The International Brotherhood of Teamsters objected to Yellow Corp.'s special litigation counsel Kasowitz LLP bid for $12.4 million in professional fees, saying the firm failed to meet its burden of proof.

The US District Court for the Western District of Virginia announced Friday that it will not extend the acting US attorney’s term, making it the latest court to withhold approval of a prosecutor installed by the Trump administration.

A Donald Trump-appointed federal appellate judge invoked the term “swinging dicks” three times in an unusually crass opinion involving a nude, female-only Korean spa, drawing sharp rebukes from 29 of his colleagues.

The Trump administration said it’s making progress on building a web-based portal to handle refund requests for almost $170 billion in global tariffs that were overturned by the US Supreme Court, though it remains unclear when exactly the system will go live.

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It would seem like a politician’s dream: Micron Technology Inc., a top chipmaker, wants to spend $100 billion on a new plant in central New York, the state’s largest-ever private investment. Local officials are thrilled. President Joe Biden called it “one of the most significant investments in American history.” Some 50,000 jobs are at stake.

Automotive lighting systems supplier North American Lighting Inc. agreed to pay $395,000 to settle litigation over its use of 401(k) forfeitures and the tobacco penalty in its employees’ health plan.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters objected to Yellow Corp.'s special litigation counsel Kasowitz LLP bid for $12.4 million in professional fees, saying the firm failed to meet its burden of proof.

An Illinois federal district court denied dismissal of a female coach’s Title VII sex discrimination and Title IX retaliation claims against Greenville University, finding that she adequately pleaded discriminatory termination and retaliation. Sheets v. Greenville Univ., 2026 BL 77242, S.D. Ill., 3:23-cv-3754-MAB, 3/6/26

The Department of Veterans Affairs must honor its collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees while the parties litigate the legality of its cancellation, a Rhode Island district judge ruled.

A Florida federal district court denied All-Ways Towing & Storage Inc.'s motion to vacate default and partially granted a tow truck driver’s motion for final default judgment on FLSA overtime claims, requiring better documentation for damages. Visliquez v. All-Ways Towing & Storage Inc., 2026 BL 80554, S.D. Fla., 24-62275-CIV-SINGHAL, 3/9/26

A Texas federal district court granted summary judgment to the Houston Independent School District against a Black teacher with claimed disabilities who provided no evidence for discrimination claims and failed to report to work for six months without approved leave. Mason-Kelly v. Hou. Indep. Sch. Dist., 2026 BL 78001, S.D. Tex., 4:23-CV-03185, 3/9/26

Washington’s landmark measure applying a new income tax on millionaires isn’t the only significant tax policy coming out of the state’s latest legislative session.

A Delaware-based multilevel marketing company that sells weight-loss supplements is due a California refund of about $150,000 because the state didn’t prove it misapplied sales tax on out-of-state transactions.

An attorney and entrepreneur failed to convince a federal appeals court that he’s entitled to tax deductions for legal fees, theft loss on investments in a medical software partnership, and net operating loss carryovers for previously unused losses.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer serving as the acting IRS commissioner to comply with a federal vacancies law, the IRS said Friday.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to slash New York state’s estate tax exemption threshold by almost 90%, from a more than $7 million limit to $750,000, and raise the top estate tax rate from 16% to 50%.

The tech industry trade association NetChoice filed the first challenge to Chicago’s first-in-the-nation tax on social media companies Friday, telling a state trial court the levy is preempted by federal law and violates the US and Illinois constitutions.

Michael Rapino had been slated to spend March 5 taking the stand in New York in the high-profile trial over the potential breakup of his $40 billion company. Instead, the Live Nation Entertainment Inc. chief was in Washington, signing a last-minute, secret agreement to resolve the federal case.

The US government asked a federal judge to pause discovery in auto parts maker First Brands Group LLC’s bankruptcy lawsuit against former CEO Patrick James, arguing he could take advantage of civil procedures to potentially intimidate witnesses in the criminal case against him.

C3.ai Inc. must face investor claims that it misrepresented revenue from its sales partnership with oil field contractor Baker Hughes in the registration statement for its initial public offering, a federal court ruled.

The US said it had stepped up strikes on Iran to unprecedented levels as both sides in the war threatened to escalate a conflict hitting its two-week mark that has upended energy flows and financial markets.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal, once owned by the late casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson, will have to continue printing a rival newspaper while a federal judge reviews their joint operating agreement in a high-stakes media markets case.

Elon Musk said he intends to rebuild his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, after a series of departures sparked uncertainty about the company’s employee turnover and trajectory.