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Port Catheter Makers Can’t Shed Defect Claims Ahead of Trial Becton Dickinson & Co. and C.R. Bard Inc. largely lost their bid for summary judgment in a bellwether plaintiff’s suit alleging the companies’ implanted port catheters were defective and led to medical complications.

Becton Dickinson & Co. and C.R. Bard Inc. largely lost their bid for summary judgment in a bellwether plaintiff’s suit alleging the companies’ implanted port catheters were defective and led to medical complications.

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Samsung Tells Judges Netlist Memory-Patent Verdict Is Skewed (1) Samsung Electronics Co. urged the Federal Circuit to wipe out a $303 million jury verdict in a memory-chip patent lawsuit because it rests on an unprecedented, flawed approach to measuring damages.

Samsung Electronics Co. urged the Federal Circuit to wipe out a $303 million jury verdict in a memory-chip patent lawsuit because it rests on an unprecedented, flawed approach to measuring damages.

07.03.2026 09:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Comerica Defeats Suit Over Federal Benefit Interest Payments (1) Comerica Bank escaped a proposed class action alleging it illegally withheld interest on accounts maintained for recipients of Social Security and other federal benefits.

Comerica Bank escaped a proposed class action alleging it illegally withheld interest on accounts maintained for recipients of Social Security and other federal benefits.

07.03.2026 07:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stablecoin Oversight Poses Challenges as Digital Currency Grows Opinion: Stablecoins, a digital currency, are now the focus of federal legislative and enforcement attention, particularly with passage of the GENIUS Act.

Opinion: Stablecoins, a digital currency, are now the focus of federal legislative and enforcement attention, particularly with passage of the GENIUS Act.

07.03.2026 05:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New York Defeats Debt Counseling Group’s Free Speech Lawsuit Legal tech firm Upsolve Inc. lost its fight against New York Attorney General Letitia James arguing the state’s rules against the unauthorized practice of law violated its First Amendment rights.

Legal tech firm Upsolve Inc. lost its fight against New York Attorney General Letitia James arguing the state’s rules against the unauthorized practice of law violated its First Amendment rights.

07.03.2026 04:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kurin Keeps Win on Patent Rule for Separate Device Parts (1) Components listed separately in patent claims must be different physical parts of a device—not one doing double duty—the Federal Circuit said in upholding a decision overturning a jury verdict that Kurin Inc. infringed a Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc. blood-testing device patent.

Components listed separately in patent claims must be different physical parts of a device—not one doing double duty—the Federal Circuit said in upholding a decision overturning a jury verdict that Kurin Inc. infringed a Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc. blood-testing device patent.

07.03.2026 04:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Shareholders Surprised By Company Engagement Post-SEC Flight (1) Shareholders entered the year expecting the cold shoulder from companies after the SEC’s retreat from proposal oversight, but have been pleasantly surprised by higher than expected engagement from corporations looking to avoid lawsuits and reputational damage.

Shareholders entered the year expecting the cold shoulder from companies after the SEC’s retreat from proposal oversight, but have been pleasantly surprised by higher than expected engagement from corporations looking to avoid lawsuits and reputational damage.

07.03.2026 03:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Krispy Kreme $1.6 Million Data Breach Deal Gets First Court Nod Krispy Kreme Inc. will pay just over $1.6 million to settle a proposed class action alleging the doughtnut and coffe-house chain negligently failed to protect the personal information of nearly 162,000 employees that was exposed in a 2024 data breach, under a deal given initial approval in federal court.

Krispy Kreme $1.6 Million Data Breach Deal Gets First Court Nod

07.03.2026 03:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Duke Energy Settles Carolinas Power-Monopolization Lawsuit (1) Duke Energy Corp. and a rival power producer have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the utility monopolized the wholesale power generation market across the Carolinas, just days before the dispute was set for trial.

Duke Energy Corp. and a rival power producer have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the utility monopolized the wholesale power generation market across the Carolinas, just days before the dispute was set for trial.

07.03.2026 02:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DOJ Shift on Political Activity Rules Breaks from Past Practice The Justice Department’s removal of some restrictions on non-career appointees’ participation in political activities walks back years of policy across presidential administrations aimed at maintaining the department’s independence, former government ethics lawyers said.

