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  Split Del. Jury Clears Qualcomm In Arm Ltd. Chip Fight

  By Jeff Montgomery

  A federal jury in Delaware on Friday rejected semiconductor design and licensing giant Arm Ltd. Inc.'s claims th...(read more)

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  CFPB Sues BofA, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Over Zelle Fraud

  By Sarah Jarvis

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo on Friday, allegin...(read more)

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• Israel's NSO Liable For Hacking WhatsApp, Judge Finds

  By Rae Ann Varona

  Israeli spyware maker NSO Group is liable for hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, a California federal judge ruled Friday when granting WhatsApp's bid for a partial summary judgment win, leaving damages as the only issue to be probed during trial.

• 9th Circ. Orders Closer Security Review In Muslim Spying Suit

  By Rachel Scharf

  The Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a long-running putative class action over the FBI's alleged surveillance of Muslims in Southern California, saying more work needs to be done before determining whether the case is so tied to state secrets that it puts national security at risk.

• TikTok Divestment Deadline Must Be Extended, Senators Say

  By Nadia Dreid

  TikTok is set to be removed from app stores in the United States in less than a month, but two senators have urged President Joe Biden to kick the can down the road with an extension that would prevent "serious hardship" to both creators and users.

• Crypto Trading Co. To Pay SEC $123M Over Terraform Claims

  By Aislinn Keely

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it secured a $123 million settlement with a Jump Trading subsidiary for allegedly misleading investors about the stability of the now-collapsed Terraform ecosystem by effectively propping up the project's flagship token following a trading arrangement made while the token dipped in value.

• The Top Cases Of 2024 In Texas: Year In Review

  By Spencer Brewer

  Texas closed out the year with blockbuster rulings on social media companies’ use of biometric data and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanded definition of a dealer. Here are the biggest decisions out of Texas that topped Law360’s radar this year.

• USCIS Pressed To Unveil How It Uses AI In Asylum Cases

  By Britain Eakin

  Refugees International fired off a lawsuit in D.C. federal court on Friday to pry loose records from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about its use of artificial intelligence to process asylum applications, saying the agency has stonewalled its request for nearly two years.

• SEC Sues Silver Point Over Atty's Receipt Of Nonpublic Info

  By Craig Clough

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued investment adviser firm Silver Point Capital LP in Connecticut federal court on Friday, alleging that it failed to establish policies to safeguard material nonpublic information, particularly from a now-deceased former BigLaw attorney.

• The Most Significant Trade Secrets Cases Of 2024

  By Ivan Moreno

  Insulet Corp. became the latest company to notch a colossal trade secrets award, and a new presidential administration has attorneys wondering what will become of the Federal Trade Commission's pending proposal to ban employee noncompete agreements. Here's a look at trade secrets cases that defined 2024 and what to expect from the FTC in the coming year.

• The Biggest Climate Change Rulings Of 2024: Year In Review

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez and Keith Goldberg

  Federal courts delivered several rulings this year that are expected to significantly impact future climate change litigation and policy development, including Supreme Court decisions reshaping administrative law and D.C. Circuit findings on project development and automotive emissions controls. Here are the four biggest climate change decisions of 2024.

• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2024

  By Emily Field

  Some of the top cases for product liability for 2024 include an Ohio Supreme Court ruling on opioids and public nuisance, baby formula trials and an appellate decision in Fosamax litigation. 

• Biggest Washington Decisions Of 2024

  By Greg Lamm

  Washington courts in 2024 saw a state judge permanently block Kroger's planned $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons, just about an hour after an Oregon federal judge reached a similar decision, leading the deal to collapse.

• Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Litigants Cite EPA's Chemical Ban

  By Jonathan Capriel

  Veterans and family members who claim they were injured due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune will use the Biden administration's final rule banning certain chemicals to prosecute their case over toxic water at the Marine base, according to a notice they filed in North Carolina federal court.