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• University of Tulsa Picks ASU Law Dean Stacy Leeds as Next President

  09-03-2026 21:11 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Effective July 1, Stacy Leeds will become the first woman to permanently hold the position of president at the university.       
  
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• Four-Plaintiff Chicago Trial Opens Against Abbott Over Preterm Infant Formula

  09-03-2026 21:11 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The trial is the fourth in the nation to allege cow's milk-based formula fed to premature babies in hospitals causes a life-threatening gastrointestinal illness called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.       
  
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• DOJ Reaches Live Nation-Ticketmaster Antitrust Settlement, Abandons Jury Trial

  09-03-2026 20:28 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "Due to the substantial prejudice caused by this settlement and DOJ's abrupt exit after taking the lead role up to and during the first week of trial, a mistrial is warranted," more than 20 plaintiff states wrote in a motion for a mistrial after the U.S. Department of Justice informed a Manhattan federal judge that the Justice Department will no longer participate in the antitrust jury trial proceedings against defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster.       
  
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• NY Federal Judge Rejects Terror%E2%80%91Financing Case Against Binance, Zhao

  09-03-2026 19:18 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  “The court has unambiguously rejected the false and damaging narrative that Binance assisted terrorists,Eleanor Hughes, Binance's general counsel, said in a statement.       
  
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• Practicing Law Without a License: ChatGPT Sued for Legal Fees

  09-03-2026 17:57 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  A new lawsuit might test whether OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot is lawfully dispensing legal advice.       
  
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• Willkie Slams Ex-Client's $735M Fraud Complaint, Calling It Harassment

  09-03-2026 17:39 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Represented by Davis Polk, Willkie argued that the lawsuit is just an attempt to harass Willkie and that its claims were already waived by the client.       
  
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• How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Building a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Trust,' Says Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster

  09-03-2026 16:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "Ultimately, effective practice group leadership is about building a culture of excellence, curiosity, and trust—one that not only delivers exceptional client service but also develops the next generation of leaders in the field."       
  
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• 'Growing Chorus of Decisions:' Fed. District Courts Overwhelmingly Rule Against Fintech's Cash Advances Claims

  09-03-2026 16:48 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Claims against "earned wage apps" are populating federal district courts and could face a federal appeals court for the first time in 2026.       
  
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• More Big Law Firms Seeking 'Balanced Portfolio' of Clients and Practices

  09-03-2026 13:23 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Even as firms seek to get deeper relationships with legacy clients, there's also a greater desire to balance their client portfolios right now, say firm leaders and consultants.       
  
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• 'It Feels Like it's Trying to Become the Next Kirkland': Sidley Continues its Raid on Latham in London

  09-03-2026 12:58 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  After the firm recently added two more partners from Latham & Watkins, senior management spoke to Law.com.       
  
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• Middle East Uncertainty: Is It Time for a Big Law Reality Check?

  09-03-2026 03:52 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Law firms rushed to open and expand across the Middle East. It may be time to reassess.       
  
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• 'The Court's Hands Are Tied': Major Insurers Avoid Antitrust Class Action

  07-03-2026 00:10 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Judge Brian E. Murphy granted motions by Aetna, Elevance Health and UnitedHealth to compel arbitration.       
  
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• Litigation Trends to Watch: 'Cashless ATM' Fees, Manager Misclassifications and ShinyHunters Cyberattack Trigger Suits

  06-03-2026 23:53 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Businesses are facing heat over cashless ATM transaction fees.       
  
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• With Bove as Author, Third Circuit Eases the Way for Reverse-Discrimination Claims

  06-03-2026 23:38 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The ruling is likely to draw close scrutiny, given that themes of reverse discrimination against white Americans figure prominently in the platform of President Donald Trump.       
  
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• Law Firm Disrupted: The Ongoing 'Cloud' Over Big Law Amid the EO Fight

  06-03-2026 23:33 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Larger firms are still hesitant to take up public interest litigation against the Trump administration and still reluctant to hire lawyers who have previously pursued Trump in investigations or court, attorneys say.       
  
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• Meet the Judge Who Ordered Customs to Refund Trump's Tariffs

  06-03-2026 23:26 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Eaton, a Clinton appointee, is addressing the refunds question with the benefit of decades of experience with the trade court.       
  
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• Two Talc Trials Teed Up Against Johnson & Johnson in Washington, Florida

  06-03-2026 21:57 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Dean Omar Branham & Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs' firm that won verdicts of $966 million and $1.5 billion last year, is spearheading both mesothelioma trials that are set to begin in the coming days.       
  