The Justice Department’s removal of some restrictions on non-career appointees’ participation in political activities walks back years of policy across presidential administrations aimed at maintaining the department’s independence, former government ethics lawyers said.

07.03.2026 02:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Musk’s Spam Frustration Was ‘Confusing’ to Ex-Twitter Executives Two former top executives at Twitter Inc. sought to beat back Elon Musk’s narrative at a jury trial that they lied to him about the makeup of the platform’s user base when he was purchasing the company in 2022.

Two former top executives at Twitter Inc. sought to beat back Elon Musk’s narrative at a jury trial that they lied to him about the makeup of the platform’s user base when he was purchasing the company in 2022.

07.03.2026 01:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Surging SpaceX Stake Raises Doubts Over Private Assets in ETFs A modest investment in SpaceX that thrust a niche fund into the limelight in recent months has morphed into a monster position, testing the very capacity of exchange-traded funds to hold unlisted assets.

A modest investment in SpaceX that thrust a niche fund into the limelight in recent months has morphed into a monster position, testing the very capacity of exchange-traded funds to hold unlisted assets.

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Maine Judges Decline to Recuse Themselves in Trans Athlete Case Two federal judges in Maine won’t step aside in a high-profile case challenging the state’s policy on transgender athletes after the US contended they may have a potential conflict involving a court employee.

Two federal judges in Maine won’t step aside in a high-profile case challenging the state’s policy on transgender athletes after the US contended they may have a potential conflict involving a court employee.

07.03.2026 01:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘As Dead as Fried Chicken’: Why Trump Finally Fired Noem (1) What cost her the job wasn’t the two American citizens’ deaths at the hands of federal immigration agents, nor the allegations of an affair with an adviser, nor the criticism that she was slow to provide federal reimbursements to states after natural disasters. She was taken down by an almost quarter-billion-dollar advertising campaign starring herself.

‘As Dead as Fried Chicken’: Why Trump Finally Fired Noem

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Trump DOJ Fights to Revive Big Law Orders After Sudden Reversal The Justice Department Friday aired its first defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders against law firms after reversing course on a move to drop the case earlier this week.

The Justice Department Friday aired its first defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders against law firms after reversing course on a move to drop the case earlier this week.

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‘Dirty Dill’ Vodka Branding Spurs Wickles Pickles Trademark Suit The company behind Wickles Pickles sued Dirty Dill LLC over its flavored vodka, saying the branding infringes its trademark rights.

The company behind Wickles Pickles sued Dirty Dill LLC over its flavored vodka, saying the branding infringes its trademark rights.

07.03.2026 00:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tesla Sued by Texas Worker Claiming Assault by Austin Shooter The suspect in a deadly Texas mass shooting was a Tesla Inc. employee with “known aggressive tendencies” who had assaulted a coworker in December during a company-sanctioned prayer break, according to a lawsuit.

The suspect in a deadly Texas mass shooting was a Tesla Inc. employee with “known aggressive tendencies” who had assaulted a coworker in December during a company-sanctioned prayer break, according to a lawsuit.

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Lawyers Can Photograph ICE Detainee Holding Room, NY Judge Says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must let attorneys representing noncitizens detained in Manhattan’s immigration courthouse take photos of the facilities and talk to detainees, a judge ordered Friday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement must let attorneys representing noncitizens detained in Manhattan’s immigration courthouse take photos of the facilities and talk to detainees, a judge ordered Friday.

06.03.2026 23:23 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Coca-Cola Executive’s Widow Can Pursue $25,000 Monthly Pension The widow of a deceased Coca-Cola Co. executive advanced her lawsuit saying she was wrongly denied her husband’s $25,000 monthly pension benefits after his death in 2023.

The widow of a deceased Coca-Cola Co. executive advanced her lawsuit saying she was wrongly denied her husband’s $25,000 monthly pension benefits after his death in 2023.

06.03.2026 23:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Walmart Fails in Bid to Nix Website Patent Infringement Suit Walmart Inc. must continue to defend against Adaptive Avenue Associates Inc.'s lawsuit alleging the retailer infringed patents involving a system formaking website presentations, and a system to help navigate through a plurality of sites.

Walmart Inc. must continue to defend against Adaptive Avenue Associates Inc.'s lawsuit alleging the retailer infringed patents involving a system formaking website presentations, and a system to help navigate through a plurality of sites.

