Litigation

Live Nation Verdict Boosts Private Suits Over Concert Tickets

A high-profile jury verdict against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. in a suit pursued by more than 30 states injects new momentum into private plaintiffs’ antitrust cases against the US concert promoter and further exposes the company to billions in damages.

DC Circuit Keeps Mine Safety Citations Alive Post-Chevron

A federal appeals court upheld citations for a coal trucking company after the US Supreme Court remanded the case for reconsideration.

Bankrupt Hospitals Sue Insurers in Hunt for Creditor Recoveries

A wave of hospital bankruptcies has brought in its wake high-stakes lawsuits aiming to boost creditor payouts by targeting health insurers over allegedly systemic claim denials.

Prediction Markets Get Cold Reception Before Ninth Circuit

Kalshi Inc., Crypto.com, and Robinhood Markets Inc. encountered a dubious US appeals court asked to decide whether federal law preempts their being regulated as gaming companies by the state of Nevada.

DNA Patent Eligibility Under Spotlight in Sarepta’s En Banc Bid

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s bid for the full Federal Circuit’s review of a revived gene-therapy patent dispute with RegenxBio Inc. is drawing new attention to the question of when altered DNA becomes different enough from nature to be patented.

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Nexstar-Tegna Deal on Hold Until Final Court Ruling, Judge Says

Nexstar Media Group Inc. was ordered by a California federal judge to keep operating Tegna Inc. as a separate company until he has issued a final judgment on whether to allow a merger that would create the largest local TV operator in the US.

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Frida Kahlo’s Trademark Dispute Between Family Revived on Appeal

A trademark lawsuit among relatives of Frida Kahlo over the rights to the artist’s intellectual property got a second chance Friday after a federal appeals court ruled the suit was wrongly dismissed.

SpaceX Settles Political Bias Suit Against California Agency

SpaceX reached an agreement to end its lawsuit against a California agency that allegedly targeted the company over the political views of billionaire CEO Elon Musk.

SVB Investors Warn KPMG of Expanded Claims Over Bank Collapse

KPMG LLP is bracing for an expanded set of investor claims including securities fraud in an ongoing court fight over the Big Four accounting firm’s audits for failed Silicon Valley Bank.

Trump, IRS Ask for Pause in $10 Billion Suit Over Tax Data Leak

President Donald Trump and the IRS are still hashing out a settlement in a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency after the president’s data was part of historic leak of billionaires’ tax information.

Genesis Healthcare Investors Fight Suit to Cancel Secured Debts

Entities controlled by Genesis Healthcare insiders urged a Texas bankruptcy court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging $96 million in secured loan claims they hold against the nursing home operator, disputing misconduct allegations.

Silver Point, SVP Poised to Own Stakes in QVC After Bankruptcy

Silver Point Capital and Strategic Value Partners recently acquired a substantial amount of QVC Inc. bank debt, a company lawyer said Friday, indicating the firms are poised to own sizeable stakes in the television shopping network after it restructures in Chapter 11.