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  2nd Circ. Agrees Ed Sheeran Didn't Rip Off 'Let's Get It On'

  By Ivan Moreno

  A Second Circuit panel on Friday said Ed Sheeran's hit "Thinking Out Loud" did not rip off Marvin Gaye's Motown ...(read more)

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  Michigan's Supreme Court Tosses Pandemic Powers Ruling

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday cast aside a ruling that invalidated a public health law used during the CO...(read more)

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• Pa. High Court Says Undated Ballots Still Won't Count Nov. 5

  By Hailey Konnath

  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held Friday that mail-in votes in the fast-approaching general election can still be thrown out if they have missing or "incorrect" dates on their outer envelopes, a ruling that comes just days after a state appellate court found that the practice was unconstitutional.

• EBay Must Face Punitive Damages For Some Stalking Claims

  By Rachel Scharf

  A Massachusetts federal judge held Friday that a pair of bloggers can pursue punitive damages from eBay Inc. on some of their civil claims over an "extraordinary and troubling" harassment campaign orchestrated by the e-commerce giant's security staffers.

• Patent Case Sent To Albright Over Qualcomm's Objections

  By Andrew Karpan

  A federal judge in Del Rio, Texas, agreed Friday to pass along a patent lawsuit to the crowded docket of fellow Western District of Texas U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, despite objections from Qualcomm Inc. that doing so went against the purpose behind efforts to limit the Waco judge's vast and controversial patent docket.

• Boeing Tries Again To End Strike With New Contract Offer

  By Emily Brill

  Boeing is hoping the third time's the charm with its latest attempt to end a seven-week strike, asking workers to approve a contract that would raise wages 38% over four years after they rejected two skimpier offers.

• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Suit

  By Rachel Scharf

  The Second Circuit refused Friday to resurrect a putative shareholder class action over the $43 billion tie-up that created Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying pre-merger documents adequately informed investors about streaming subscriber numbers and planned business strategies for the combined media giant.

• Apple Accused Of Suppressing Workers' Pay Gap Talks

  By Braden Campbell

  National Labor Relations Board prosecutors in Oakland, California, have accused Apple of suppressing a worker-led probe of pay gaps between men and women at the company's headquarters and forcing out the programmer who led the initiative.

• Medisca Inks $22M FCA Deal Over Ingredient Pricing Scheme

  By Gina Kim

  Pharmaceutical chemical supplier Medisca Inc. has agreed to pay $21.75 million to resolve allegations it created false and inflated average wholesale prices for ingredients used in compound prescriptions sold to pharmacies that increased reimbursement and caused federal healthcare programs to pay more for them, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday.

• Judge Skeptical Of NYC Mayor's Bid To Dismiss Bribery Count

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A Manhattan federal judge on Friday voiced skepticism of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' motion to dismiss his bribery charge, and set an April trial date in a case accusing the mayor of taking travel perks from Turkish officials in exchange for official favors.

• Ex-Mohawk IT Exec Cops To $1.8M Ripoff Of Flooring Co.

  By Chart Riggall

  Days before he was set to face trial, flooring giant Mohawk's former head of information technology pled guilty Friday to eight wire fraud and conspiracy charges for running a third-party vendor scheme that ripped off his employer to the tune of $1.8 million.

• Up Next At High Court: Fed Funds And Securities Risks

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for its November arguments session, which will start off with a debate over whether the Federal Communications Commission telecom subsidy program involves federal funds subject to the False Claims Act, and on Tuesday how Medicare funding should be calculated for hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income patients.

• Capital One Says CFPB Eyeing Case Over Savings Accounts

  By Sydney Price

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering whether to pursue an enforcement action against Capital One over the interest rates it pays on high-yield savings accounts that are the subject of ongoing class action litigation, the financial services company said.

• Dentons, Boies Schiller Want Out Of 'Absurd' $300M RICO Suit

  By Emily Sawicki

  Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP have asked a Manhattan federal court to toss a $300 million racketeering lawsuit brought against them by a former client and his companies following what they called a botched power plant contract in Senegal, with Dentons further requesting Rule 11 sanctions against the plaintiffs and their counsel for bringing "frivolous" claims.