Embryo Loss Suits Need 'Serious' Edits, Judge Told

By Brian Steele

Two complaints against fertility products maker CooperSurgical Inc. require "serious" amendments to clarify the nature of the claims that a defective culture medium caused embryo losses for in vitro fertilization patients, the company told a Connecticut federal judge Thursday.

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Conn. AG Says $2.4B Eversource Sale Burdens Taxpayers

By Aaron Keller

Connecticut Attorney General William M. Tong has asked the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to tank the proposed $2.4 billion sale of Eversource subsidiary Aquarion Co. to a new water authority created by the state Legislature, saying a recent court decision did not force PURA to approve the transaction.

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Town, Officials Seek Toss Of Ex-Officer's Employment Suit

By Mike Curley

A Connecticut town, its police chief and former director of human resources are asking a state court to throw out a suit from a former police officer who alleges he was denied disability benefits and an administrative position because of his race, a prior workers' compensation claim and his medical cannabis use.

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Dish Blasts Disney's Bid To Pause Discovery In Sling TV Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Dish Network is pushing back on a bid from the Walt Disney Co. to pause discovery for Dish's antitrust counterclaims over the programming giant's carriage licensing deals.

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Amazon, Workers Clash Over Security Pay At 2nd Circ.

By Benjamin Morse

Amazon and a group of warehouse workers sparred in letters to the Second Circuit over the impact a recent Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has on whether employees must be paid for time spent exiting company warehouses.

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Congestion Pricing Fight In 2nd Circ. Turns On Jurisdiction

By Pete Brush

The Second Circuit asked Thursday whether New York City congestion pricing is a tax or a toll, with one judge suggesting that a challenge to the program from two Empire State counties could land in state court if it's deemed a tax.

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Lawmakers Seek Clarity On Trump's Stock Buyback Order

By Madeline Lyskawa

Four Democratic lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide clarity on how they plan to enforce a recent executive order barring defense contractors from buying back their stock or paying shareholder dividends if they are underperforming on their contracts. 

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Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Podcasting has changed how I ask questions and connect with people, sharpening my ability to listen without interrupting or prejudging, and bringing me closer to what law is meant to be: a human profession grounded in understanding, judgment and trust, says Donna DiMaggio Berger at Becker.

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4th Circ. Scolds Atty Suspected Of Using AI In Race Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The Fourth Circuit has reprimanded an attorney suspected of using generative artificial intelligence to draft briefs in a race discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., warning that courts need to grapple with the technology as it "may soon become the norm."

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Democrats Seek Review Of Bondi's Role In Brother's Cases

By Alison Knezevich

Two Democratic lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice's inspector general to review whether Attorney General Pam Bondi "adequately recused herself" from cases involving clients represented by her brother Brad Bondi, who is a partner at Paul Hastings LLP.

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Sinema Says Tryst With Ex-Guard Not In NC Court's Reach

By Abigail Harrison

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that a lawsuit alleging her cross-country affair with a former member of her security detail ended a 14-year marriage must be dismissed because the trysts occurred outside state borders.

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Ex-Judge Testifies About Alleged Forgeries In Amazon Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia testified Thursday about the alleged forging of court documents, signatures and court stamps in a criminal case against a woman accused of defrauding Amazon out of $9.4 million through fraudulent invoices. 

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Judge Newman Takes Suspension Battle To Supreme Court

By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman brought her fight against a suspension imposed on her by her colleagues to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, arguing that a lower court wrongly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

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Calif. Bar Says Internal Docs Bolster Claims Against Exam Co.

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California has bulked up its breach of contract and fraud suit against the administrator of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, filing an amended complaint in light of information it says it learned from internal communications unearthed amid discovery.

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Holyoak's US Attorney Nomination Advances

By Courtney Bublé

The nomination of Melissa Holyoak, former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to be U.S. attorney for the District of Utah was sent to the full Senate on Thursday.

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CFTC Takes 1st Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulations

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened the door Thursday to promised prediction market regulation, calling for public feedback on what such rules might look like while laying out the staff's view on the current rules that the platforms should follow in order to offer betting on sports and other events.

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