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Ex-client sues law firm Farella for fees in international swimming case
By Mike Scarcella Jan 2 (Reuters) - A Swiss sporting venture is suing its former U.S. law firm for more than $7 million, accusing it of shoddy legal work and overbilling in an ongoing case against the world's governing body for competitive swimming.The Zurich-based International Swimming League a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-FDA Advises Restaurants Retailers Not To Serve/Sell Some Oysters From Hammersley Inlet Growing Area, Potentially Contaminated With Norovirus
Jan 2 (Reuters) - FDA:FDA-ADVISES RESTAURANTS,RETAILERS NOT TO SERVE/SELL SOME OYSTERS FROM HAMMERSLEY INLET GROWING AREA,WASHINGTON,POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED WITH NOROVIRUS ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Argentina's YPF launches offer for $757 mln in bonds
MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's state-controlled oil company YPF YPFDm.BA said on Thursday it had launched an offer for some $757 million worth of bonds maturing in July 2025, carrying an interest rate of 8.5%.The offer expires on Jan. 15, YPF said, and the settlement is set to take place...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules
Corrects date from Tuesday to Thursday in paragraph oneCourt cites Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision in rulingFCC Chair Rosenworcel urges Congress to enact net-neutrality lawsIndustry groups oppose reinstatement, citing anti-consumer concernsBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
REFILE-US appeals court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules
Corrects day of week to Thursday in first parafraphWASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled the Federal Communications Commission did not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
US begins new year on high alert following New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion
Washington on heightened alert for Carter funeral, Trump inauguration this monthEmergency declaration for New Orleans area ahead of Super Bowl, Mardi GrasBy Tim Reid, Ned Randolph and Helen Coster WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Law-enforcement officials in U.S. cities were beefing up s...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Lilly asks to join lawsuit over compounded versions of its weight-loss drugs
Lilly seeks to protect interests in compounded drug caseFDA affirms no shortage of tirzepatide drugsCompounded versions cheaper, often not covered by insurersBy Brendan Pierson Jan 2 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly LLY.N has asked to join in opposing a lawsuit brought by compounding pharmacies against the ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-IBM, GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over contract, trade secrets
Adds response from Intel in paragraph 5By Blake Brittain Jan 2 (Reuters) - GlobalFoundries GFS.O and IBM IBM.N said on Thursday they have settled dueling lawsuits in which GlobalFoundries was accused of breaching a contract with IBM and the computer giant was alleged to have misused the chipmaker...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Israeli delegation to resume ceasefire talks in Doha, PM's office says
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a delegation to resume ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Qatar, his office said on Thursday in a statement. (Reporting by Maytaal AngelEditing by Gareth Jones)Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-What we know so far about the New Orleans truck attack victims
Adds the identity of another victim Jan 2 (Reuters) - Fifteen people were killed and 30 were injured after a U.S. Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into revelers in New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day.While authorities have ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 3-New Orleans attacker acted alone, supported Islamic State, FBI says
Authorities say suspect acted aloneSecurity heightened for upcoming Sugar Bowl and Super Bowl eventsFBI said suspect had pledged support to Islamic State, sees no link to Vegas incidentAdds more details of attack in paragraphs 5-7, 19-20By Brian Thevenot and Ned Randolph NEW ORLEANS, Jan 2 (Reute...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
MEDIA-Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, replacing Nick Clegg - Semafor
-- Source link: https://tinyurl.com/27e7c43t-- Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy ((Bengaluru newsroom, globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com))Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
So meta. AI-written paper says AI is the future of legal scholarship
By Karen Sloan Jan 2 (Reuters) - A law professor tapped ChatGPT to write his latest article, which argues that generative artificial intelligence programs will "expand the horizons" of legal scholarship.Suffolk University Law Dean Andrew Perlman, a longtime scholar in the field of law and technol...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-Challenge to N.Y. abortion bias law revived by US court
Adds comment from Alliance Defending Freedom in paragraphs 7-8By Daniel Wiessner Jan 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a judge must reconsider his dismissal of a lawsuit by a pregnancy crisis center and others seeking to strike down a New York law that prohibits retaliation agai...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 2-US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules
Adds comment from FCC chair in paragraph 7, background, more details in paragraphs 9-11Court cites Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision in rulingFCC Chair Rosenworcel urges Congress to enact net-neutrality lawsIndustry groups oppose reinstatement, citing anti-consumer concernsBy David Shepardson ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
US politics newsletter - Among Trump allies, the infighting begins
By Gram Slattery Jan 2 (Reuters) - During the December holidays, most Americans try to unplug, relax and steer clear of work and politics. But Donald Trump’s closest allies spent the last week in a nasty public feud over immigration policy, a debate that laid bare serious ideological fissures wit...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Challenge to N.Y. abortion bias law revived by US court
By Daniel Wiessner Jan 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a judge must reconsider his dismissal of a lawsuit by a pregnancy crisis center and others seeking to strike down a New York law that prohibits retaliation against employees who receive abortions.A unanimous three-judge pa...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Amazon must face part of online retailer's pricing lawsuit, US judge rules
By Mike Scarcella Jan 2 (Reuters) - Amazon.com has fallen short in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the e-commerce giant of hurting competition in the online superstore market, causing rival Zulily to lose sales and consumers to pay higher prices.Seattle-based U.S. District Judge John Ch...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-US appeals court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules
Adds more details from ruling, no immediate FCC comment, in paragraphs 3-8By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission did not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.A three-judge panel o...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-TikTok Assures Ad Agencies That Down Payments On ADs Will Be Returned If App Is Banned - The Information
Jan 2 (Reuters) - TIKTOK ASSURES AD AGENCIES THAT DOWN PAYMENTS ON ADS WILL BE RETURNED IF APP IS BANNED- THE INFORMATIONTIKTOK CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR LARGE AD-SPENDING COMMITMENTS FOR 2025 - THE INFORMATONSource text: tinyurl.com/2yzywcue ((reuters.briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
