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March 20, 2025
No Coal Plant Rescue Plans On The Table, FERC Chair Says
President Donald Trump's recent call for his administration to encourage more coal-fired power use hasn't resulted in any order to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to craft policies to prop up coal plants, Chairman Mark Christie said Thursday.
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March 20, 2025
Ex-Kubient CEO Gets 1 Year For Lying About AI Fraud Tool
A New York federal judge on Thursday sentenced software company Kubient Inc.'s former CEO to a year and a day in prison for putting $1.3 million in phony revenue on the digital advertising technology company's books and lying about an artificial intelligence-powered tool meant to spot digital ad fraud.
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March 20, 2025
8th Circ. Won't Pause FTC's Insulin Pricing Case
The Eighth Circuit refused Thursday to pause the Federal Trade Commission's in-house case accusing Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx of artificially inflating insulin prices while the pharmacy benefit managers challenge the constitutionality of the proceedings.
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March 20, 2025
Feds Say Crypto Lobbyist Can't Delay FTX-Tied Case
New York federal prosecutors Thursday opposed a request from attorney and crypto lobbyist Michelle Bond to extend filing deadlines for pre-trial motions in her criminal case until June, saying Bond's inability to access her assets due to bankruptcy proceedings involving her FTX-affiliated husband is not enough to warrant a delay.
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March 20, 2025
Bitcoin Rival Can't Reargue $2M Suit Against Grayscale
Cryptocurrency firm Osprey Funds LLC can't reargue claims that the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act governs its bitcoin feud with digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments LLC, a Connecticut state judge has ruled.
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March 20, 2025
DOL Must Face Part Of Trade Groups' Prevailing Wage Suit
The U.S. Department of Labor cannot fully escape a lawsuit from two trade associations challenging the agency's final rule updating prevailing wage rates for federal construction projects, with a Texas federal judge finding the groups showed that their members could be harmed by the changes.
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March 20, 2025
CFPB Union Narrows Injunction Bid In Shutdown Suit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be barred from idling its workforce under a narrowed injunction bid filed Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court, where the agency's employee union is squaring off with the Trump administration.
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March 20, 2025
FCC Eases Regs To Hasten Switch From Copper Lines
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday waived several longstanding rules in an effort to clear what FCC Chair Brendan Carr characterized as "red tape" delaying telecoms from putting legacy copper lines out to pasture.
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March 20, 2025
Judge Denies CFPB's Bid To Pause Experian Dispute Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can't pause its dispute-handling claims against credit reporting giant Experian to give the agency's new acting director time to review the case, a California federal judge said.
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March 20, 2025
Animal, Community Groups Can't Foil Iowa 'Ag-Gag' Law
An Iowa federal judge has tossed animal rights and community advocacy groups' First Amendment challenge to the state's "ag-gag" law that's designed to thwart undercover investigations of animal treatment.
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March 20, 2025
Ex-Cognizant CLO Seeks Trial Delay After Hiring New Counsel
After hiring new trial counsel Wednesday, a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges asked a New Jersey federal judge on Thursday for an adjournment of the April 7 trial date so his new attorney can review the evidence and the history of the case, which has been pending for more than six years.
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March 20, 2025
Frost Brown Adds Former Houston City Atty To Finance Team
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced that it has hired an attorney from the ranks of Houston's city government to strengthen its public finance group, adding his expertise in state and local government operations, taxation and economic development.
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March 20, 2025
Saatva Misled Consumers About Mattress Material, Suit Says
Saatva, a direct-to-consumer mattress brand, has been hit with a proposed class action in a New York federal court, with shoppers accusing it of misrepresenting that its products are nontoxic, natural and chemical-free, even though its mattresses contained materials that pose health and environmental concerns.
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March 20, 2025
Sprinklr Execs Sued Over Revenue Projections, Biz Transition
Executives and directors of customer experience software company Sprinklr Inc. have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit alleging that they concealed issues the company was facing with scaling new service technology products.
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March 20, 2025
Toyota's Hino Motors To Pay $1.6B In Emissions Fraud Deal
Toyota unit Hino Motors Ltd. admitted to manipulating emissions and fuel-economy test results for over 100,000 diesel vehicles it sold in the U.S., formalizing part of its $1.6 billion January deal resolving the U.S. Department of Justice's civil and criminal allegations it rigged its test result.
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March 20, 2025
Denver Environmental Lawyer Rejoins V&E From Kirkland
Vinson & Elkins LLP has announced the return of a Denver environmental lawyer from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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March 19, 2025
Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling
A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.
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March 19, 2025
Lenders Rally For CDFI Fund After Trump Orders Cuts
A broad coalition of lender trade groups is lobbying in support of a key federal program aimed at boosting Main Street investment, defending it to lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered the program slashed as much as possible.
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March 19, 2025
All GOP FTC Tamps Down Dissent, Ratchets Up Legal Fights
Dissenting voices may become an endangered prospect at the Federal Trade Commission after President Donald Trump fired the agency's two Democrats on Tuesday, with no sign of plans to name new members.
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March 19, 2025
California Rancheria Can Comment On Casino Land Dispute
A D.C. federal judge has let the Redding Rancheria file a friend of the court brief in two tribes' challenge to the U.S. government's decision to take 221 acres into trust for the rancheria's casino project, ruling it has a special interest in the litigation.
