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August 29, 2025
Quinn Emanuel, Nano Dimension Debate $30M Fee Spat Venue
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has urged a Massachusetts federal court to send a dispute over $30 million in legal fees allegedly owed by former client Desktop Metal back to state court to hash out claims with its parent company Nano Dimension, while Nano says the dispute belongs in Texas bankruptcy court.
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August 29, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Prosecco DOC Consortium bring an intellectual property claim against a distributor, the Serious Fraud Office bring a civil recovery claim against the ex-wife of a solicitor jailed over a £19.5 million fraud scheme, and law firm Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP sue its former client, the bankrupt Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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August 28, 2025
Email Excluded From Harassment Suit Against Paxton Deputies
A Texas federal judge on Thursday struck an email from a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against the founders of a law firm founded by former top attorneys in the Texas attorney general's office, but said the plaintiff could conduct discovery regarding the email.
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August 28, 2025
Hollywood Producer Stole $12M From Films, Others, Feds Say
A Hollywood producer was arrested Wednesday in South Carolina and accused of stealing $12 million from film projects and others by misappropriating funds and forcing productions to pay for COVID-19 testing that never occurred, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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August 28, 2025
'Animosity' In NASCAR Suit Raises Red Flag For NC Judge
A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday cautioned out-of-state counsel in the NASCAR antitrust litigation to familiarize themselves with how a Charlotte jury thinks after they traded backhanded barbs in front of a packed courtroom, saying trial tactics that might pass in other states won't work in the Queen City.
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August 28, 2025
Barings Denied Ex-Employee Emails In Corporate Raid Case
Investment giant Barings LLC can't force five former employees to hand over their personal emails and text messages in a corporate-raiding suit because their current employer doesn't have them, nor does it have a right to them, a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled.
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August 28, 2025
Ex-Fugees Rapper Ordered To Pay $6.5M In Loan Dispute
A Georgia federal judge has ruled that former Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel must repay $6.5 million to a lender that accused him of fraudulently selling his music catalog while it was being held as collateral.
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August 28, 2025
Truist, Ex-Execs Clash In Bids To End Poaching Dispute
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. and its mortgage banking arm resisted a bid for a pretrial win by its former executives' new employer, arguing that troves of evidence sustain its claims that over 50 employees were illegally poached, costing the bank tens of millions of dollars in losses.
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August 28, 2025
Appeals Court Reverses $2.1M Injunction Against Oil Broker
A Texas state appeals court reversed a temporary injunction barring a crude oil broker from transferring $2.1 million in assets it was paid for oil supplied by its partner, saying the trial court incorrectly determined that the company faced insolvency.
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August 28, 2025
Arkansas Court Dismisses Cherokee Casino License Claims
An Arkansas judge Thursday dismissed a challenge by Cherokee Nation entities over a gaming license in the state, saying the voter amendment that revoked it did not impair any of their contractual obligations and precedent forecloses on any damage claims.
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August 28, 2025
Court Rejects Tulsa Soccer Club's Suit Over Denied Venue
Soccer club Tulsa Athletics' attempt to force the National Premier Soccer League to approve its chosen home stadium in Tulsa was thrown out Thursday, after an Oklahoma federal judge found that the league had no contractual duty to accept the venue.
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August 28, 2025
Hyundai Urges Judge To Dash Dealer's Denied Relocation Suit
Hyundai has asked a Michigan federal judge to dismiss in full a dealership's suit claiming the automaker thwarted its plans to open a new showroom for a Hyundai-owned luxury car brand.
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August 28, 2025
Hawaii Transient Tax Is Unconstitutional, Cruise Cos. Say
The extension of Hawaii's 11% transient accommodation tax to cruise ship passengers under a new law violates the U.S. Constitution, a group of cruise companies told a U.S. district court.
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August 28, 2025
Wyndham Licensee Must Cover Sex Trafficking Claims
A New Jersey federal judge has found that a Wyndham Hotel Group LLC licensee can't escape an indemnity provision requiring it to cover the group in suits alleging sex trafficking was allowed to happen at the hotel.
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August 28, 2025
Hotel Group Says Insurer Owes $12.5M For Helene Losses
A hotel group said it is entitled to recover $12.5 million from a Liberty Mutual unit for business interruption losses stemming from Hurricane Helene, the company said, telling a North Carolina federal court that the insurer has unjustifiably and in bad faith refused to provide coverage.
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August 28, 2025
NFL, Teams Defend Stay In Licensed Merch Monopoly Case
The NFL, its 32 teams and Fanatics have asked a New York federal court to maintain a stay on a lawsuit that accuses them of colluding to monopolize online sales of league-licensed merchandise, arguing the outcome of a similar lawsuit is relevant to its litigation.
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August 27, 2025
Alter Domus Says Mogul Blocked Bidders From Asset Sale
In a seemingly rare move, an administrative agent seeking fulfillment of an award worth hundreds of millions of dollars challenged an auto mogul's purchase of his own trust's assets through a judicial sale, with an attorney arguing Wednesday that the $19 million sale is significantly lower than the assets' value and was made without a fair bidding process.
