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  12 Democratic AGs Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

  By Bryan Koenig

  A dozen Democratic attorneys general on Monday sought to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquis...(read more)

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  Apple Alleges OpenAI, Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets

  By Ivan Moreno

  Apple filed a trade secret lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, its acquired hardware startup io Products and two form...(read more)

• Judge Newman Won't Reopen High Court Suspension Battle

  By Theresa Schliep

  Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider her bid to save a suit against her fellow judges for suspending her from the bench over her refusal to undergo medical tests.

• Senate Confirms SDTX Judge Pick Tied To Gun Group

  By Courtney Bublé

  The Senate voted 46-44 Monday evening to confirm Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Arthur "Rob" Jones as a U.S. district judge to serve on the Southern District of Texas bench.

• First Hawaiian To Purchase TriCo In $2B All-Stock Bank Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  First Hawaiian Inc. said Monday it will acquire California-based TriCo Bancshares in an all-stock deal valued at just over $2 billion, expanding its mainland U.S. presence and creating a combined banking institution with roughly $34 billion in assets.

• Conn. Radiologist Loses Quick Win Bid In $5M Cancer Lawsuit

  By Aaron Keller

  A Connecticut state judge Monday denied a radiology doctor and medical group's attempt for quick wins on $5 million malpractice claims surrounding a former Waterbury Hospital nurse's missed cancer diagnosis, after attorneys for a local unit of bankrupt operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. bowed out of the case.

• Jackson Walker Settlements Over Judge Romance Get Greenlit

  By Emma Cueto

  A federal bankruptcy judge has recommended approval of nine settlements regarding legal fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP connected to a former firm partner's romantic relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge, with the firm agreeing to pay $4.79 million in total, including $1.4 million to the estate of J.C. Penney.

• 3 Firms Steer $1.6B Sale Of Industrial Distributor FloWorks

  By Al Barbarino

  Ferguson Enterprises said Monday it has agreed to acquire industrial flow-control distributor FloWorks from private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital in a deal valuing FloWorks at about $1.6 billion, about 3½ years after Wynnchurch acquired the business.

• Blanche Hearing To Proceed After Graham's Death

  By Courtney Bublé

  The Senate Judiciary Committee will still hold the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general on Wednesday, despite the death of committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over the weekend. 

• Fed. Circ. Removes Early Sales Ban In Door Patent Case

  By Ryan Davis

  The Federal Circuit on Monday again threw out a preliminary injunction barring sales of insulated doors while patent litigation over them plays out, ruling an Ohio federal judge wrongly found that the patent owner and a licensee were likely to prevail in the case.

• Fed. Circ. Revives Google Fight Against Voice Tech Patent

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Monday gave Google a new chance to invalidate a patent covering a voice-operated internet browsing system, saying the Patent Trial and Appeal Board needs to take another look at the company's challenge.

• Blackstone-Led Group Invests $5.3B In Pipeline Co. Williams

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Williams, a pipeline operator represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, announced Monday it has secured a roughly $5.3 billion investment from a partnership of private equity sponsors led by Blackstone Credit & Insurance, which is advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, to support the development of five power production projects.

• Trump-IRS Settlement Result Of Sham Suit, Judge Rules

  By Jack McLoone

  President Donald Trump's $10 billion suit against his own Internal Revenue Service and the resulting settlement deal lacked a legitimate controversy, given Trump's control over both the agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, a Florida district judge said Monday in an order barring Trump or others from citing the deal.

• AkzoNobel Rejects Nippon Paint's €7.5B Bid For Paint Unit

  By Dawood Fakhir

  AkzoNobel NV said Monday that Nippon Paint is still interested in acquiring its decorative paints business for €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion) after the owner of Dulux brand rejected an earlier joint takeover attempt from the Japanese rival and another company worth €12.5 billion.