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• Fed. Judge Says Multiple Elite Universities Must Face 'Price-Fixing Cartel' Scheme Suit January 14, 2026
  A Chicago federal judge said a jury will have to decide if a now-defunct group of more than 20 universities, known as the "568 Group," broke antitrust laws by using agreed upon and standardized rules for calculating a student's financial need.      
• Disgruntled Investors Move to Add Damages Claim to Lawsuit Against Chicago Steakhouse January 12, 2026
  "As we told the judge, what happened with the dissolution was like if Tim Cook started a company called Apple 2.0, transferred all of Apple's assets to the new company, and told the existing Apple shareholders, 'Oops, your stock is worthless now,'" plaintiff's attorney Michael Forde said.      
• Salesforce Must Face TVPRA Suit, Alleging Partnership With Backpage, Fed. Judge Rules January 12, 2026
  "Plaintiffs provide detailed accounts of communications between Backpage and Salesforce showing how Salesforce facilitated the success of Backpage's business. They have more than met their burden of pleading that Salesforce participated in Backpage's venture," a federal judge said.      
• Judge Shopping 'Consequences' Are Worth Keeping Tabs On, Experts Say January 5, 2026
  "The thing to keep in mind is that random case assignment is subject to so many exceptions across the federal courts, said Syracuse University College of Law professor Katherine Macfarlane. “Random assignment is this exalted principle, but I don't even know if it's the default.