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April 02, 2025
NIH Sued By Researchers Over 'Ideological Purge' On Grants
The American Public Health Association and others sued the federal government in Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday over the cancellations of billions of dollars worth of National Institutes of Health research grants on such issues as gender identity, diversity, vaccine hesitancy and climate change, claiming the "ideological purge" is illegal.
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April 02, 2025
Insurer Says $9M OpenText Merger Settlement Not Covered
An insurer said it is not obligated to contribute to a $9 million settlement in a shareholder class action stemming from Covisint's 2017 merger with software company OpenText, telling a Michigan federal court that the settlement does not constitute a covered loss.
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April 02, 2025
Mich. Justices Say Pot Smell Not Enough For Police Search
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the odor of marijuana alone cannot justify a warrantless vehicle search, overturning case law that dated from a time when using the drug was a crime in the Great Lakes State.
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April 02, 2025
Garmin Beats Fitness Tracker Patent Suit, For Now
A Michigan federal judge has tossed, for now, a suit accusing Garmin International Inc. of infringing a CardiacSense Ltd. fitness tracker patent after finding the claims aren't eligible for patent protection, but the judge left room for an amended complaint to be filed.
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April 02, 2025
CVS Asserts DOJ's Opioid Prescription Suit Lacks Facts
CVS Pharmacy Inc. has told a Rhode Island federal judge that most of the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that it knowingly filed invalid prescriptions for opioids should be tossed, saying the agency failed to adequately allege the company willfully put profits over safety.
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April 02, 2025
No-Fault Tolling Not Retroactive, Mich. Justices Say
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an element of no-fault reforms pausing the one-year rule for recovery of personal injury protection benefits until an insurer formally issues a denial is not retroactive, finding the Legislature didn't clearly add retroactive language and that applying the provision to preamendment claims would impose new obligations on insurers. 聽
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April 02, 2025
Mich. Justices Say 18-Year-Old Lifers Must Be Resentenced
People in Michigan serving mandatory life sentences with no chance of parole for offenses they committed as 18-year-olds are entitled to resentencing聽because such punishments are unconstitutional, regardless of when they were sentenced, the state's highest court said Tuesday.聽
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April 02, 2025
Pipe Inspector's Pay Wasn't A Salary, 6th Circ. Rules
An employment agency didn't calculate a pipe inspector's pay on a salary basis but rather calculated his compensation daily, a split Sixth Circuit panel ruled, flipping a Tennessee federal court's decision deeming him overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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April 02, 2025
6th Circ. Upholds Convictions In Whitmer Kidnap Plot
A panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of two men for participating in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, rejecting several arguments challenging the sufficiency of the government's evidence and the trial judge's decisions.
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April 01, 2025
Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke 麻豆传媒s,' Judge Says
A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired from their jobs in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
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April 01, 2025
TwinSpires Angles To Keep Horse Race Betting Alive In Mich.
Horse race betting platform TwinSpires said it should be permitted to continue accepting bets from Michigan users while a legal battle with state regulators plays out, pushing back Monday on regulators' request to stay an early ruling in TwinSpires' favor.
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April 01, 2025
Fla. Defends Sandoz Price-Fixing Settlement Terms
Florida defended its deal with Sandoz Inc. on Monday, saying the other states suing the generic-drug maker over price-fixing have no right to object to the settlement, which does not require court approval and does not affect the states objecting to it.
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April 01, 2025
Broker Must Face Mortgage Co.'s Claims It Worked With Rivals
A mortgage broker cannot escape a lawsuit from United Wholesale Mortgage alleging the broker breached a contract by sourcing loans to United's top competitors despite agreeing not to, a Michigan federal judge said Monday in finding the new terms and the way they were enacted were allowed under state law.聽
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April 01, 2025
Mich. Justices Urged To Reject Shorter Worker Suit Deadlines
A trial lawyers' association has advocated for the Michigan Supreme Court to end employers' ability to contractually shorten the limitations period for employee lawsuits, saying such contract terms weaken workers' civil rights protections.聽
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April 01, 2025
French Auto Co., Ford Supplier Settle $4.5M Sensor Suit
A U.S. automotive supplier has resolved its lawsuit accusing a unit of a French automotive company of failing to cover costs incurred from warranty claims because it sold defective speed sensors that were later built into Ford vehicles, according to a Monday order closing the case.
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April 01, 2025
6th Circ. Lets Feds End Whistleblower's NASA Contractor Suit
The Sixth Circuit stood by a lower court's decision to let the federal government intervene and successfully seek dismissal for a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit against a NASA contractor, applying a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court precedent to back the government's recent tear of dismissal bids in FCA cases.