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• Ex-NY Grievance Attorneys Criticize DOJ Proposal as 'Unprecedented Attempt to Insulate' Government's Lawyers

  06-03-2026 20:25 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Legal observers react to the U.S. Department of Justice wanting to seize control of the ethics complaint review process against its own lawyers to, as it says, stop "weaponization" by bar associations.       
  
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• Investors Accuse Alston & Bird of Enabling $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

  06-03-2026 19:42 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Investors alleged that Goliath Ventures “could not have gotten away with this massive fraud without the help of its law firm.       
  
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• 1st Circuit Sends 'Jurisdictional Tangle' Back to District Court for Arbitration Determination

  06-03-2026 17:18 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The federal appellate panel said a district court judge's decision to not rule on a motion to compel arbitration left the dispute in a procedural limbo.       
  
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• Law Firms Face Additional Complexity In Sourcing Billable Hours

  06-03-2026 15:25 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Understanding how to properly source billable hours for tax purposes is crucial for law firms, particularly due to the varying rules across different states.       
  
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• Future Deal Flow in Doubt as Law Firms Assess Impact of Iran War

  06-03-2026 11:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  As military conflict continues across the Middle East, some legal industry experts anticipate an impact to transactional and insurance practices in particular but stress that only time will tell.       
  
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• As AI Creates Winners and Losers, Corporate Boards Struggle to Avoid Becoming the Weakest Link

  06-03-2026 06:30 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "When there's a board, you don't have anybody above them saying, 'Hey, don't do that,' or trying to hold them accountable. So I think that really magnifies the risk," said Tyler Thompson, a partner at Reed Smith.       
  
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• How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Be an Active Participant,' Say Karthik Kumar and Frank DeCosta of Finnegan

  06-03-2026 05:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "If you aspire to be a leader you should be an active participant in the group that you are seeking to lead. Being a leader does not begin when you are given a title. Leaders are selected from those that are already by their continuous and meaningful contributions to the group acting as leaders."       
  
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• Google, DOJ Appeal Remedies Decision as US Judge Hires Technical Committee

  06-03-2026 04:49 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  A multimember technical committee will help U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta monitor whether Google complies with Mehta's behavioral remedies order while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reviews consolidated appeals of the government plaintiffs and defendant Google all objecting to Mehta's final judgment finding the Big Tech company liable but rejecting a structural fix.       
  
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• Linklaters Saudi Managing Partner Joins Gibson Dunn

  06-03-2026 02:29 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Large law firms continue to expand in the Kingdom's capital. Although deal markets have paused amid war, regional M&A is still expected to thrive in the long term.       
  
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• SEC, Justin Sun Strike Proposed $10M Settlement to Drop Charges

  06-03-2026 02:24 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a proposed settlement with Justin Sun, a Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur, in which one of his companies would pay a $10 million penalty, the agency announced Thursday.       
  
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• 2nd Trial Ever Ends in Texas Business Court

  06-03-2026 01:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  A judge ruled in favor of Gibson Dunn's client in the second case ever to go to trial in a new Texas Business Court.       
  
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• Legalweek 2026 Sneak Peek: The State of AI In the Legal Market

  06-03-2026 00:47 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Ahead of the Legalweek Conference taking place in New York City March 9-12, Legal Speak Executive Producer Charles Garnar discusses the current state of artificial intelligence in the legal market with Danielle Benecke, Global Head of Baker McKenzie's Applied AI practice.       
  
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• Nearly 200 Ex-Judges Tell Supreme Court: Your Unreasoned Emergency Orders Are Not Binding

  06-03-2026 00:40 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.       
  
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• 'Opaque' Discipline: Barred from Campus After Arrest at Protest March, UNC Law Grad Sues University

  06-03-2026 00:30 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  A UNC Law graduate sued the university, alleging that an improvised emergency discipline process, triggered by off%E2%80%91campus charges later dismissed, resulted in a one-year ban from campus and violated due process rights.       
  
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• New York Judge Freezes BlockFills Assets Over Missing Bitcoin

  05-03-2026 23:13 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The temporary restraining order was entered without notice to Blockfills after the court cited a risk of “immediate and irreparable injury,noting the firm had suspended client withdrawals and could be on the verge of insolvency.       
  
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• Federal Judge Orders Talc Lawyers to Discuss 'Alternative Counsel' to Beasley Allen: 'Real Risks Exist'

  05-03-2026 23:02 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh, in the District of New Jersey, rejected Beasley Allen's request to hold off her decision on whether to disqualify the plaintiffs' firm from leadership of the talc multidistrict litigation.       
  
