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  Supreme Court Denies Fla. Bid To Enforce Immigration Law

  By Carolina Bolado

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Florida's request to lift a block on a state law that criminalizes th...(read more)

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  Freshfields Guides Merck's $10B Deal For Verona Pharma

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S. biomedical heavyweight Merck said Wednesday that it will buy Verona Pharma for $10 billion to add a drug us...(read more)

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• Uber Gets Some Driver Sex Assault Bellwether Claims Tossed

  By Lauren Berg

  The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers has partially granted the ride-share company's bid to dismiss 20 bellwether cases.

• Senate Confirms Airline Executive To Lead FAA

  By Lauren Berg

  The U.S. Senate Wednesday largely voted along party lines to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.

• The Villages' Health Provider Gets Preliminary DIP Funding

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Florida bankruptcy judge preliminarily approved a $39 million debtor-in-possession financing plan for The Villages Health System LLC, which provides healthcare services to 55,000 residents of the best-known retirement community in America and filed for Chapter 11 protection last week.

• J&J Unit Owes $76.6M For Ending AI Tissue Imaging Deal

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A New York federal judge held Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon unit owes ChemImage Corp. $76.6 million after unilaterally ending their deal to develop in-surgery artificial intelligence imaging techniques, adopting a 17% discount rate on intellectual property impairment damages proposed by ChemImage as opposed to Ethicon's proposed 40% rate.

• FCC Targets Older Regulations On Phone Service 'Slamming'

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission will take a close look during its July meeting at whether to consolidate or even scrap a bevy of rules against "slamming," or the unauthorized switching of phone services to a new provider.

• T.I.'s Big Punitive Damages Win Cut To $1, Teeing Up 4th Trial

  By Elliot Weld

  A California federal judge has reduced a jury's $53.6 million punitive damages award for rapper T.I. and his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, to a $1 remitter, setting up a fourth trial in the trademark infringement case if the Harrises don't accept the remitter, which they have already said they will decline.

• Fla. Man Admits To Insider Trading On Google-ADT Deal

  By Katryna Perera

  A Florida man has pled guilty to trading shares of ADT Inc. after learning from a family member about a planned investment in the security company from Google, which ultimately reaped him a profit of more than $314,000.

• DHS Used Pro-Israel Sites To Target Activists, Official Testifies

  By Julie Manganis

  A mid-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday that the agency relied in part on pro-Israel websites that post dossiers on individuals deemed to support Palestine to identify potential targets for visa and green card revocations.

• 1st Woman On Montana's US Court To Take Senior Status

  By Courtney Bublé

  U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters of the District of Montana, who was the first woman appointed to that court, has announced that she will take semiretired status next year.

• FDA Gets Early Win In Blue States' Abortion Pill Suit

  By Mark Payne

  A Washington federal judge has granted an early win to the federal government in a lawsuit from 17 Democratic attorneys general challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's restrictions on access to the abortion drug mifepristone, finding the agency has properly reviewed the drug when issuing regulations.

• 5 Years Ago, The McGirt Ruling Reshaped Tribal Jurisdiction

  By Crystal Owens

  It was widely held for decades that Oklahoma had domain over criminal matters on tribal lands, but five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court turned that regime on its head, finding 19th century federal treaties with the Creek Nation that formed its reservation are valid — and, in turn, reestablishing 45% of the Sooner State as Indian Country.

• T-Mobile Tanks DEI Policies To Meet FCC Chair's Goal

  By Christopher Cole

  T-Mobile says it will shut down diversity, equity and inclusion programs to align with goals of the Federal Communications Commission's chair as the carrier seeks regulatory approval of two major wireless and fiber deals.