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  Ferrero, Kellogg Ink $3.1B Deal Led By Davis Polk, Kirkland

  By Al Barbarino

  Italian food company The Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire WK Kellogg Co. in a $3.1 billion all-cash deal, the...(read more)

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  Genesis Healthcare Hits Ch. 11 With DIP Deal, Sale Plans

  By Hilary Russ

  Genesis Healthcare Inc., a holding company for rehabilitation centers and nursing homes in 18 states, and nearly...(read more)

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• Stewart Won't Review Newer IP Without Challenger's Promises

  By Dani Kass

  The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director on Thursday discretionarily denied challenges to patents issued within the last four years after the alleged infringer didn't file a stipulation in parallel litigation to limit overlap.

• Penn Hospital Can't Escape Record $207M Med Mal Judgment

  By Y. Peter Kang

  A Pennsylvania appeals court on Thursday affirmed a record $187 million verdict and subsequent $207 million judgment in a suit accusing the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania of causing a newborn's catastrophic birth injuries, saying the award did not "shock the conscience" given the evidence presented at trial.

• Trump Taps Holland & Hart Partner For Montana Bench

  By Lauren Berg

  President Donald Trump announced on social media Thursday he has chosen a Holland & Hart LLP partner and veteran government attorney to serve on the federal bench in Montana.

• Judge Mulls 48-Hour Hold To Protect Abrego Garcia's Rights

  By Jared Foretek

  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official testified Thursday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be taken into custody as soon as he's released from U.S. Marshals Service custody in Tennessee, but that no determinations had yet been made about where the government might seek to deport him then.

• AT&T's $181M Patent Loss Gets Tough Look At Fed. Circ.

  By Theresa Schliep

  A Federal Circuit panel had hard questions for an attorney looking to safeguard Finesse Wireless' $181 million verdict against AT&T and Nokia for infringing a pair of radio interference patents, with one judge in particular seemingly taking issue Thursday with the infringement findings. 

• WilmerHale, US Trustee Spar Over Work In 23andMe Ch. 11

  By Emlyn Cameron

  The U.S. Trustee's Office argued Thursday the consumer privacy ombudsman in genetic testing company 23andMe's Chapter 11 shouldn't be allowed to hire lawyers from WilmerHale over conflict of interest concerns the firm disputed, an issue the presiding Missouri bankruptcy judge promised to rule on promptly.

• $4.4B T-Mobile, UScellular Deal Gets DOJ OK, With A Warning

  By Bryan Koenig

  The U.S. Department of Justice gave its all-clear Thursday to T-Mobile's plan to take over most of UScellular's wireless operations, finding that T-Mobile's commitments to bolster the flagging company outweigh, at least for now, worries over the disappearance of UScellular's underdog offerings.

• Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head

  By Sarah Jarvis

  The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50-45 vote along party lines, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.

• Bitcoin Scammer Hit With 12 Years Over Restitution Failure

  By Pete Brush

  A federal judge in Manhattan slammed a bitcoin fraudster with a 12-year prison term Thursday for allegedly refusing to repay $20 million to an entrepreneur whose cryptocurrency he admitted to stealing, imposing punishment anew at a resentencing over strenuous defense objections.

• Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide

  By Britain Eakin

  A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide block of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and granted certification to a nationwide class that will cover all affected children born in the U.S.

• 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.