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August 27, 2025
Quinn Emanuel Fights Uphill To Collect On LA's $280K Bill
A Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorney on criticized a California appellate panel's tentative ruling affirming a court's order that the firm cannot collect roughly $280,000 in legal bills from Los Angeles County, saying Wednesday it gives "short shift" to the firm's arguments and "myopically" misses "the forest for the trees, frankly."
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August 27, 2025
Citizens Say FinCEN's Real Estate Transfer Rule Unlawful
Two citizens asked a Texas federal judge to throw out FinCEN's rule requiring disclosure of residential real estate transfers to corporate entities and trusts even when no money changes hands, saying the rule runs afoul of the Constitution.
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August 27, 2025
Ameritas Urges Ga. Justices To Void 'Life Wager' Policy
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. urged the Supreme Court of Georgia Wednesday to hold that a trust that purchased a woman's investor-backed life insurance policy years after it was written can't collect after her death, warning the court that allowing the trust to do so would provoke "a run" of third-party policies in the state.
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August 27, 2025
Investor Wants $250K, SUV Returned In Cannabis Venture
A Los Angeles investor is suing a number of people and entities who convinced him to sink $325,000 into a real estate and cannabis dispensary holding company, only to end up with no shares in the business and to discover the company's success was exaggerated.
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August 27, 2025
Judge Allows Bulk Of Grand Theft Auto IP Suit To Proceed
A Los Angeles federal judge has allowed most of a copyright and trademark infringement suit brought by video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. against a website that sells cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto V to move forward.
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August 27, 2025
Ex-Software Co. Execs' Win Upheld In Retirement Plan Fight
The Eleventh Circuit has ruled software company NCR Corp.'s "top hat" retirement plans didn't allow the company to issue lump-sum payments to plan participants as alternatives to promised life annuities, affirming former company executives' win in the contract breach suit alleging they were shortchanged payouts from the plans.
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August 27, 2025
Bitcoin Miner Says Energy Co. Owes $2.6M After Contract Exit
A Washington energy company owes more than $2.5 million to a Canadian cryptocurrency outfit after prematurely quitting a bitcoin-mining agreement, the Toronto-based firm claims in a new federal lawsuit filed in Seattle.
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August 27, 2025
Widower Says Justices Need Not Hear Freight Broker Case
A widower has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Sixth Circuit correctly determined federal law doesn't shield an Ohio-based freight broker from state-based negligence and personal injury claims over a 2019 accident that killed his wife.
Expert Analysis
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A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.
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What's At Stake In High Court Review Of Funds' Right To Sue
The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming review of FS Credit Opportunities v. Saba Capital Master Fund, a case testing the limits of using Investment Company Act Section 47(b) to give funds a private right of action to enforce other sections of the law, could either encourage or curb similar activist investor lawsuits, say attorneys at Goodwin.
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Tracking The Evolving Legal Landscape Of Music Festivals
The legal infrastructure behind music festivals is anything but simple, so attorneys advising clients in this space should be prepared for a wide range of legal challenges, including the unexpected risks that come with live events, says Meesha Moulton at Meesha Moulton Law.
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Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase
As legislators, prosecutors and plaintiffs attorneys increasingly focus on labor and sex trafficking throughout the U.S., companies must tailor their due diligence strategies to protect against forced labor trafficking risks in their supply chains, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Series
Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.
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Reddit v. Anthropic Is A Defining Moment In The AI Data Race
The recent lawsuit filed by Reddit against Anthropic in California state court marks a pivotal moment in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence by sidestepping a typical copyright dispute, focusing instead on the enforceability of online terms of service and ownership of the digital commons, says William Galkin at Galkin Law.
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What Developers Can Glean From Miami Condo Ruling
A Florida state appeals court's recent denial of a Miami condo redevelopment bid offers a detailed blueprint of what future developers must address when they evaluate the condominium's governing declaration and seek to terminate a condominium, say attorneys at Shubin Law.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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2nd Circ. Reinforces Consensus On Vacating Foreign Awards
In Molecular Dynamics v. Spectrum Dynamics Medical, the Second Circuit recently affirmed that federal district courts do not possess subject matter jurisdiction to vacate foreign arbitral awards, strengthening this consensus across the circuits most active in recognition and enforcement actions, says Ed Mullins at Reed Smith.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Corp. Human Rights Regulatory Landscape Is Fragmented
Given the complexity of compliance with nations' overlapping human rights laws, multinational companies need to be cognizant of the evolving approaches to modern slavery transparency, and proposals that could reduce mandatory due diligence and reporting requirements, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Opinion
Premerger Settlements Don't Meet Standard For Bribery
Claims that Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump while it was undergoing a premerger regulatory review amounts to a quid pro quo misconstrue bribery law and ignore how modern legal departments operate, says Ediberto Román at the Florida International University College of Law.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Forced Labor Bans Hold Steady Amid Shifts In Global Trade
As businesses try to navigate shifting regulatory trends affecting human rights and sustainability, forced labor import bans present a zone of relative stability, notwithstanding outstanding questions about the future of enforcement, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.