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  Judge Demands Proof $1.8B Trump Settlement Fund Is Dead

  By Jack McLoone

  A Virginia federal court judge ordered the federal government Friday to submit in writing that it won't create a...(read more)

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  Sleep Number Hits Chapter 11 With $415M Sale Offer

  By Clara Geoghegan

  Personalized mattress retailer Sleep Number Corp. filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in New York to quickly ...(read more)

• 5 Things To Know About Trump's Latest CFPB Nominee

  By Jon Hill

  President Donald Trump's newest pick for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director has spent years sketching out a conservative vision for the agency that he could soon run, one that emphasizes minimalist rules, legal restraint and administrative procedure.

• 'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

  By Jeff Overley

  Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

• 1st Circ. Revives Ricky Martin Song Suit Over Discovery Issue

  By Hailey Konnath

  A split First Circuit panel Friday vacated a lower court's ruling in favor of Ricky Martin in a long-running copyright dispute over the pop star's 2014 FIFA World Cup song, finding the district court should have allowed for discovery in the case before making that call.

• State Privacy & AI Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know

  By Allison Grande

  States are continuing to keep the heat on how companies are using a wide range of consumer data and artificial intelligence models, with Connecticut enacting new laws in both arenas and one Midwest locale eyeing what could become the nation's most stringent AI auditing rules.

• Lively Can Get Fees In Baldoni Case, But No Damages

  By Cara Salvatore

  A New York federal judge ruled Friday that actor Blake Lively can recoup legal fees from her "It Ends With Us" costar Justin Baldoni after the dismissal of his defamation claims, but found in an issue of first impression that federal procedure bars her from recovering treble and punitive damages under a new state law.

• DOJ Clears Paramount's $110B Deal To Acquire Warner Bros.

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The U.S. Department of Justice is closing its investigation into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the department's antitrust unit announced Friday, saying its review suggests the deal will "increase" and not harm competition in media and entertainment.

• 4 Key Takeaways From 3rd Circ. Arguments Over AI Training

  By Ivan Moreno

  The Third Circuit's first major encounter with artificial intelligence and fair use did not turn on futuristic hypotheticals, with a three-judge panel instead posing questions that have long defined copyright disputes over new technologies: what was copied, why was it used, and whether the new product served a different purpose or competed with the original.

• Texas Justices Take Up Exxon's $25M AIG Coverage Fight

  By Spencer Brewer

  The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal from Exxon Mobil Corp. seeking to force an AIG unit to pay $25 million of a $35 million settlement arising from a deadly 2013 explosion at Exxon's refinery in Beaumont.

• DC Judge Refuses To Stop UFC Fight On White House Lawn

  By David Steele

  A D.C. federal judge on Friday allowed the UFC mixed martial arts event on the White House lawn Sunday to go on, denying a bid by two area residents to stop what they called an unauthorized use of government property.

• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Google Rival's 'Broad' Antitrust Suit

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Friday of efforts to revive allegations that Google harmed market competition for digital advertising by booting a now-defunct advertising app from its Play Store, saying Google has many rivals in the "very broad" proposed market and asking the plaintiff: "So what's the injury?"

• Challenge To 'Troubling' EEOC Trans Bias Shift Dismissed

  By Grace Elletson

  A Maryland federal judge tossed a suit Friday from an LGBTQ+ advocacy group challenging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to step back from investigating bias charges from transgender workers, saying the pivot was "deeply troubling" but out of the court's hands.

• Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

  By Chris Villani

  After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.