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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 21m
Nelson Mullins has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.
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Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach - Law360
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 51m
Former ICE detainees are accusing the agency in a new class action of routinely keeping passports, work permits, driver's licenses and other belongings seized in detentions long after their owners have been released. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 1h
The U.S. Department of Justice has said it is investigating whether the White House television press pool's decision to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law. www.law360.com/artic...
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National insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes has opened a new Texas office in Austin, its fifth in the state, with a veteran partner at the helm and three new hires who came aboard from Chartwell Law Offices LLP.
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Tyson & Mendes Opens Austin Office, Adds 3 Chartwell Attys - Law360 Pulse
National insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes has opened a new Texas office in Austin, its fifth in the state, with a veteran partner at the helm and three new hires who came aboard from Chartwell Law Offices LLP.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 2h
Spirit Airlines' planned sale of deidentified business data to Google for artificial intelligence training exposes gaps in the Bankruptcy Code's privacy guardrails, particularly for employee information, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.
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Data Sale In Spirit Bankruptcy Raises Novel Privacy Risks - Law360
Spirit Airlines' planned sale of deidentified business data to Google for artificial intelligence training exposes gaps in the Bankruptcy Code's privacy guardrails, particularly for employee information, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 2h
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned the government on Tuesday about charging a deported Mexican national twice for the crime of being found in the U.S. after having been removed, saying constitutional problems plagued the government's treatment of the man. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 3h
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments that lower court judges should not give deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary that interprets federal sentencing guidelines. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 3h
Stoel Rives has voted to retain its current managing partner through the end of 2029, extending her four-year term to six years, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Stoel Rives Extends Managing Partner's Term Through 2029 - Law360 Pulse
Stoel Rives has voted to retain its current managing partner through the end of 2029, extending her four-year term to six years, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 3h
Haynes Boone has opened its first San Diego office to deepen its life sciences, healthcare and technology capabilities and has selected a co-chair of its biotechnology practice to lead its fourth workplace in California.
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Haynes Boone Launches In San Diego For 4th Calif. Location - Law360
Haynes Boone has opened its first San Diego office to deepen its life sciences, healthcare and technology capabilities and has selected a co-chair of its biotechnology practice to lead its fourth workplace in California.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
KAST, a stablecoin-powered financial platform that connects digital assets with traditional finance, has hired as its top attorney an experienced fintech lawyer who previously worked at Kiln and Coinbase.
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Money App KAST Taps Ex-Coinbase Atty As Legal Chief - Law360 Pulse
KAST, a stablecoin-powered financial platform that connects digital assets with traditional finance, has hired as its top attorney an experienced fintech lawyer who previously worked at Kiln and Coinbase, the company said Tuesday.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
Debevoise & Plimpton has hired the former acting director of litigation at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, who spent nearly two decades with Gibson Dunn before moving to the agency, according to a Tuesday announcement. www.law360.com/artic... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw
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Debevoise Hires Ex-DOJ Acting Antitrust Litigation Head In DC - Law360
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has hired the former acting director of litigation at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, who spent nearly two decades with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP before moving to the agency, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
Employment law compliance platform SixFifty, which Wilson Sonsini sold to payroll provider Paychex last year, announced Tuesday that it has launched what it calls the human capital management industry's "first agentic HR compliance specialist." www.law360.com/pulse... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw
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Former Wilson Sonsini Subsidiary Launches AI Tool For HR - Law360 Pulse
Employment law compliance platform SixFifty, which Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC sold to payroll provider Paychex last year, announced Tuesday that it has launched what it calls the human capital management industry's "first agentic HR compliance specialist."
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
Weil has launched an Asia capital markets practice headed by a new corporate partner who previously led Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's Beijing office. www.law360.com/artic... #Law360Pulse #BusinessOfLaw
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Weil Hires Skadden Atty For New Asia Capital Markets Practice - Law360
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has launched an Asia capital markets practice headed by a new corporate partner who previously led Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's Beijing office.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
As this Monday-like Tuesday draws to a close, catch up on the latest news from Law360.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING: Bank of America was hit with $1.21 billion in fines from the U.S. Treasury Department, with regulators alleging "widespread breakdowns in internal controls" related to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance at the nation's second-largest bank. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 4h
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of certiorari to another batch of applications Tuesday, including cases involving six-figure sanctions, wine shipment laws and overtime claims. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 5h
Dating app Bumble said Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by recently launched technology investment firm Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash deal valuing the company at $1.3 billion, with four law firms advising.
