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October 05, 2026
A landowner has alleged in state court that the city of Waltham, Massachusetts, granted BXP Inc. a valuable mixed-use rezoning while denying the neighboring plaintiff's request for the same housing-focused land designation without any explanation.
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October 05, 2026
SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are urging a Texas federal court to toss a lawsuit challenging their South Texas land swap deal, each noting the wildlife refuge land at issue is already generally closed to the public.
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October 05, 2026
A Tokio Marine unit accused of misrepresenting the terms of its policy has slipped a roofing contractor's negligence claims in a $4.6 million coverage dispute over a school renovation project but must face a claim that it intentionally misrepresented coverage, a Connecticut state court ruled.
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October 05, 2026
Conservation groups and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe are asking a district court to decide a Nebraska utility's motion to lift a partial block on the approval of its 226-mile, 345-kilovolt electricity transmission line before construction starts, arguing that the federal government again ignored important aspects of the problem.
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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a trio of petitions concerning patent and trade secret litigation, declining to review questions about damages apportionment and patent eligibility.
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October 02, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the top FAA grants for real estate projects last month, a potential apartment rent freeze in Washington, D.C., and activist objections to the IRT-Centerspace merger.
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October 02, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice won't restart its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the costly renovations of the central bank's headquarters, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday.
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October 02, 2026
A Texas federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region, siding with conservationists and advocates who claim the federal government unconstitutionally repealed environmental laws to fast-track the construction.
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October 02, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to take up Zurich American Insurance Co.'s challenge to a finding that it must continue to pay for the defense of BNSF Railway against hundreds of asbestos exposure suits.
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October 02, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge Friday refused to toss a proposed securities class action alleging Stanley Black & Decker touted strong demand for its key Tools & Outdoor division while demand was allegedly declining, finding former employees' accounts of internal sales meetings supported an inference that executives knew their statements were misleading.
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October 02, 2026
A Delaware Superior Court judge on Friday certified for immediate appeal his August ruling blocking two AIG insurers from clawing back $50 million they contributed to settle New York University's Hurricane Sandy lawsuit against Turner Construction, finding the unusual insurance dispute warrants early review by the Delaware Supreme Court.
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October 02, 2026
A D.C. federal judge appeared unmoved by Lima, Peru's claims that its former Foley & Hoag representation had an undisclosed conflict of interest that justified the reversal of two arbitral awards totaling $196 million, suggesting that the city sue the law firm rather than try to unwind the judgments.
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October 02, 2026
Near the end of last term, Chief Justice John Roberts voiced his frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court's lengthening oral argument sessions and suggested the justices might tweak their format over the summer. But as the new term begins Monday, the court has yet to announce any changes, and advocates see little need for improvement.
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October 02, 2026
An apprenticeship and training fund has sued a New Jersey township in state court over a project labor agreement in its 2026 paving project, claiming the agreement prevents the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union from placing apprentices on the project.
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October 02, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Monday to begin its 2026 October term, which includes several cases that could determine the future of climate change tort litigation, expand religious freedoms and parental rights, and grant states authority to require proof of citizenship when individuals register for presidential elections using state forms.
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October 01, 2026
Bipartisan permitting legislation unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday could be a game-changer for how quickly energy infrastructure projects get built, though the bill faces a long, difficult path to becoming law. Here are four takeaways from the proposal.
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October 01, 2026
A Connecticut construction company said an insurance brokerage neglected its responsibility to secure a policy and then later misrepresented why the construction company wouldn't receive coverage for a worker's personal injury suit.
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October 01, 2026
The European Union's invitation for Canada to become an associate member of the bloc raises questions about the potential practical and political ramifications of such an effort. From technical details on what that membership might look like to political obstacles and how the U.S. fits in, here are four questions facing the endeavor.
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October 01, 2026
A three-sentence email with the subject line "settlement communication," which proposed a meeting followed by dismissal of a lawsuit over a real estate development, was a binding agreement to end the case, Massachusetts' intermediate-level appellate court said Thursday.
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October 01, 2026
Buchalter PC announced Thursday that it has boosted its roster and greatly expanded its physical presence in the Lone Star State with more than 40 attorneys and three new offices in a combination with Texas construction and real estate boutique Griffith Davison PC.
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September 30, 2026
A Washington federal judge has blocked for now construction of a road within an active channel of the Stehekin River, granting a conservation group's request for a temporary restraining order effective until Oct. 16 as it seeks to protect salmon during spawning season.
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September 30, 2026
A Florida state appeals court reversed an order denying law firm Baker Donelson's bid to escape a construction company's malpractice lawsuit alleging it relied on bad legal advice, saying Wednesday the lower court must first determine if any misconduct occurred in the Sunshine State.
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September 30, 2026
A Puerto Rico federal judge refused Wednesday to let steel rebar companies and one of their executives duck price-fixing claims from construction companies and consumers, citing instant messages discussing the alleged scheme and rejecting arguments that the island hasn't expressly allowed antitrust allegations from indirect buyers.
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September 30, 2026
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized the phone of The Rinaldi Group's managing director as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that he proposed a "quid pro quo" to a defense attorney representing another longtime TRG executive in a bribery case, a prosecutor has told a state court judge.
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September 30, 2026
A Chinese inventor lost his attempt to revive claims in his twist drill patent he accused a Minnesota company of infringing on Wednesday when the Federal Circuit backed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of the claims.