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• Michigan AG Sues Kalshi, Joining Legal Attack Against Prediction Market Exchanges

  05-03-2026 22:43 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleged that KalshiEx LLC violated Michigan's Lawful Sports Betting Act by offering online sports wagers to state residents.       
  
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• New AI Education Programs Abound as Legal Strives for Tech Literacy

  05-03-2026 22:40 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  A growing number of initiatives are emerging aimed at teaching legal professionals about the opportunities and risks of gen AI.       
  
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• After DOJ's 'Whiplash' Moves, Trump Keeps Pressure on Big Law Deals, Firms

  05-03-2026 22:29 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The government offered no rationale for its change in plans. But some lawyers not involved in the case believe President Trump's deals with nine Am Law 100 law firms may be part of the DOJ's calculus in continuing to hold the line in its appeals.       
  
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• 9th Circuit Rejects Uber's Bid to Block Deactivation Protections for App-Based Workers

  05-03-2026 19:45 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Uber and Instacart argued the ordinance's requirement that online gig platforms' deactivation policies be "reasonably related" to the businesses' "safe and efficient operations" compels speech, as the companies are required to inform their workers in writing of the policies.       
  
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• Here Are the Am Law 200 Firms That Added the Most Attorneys in Illinois

  05-03-2026 19:27 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The data was compiled for The American Lawyer's 2026 Laterals Report.       
  
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• 'No Institution Is Above Accountability:' Seattle Archdiocese Must Respond to State's Subpoenas in Sex-Abuse Probe

  05-03-2026 17:07 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "For decades, survivors have fought to uncover the truth about how abuse was handled behind closed doors. The Court of Appeals' decision reinforces that no institution is above accountability when it comes to protecting children," said one of the attorneys representing survivors.       
  
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• 'Intellectual Leader': Catherine Blake, US Senior District Judge in Maryland, Dies at 75

  05-03-2026 17:03 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Blake presided over thousands of cases as a federal jurist, including an antitrust case the U.S. Department of Justice voluntarily dismissed in 2022 after Blake allowed government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to consummate its $440 million acquisition of EverWatch.       
  
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• 'Hybrid' Equity Offers 'The Best of Both Worlds'—Along With Drawbacks—to Law Firms

  05-03-2026 14:22 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  More and more, firms are blurring the lines. Referring to these firms as having "two-tier" partnerships "really should be a thing of the past," one expert said.       
  
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• Swirl of Uncertainty Following Trump's Return to White House Put Many Companies in Cost-Cutting Mode

  05-03-2026 14:20 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  President Donald Trump's war against DEI and tightening of immigration enforcement affected businesses far more broadly than any of his other policy changes, according to a Littler Mendelson survey released Thursday.       
  
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• Embattled Federal HR Agency Hires GC Who Rarely Sits Still

  05-03-2026 06:58 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  On top of having deep legal experience, Kurt Dykstra is a former mayor, former college president and current major in the U.S. Army Reserve.       
  
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• LexisNexis Faces Server Breach Impacting Legacy Data

  05-03-2026 06:21 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  LexisNexis said in a statement that sensitive personally identifiable information was not impacted by the breach, which has since been contained.       
  
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• Payments and Crypto Expert Jess Cheng Joins Sidley Austin

  05-03-2026 01:45 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Cheng was previously a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in New York, where she was head of the law firm's payments practice.       
  
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• 'A Series of Extrapolations': Federal Judge Strikes Plaintiffs' Experts in Toxic Baby Food Cases

  05-03-2026 00:15 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  'Plaintiffs have not identified any scientific studies of whether baby food, let alone defendants' baby food, can cause ASD or ADHD,” U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote in a Feb. 27 opinion.       
  
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• Call for Nominations: New York Legal Awards 2026

  04-03-2026 22:22 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Seeking nominations to honor attorneys, firms and legal departments in New York state.       
  
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• 'No Chaos': Trade Judge Tells U.S. Customs Officials to Refund Improperly Imposed Tariffs

  04-03-2026 21:32 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Senior Judge Richard Eaton gave government counsel until Friday to prepare initial ideas on how customs could refund the tariffs to importers, without them having to file a lawsuit.       
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Retrial Gets Mid-April Date in Manhattan Criminal Court

  04-03-2026 20:32 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Weinstein, 73, is scheduled to head to trial on a single count of third degree rape. A Manhattan jury was unable to return a verdict on that charge last summer.       
  
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• These 5 Scrappy Dutch Independents Dominate Big Tech Litigation in a Booming Field

  04-03-2026 19:49 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Independent Dutch firms are redefining EU mass tech litigation, outpacing Big Law in defending major U.S. and global tech giants—and one Dutch firm is well ahead of all of its rivals.       
  
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