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Bumble Going Private In $1.3B Sale To Ithaca Holdings - Law360
Dating app Bumble said Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by recently launched technology investment firm Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash deal valuing the company at $1.3 billion, with four law firms advising.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 5h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied certiorari to a teenager who alleges his constitutional rights were violated when his school principal searched his phone on suspicion that he had nude photos of another student. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 6h
The U.S. Supreme Court won't weigh whether an arbitrator or a court should decide the proper venue for a dispute involving a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement in Fiat Chrysler's appeal in a proposed class action over allegedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 6h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday remanded a case involving a $28 million award to a California man who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after using Monsanto's Roundup weed killer, following its recent ruling that federal law barred failure-to-warn claims over the pesticide. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 7h
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to reject a review petition for a decision from New York's highest court that determined that New York City fees for converting artists lofts into residential units are legally enforceable. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 7h
Artificial intelligence entertainment platform Character Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with more than $50 million in debt, saying it was sunk by high development costs and plans an asset auction with a baseline $20 million bid from Disney. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 8h
Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message." www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 8h
Meta told a court on Tuesday that the communications watchdog wrongly gave itself the power to impose penalties on social media companies at an "unprecedented level of magnitude" under the Online Safety Act. www.law360.co.uk/art... #Law360UK
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Meta Challenges Ofcom's Worldwide Revenue Fine Formula - Law360 UK
Meta told a court on Tuesday that the communications watchdog wrongly gave itself the power to impose penalties on social media companies at an "unprecedented level of magnitude" under the Online Safety Act.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 9h
Getty Images said Monday it plans to file for Chapter 11 in the coming weeks after reaching a restructuring agreement that would take the company private and includes up to $533 million in new equity from Koch Equity Development and the Getty family.
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Getty Images To File Ch. 11, Go Private In Koch-Backed Deal - Law360
Getty Images said Monday it plans to file for Chapter 11 in the coming weeks after reaching a restructuring agreement that would take the company private and includes up to $533 million in new equity from Koch Equity Development and the Getty family.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 9h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether prisoners can appeal denials of their federal habeas corpus petitions if there is a circuit split on the issue underlying their petition, even if their home circuit has precedent against them. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: The full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will review whether a Nigerian man's short stint as a cook for a terrorist group constituted "material support" that would render the already deported man ineligible for asylum. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review the D.C. Circuit's decision to greenlight limited discovery aimed at determining whether the Department of Government Efficiency is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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BREAKING: High Court To Consider DOGE FOIA Dispute - Law360
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review the D.C. Circuit's decision to greenlight limited discovery aimed at determining whether the Department of Government Efficiency is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11h
As the U.S. and other countries struggle to agree on new international protections for Indigenous knowledge, trade secret law is drawing renewed attention as a possible solution for material communities actually keep confidential.
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Can Trade Secret Law Protect Indigenous Knowledge? - Law360
As the U.S. and other countries struggle to agree on new international protections for Indigenous knowledge, trade secret law is drawing renewed attention as a possible solution for material that communities actually keep confidential.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11h
Kalshi opening prediction markets for clinical drug trials has raised a host of compliance concerns for attorneys, including the risk of insider trading among the wide swaths of stakeholders, as well as the danger of compromising the trials themselves.
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'A Moral Hazard': Kalshi Drug Trial Bets Spark Ethical Qualms - Law360
Kalshi Inc. opening prediction markets for clinical drug trials has raised a host of compliance concerns for attorneys, including the risk of insider trading among the wide swaths of stakeholders in the know about the trials, as well as the danger of compromising the trials themselves.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12h
President Donald Trump established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her, according to a memo released Friday by the White House.
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Trump Picks Panel To Consider Claims Against Fed's Cook - Law360
President Donald Trump has established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her, according to a memo released Friday by the White House.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12h
The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its October sitting with two cases that ask what level of deference federal district courts should give to commentary interpreting the federal sentencing guidelines, and what purchases are protected under a video consumer privacy statute. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A suit filed by politically-connected LA businessman Austin Beutner over coverage for his family's home is a public-minded suit aimed at helping other policyholders with standing homes hit by contaminants released in the Palisades fire, according to a Beutner attorney.
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LA Exec's Fire Suit Seeks Broader Change on Toxins - Law360 Insurance Authority
A counsel for an L.A. businessman suing over toxin-related coverage says his client hopes to help other people with homes similarly impacted by smoke and airborne contaminants.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A Florida judge's green light for a new federal rule meant to cull poorly performing organ procurement organizations could trigger more turmoil for an industry already under intense public scrutiny.
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Organ Procurement Rule Could Spur 'Perverse Incentives' - Law360 Healthcare Authority
A Florida judge's green light for a new federal rule meant to cull poorly performing organ procurement organizations could trigger more turmoil for an industry already under scrutiny.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Data center developers in California need not fret about bills addressing digital infrastructure projects signed into law last month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as the legislation doesn't change the state's existing permitting framework, a Cox Castle real estate attorney said.
