Less than 1: PM Edition, July 22

This evening on Less than 1: a federal judge bars a repeat CIPA filer from filing further suits without court approval, a class action targets Taco Bell and Taylor Farms over the Cyclospora outbreak, Tesla faces a new racial harassment and discrimination suit, and Lathrop GPM plans to combine with a Silicon Valley IP boutique. Also: Holland & Knight faces a legal malpractice suit from a client targeted by state AG lawsuits, and the European Union greenlights Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions. Stories mentioned in this episode: Federal judge bars repeat CIPA filer without court approval https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393179-federal-judge-bars-repeat-cipa-filer-without-court-approval Class action targets Taco Bell, Taylor Farms over Cyclospora outbreak https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393165-class-action-targets-taco-bell-taylor-farms-over-cyclospora-outbreak Tesla faces new racial harassment and discrimination suit https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393183-tesla-faces-new-racial-harassment-and-discrimination-suit Lathrop GPM to combine with Silicon Valley IP boutique https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393185-lathrop-gpm-to-combine-with-silicon-valley-ip-boutique (Reuters) Holland & Knight faces legal malpractice suit from client targeted by state AG lawsuits https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/holland-knight-faces-legal-malpractice-suit-client-targeted-by-state-ag-lawsuits-2026-07-22/ (AP) European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions https://apnews.com/article/paramount-warner-bros-europe-approval-87281ccde5b411f87d253e41c43c776e