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  FTC, States Settle John Deere Right-To-Repair Case

  By Matthew Perlman

  The Federal Trade Commission and state enforcers reached a deal Wednesday to settle an antitrust case accusing J...(read more)

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  Block To Pay $45M To End State Claims Over Cash App Fraud

  By Aislinn Keely

  A coalition of 46 states announced Wednesday that Cash App parent company Block Inc. will pay $45 million in a m...(read more)

• Prologis Pushes Segro For Talks On £12.6B Takeover Bid

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. has ramped up pressure on the board of Segro PLC to engage in talks for a £12.6 billion ($16.9 billion) takeover, telling shareholders in the British company on Thursday that the deal would give them access to a superior data center platform.

• Google Slips Suit Over Alleged AI Spying On Users, For Now

  By Allison Grande

  A California federal judge has tossed, with permission to amend, a putative class action accusing Google of secretly tracking its email, chat and videoconferencing users' private communications through its Gemini AI assistant, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to provide enough specifics about what data Google accessed or any future harms they may face.

• NY Kalshi Ruling Should Inform Conn. Cases, AG Says

  By Tom Lotshaw

  A New York federal judge's denial of Kalshi's push to block the state from regulating sports-related offerings on its prediction market platform should inform litigation the company and Coinbase have brought against Connecticut, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General has said.

• Meta's Zuckerberg Ordered Back For 2nd LA Social Media Trial

  By Craig Clough

  A Los Angeles judge Wednesday ruled that Mark Zuckerberg must testify at an upcoming bellwether trial over claims his social media company harms young users' mental health after she previously compelled the Meta CEO to testify in February at the first bellwether trial.

• FCC Says OK To New Foreign Investors In IHeart Radio

  By Nadia Dreid

  The Federal Communications Commission has already given auto industry bigwig iHeartMedia Inc. permission to be partially owned by some foreign investors, but the company is looking to increase that number, and the agency has just given it the green light.

• US To Pay Anchorage $180M To End 12-Year Port Upgrade Suit

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The federal government will pay $180 million to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, to settle the municipality's more than decade-old lawsuit accusing the U.S. Maritime Administration of breaching contractual agreements related to a failed Port of Alaska expansion and upgrade project, the parties have announced.

• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2026 Midyear Report

  By Y. Peter Kang

  A landmark social media addiction verdict and a U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling state law claims against Monsanto over the labeling of alleged Roundup cancer risks are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2026.

• 3rd Circ. Wonders If Pipeline Approval Passed CWA Muster

  By George Woolston

  The Third Circuit on Wednesday pressed New Jersey's environmental regulator to show that the revived Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline plan complied with the Clean Water Act, considering it lacked details about how state water quality standards would be monitored.

• Split 3rd Circ. Revives UPMC Doc's Suit Over Anti-DEI Article

  By Matthew Santoni

  The Third Circuit partly revived a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center cardiologist's lawsuit over the professional backlash he faced for publishing an article criticizing race-based "affirmative action" in choosing medical students, with the court majority calling his bosses' reaction a defamatory "hit job."

• 9th Circ. Says Netflix Harassment Suit Belongs In Arbitration

  By Patrick Hoff

  A former Netflix employee must arbitrate her lawsuit alleging the streaming giant fired her for raising concerns about its sexually charged office environment, with the Ninth Circuit ruling Wednesday that her dispute began before a law banning mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims took effect.

• Trump's $5M Loss Ordered To Be Paid Out To E. Jean Carroll

  By Lauren Berg

  It's time for President Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the case.

• CFPB Calls For Input On Mortgage Rule Changes To Cut Costs

  By Jon Hill

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is kicking off a broad review of its mortgage disclosure rules that is aimed at identifying ways to ease compliance costs for lenders and expand credit access for borrowers, according to a new regulatory notice.