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  Fla. Court Reverses $213M Judgment In 'Maya' Case

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Florida appeals court on Wednesday reversed a $213 million judgment for Maya Kowalski, the subject of a Netfli...(read more)

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  LA's Acting US Atty Essayli 'Not Lawfully Serving,' Judge Says

  By Lauren Berg

  Bill Essayli "is not lawfully serving" as the acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, a federal judge ruled Tuesday...(read more)

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• 7th Circ. Halts Daily Court Appearances For CBP Official

  By Celeste Bott

  The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday paused an Illinois federal judge's order requiring a top Border Patrol official overseeing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in Chicago to appear before her every weekday ahead of a Nov. 5 preliminary injunction hearing.

• Feds Ditch Usual Mob Case Playbook In NBA Betting Scandal

  By Phillip Bantz

  The government's decision not to bring Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act charges in the Mafia-linked NBA gambling scandal could help avoid muddying up what appears to be a "beautifully crafted" case, experts said.

• Cameo Sues OpenAI Over Sora Feature With Same Name

  By Elliot Weld

  Cameo, a company that creates personalized celebrity videos, has sued OpenAI over the launch of a feature in its Sora video generator also called Cameo that allows users to create videos with AI versions of celebrities.

• Beyond Meat, Rival Headed To Trial After Mixed TM Ruling

  By Julie Manganis

  Meat substitute maker Beyond Meat Inc. has lost a final attempt to avoid a trademark infringement trial slated to get underway next month in a Massachusetts federal courtroom, following a mixed ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment Wednesday.

• Fla. Challenges 'Special' Calif. Tax Rule At Supreme Court

  By Rae Ann Varona

  Florida on Tuesday took steps to sue California in the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to strike down a California taxation rule as unconstitutional for allegedly discouraging companies from relocating or operating outside the Golden State.

• Tesla Urges Del. Justices To Cut $176M Atty Fee In Options Suit

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Warning of a "shaking of public confidence," a Tesla Inc. attorney on Wednesday asked Delaware's Supreme Court to cut a $176.2 million class attorney fee award to $40 million in a case that saw Delaware's chancellor cancel $730 million in the electric car company's director stock options.

• Alabama Solicitor General Confirmed To Federal Bench

  By Courtney Bublé

  The Senate voted 51-47 along party lines on Wednesday to confirm Alabama Solicitor General Edmund G. LaCour Jr. to the Northern District of Alabama.

• Alston & Bird Sanctioned $10K For LinkedIn Juror Research

  By Elliot Weld

  A California federal judge has sanctioned Alston & Bird LLP $10,000 for conducting juror research on LinkedIn ahead of a trial in which it fended off $174 million in patent infringement claims against GoPro, saying privacy has been eroded in the age of the internet, and he considers LinkedIn research to be juror contact because of the notifications it sends to users.

• Kirkland, Simpson Advise On $2.2B Jamf Go-Private Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Tech-focused private equity firm Francisco Partners will acquire Jamf in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, the companies said Wednesday, in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. 

• 3 Firms Guide Thermo Fisher On $8.9B Clario Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire Clario Holdings Inc., a provider of endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, from a shareholder group led by Astorg and Nordic Capital, Novo Holdings and Cinven, for $8.875 billion in cash.

• DHS Ends Automatic Work Permit Extensions

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday unveiled an interim final rule to end automatic extensions for expiring work permits for which renewal applications have been filed.

• Off-Label Prescribing Was Common, Novo Nordisk Tells Jury

  By Ben Adlin

  A whistleblower suing drugmaker Novo Nordisk for allegedly defrauding Washington state's Medicaid system acknowledged from the witness stand Tuesday that she previously prescribed hemophilia drugs for off-label use in her own practice — despite concerns she raised in her lawsuit about other doctors' off-label prescription of Novo Nordisk's drug NovoSeven.