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February 03, 2025
Fired SpaceX Workers Want To Know Where Musk Was
An attorney representing fired SpaceX workers urged a California federal judge Monday to reconsider a previous judge's ruling that the retaliation case does not belong in state court and to allow her clients access to records about CEO Elon Musk's past movements to prove the location from which he directed the company.
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February 03, 2025
7th Circ. Says Row Over Pilot Contracts Belongs In Arbitration
The Seventh Circuit has ruled that the Teamsters' challenge to prehire employment agreements with two airlines providing for incentive payments to newly hired pilots must be resolved in arbitration rather than federal court, saying the airlines did enough to show that the incentives are justified by the collective bargaining agreements.
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February 03, 2025
Exec Cops To Crashing Drone Into Plane Fighting LA Fires
The former president of Skydance Media's video game division has admitted to crashing his drone into a water-scooping airplane that was fighting Los Angeles' deadly and destructive Palisades Fire last month, according to a plea agreement in California federal court.
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February 03, 2025
GPS Maker Settles Patent Suit Over Car Tracker Technology
A Texas company has dropped its claims that GPS tracking device maker Linxup LLC infringed its patent on a device that can monitor a car's operations data, according to a dismissal notice filed in North Carolina federal court.
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February 03, 2025
Tesla Says Judge DQ Bid In Crash Suit Arrived On Time
Tesla Inc. has doubled down on its bid to disqualify a California federal judge from an accident case over his prior law firm's work, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the automaker filed the motion too late.
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February 03, 2025
DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."
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January 31, 2025
FDIC Fines Fintech Bank Over Fee, Disclosure Issues
Fintech bank Wex Bank has agreed to pay a $650,000 fine to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to settle claims it allegedly failed to disclose certain fees and charged some customers higher fees than they agreed to pay, among other things.
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January 31, 2025
Funding Freezes 'Commonplace,' Feds Tell DC Judge
The Trump administration is asking a D.C. federal judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging a freeze on federal spending outlined in a since-rescinded memo from the White House budget office, telling the court that the withdrawal moots the litigation.
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January 31, 2025
Ohio Businesses Hit Norfolk Southern With Derailment Suits
Norfolk Southern was hit with a slew of new lawsuits over the February 2023 train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio, including by two landlords who claim they lost tenants because of the environmental contamination.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Ties DOT Funds To Immigration And Other Dictates
The Trump administration's Department of Transportation says it's not going to provide federal assistance to any states that don't comply with its efforts to deport as many people as possible or those that have vaccine or mask mandates.
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January 31, 2025
Uber Loses Bid To Block Colo. Rideshare Pay Disclosure Law
Uber Technology Inc. came up short in its effort to bar a Colorado law requiring the company to disclose driver pay to riders after a federal judge ruled Friday that the company hurt its own cause by waiting so long to raise the issue.
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January 31, 2025
FCA, Chamber Tell 6th Circ. GM Defect Class Has Flaws
Fiat Chrysler, tax-exempt legal organizations and industry trade groups are urging the Sixth Circuit to undo the class certification of drivers suing General Motors over alleged transmission defects, arguing in amicus briefs that a trial court lumping the plaintiffs together "glossed over material differences in the evidence and applicable state laws."
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January 31, 2025
Via Picks Up $1.4M Verdict In 'Virtual Bus Stop' Patent Fight
A federal jury in Waco, Texas, said a Canadian ride-hailing software startup owed nearly $1.4 million to rival developer Via Transportation in a fight in which each side accused the other of patent infringement.
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January 31, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Aerospace Co. Code Meets Fair Use Standard
Aerospace contractor Astronics has convinced Ninth Circuit judges that the code used in its replacement parts is covered by the same fair use protections created by the U.S. Supreme Court's Google v. Oracle decision.
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January 31, 2025
Med Transport Broker Must Face Injury Claims, Ga. Panel Says
The Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court's grant of summary judgment to a non-emergency medical transportation broker that was sued when the driver of one of its vehicles allegedly failed to secure a woman's wheelchair, throwing her to the floor during a sudden stop.