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New Calif. Data Center Laws 'Should Not Make Anyone Leave' - Law360 Real Estate Authority
Data center developers in California need not fret about bills addressing digital infrastructure projects signed into law last month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as the legislation doesn't change the state's existing permitting framework, a Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP real estate attorney said.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Law firms in Washington, D.C., have been bulking up their congressional investigations practices this year as attorneys anticipate a rise in probes in 2027 if Democrats regain power on Capitol Hill after next month's midterm elections.
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Firms Gear Up For Expected Surge In Congressional Probes - Law360 Pulse
Law firms in Washington, D.C., have been bulking up their congressional investigations practices this year as attorneys anticipate a rise in probes in 2027 if Democrats regain power on Capitol Hill after next month's midterm elections.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
AT&T's legal department is partnering with artificial intelligence company OpenAI to build what the 150-year-old telecommunications company calls "the AI-enabled in-house legal department of the future." www.law360.com/pulse...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
California residents going to the polls in November will face a novel choice of two Democrats for insurance commissioner in a state still recovering from catastrophic fire risk, soaring insurance costs and carriers hesitant about insurance market strains.
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Two Dems Seek To Steer Calif. Amid Insurance Market Strains - Law360 Insurance Authority
California residents going to the polls in November will face a novel choice of two Democrats for insurance commissioner in a state still recovering from catastrophic fire risk, soaring insurance costs and carriers hesitant about insurance market strains.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Global M&A activity remained strong through the first nine months of 2026 despite a third-quarter slowdown, as strategic buyers and private equity firms continued to pursue deals in areas ranging from technology and defense to essential services. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first four cases of the new term this week, with most attention focused on a blockbuster hearing involving states' and cities' attempts to hold oil companies responsible for climate change.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers - Law360 Pulse
The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first four cases of the new term this week, with most attention focused on a blockbuster hearing involving states' and cities' attempts to hold oil companies responsible for climate change. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Gibson Dunn, Thompson Hine, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Skadden are among the nearly two dozen law firms that guided the biggest real estate mergers in the third quarter, including a $5.5 billion real estate investment trust acquisition.
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These Law Firms Led Q3's Top Real Estate M&A Deals - Law360 Real Estate Authority
Gibson Dunn, Thompson Hine, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Skadden are among the nearly two dozen law firms that guided the biggest real estate mergers in the third quarter, including a $5.5 billion real estate investment trust acquisition.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
President Donald Trump has established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her.
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Trump Picks Panel To Consider Claims Against Fed's Cook - Law360
President Donald Trump has established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her, according to a memo released Friday by the White House.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Corporate America is gearing up for an onslaught of congressional investigations as ascendant Democrats are expected to probe companies with ties to the Trump administration, including the handful of BigLaw firms that cut deals to avoid punitive executive orders.
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Trump Ties, Firm Deals Likely Focus Of Congressional Probes - Law360 Pulse
Corporate America is gearing up for an onslaught of congressional investigations as ascendant Democrats are expected to probe companies with ties to the Trump administration, including the handful of BigLaw firms that cut deals to avoid punitive executive orders.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Quinn Emanuel, Sullivan & Cromwell and Alston & Bird lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit overturned a pivotal decision in opioid litigation that had dramatically expanded claims against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week - Law360
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Alston & Bird LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit overturned a pivotal decision in multidistrict opioid litigation that had dramatically expanded claims against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Tenth and Seventh circuits issued published opinions in two union retirement disputes, while the Sixth Circuit found that Kentucky's lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers does not belong in state court, citing colorable federal preemption arguments.
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ERISA Recap: 6 Notable Decisions From September - Law360
The Tenth and Seventh circuits issued published opinions in two union retirement disputes, while the Sixth Circuit found that the Commonwealth of Kentucky's lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers does not belong in state court, citing colorable federal preemption arguments. Here's more on those decisions and three other notable rulings involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that came down in September.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CNN has urged a Delaware federal court to throw out Azerbaijan's defamation lawsuit over the network's report that Israel used the country as a base for covert operations against Iran. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted four new America Invents Act reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and turned down three in his newest mass order. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Trump administration said Friday it will ask the Ninth Circuit to overturn a trial court decision requiring ICE to give independent monitors access to conduct inspections and electronic records for detained immigrants at a lockup in Adelanto, California. www.law360.com/artic...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
McKool Smith's work on an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield and Vedder's handling of a novel manufacturing loan lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work - Law360 Pulse
McKool Smith's work on an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield and Vedder's handling of a novel manufacturing loan lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9
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