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President Trump threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion over its airing of what he says was a deceptively edited documentary, but the case could hinge on whether anyone in Florida watched it online and felt misled.

If that hurdle is cleared, a U.S. court would need to decide whether Britain's biggest broadcaster intentionally deceived viewers.

My colleague Jack Queen takes a look at what Trump would need to prove and how the BBC could defend itself. Read the explainer here.

When a federal judge in Alabama finalized a $2.8 billion settlement in antitrust litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield in August, the award included $759 million in legal fees and costs. It’s a hefty payday, but plaintiffs’ lawyers want more, asking that 12.5% of future payouts in related cases against Blue Cross – matters being litigated by other lawyers – be set aside for them, in recognition of the work they did to build the original case. Jenna Greene has more in On the Case.

In New York: Willkie tapped M&A partner Heather Weigel from Davis Polk … Troutman Pepper Locke brought on energy transactional partner Thomas Heffernan from Kirkland … Wiggin and Dana added emerging companies and venture capital partner Andrew Bauer from Bauer Law … Greenspoon Marder hired litigation and aviation partner Roy Masuri from Arnon, Tadmor-Levy.

In D.C.: Weil hired IP litigation partner Rachel Weiner Cohen from Latham … Energy regulatory partner George Fatula joined White & Case from Bracewell.

Across other cities: Shipman & Goodwin added 17 Boston-based attorneys from Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers … Goldfarb & Huck Roth Riojas founding partner Kit Roth moved to Morgan Lewis in Seattle … BakerHostetler picked up California-based IP partners including Susan Natland as co-leader of its global trademark and brand protection team, and Jessica Sganga and Katherine McMorrow, from Knobbe Martens … Amy Cassalia, who previously led the M&A group at Wyrick Robbins, joined McGuireWoods in Raleigh … Husch Blackwell added insurance litigation partner Ryan Burke in Atlanta from Morris, Manning & Martin … Vinson & Elkins brought on investment funds partner Samara Shepherd in Houston from Kirkland … Matt Rosenbaum, former senior counsel at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, joined Holland & Knight in Century City and D.C. … Eversheds Sutherland added a team from Bird & Bird in Paris, including partners Benjamine Fiedler and Chris Ivey … Buchalter picked up litigation and franchise lawyer Jeff Wolf in Scottsdale from Quarles … Doug Wick, former senior attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, landed at Baker McKenzie in Chicago … Vedder Price