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January 31, 2025
Titan Sub Death Suit Sent To Wash. State Court
A Washington federal judge on Friday remanded to state court a wrongful-death lawsuit filed on behalf of a French explorer who died aboard the Titan submersible while exploring the wreck of the Titanic, saying Jones Act claims can't be removed to federal court if the plaintiff chooses to file in state court.
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January 31, 2025
Jet Co. Can't Escape Suits Over Producer's Death In Crash
A Florida federal judge has denied a jet charter company's bid to dismiss two lawsuits brought by the family members of a Puerto Rican reggaeton producer who died in a 2021 plane crash in the Dominican Republic, citing the company's substantial business ties to the Sunshine State.
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January 31, 2025
Full DC Circ. Will Not Review White House NEPA Power Ruling
The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected petitions for en banc review of a panel's ruling that the White House does not have the legal authority to promulgate regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act.
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January 31, 2025
Amid Suits, Wis. Tribe Tickets For Use Of Contested Roads
A Wisconsin tribe embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau over four tribal roads said they will ticket anyone who trespasses on them following a federal court ruling that said it couldn't restrict access to non-Native American homeowners.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
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January 31, 2025
New EPA Leader's First Days Bring Heat From Senators, Staff
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new chief is facing stiff tests from Democratic senators demanding answers about whether money Congress appropriated for grants has been inappropriately frozen and from workers speaking out about deteriorating morale.
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January 31, 2025
Honeywell Handed Win In Aircraft-Brake Parts Duty Dispute
Honeywell International Inc. has won its dispute with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over imported parts used to make aircraft brake discs, with the U.S. Court of International Trade agreeing the parts were incorrectly classified and should be duty-free.
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January 31, 2025
Chancery Pushes Air Transport SPAC Suit Toward Trial
Stockholders who sued for damages after the take-public merger of an air taxi and medical transport company on Friday beat a dismissal motion filed by the company's principals in Delaware's Court of Chancery, sending the case to discovery and toward trial.
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January 31, 2025
Chiropractors Can Testify On Injury Cause, Mich. Panel Says
Michigan law does not bar chiropractors from testifying about how injuries could be connected to car crashes if the issues fall within the scope of their expertise, a Michigan appellate panel said in reviving a physical therapy clinic's quest to recover no-fault benefits for treatment provided to a crash victim.
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February 14, 2025
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Expert Analysis
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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What We Know From Early Cyberinsurance Rulings
Recent cyber disruption incidents, like the Crowdstrike outage and the CDK Global cyberattack this summer, highlight the necessity of understanding legal interpretations of cyberinsurance coverage — an area in which there has been little litigation thus far, say Peter Halprin and Rebecca Schwarz at Haynes Boone.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.
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After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
Under the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright, without agency deference, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's climate disclosure and environmental, social and governance rules would likely be found lacking in statutory support and vacated by the courts, says Justin Chretien at Carlton Fields.
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Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
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How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.
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Philly Project Case Renews Ongoing Fraud Theory Tug-Of-War
In its upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Kousisis v. U.S., a case involving wire fraud convictions related to Philadelphia bridge repair projects, and may once again further rein in prosecutorial attempts to expand theories of fraud beyond core traditional property rights, say Jonathan Halpern and Kyra Rosenzweig at Holland & Knight.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.
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After Chevron: What To Expect In Consumer Protection At FTC
Although the Federal Trade Commission's bread-and-butter consumer protection law enforcement actions are unlikely to be affected, the Loper Bright decision may curb the FTC's bolder interpretations of the statutes it enforces, says Mary Engle at BBB National Programs.
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Managing Credit Card Rewards Programs Amid Scrutiny
Renewed New York and federal interest in consumer protection issues associated with credit card rewards programs presages future regulatory enforcement and attention from plaintiffs attorneys, so issuers should focus on certain categories of consumer complaints and some compliance ambiguities, say Rich Zukowsky and Ella Beres at Davis Wright.
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.
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Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.
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Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.