**Today's deltas:** The Northern District of California's consolidated *In re OpenAI Copyright Litigation* inches toward a critical June scheduling conference as OpenAI's motion to dismiss the direct-infringement counts draws a supplemental opposition from the Authors Guild coalition; the Ninth Circ
Three intersecting currents define today's crypto-insolvency…
Three intersecting currents define today's crypto-insolvency landscape: the FTX Bankruptcy Estate's second-tranche distribution mechanics are entering operational reality, with the first payments having cleared and attention now turning to contested claims reconciliation for the third-tier pool; Cel
**Today's deltas:** The Southern District of Florida's FTX-adjacent fraud recovery docket saw new trustee filings this week targeting Bahamian asset transfers; the SEC's enforcement machinery produced a fresh jury verdict in a $180M cryptocurrency Ponzi operating out of Texas; and the DOJ's Money La
**Today's delta:** The Visa/Mastercard interchange class…
**Today's delta:** The Visa/Mastercard interchange class action remains the dominant settlement story heading into Memorial Day weekend, with final approval proceedings in *In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation*, No.
**Today's principal deltas:** The Fifth Circuit's…
**Today's principal deltas:** The Fifth Circuit's anticipated en banc reconsideration of *Purdue Pharma*-adjacent third-party-release doctrine continues to cast a long shadow over confirmation practice, with the Southern District of New York bankruptcy bench fielding at least two contested confirmat
