Less than 1: AM Edition, August 17

This morning on Less than 1: a hearing takes place on Google's arbitration bid in a San Francisco ad-monopoly class action, California's talc litigation could shrink under a proposed $5.5 billion nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson, and a federal judge hears Midjourney's bid to overturn a discovery ruling in studio copyright suits. Also: the U.S. Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case, and Amazon reinstates binding arbitration for its customers.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Reuters) US Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5 million E. Jean Carroll case
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-again-rebuffs-trump-5-million-e-jean-carroll-case-2026-08-17/

(Reuters) Amazon reinstates binding arbitration, bars class-action lawsuits
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/amazon-reinstates-binding-arbitration-bars-class-action-lawsuits-2026-08-14/