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March 19, 2025
Russian Gotbit Crypto Operator Gets Plea Deal, Forfeits $23M
A Russian national accused of manipulating crypto markets through a market-making service he founded called Gotbit has struck a plea deal with Massachusetts federal prosecutors in which he copped to charges of conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud and agreed to forfeit about $23 million in cryptocurrency.
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March 19, 2025
Bitnomial Drops SEC Challenge Amid Ripple Dismissal Buzz
Crypto futures and options platform Bitnomial on Wednesday dropped its suit alleging that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unfairly blocked it from listing futures contracts for Ripple Labs' XRP token after Ripple itself announced that the SEC is no longer pursuing securities claims against the token.
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March 19, 2025
Fired FTC Dem Warns Of Billionaire Influence On Trump
A Democrat who was terminated by President Donald Trump from the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that the public should be concerned about "which billionaire has the president's ear" when the next "mega-merger" is proposed, in remarks to a Colorado legislative committee the day after his firing.
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March 19, 2025
DOJ Says Anthropic View Of Google Search Fix Is Now Moot
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a D.C. federal judge to dismiss Anthropic's bid to submit witness declarations in the remedies phase of the government's search antitrust case against Google, arguing that it already dropped the proposed remedy that drew Anthropic's input in the first place.
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March 19, 2025
ACLU Says Biased AI Tech Boxed Out Deaf Intuit Applicant
Intuit and a human resources technology vendor violated federal and state law by turning away a deaf job applicant after interviewing her using artificial intelligence-based video technology that puts disabled and nonwhite applicants at a disadvantage, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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What's Old And New In The CFTC's Self-Reporting Advisory
Attorneys at Blank Rome analyze the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recent advisory that aims to provide clarity on self-reporting violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and review whether market participants should shift their thinking — or not — when it comes to cooperation with the CFTC.
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Weathering Policy Zig-Zags In Gov't Contracting Under Trump
To succeed amid the massive shift in federal contracting policies heralded by President Donald Trump's return to office, contractors should be prepared for increased costs and enhanced False Claims Act enforcement, and to act swiftly to avail themselves of contractual remedies, says Jacob Scott at Smith Currie.
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How Trump's Crypto Embrace Is Spurring Enforcement Reset
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent willingness to step away from ongoing enforcement investigations and actions underscores the changing regulatory landscape for crypto under the new administration, which now appears committed to working with stakeholders to develop a clearer regulatory framework, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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After CEQ's Rollback, Fate Of NEPA May Be In Justices' Hands
The White House Council on Environmental Quality recently announced its intention to rescind its own National Environmental Policy Act regulations, causing additional burdens to existing NEPA challenges, and raising questions for regulated entities and federal agencies that may only be resolved by a pending U.S. Supreme Court case, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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2 Areas Of Labor Law That May Change Under Trump
Based on President Donald Trump's recent moves, employers should expect to see significant changes in the direction of law coming out of the National Labor Relations Board, particularly in two areas where the Trump administration will seek to roll back the Biden NLRB's changes, says Daniel Johns at Cozen O’Connor.
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Opinion
It's Time To Fix The SEC's Pay-To-Play Rule
Nearly 15 years after its adoption, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pay-to-play rule is not working as intended — a notion recently echoed by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce — and the commission should reconsider the strict liability standard, raise the campaign contribution limits and remove the look-back provision, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Opinion
CPSC's Amazon Ruling Is A Win For Safety, Accountability
A recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order classifying Amazon.com as a distributor, and requiring it to comply with notice, recall, refund and remediation obligations for defective products, is a major victory for consumer safety — and for attorneys pursuing product liability claims against major online retailers, says Donald Fountain at Clark Fountain.
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Cross-Border Lessons In Using Hague Evidence Convention
Recent case law demonstrates that securing evidence located abroad requires a strategic approach, including utilization of the Hague Evidence Convention and preparation to justify your chosen evidence-gathering path, say attorneys at Fish & Richardson.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.
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UK Refusal Of US Extradition Request May Set New Standard
The recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling in El-Khouri v. U.S., denying a U.S. extradition request, overturns a long-held precedent and narrows how U.K. courts must decide such requests, potentially signaling a broader reevaluation of U.K. extradition law, say lawyers at Dechert and Kingsley Napley.
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Navigating The Growing Thicket Of 'Right To Repair' Laws
An emerging patchwork of state laws on the right to repair creates tensions with traditional intellectual property and competition principles, so manufacturers should plan proactively for legal disputes and minimize potential for rival third-party repairs to weaponize state laws, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Justices' Revival Ruling In Bias Suit Exceeds Procedural Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Waetzig v. Halliburton allowed the plaintiff in an age discrimination lawsuit to move to reopen his case after arbitration, but the seemingly straightforward decision on a procedural issue raises complex questions for employment law practitioners, says Christopher Sakauye at Dykema.
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Why A Rare SEC Dismissal May Not Reflect A New Approach
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pending dismissal of its case against Silver Point is remarkable to the extent that it reflects a novel repudiation of a decision made during the prior commission, a deeper look suggests it may not represent a shift in policy approach, say attorneys at Weil.