Apple Watch Patent Trial to Turn on Storytelling, Not Sensors

A California jury begins hearing arguments Tuesday in the years-long clash between Apple Inc. and Masimo Corp. over whether Apple Watch health-sensor features infringed a Masimo patent—a fight that partly turns on whether the device is wellness tech or medical equipment.

NYC Broker-Fee Law Challenge May Be Moot, Second Circuit Hints

New York City real estate groups might no longer have a basis for seeking to block enforcement of a municipal law requiring landlords, rather than tenants, pay fees for hiring brokers to list and rent out apartments, the Second Circuit signaled Monday.

Tesla Sued Over Claim Faulty Doors Led to Deaths in Fiery Crash

Tesla Inc. was sued over a crash in Wisconsin last November that killed all five occupants of a Model S who allegedly became trapped in a fast-moving inferno when the doors wouldn’t open, adding to scrutiny over whether a design choice by the automaker is a fatal flaw.

This Week in the Circuits: Texas Defends Social Media Law to Fifth Circuit

Texas’ fight to wall off children from the ugly side of social media while tip-toeing around the First Amendment heads to the Fifth Circuit this week, as does a challenge to a directive lowering the reporting threshold to $200 for money services businesses near the US-Mexico border.

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Scouts Lawyer Seeks to ‘Shine a Light’ on Mass Tort System Flaws

Larry Friedman says he sees a golden opportunity to go beyond talking and writing about the need for bankruptcy reform by using the Boy Scouts proceedings to expose the inflated fees and shoddy representation plaguing mass tort cases.

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Judge Faulted for Lag in Push for Jack Smith’s Trump Report

A federal appeals court found that a Florida judge was too slow in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking disclosure of a US Justice Department report on President Donald Trump’s handling of classified information — and gave her 60 days to act.

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