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• Partner Cannot Avoid Arbitration in Shareholder Suit Against Former Firm, State Appellate Court Says January 29, 2026
  "We agree with the defendants that the arbitrator selection language is not ambiguous and allows the three parties at issue in this case to each select his or her own arbitrator and the three chosen arbitrators must select the fourth arbitrator," the court said.      
• Insurers' Pollution Exclusions Apply to Legally Permitted Emissions, State High Court Says January 27, 2026
  The high court's decision is a win for insurers, with it saying that standard commercial liability policies cannot cover lawsuits alleging injury from environmental pollution, and said it was "irrelevant" if the pollution was legally permitted.      
• Fed. Judge Denies Request to Transfer Misleading Product Label Suit to California January 23, 2026
  "Plaintiff has failed to show that defendant would have been subject to personal jurisdiction in California, and has therefore failed to show that this exact case could have been brought as a matter of right in the Northern District of California," the court said.      
• Fed. Judge Allows CSX's Trespass Claims to Continue Against Fiber Optics Co. January 22, 2026
  An Illinois federal court allowed the railway company to proceed with its claims alleging that Zayo Group trespassed and installed its fiber optic cables near or beneath 30 of its active rail lines without its permission.