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October 24, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Blackstone, Healthcare, Construction Debt
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including Blackstone's view of real estate options for 401(k) investors, a BigLaw partner's perspective on healthcare dealmaking, and the heavy construction debt amassed by Arkansas banks.
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October 24, 2025
Man Wins New Rape Trial After Misguided Self-Representation
A man convicted of raping a woman after offering her a ride home in 2018 has won the right to a new trial, arguing that he wasn't made aware of the pitfalls of representing himself and, specifically, the role of standby counsel, a Connecticut appeals court said in an opinion posted Friday.
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October 24, 2025
2nd Circ. Says 'Aged Out' Minor Nixed Man's Removal Relief
The Board of Immigration Appeals rightly denied an Ecuadorian man's plea to stay in the U.S. to prevent hardship to a minor daughter when she turned 21 by the time it issued a decision, a Second Circuit panel ruled Friday.
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October 24, 2025
11th Circ. Revives Edible Arrangements TM Suit
The Eleventh Circuit reinstated a trademark infringement case brought by Edible Arrangements against 1-800-Flowers on Friday, saying a lower court had improperly granted the latter company a win by finding that its competing conduct was a continuation of practices it had begun before a 2016 settlement agreement between the two parties.
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October 24, 2025
Private Schools Aid-Fixing Suit Abandoned After Dismissal
Current and former students said Friday they won't be taking another crack at accusing 40 private universities and colleges of illegally conspiring to raise net attendance prices, effectively abandoning the proposed class action after an Illinois federal judge tossed the initial complaint last month but permitted amendment.
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October 24, 2025
IOLTA Funds Should Go To State, Conn. Panel Rules
The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday ordered an attorney's Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account funds to escheat to the state after an ethics audit, flipping a trial court judge's decision that they should return to the lawyer, whose suspension from the practice of law has resulted in several appellate matters.
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October 24, 2025
Generic-Drug Makers Want Conn. Price Cap Blocked During Suit
A trade group for generic and biosimilar drugmakers is asking a Connecticut federal judge to block the state's new drug price cap during the pendency of its challenge, saying it illegally controls prices on sales made outside the state.
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October 24, 2025
Conn. High Court Snapshot: Discipline Powers Top Docket
When the Connecticut Supreme Court reconvenes Monday, it will consider two appeals with ramifications for the way attorneys are disciplined in the state and take up a wage case against Amazon that it previously punted due to a lawyer's family emergency.
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October 24, 2025
Senior Care Exec Says CEO's Estate Must Repay $1.5M Loan
A Florida man who worked as chief business development officer for Connecticut's Maplewood Senior Living LLC says the estate of the organization's deceased CEO owes nearly $1.5 million on a 2016 loan that he previously refused to collect due to a personal friendship.
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October 23, 2025
Retailer To Pay $4.8M To End AGs' Membership Fee Claims
An online retailer has reached a $4.8 million deal ending a multistate consumer protection probe asserting the company deceptively enrolled customers in paid membership programs, charged them high monthly fees, then tried to keep them from canceling their memberships.
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October 23, 2025
Conn. Judge Awards $71K Fees In 'Minute Entry' Appeal Loss
A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday awarded $71,050 in attorney fees to a company that defeated a Second Circuit challenge questioning whether an oral ruling and a "minute entry" were real judicial decisions that triggered a 30-day appeal deadline, finding the charges reasonable.
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October 23, 2025
DOJ Seeks To End Suit Over Tying Victim Aid To Immigration
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Rhode Island federal judge to dismiss a suit lodged by Democratic-led states, saying the challenge to a policy barring federal grant funds from covering legal services for unauthorized or removable immigrants belongs in federal claims court.
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October 23, 2025
2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Cannabis Dormant Commerce Case
The Second Circuit on Wednesday denied New York cannabis regulators' petition to reconsider a panel's split ruling that the U.S. Constitution bars states from privileging their own residents when awarding licenses to cannabis businesses.
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October 23, 2025
Conference Set In Discovery Fight Amid $900K Fee Dispute
A Connecticut state judge has called a status conference but denied a request for an "urgent" evidentiary hearing in a fee dispute between two law firms stemming from a $900,000 personal injury settlement, noting in an order that the conference would be held to discuss outstanding discovery issues ahead of trial.
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October 23, 2025
Conn. Panel Doubts Ex-Alex Jones Atty Can Skirt Suspension
Connecticut appellate judges expressed skepticism Thursday that an attorney who previously represented conspiracy theorist Alex Jones can avoid serving the remainder of a two-week suspension, voicing doubt that a lower court abused its discretion in crafting the sanction for violating a confidentiality order.
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October 22, 2025
State AGs Push Back In First Amendment Subpoena Fight
A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard their fundamental investigative authority, warning in an amicus brief filed Tuesday that a New Jersey anti-abortion center's challenge could allow subpoenaed entities to routinely bypass state courts and tie up enforcement actions in federal litigation.
