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  Latvian Carrier AirBaltic Hits Ch. 11 After COVID, War Shocks

  By Yun Park

  Latvian carrier airBaltic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Monday, citing liabilities o...(read more)

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  Amazon Sued By Injured Survivor Of Fatal Miami Plane Crash

  By David Minsky

  An airline contractor on Friday sued Amazon and several others in Florida state court, alleging negligence for s...(read more)

• 9th Circ. Says Hyundai, Kia Parent Cos. Can't Slip Theft MDL

  By Craig Clough

  The Ninth Circuit on Monday found that a district court wrongly dismissed insurers' claims against the Korea-based parent companies of Kia and Hyundai alleging their vehicles were susceptible to theft, saying the lower court must conduct further analysis to determine if it can exercise personal jurisdiction over them.

• 1st Circ. Says Hearst Info Sharing May Not Trigger VPPA

  By Julie Manganis

  The First Circuit appeared likely on Monday to affirm a lower court's finding that Hearst Television Inc.'s news and weather apps are not violating a 1980s-era video privacy law by disclosing users' email and geolocation data to marketing partners, suggesting that's not enough information to link individuals to specific viewed material.

• NextEra, Dominion Offer $1B Va. Plan Ahead Of $67B Merger

  By Al Barbarino

  NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy on Monday unveiled a benefits package aimed at winning support for their $67 billion proposed merger, including up to $1 billion in annual spending with Virginia suppliers for five years.

• DC Inks $9.3M Deals With 2 More Landlords In RealPage Case

  By Isaac Monterose

  The District of Columbia has agreed to $9.3 million worth of settlements for its antitrust claims against two landlords it accused of using RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software for rent price-fixing, the city's attorney general announced Monday.

• Big Biz Coalition Backs Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule

  By Ryan Boysen

  Big U.S. businesses and insurers like Amazon, Anthropic, Chubb and Walmart asked the federal judiciary on Monday to tighten disclosure requirements for litigation finance, claiming the lack of guardrails allows funders to operate "in the shadows."

• Dell-Backed Group Taking Baldwin Private In $7.7B Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  A group backed by Sequence Holdings and DFO Management, Michael Dell's family office, has agreed to acquire a majority interest in The Baldwin Group Inc. in a transaction valued at roughly $7.7 billion, including debt, with at least five law firms advising, Baldwin announced Monday.

• Georgia Ordered To Pay Enka $350M Plus Interest

  By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

  A D.C. federal judge has ordered the country of Georgia to pay Enka Renewables LLC nearly $350 million plus interest, amid the country's bid to pause litigation to enforce an arbitral award after it halted a hydroelectric project.

• Abbott To Pay $385M To End FCA Claims Over Infant Formula

  By Emily Field

  The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday said that Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay nearly $385 million to end False Claims Act allegations over the manufacture of contaminated infant formula at locations in Michigan and Arizona.

• Clippers Won't Take NBA To Court Over Salary Cap Sanctions

  By Alex Lawson

  Nearly two weeks after lawyers for the Los Angeles Clippers vowed to explore "every legal remedy" to challenge the NBA's sanctions against the franchise for violating salary cap rules, the team's owner has changed course and will comply with the league's decision.

• 11th Circ. Ruling Won't Prevent Qui Tam Constitutional Tests

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  The Eleventh Circuit's holding that the False Claims Act's provisions letting private individuals sue on the federal government's behalf pass muster under the U.S. Constitution may do little to halt the growing wave of challenges seeking to knock down those provisions.

• 5th Circ. Says Enviro Groups Timely In Prairie-Chicken Fight

  By Elaine Briseño

  The Fifth Circuit on Friday allowed two environmental groups to join a lawsuit over the endangered designation of the lesser prairie-chicken, saying their second request to intervene was timely filed after the Trump administration made it clear it would stop defending the designation.

• 9th Circ. Leaves VA On Hook For Homeless Vet Housing

  By Tom Lotshaw

  The full Ninth Circuit Friday refused to revisit a ruling requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build supportive housing for homeless disabled veterans, sparking dissents that accused judges of swapping their robes for hard hats and "bulldozing" established disability law.