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April 01, 2025
23 States Sue HHS To Stop $11B In Health Grant Funding Cuts
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of illegally terminating about $11 billion in public health funding, causing layoffs and "chaos" in public health agencies across the country.
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March 31, 2025
Doc Loses Redo On Claims Hospital Lies Fueled Murder Case
A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a former Ohio physician's second attempt at suing the parent company of his ex-employer on allegations it fed prosecutors lies about his opioid prescribing practices that led to him being charged with 25 counts of murder, saying the lawsuit didn't fix the gaps left in the first case.
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March 31, 2025
Mich. Judge Dismisses Biz's 'Pump-And-Dump' RICO Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Monday tossed what he called a confusing "power struggle" of a lawsuit from a company accusing its former leaders of conspiring to install a CEO and leading a pump-and-dump scheme, finding that the company was essentially improperly seeking review of a prior state court judgment that it lost.
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March 31, 2025
6th Circ. Affirms County's Foreclosed Property Proceeds Win
The Sixth Circuit sided with a Michigan county Friday in a resident's suit alleging the decision to withhold surplus proceeds from the tax foreclosure sale of her home was an unconstitutional taking, affirming the constitutionality of a process for claiming proceeds that she failed to follow.
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March 31, 2025
Mich. Judge Trims Chevy Volt Battery Defect Class Action
A Michigan federal judge has said drivers who allege General Motors sold defective hybrids that sometimes turn off while driving do not have the standing to bring claims on behalf of states in which they do not live or haven't been injured, while noting the district is divided on when to make such a decision.
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March 31, 2025
Lions Cut Loose From Copyright Row Over Sanders Statue
Citing jurisdictional grounds, a New York judge has dismissed the Detroit Lions from a lawsuit accusing it and others of improperly using a copyrighted photo to create a statue of legendary running back Barry Sanders, making the team the latest defendant to exit the suit.
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March 28, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Train Domain, FinCEN, Atlanta Data Centers
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including an insider's view of the Union Station takeover in Washington, D.C., the latest game-changing development at the聽Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and a Big麻豆传媒 dealmaker's take on Atlanta's data center boom.
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March 28, 2025
Burt Lake Band Drops Suit Against Interior Over Tribal Rule
The Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has dropped a lawsuit in D.C. federal court against the U.S. Department of the Interior after the agency finalized a rule governing which tribes can gain federal recognition, saying it obtained the relief it sought.
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March 28, 2025
GM's Cruise Must Face Trimmed Securities Fraud Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Friday trimmed a proposed class action alleging General Motors and its self-driving car unit Cruise LLC misrepresented the technological capabilities of its autonomous vehicles, but said the investor plaintiffs plausibly alleged that some Cruise executives made recklessly false statements.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at聽Haynes and Boone.
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Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step 鈥 framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard 鈥 which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews聽at聽Poole Huffman.
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Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
When I鈥檓 not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars 鈥 a craft known as luthiery 鈥 which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series 鈥淭ed Lasso鈥 aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Justices' Starbucks Ruling May Limit NLRB Injunction Wins
The U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 recent decision in Starbucks v. McKinney, adopting a more stringent test for National Labor Relations Board Section 10(j) injunctions, may lessen the frequency with which employers must defend against injunctions alongside parallel unfair labor practice charges, say David Pryzbylski and Colleen Schade at Barnes & Thornburg.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers cases touching on pre- and post-conviction detainment conditions, communications with class representatives, when the American Pipe tolling doctrine stops applying to modified classes, and more.
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Opinion
Now More Than Ever, 麻豆传媒yers Must Exhibit Professionalism
As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.
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Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at聽Baker Donelson.
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A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.
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Opinion
States Should Loosen 麻豆传媒 Firm Ownership Restrictions
Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The 麻豆传媒 Practice Exchange.
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FLSA Conditional Certification Is Alive And Well In 4th Circ.
A North Carolina federal court's recent decision in Johnson v. PHP emphasized continued preference by courts in the Fourth Circuit for a two-step conditional certification process for Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, rejecting views from other circuits and affording plaintiffs a less burdensome path, say Joshua Adams and Dam贸n Gray at Jackson Lewis.
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Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
Tackling daily puzzles 鈥 like Wordle, KenKen and Connections 鈥 has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at聽Kaplan Breyer.
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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation 鈥 a misdemeanor in most states 鈥 carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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Why High Court Social Media Ruling Will Be Hotly Debated
In deciding the NetChoice cases that challenged Florida and Texas content moderation laws, what the U.S. Supreme Court justices said about social media platforms 鈥 and the First Amendment 鈥 will have implications and raise questions for nearly all online operators, say Jacob Canter and Joanna Rosen Forster at Crowell & Moring.
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In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council 鈥 but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.