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October 22, 2025
UBS Urges Justices Not To Revive Retaliation Case Again
UBS Securities is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to revive, for a second time, a fired worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, arguing that lower courts should be allowed to consider questions about jury instructions regarding the meaning of "contributing factor" in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act before the high court weighs in.
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October 22, 2025
Ex-Mars Candy Exec Must Forfeit Accounts After $28M Fraud
A former Mars Inc. risk executive who pled guilty to a $28.4 million wire fraud and tax evasion scheme must forfeit eight personal financial accounts subject to third-party objections within 30 days, according to a preliminary order signed by a Connecticut federal judge.
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October 22, 2025
States Back Boston Hospital In Fight Over Trans Care Records
A group of states backed a Boston hospital in its bid to block the Trump administration from accessing transgender care records, warning a federal judge that allowing the government's request could expose a wide variety of doctors to criminal charges.
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October 22, 2025
Purdue Fights Baltimore Objection Ahead Of Ch. 11 Plan Trial
Purdue Pharma LP told a New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday it is concerned a recent objection to its Chapter 11 plan brought by the city of Baltimore could disrupt its case just weeks before the drugmaker is set to begin trial on a deal that creditors overwhelmingly support.
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October 22, 2025
$18M Yale New Haven Health Data Breach Deal Gets First OK
A Connecticut federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement that would see Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. create an $18 million global fund to wrap up what were once multiple lawsuits surrounding a ransomware attack that allegedly affected more than 5 million people.
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October 22, 2025
Amazon Gets Military Leave Suit Thrown Out, For Now
A New York federal judge walked back an August ruling that certified a thousands-strong class of Amazon workers who alleged they were shorted on pay for stints of military leave, agreeing with the retail giant that the suit should be dismissed.
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October 22, 2025
Ex-Conn. School Buildings Official Convicted Of Corruption
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Connecticut's former school construction director on corruption charges, agreeing with prosecutors that Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis accepted bribes, committed extortion and lied to both the FBI and the IRS about payments he admitted accepting from two construction firms.
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October 21, 2025
Deutsche Bank Wants Conn. Court To Stay Out Of Vik Fight
A Connecticut state court should not entertain billionaire Alexander Vik's request to shut down a lawsuit that Deutsche Bank AG is pursuing against him and his daughter in Norway, the bank said in a trio of motions that caution against interfering in a foreign proceeding.
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October 21, 2025
2nd Circ. Weighs Reviving Signature Bank Investor Suit
The Second Circuit quizzed an FDIC attorney Tuesday over the agency's ability to stop Signature Bank's former shareholders from suing following the bank's collapse, with the judges considering whether to revive a lawsuit accusing Signature's brass and its outside auditor of failing to warn investors about its liquidity problems.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
It's Time For The Judiciary To Fix Its Cybersecurity Problem
After recent reports that hackers have once again infiltrated federal courts’ electronic case management systems, the judiciary should strengthen its cybersecurity practices in line with executive branch standards, outlining clear roles and responsibilities for execution, says Ilona Cohen at HackerOne.
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Series
Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.
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SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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4 Strategies To Ensure Courts Calculate Restitution Correctly
Recent reversals of restitution orders across the federal appeals courts indicate that some lower courts are misapplying fundamental restitution principles, so defense attorneys should consider a few ways to vigilantly press these issues with the sentencing judge, says Wesley Gorman at Comber Miller.
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New Conn. Real Estate Laws Will Reshape Housing Landscape
With new legislation tackling Connecticut's real estate landscape, introducing critical new requirements and legal ambiguities that demand careful interpretation, legal counsel will have to navigate a significantly altered and more complex regulatory environment, say attorneys at Harris Beach.
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Opinion
Expert Reports Can't Replace Facts In Securities Fraud Cases
The Ninth Circuit's 2023 decision in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder — and the U.S. Supreme Court's punt on the case in 2024 — could invite the meritless securities litigation the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act was designed to prevent by substituting expert opinions for facts to substantiate complaint assertions, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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Opinion
High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Series
Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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Opinion
Courts Must Continue Protecting Plaintiffs In Mass Arbitration
In recent years, many companies have imposed onerous protocols that function to frustrate plaintiffs' ability to seek justice through mass arbitration, but a series of welcome court decisions in recent months indicate that the pendulum might be swinging back toward plaintiffs, say Raphael Janove and Sasha Jones at Janove Law.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.
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Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.
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Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.
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$100K H-1B Fee May Disrupt Rural Healthcare Needs
The Trump administration's newly imposed $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petitions may disproportionately affect healthcare employers' ability to recruit international medical graduates, and the fee's national interest exceptions will not adequately solve ensuing problems for healthcare employers or medically underserved areas, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.