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May 13, 2025
Climate NGOs Attack EPA Appeal In Funding Clawback Fight
Climate investment groups asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm a district court ruling blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from clawing back billions of dollars disbursed to them under the Inflation Reduction Act, characterizing its actions as "textbook arbitrariness."
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May 13, 2025
Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle
Texas attorney Anthony Buzbee, who is making headlines by filing sexual abuse lawsuits against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has defeated a malpractice suit filed in Louisiana federal court by a ship captain alleging that the attorney pushed him to settle a work injury claim, then took 98% of the final disbursement.
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May 13, 2025
10th Circ. Pushes Vail On Safety Claim Behind Truck Limits
A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday pressed the ski town of Vail, Colorado, on whether it has enough evidence that an ordinance limiting commercial truck deliveries in pedestrian-only zones would improve public safety, with one judge saying the town's rationale "almost sounds like a pretext."
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May 13, 2025
Schumer Vows To Hold Up Trump's DOJ Noms Over Qatari Jet
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that he has placed a hold on all of President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice nominees due to Trump's plans to accept a $400 million private jet from the Qatari royal family.
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May 13, 2025
CFPB Axes Order For Toyota Unit To Pay Millions In Redress
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quietly lifted a consent order with Toyota's U.S. financing arm, releasing it from "any alleged noncompliance" with the order 鈥 including requirements that called for it to return nearly $42 million to consumers.
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May 13, 2025
Walmart Settles Biometric Privacy Suit Ahead Of June Trial
Walmart and a driver for Walmart's grocery delivery platform have resolved his claims that the platform's identity verification process violates Illinois' biometric privacy law by scanning geometric facial data in their selfies and licenses to authenticate an applicant's identity without informed consent.
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May 13, 2025
Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
The former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and his former chief of staff and legal adviser at the agency have joined Holland & Knight LLP's public policy and regulation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Tuesday.
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May 13, 2025
GM Drivers Say V-8 Engine Recall Killed Fuel Economy
A group of seven drivers have taken General Motors LLC to Pennsylvania federal court, asserting on behalf of a proposed nationwide class that the company sold them defective 6.2-liter V-8 engines and left them with a choice of either risking catastrophic failure or suffering worsened fuel economy after a recall.
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May 12, 2025
Fla. Panel Says Evidence In DUI Case Was Legally Obtained
A Florida federal judge wrongly applied the probable cause standard to suppress evidence from a DUI investigation of a woman initially pulled over for a traffic stop for driving in two lanes simultaneously, an appellate court said Friday, ruling the police officer's reasonable suspicion was enough to justify the traffic stop.
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May 12, 2025
Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal government from transferring an ancient Arizona Apache worship site to a copper mining company until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the dispute, saying there is no question that the tribes would suffer irreparable harm should the move proceed.
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May 12, 2025
GAO Denies Protest To $36M DHS Training Task Order
The U.S. Government Accountability Office rejected a Florida-based company's protest of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's $36 million task order for training support services, saying the agency didn't need to evaluate how realistic the price offers were.
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May 12, 2025
Feds Ask Tesla For More Info On Texas Robotaxi Launch
Federal auto safety regulators have asked Tesla Inc. for more information about its upcoming plans to launch robotaxis in Austin, Texas, and whether the company has determined that its Full Self-Driving,聽or FSD, automated driving technology can achieve "acceptably safe behavioral competency."
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May 12, 2025
Boeing Execs Say Cert. Appeal Warrants Stay Of 737 Max Suit
Boeing executives have argued state pension fund litigation accusing them of putting profits over safety should be paused while the Fourth Circuit reviews the certification of a class of investors who are accusing the company and its leaders of making false statements about the 737 Max.
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May 12, 2025
Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections
Environmental groups on Sunday asked a Texas federal court to reject the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's effort to reverse its decision to protect two populations of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act.
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May 12, 2025
Wheelchair Restraint Co. Says Fla. Rival Misled Customers
An Ohio wheelchair restraint company accused a Florida competitor of false advertising, saying in a bench trial Monday in Florida federal court that it was damaged after the rival distributed a flyer telling dealers its products were the only ones that were federally approved for use in motor vehicles.
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May 12, 2025
Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder's climate change tort against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to proceed, saying that the claims aren't preempted by federal law.
