California Challenges Trump's Economic Emergency Tariffs

By Dylan Moroses

The California state government filed suit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump's recent use of a law that has allowed him to unilaterally impose broad and aggressive tariffs on imports entering the U.S.

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Leprino Foods Granted Win In Whey Protein Dispute

By Craig Clough

A Connecticut federal district court granted cheese giant Leprino Foods a summary judgment win Wednesday over a nutritional supplement company in a suit over a whey protein deal, holding that an alleged "implied in fact" supply agreement is unenforceable.

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Koch, Chicken Buyers Spar Over $75M Deal Challenge

By Matthew Perlman

Restaurants challenging $75 million in settlements inked in the broiler chicken price-fixing litigation with Koch Foods Inc. and House of Raeford Farms Inc. told the Seventh Circuit the appeal should succeed because it includes more detail than a recently rejected challenge of a smaller deal with Simmons Foods Inc.

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Chinese Tea Chain Prices $411M US IPO Amid Trade Tension

By Tom Zanki

Chinese teahouse company Chagee Holdings Ltd., represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Thursday priced a $411 million initial public offering at the top of its range despite U.S.-China trade tensions.

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Pa. Poultry Farm's Slaughter Methods Deemed Trade Secrets

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that an animal rights group cannot force a Lebanon County poultry farm to disclose its chicken slaughtering practices, with the court ruling that the materials sought were confidential trade secrets.

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Papa Gino's Sued For Allegedly Underpaying Delivery Drivers

By Julie Manganis

New England pizza chain Papa Gino's pays delivery drivers a lower tipped minimum wage while hindering their ability to earn gratuities, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

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Workers Hit Fast-Food Co. With Nicotine Fee Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

The parent company of popular fast-food chains Arby's, Sonic and Dunkin' has been hit with a proposed class action from workers alleging that the company's fee on the health plans of employees who self-disclosed using nicotine violated federal benefits law.

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Influencer Campaign Lawsuits Signal New Endorsement Risks

Recent class actions allege that companies' influencer campaigns violate the Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and various state laws, but it's not clear whether the failure to comply can sustain these lawsuits, or whether the plaintiffs' creative theory of damages will hold up to scrutiny, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

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DOJ Resists Perkins Coie Summary Judgment Bid In EO Case

By Emily Sawicki

The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to defend President Donald Trump's March 6 order suspending security clearances held by Perkins Coie LLP attorneys, arguing on Wednesday that the BigLaw firm cannot take an early win, in part due to the firm's alleged "discriminatory employment activities" through participation in Mansfield Certification.

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Firms Mum As EEOC Deadline For Diversity Data Passes

By Vin Gurrieri

Tuesday marked the deadline for large law firms to answer the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair's request for detailed information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and neither the firms nor the EEOC would confirm if or how the legal heavyweights had responded.

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DC Judge Mulls Contempt For Gov't Over 'Rushed' Removals

By Britain Eakin

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found probable cause on Wednesday to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully violating his order barring removals of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act, despite the U.S. Supreme Court having vacated that order.

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Former McCarter & English Atty Fights Bid To Toss Firing Suit

By Jake Maher

A former McCarter & English LLP attorney and Navy SEAL has accused the firm in New Jersey state court of trying to "smear" him by claiming he was fired for his offensive social media posts rather than his advocacy for veterans.

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Jackson Walker Hits Back At Bankruptcy Court Standing Brief

By Catherine Marfin

Jackson Walker LLP told a federal judge that the CEO of a now-bankrupt barge company is improperly trying to relitigate the issue of standing in bankruptcy court with his suit over a former judge's secret romance with a firm partner.

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DC Judge Considers Bid To Block IRS Info Sharing With ICE

By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether immigrant advocacy groups have standing to block a tax information-sharing agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement agencies, but she also outlined concerns that the agreement could be abused.

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Ed Martin Discloses Russia TV Spots, Coloring Books, Jan. 6

By Courtney Bublé

Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has disclosed dozens of additional media interviews with right-wing and Russian-state outlets, according to a letter obtained on Wednesday by Law360.

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Schumer Looks To Block Trump NY US Attorney Nominations

By Courtney Bublé

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Wednesday he is exercising his power to block two of President Donald Trump's nominations for U.S. attorneys, which could set up an early test for preserving the long-standing Senate blue slip tradition.

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