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National Law Journal

'Tacit Collusion'?: Verizon Slams Class Action Demanding $268B in Restitution

"The factual allegations are baseless, the legal claims are frivolous, and the damages figure is pure fantasy," a Verizon spokesperson said of the antitrust class action. "We are confident a court will see this complaint for what it is while Verizon customers continue to enjoy Wi-Fi calling and mobile data as features of their service plans."
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National Law Journal

'Loper' Deference? EPA Cites Recent Supreme Court Ruling to Defend Power Plant Rule

The EPA seized on an exception to the 'no-deference' rule in Loper Bright Enterprises Inc. v. Raimondo that applies when Congress has explicitly delegated a policy choice to an agency.
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The Recorder

9th Circuit Lifts Portions of Injunction Blocking California's Kids Online Safety Law

A three-judge panel agreed that some reporting language in the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act is unconstitutional. But the district court should not have blocked other provisions, the judges said.
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National Law Journal

A&O Shearman Power Regulatory Partner Jumps to Hogan Lovells 3 Months Post-Merger

Chip Cannon first joined legacy firm Allen & Overy in February 2022. His departure comes just three months after Shearman and A&O finalized their merger.
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Law.com

US Supreme Court Won't Rescue Biden Administration's Revised Title IX Rules in Challenged States

"The lower courts concluded otherwise because the new definition of sex discrimination is intertwined with and affects many other provisions of the new rule," the majority wrote. "Those courts therefore concluded, at least at this preliminary stage, that the allegedly unlawful provisions are not readily severable from the remaining provisions."
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National Law Journal

Should Internet Service Providers Be on Hook for Copyright Infringment? ISP Asks Justices Billion-Dollar Question

Only the U.S. Supreme Court can resolve the sharp division among federal circuit courts regarding standards of online liability, Cox Communications says.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of 'Securities'

"We are extremely fortunate that Judge Moreno authored the first extensive ruling on cryptocurrency and celebrity promotions," said Adam Moskowitz, the managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Breaks With Sister Courts in Ruling on Monsanto's Preemption Arguments

While the Third Circuit held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempted plaintiffs' state failure-to-warn claims, prior rulings from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits on the same issue rejected Monsanto's preemption arguments.
3 minute read

Law.com

Dean Omar Scores 3rd Talc Verdict With $63.4M Against Johnson & Johnson

The verdict is the third win for Dean Omar Branham Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs firm that won jury awards earlier this year against Johnson & Johnson of $260 million and $45 million in Oregon and Illinois, respectively.
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Corporate Counsel

$2.6M FTC Settlement With Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias Reveals Rift Among Commissioners

"By seeking to ... transform the agency into a general civil rights regulator, the commission risks further politicizing the agency's mission," GOP Commissioner Melissa Holyoak wrote.
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