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Federal Courts Unswayed by Administration Stop Work Orders

Echoing recent rulings from the District Court for the District of Columbia, on January 16, 2026, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy’s request for a preliminary injunction, lifting...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court to Clarify SEC Disgorgement Standards Amid Circuit Split

Seeking to resolve a long-running circuit split regarding the proof of investor harm by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for purposes of a disgorgement order, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of SEC...more

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Clinical Labs, You're Not the Medical Necessity Police: First Circuit Clarifies Lab Liability Under the FCA

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On December 1, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a decision that should bring welcome relief to clinical laboratories facing False Claims Act (FCA) allegations. In United States ex rel. OMNI Healthcare,...more

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Eighth Circuit Decision Highlights High Bar for Injunctive Relief in Restrictive Covenant Cases

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On January 12, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction in Choreo, LLC v. Kevin Lors et al., reinforcing the high threshold for injunctive relief in restrictive covenant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court approves joint Massachusetts and CFPB settlement with credit-repair firm

Recently, the CFPB announced that it entered a stipulated final judgment and order with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against a national credit-repair company and its owner in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

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United States: Disgorgement Debate: Supreme Court to Hear Sripetch v. SEC

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The Supreme Court will soon once again weigh in on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement powers, this time addressing whether disgorgement is available without showing that victims suffered pecuniary...more

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FTC Wins Eleventh Circuit Ruling Over Hidden Fees and Deceptive Marketing

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Last week, an Eleventh Circuit panel unanimously upheld a federal district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning advertising and disclosure practices related to a national...more

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2026 Health Care Fraud Year in Preview

One year into the second Trump administration, we have seen a continuation of some evergreen enforcement priorities as well as new fonts of potential risk and exposure. As in years past, the investigation and prosecution of...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether SEC Disgorgement Requires Investor Harm

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The Supreme Court will consider this term whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may seek disgorgement in enforcement actions lacking identifiable victims or pecuniary harm, resolving a split among the...more

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Fourteenth Court of Appeals Further Limits Non-Economic Damages in ExxonMobil v. Brown

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In ExxonMobil Corp. v. Brown, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals has continued appellate-court efforts to define the contours of proving and evaluating non-economic damages in Texas....more

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Third Circuit Affirms Liquidated Damages in Favor of Hospitality Franchisor

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a franchisor on a franchisee’s breach of contract claims, finding that the franchise agreement unambiguously granted the franchisor the right to suspend the...more

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How Lawyers Arrange Lawsuit Payments While Watching for Ethical Traps

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The path settlement funds take from a defendant to a personal injury plaintiff can radically change how much the plaintiff keeps. Often, slowing settlement negotiations to plan that path, or convince defendants to cooperate,...more

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AGs’ Interest in Capital One Savings Pays Off for Consumers

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Capital One reached a $425 million class action settlement with its 360 Savings customers, resolving claims that the bank misled customers and deprived them of higher interest payments over several years....more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] PAGA 2026: Post-Reform Trends + Compliance & Defense Strategies - January 27th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT

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California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) remains one of the most active (and expensive) sources of employment litigation risk for California employers. Join CDF Labor Law LLP partners Corey Cabral and Amy...more

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Increased Criminal and Civil Enforcement by DOJ for Skin Substitutes in Wound Care

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The Department of Justice recently announced, “[i]n the first [criminal] prosecution of its kind,” that husband and wife owners of wound graft companies were sentenced to 14.5 and 15 years imprisonment respectively for...more

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OPENAI LIABLE FOR ROBOCALLS/TEXTS???: New TCPA Complaint Claims OpenAi and Twilio are Liable for User Initiated Robotexts...

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Every trade show you attend these days you see “AI voice” outreach platforms promising to replace human agents. “They’re cheaper.” “They’re better.” “They’re more compliant.” As if consumers would rather talk to a bot than a...more

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What to Expect if Your California Personal Injury Goes to Trial

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If you're heading to trial in California for your personal injury case, it's probably pretty scary - especially when you thought this whole thing would've been settled by now. Most of these cases get worked out without ever...more

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CERTainly Getting Interesting: Supreme Court Again to Address SEC's Power to Obtain Disgorgement

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The U.S. Supreme Court on January 9, 2025, granted certiorari in Ongkaruck Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that tees up a circuit split on the...more

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Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Claims Against Insurer for Violating the ‘Make Whole Doctrine’

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Insurers need to be aware in Connecticut that the premature enforcement of their subrogation rights may result in claims against them by their insured. In its January 6, 2026, decision in Orlando v. Liburd, the Connecticut...more

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New employment law trend: Restrictions on stay-or-pay provisions in employment agreements

California and New York recently enacted legislation aimed at prohibiting certain contract terms that impose financial obligations on workers if their work relationship terminates....more

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Trade Secrets Case Offers Wisdom on Professionalism and Permanent Injunctions for 2026

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A recent federal decision from the Western District of Pennsylvania offers a timely reminder for litigators in the new year: Zealous advocacy has limits, and professionalism is not optional. On Dec. 31, 2025, in Mallet &...more

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EPA’s New “Compliance First” Policy

On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance  issued a memorandum titled “Reinforcing a ‘Compliance First’ Orientation for Compliance Assurance and Civil...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Contract Provisions Unhelpful? Don’t Expect Quantum Meruit to Save the Day

Quantum meruit is a legal theory that allows a party to recover compensation if they provided services to another with the expectation of payment, but without an explicit agreement as to an amount. Quantum meruit claims are...more

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International Claims Commission to be Established for Ukraine Reparations

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Thirty-five countries and the European Union recently signed a new Convention to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (the "Commission"). The Commission will build on the Register of Damage for Ukraine...more

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You can’t just bury your problems (or pipelines): The Byrne Oil decision

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In Bryne Oil Co. v. Walraven, the Eastland Court of Appeals (the “Court”) considered whether a lessor may bury a lessee’s pipelines after the lessee delays doing so and then seek reimbursement for the cost of burial....more

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