $5 million in compensatory damages to a U.S. Navy veteran turned private defense contractor who sued the network for defamation over a report on the evacuation of Afghans in 2021.
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January 21, 2025
4 Of 8 From Alleged Bronx Beer Heist Squad In Plea Talks
The leader of an eight-man crew accused of carrying out a brazen scheme to steal Mexican beer from trains and resell it in the Bronx is in plea talks along with three co-defendants, a New York federal judge heard Tuesday.
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January 21, 2025
NJ Unveils Plans To Retool Congestion-Pricing Fight
Undeterred by the denial of its bid to temporarily halt New York City's controversial congestion toll pricing plan, the state of New Jersey has notified a federal judge that it plans to drop its Third Circuit appeal and pursue a new plan of attack in district court.
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January 21, 2025
Trump Elevates Mark Christie To FERC Chairmanship
Republican Commissioner Mark Christie thanked President Donald Trump on Monday for appointing him to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, while touting his own emphasis on addressing the "reliability crisis."
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January 21, 2025
Trump Orders Federal Workers Back To Office
On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump ordered federal workers back to theirs.
Expert Analysis
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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UCC Article 12 Offers Banks A Chance To Dive Into 'DePINs'
The 2022 update to Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which provides a legal framework for decentralized physical infrastructure networks, could offer trade and commodity finance banks attractive opportunities, like the energy-related DePIN projects that have recently made headlines, says Chris McDermott at Cadwalader.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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High Stakes In Justices' Review Of Clean Air Act Venue Fights
Disputes over the Clean Air Act's venue provision may seem arcane, but a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision encompassing three cases will affect core principles of the separation of powers and constitutional due process in ways that could have significant consequences for the regulated community, say J. Michael Showalter and David Loring at ArentFox Schiff.
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Testing The Waters As New Texas Biz Court Ends 2nd Month
Despite an uptick in filings in the Texas Business Court's initial months of operation, the docket remains fairly light amid an apparent wait-and-see approach from some potential litigants, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Useful Product Doctrine May Not Shield Against PFAS Liability
Courts have recognized that companies transferring hazardous recycled materials can defeat liability under environmental laws by showing they were selling a useful product — but new laws in California and elsewhere restricting the sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances may change the legal landscape, says Kyle Girouard at Dickinson Wright.
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Insurance Considerations For Cos. That May Face Strikes
The recent surge in major work stoppages in the U.S. highlights the growing importance of strike preparedness for businesses, which includes understanding strike insurance coverage options, say Chris D’Amour and Brooke Duncan at Adams and Reese.
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6 Tips For Cos. Facing Service Provider Cyber Incidents
When a third-party service provider experiences a cybersecurity incident, businesses may wonder if their information is compromised and if their systems are safe, but there are certain steps that can help businesses prepare for and respond to targeted attacks on vendors, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.
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3 Takeaways From Navy Shipbuilder's Fraud Guilty Plea
Austal USA’s recent plea agreement over accounting fraud charges highlights for other companies the benefits of cooperating with government investigations, the challenges posed by senior executives’ involvement in misconduct, and the high stakes for defense contractors, say Michael DeBernardis and Shayda Vance at Hughes Hubbard.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.