06.03.2026 22:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes, False Cites in Filing An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” of how they got included, a magistrate judge said.

An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” of how they got included, a magistrate judge said.

06.03.2026 22:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seventh Circuit Formally Vacates Injunction on ICE Use of Force A split Seventh Circuit panel has thrown out a Chicago federal judge’s injunction on use of force by immigration agents, which it previously paused pending appeal in a case that now “appears to be moot.”

A split Seventh Circuit panel has thrown out a Chicago federal judge’s injunction on use of force by immigration agents, which it previously paused pending appeal in a case that now “appears to be moot.”

06.03.2026 22:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Procter & Gamble Unable to Shake Melatonin Deception Lawsuit Procter & Gamble Company must continue to defend against a suit alleging it violated California laws by deceiving consumers about the ingredient in its “ZzzQuil Pure Zzzs” sleep-aid melatonin products, a federal district court said.

Procter & Gamble Company must continue to defend against a suit alleging it violated California laws by deceiving consumers about the ingredient in its “ZzzQuil Pure Zzzs” sleep-aid melatonin products, a federal district court said.

06.03.2026 21:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cleveland-Cliffs Illegally Handled Oil, Gas Waste, Ohio Says (1) Ohio’s attorney general sued Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and an oil and gas company, accusing them of improperly handling waste and radioactive equipment on the former’s property in Cleveland.

Ohio’s attorney general sued Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and an oil and gas company, accusing them of improperly handling waste and radioactive equipment on the former’s property in Cleveland.

06.03.2026 21:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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US Airlines Brace for Second Year of Turmoil as Fuel Costs Surge US airlines were preparing to put aside the chaos caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs this year and the ensuing plunge in travel demand. Instead, they face a second year of turmoil as jet fuel prices spike amid war in the Middle East.

US airlines were preparing to put aside the chaos caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs this year and the ensuing plunge in travel demand. Instead, they face a second year of turmoil as jet fuel prices spike amid war in the Middle East.

06.03.2026 21:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Anthropic Vows Legal Fight Against Pentagon Sanction in AI Feud Anthropic PBC vowed to legally contest a Pentagon decision to declare the company a threat to the US supply chain under an authority normally reserved for foreign adversaries, escalating a showdown with the Trump administration over artificial intelligence safeguards.

Anthropic PBC vowed to legally contest a Pentagon decision to declare the company a threat to the US supply chain under an authority normally reserved for foreign adversaries, escalating a showdown with the Trump administration over artificial intelligence safeguards.

06.03.2026 20:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Delta Air Lines Escapes Class Action Suit Over Overtime Wages Delta Air Lines Inc. won’t have to face a proposed class action from a senior coordinator who says ground workers like him should’ve been paid overtime for working extra hours after swapping shifts.

Delta Air Lines Inc. won’t have to face a proposed class action from a senior coordinator who says ground workers like him should’ve been paid overtime for working extra hours after swapping shifts.

06.03.2026 20:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Research Backing $100,000 H-1B Fee Under Fire Ahead of Hearing Before an appeals court panel considers arguments next week on President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee, academic research bolstering the policy is under scrutiny for errors that critics say contributed to faulty conclusions about wage gaps with American workers.

Before an appeals court panel considers arguments next week on President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee, academic research bolstering the policy is under scrutiny for errors that critics say contributed to faulty conclusions about wage gaps with American workers.

06.03.2026 20:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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CFPB Looks to Shift Lawyers to Jobs Finalizing Trump-Era Rules The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, having lost roughly half its lawyers during President Donald Trump’s second term, is trying to reshuffle the remaining ones to finalize rules on open banking and other contentious issues and to prepare for industry lawsuits.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, having lost roughly half its lawyers during President Donald Trump’s second term, is trying to reshuffle the remaining ones to finalize rules on open banking and other contentious issues and to prepare for industry lawsuits.

06.03.2026 19:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Indiana Abortion Law Halted for Violating Non-Christians’ Rights Indiana’s abortion law has been halted insofar as it violates the rights of a certified class whose members don’t share the Christian religious belief that life begins at conception, a state trial court said.

Indiana’s abortion law has been halted insofar as it violates the rights of a certified class whose members don’t share the Christian religious belief that life begins at conception, a state trial court said.

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