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May 12, 2025
Fla. Man Says Seat Defect Injured Him On Air France Flight
A Florida man is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and Air France KLM SA in Georgia federal court, alleging he tripped and fell because of a malfunctioning seat at the end of an international flight, causing him serious and permanent injuries.
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May 12, 2025
Unions Assert WARN Claims In Yellow Bankruptcy Appeal
The Teamsters and the International Association of Machinists are challenging a bankruptcy court's finding that Yellow Corp. is not liable for failing to tell 22,000 union workers they were about to lose their jobs because the company was folding, asking a Delaware federal judge to reverse the ruling.
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May 12, 2025
Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.
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May 09, 2025
Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power
The scope of powers held by the Pennsylvania governor, the attorney general, and state and local utility authorities will take center stage in Harrisburg when the state Supreme Court convenes for its May session.
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May 09, 2025
Atlanta Sued Over Ex-Cop's Sexual Assault Of Teen
The city of Atlanta and a former police officer were hit with a civil rights lawsuit from a mother and her teenage daughter who said the officer sexually assaulted the girl when he stopped under the guise of helping her after a serious car crash.
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May 09, 2025
Ga. Auto Dealer Accused Of Race Bias By Ex-Workers
A Georgia automobile dealership operator has been sued in Georgia federal court by six Black former employees who allege they were discriminated against because of their race, then were fired for reporting the alleged mistreatment.
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May 09, 2025
Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts
A Wells Fargo stockholder launched a derivative suit on Friday in Delaware's Court of Chancery seeking damages from 17 of the banking giant's directors and officers for potentially billions in costs tied to alleged "sham" diversity-focused recruitment and hiring initiatives.
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May 09, 2025
Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight
A fleet management company has hit back at arguments that it relied on making "improper religious and racial insinuations" to a jury to beat a rival's infringement claims, saying nothing that happened in the case warrants a new trial.
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May 09, 2025
Kaman Aerospace Liable For $22M In Fatal Helicopter Crash
A Montana federal jury has hit aircraft manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. with a $22 million verdict over claims that it defectively manufactured a helicopter that crashed and killed a veteran pilot who was fighting a wildfire.
Expert Analysis
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California's New AV 麻豆传媒 May Steer Policy Nationwide
California's new law establishing various requirements for autonomous vehicles is something other states should pay close attention to 鈥 especially because the Golden State's policies may become a de facto mandate for manufacturers due to its market size, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio Dubey.
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How Trump's Tariff Promises May Play Out In 2nd Term
While it is unclear which of President-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs he intends to actually implement in January, lessons from his first administration, laws governing executive action and U.S. trade agreements together paint a picture of what may be possible, say attorneys at Butzel.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen聽at聽Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A 麻豆传媒 School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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5 Employer Defenses To Military Status Discrimination Claims
A Colorado federal court's recent ruling, finding a Navy reservist wasn't denied promotion at his civilian job due to antimilitary bias, highlights several defenses employers can use to counter claims of violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, say attorneys at Littler Mendelson.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer鈥檚 market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business 鈥 but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy 麻豆传媒 Enforcement
While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.
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AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog 鈥 For Now
While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements 鈥 paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a 鈥渟liding scale鈥 approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024
U.S. offshore wind developers continue to face a range of challenges 鈥 including litigation brought by local communities and interest groups, ongoing supply chain issues, and a lack of interconnection and transmission infrastructure 鈥 in addition to uncertainty surrounding federal energy policy under the second Trump administration, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.
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What Bisphenol S Prop 65 Listing Will Mean For Industry
The imminent addition of bisphenol S 鈥 a chemical used in millions of products 鈥 to California's Proposition 65 list will have sweeping compliance and litigation implications for companies in the retail, food and beverage, paper, manufacturing and personal care product industries, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons 鈥 due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources 鈥 but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Permitting, Offtake Among Offshore Wind Challenges In 2024
Although federal offshore wind development started to pick up this year, many challenges to the industry became apparent as well 鈥 including slow federal permitting, the pitfalls of restarting permits after changes in project status, and the difficulties of negotiating economically viable offtake agreements, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.
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Gardening Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys 鈥 new ones especially 鈥 there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.