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February 19, 2026
Eutelsat Seeks Fast-Track C-Band Relocation Payments

As the Federal Communications Commission makes plans to auction off part of the upper C-band, Eutelsat thinks the agency should use its auction of the lower part of the band as a guide, particularly when it comes to paying satellite operators to clear out quickly.
February 19, 2026
Ohio Justices Shield Lenders From COVID-Era Class Claims

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state resident can collect damages from Quicken Loans for the company's failure to report within 90 days that his mortgage had been paid off, but reversed a trial court's certification of a class of individuals who experienced the same issue, finding an amended state law prohibits the action.
February 19, 2026
Google Says IPhone Users Campaign To 'Harass' Senior Execs

Google is going head-to-head with iPhone users who want to depose its executives at the tail end of discovery in a lawsuit accusing the tech behemoth of cutting a deal with Apple to become the default search engine on Apple devices, accusing the proposed class of harassment.
February 19, 2026
Wash. Justices Say Amazon Must Face Chemical Suicide Suits

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday revived negligence lawsuits against Amazon brought by the families of four people who killed themselves by ingesting high-potency sodium nitrite purchased on the e-commerce platform, finding the company had a duty to avoid exposing online shoppers to foreseeable harm from items sold on its website.
February 19, 2026
Live Nation Says Judge Should Have Cut More Of DOJ's Case

Live Nation urged a New York federal court on Thursday to further pare down the government's antitrust case against the company, saying a ruling earlier in the week should have nixed additional allegations involving the promotion services it provides to major concert venues.
February 19, 2026
FCC Floats Nearly $200K Fine On Dahua For Late Filing

The Federal Communications Commission will seek an almost $200,000 fine against Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. for allegedly failing to file paperwork detailing its subsidiaries and affiliates going back three years under a U.S. national security program.
February 19, 2026
Pepsi And Frito-Lay Avoid Class Chip-Pricing Claims, For Now

A California federal judge struck class claims from a lawsuit accusing PepsiCo and Frito-Lay of illegally charging Walmart, Target, and other chain stores less for chips than smaller retailers, stating that the plaintiffs cannot show that the proposed class has suffered the same injury, but will allow them to rework the complaint.
February 19, 2026
ITC Says Indian Springs Harm US Industry, Duties Coming

Garage door springs imported from India to the U.S. will be hit with antidumping and countervailing duty orders after the U.S. International Trade Commission said Thursday they are causing material harm to U.S. domestic industry.
February 19, 2026
Lyft Must Share Driver Records In Uber Sexual Assault Suit

Lyft Inc. must hand over sexual misconduct records it has on four men who allegedly assaulted and raped passengers while driving for Uber, a California federal judge has ruled, saying such documents could show that Uber, the defendant in multidistrict litigation, knew of the drivers' past conduct.
February 19, 2026
Shkreli Again Tries To Add Wu-Tang Members To Album Fight

"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli filed a third-party complaint against two members of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, seeking once again to bring them into litigation brought by a cryptocurrency community that claims Shkreli improperly retained copies of a Wu-Tang album the community had bought the rights to.
February 19, 2026
Delta, Aeromexico Urge 11th Circ. To Void DOT Split Order

Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico urged the Eleventh Circuit to void a U.S. Department of Transportation order directing them to dismantle their joint venture, saying the agency had offered contrived reasoning and scant evidence for purported anticompetitive effects.
February 19, 2026
Texas Panel Unsure Midwife Can Escape Abortion Order

A Texas appellate court pushed back on a midwife's assertion that a court order blocking her from providing abortions flouted the state's rules of civil procedure, saying Thursday she wasn't facing the lawsuit "for doing appendectomies."
February 19, 2026
Live Nation Fights Uphill To Nix FTC Suit Over Ticket Scalping

Live Nation urged a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider her tentative decision refusing to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's allegations it turned a blind eye to scalpers, arguing that the complaint doesn't identify specific tickets that scalpers were able to obtain by evading security measures that limit purchases.
February 19, 2026
Scientist Must Give Splenda Maker Emails With In-House Attys

A scientist battling a lawsuit by the maker of Splenda over her research linking the artificial sweetener to cancer-causing chemicals must turn over emails with her employer's in-house counsel, a North Carolina magistrate judge ruled, finding they are not protected by privilege.
February 19, 2026
Commerce Orders Duties On Paper Folders From Cambodia

Paper file folders imported into the U.S. from Cambodia will be subject to a countervailing duty order following affirmative determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce that these imports are benefiting from harmful subsidies and damaging U.S. domestic industry, Commerce said Thursday.
February 19, 2026
Warren Seeks Treasury, Fed Pledge Of No Bitcoin Bailout

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to provide a written pledge not to bail out cryptocurrency markets in the face of sliding bitcoin prices, saying such a move would disproportionately benefit billionaires.
February 19, 2026
'Think Carefully': Judge Wary Of Notice Tactic In Google Deal

A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he will grant preliminary approval to Google's $8.25 million settlement to resolve putative class allegations that Google surreptitiously tracked children online for advertising, while urging counsel to "think carefully" about using behavioral tracking in future settlements to post advertisements notifying class members.
February 19, 2026
Electronics Cos. Fight 'Heavy-Handed' Next-Gen TV Mandate

As the Federal Communications Commission looks to coax the broadcast industry into adopting next-generation TV on a wider scale, a key electronics industry group has re-upped concerns that officials might move too fast.
February 19, 2026
Nev. Wants Latest Kalshi Betting Case Waged In State Court

Nevada's efforts to shutter Kalshi's sports event contracts are mired in an early procedural snag as the prediction market angles to litigate in federal court, while the Silver State pushes to keep the dispute within its own judicial system.
February 19, 2026
CIT Orders Reconsideration Of Fujifilm Co.'s Industry Status

The U.S. International Trade Commission must redo its determination that a U.S. subsidiary of Fujifilm qualifies as a domestic producer for purposes of finding domestic industry has been harmed by imports from Japan and China, the U.S. Court of International Trade said.
February 19, 2026
Ga. Appeals Court Weighs Kratom Seller's Liability

A Georgia appellate court on Thursday gave little indication on whether it would reverse a trial court's grant of summary judgment to a kratom distributor whose customer died after consuming one of its products.
February 19, 2026
'Sealed Container' Defense Sinks Exploding Battery Suit

A North Carolina appeals panel won't revive a man's suit against a retailer and distributor alleging he was sold a defective lithium-ion battery that exploded in his pocket, saying all his claims are blocked by the sealed container defense.
February 19, 2026
BakerHostetler Adds Contaminants Pro From DLA Piper

BakerHostetler announced on Thursday that it has brought a San Francisco-based attorney from DLA Piper onto its product liability and toxic tort and environmental teams, calling him "one of the country's leading emerging contaminants litigators."
February 18, 2026
Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit

Healthcare technology company Tempus AI illegally compelled a genetic testing company to disclose its "massive trove" of genetic data through acquisition and then further disclosed affected individuals' private data to other companies without consent, an Illinois mother told a federal court.
February 18, 2026
Smith & Wesson Gets Suit Over Tracking Cookies Pared Down

A California federal judge has cut state wiretap law and several other claims from a proposed class action accusing Smith & Wesson of illegally gathering browsing data from website visitors who rejected the use of tracking cookies, while preserving allegations that the firearm manufacturer facilitated third parties' privacy intrusions.

Expert Analysis

Series

Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.
Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.
State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
How Settlement In Texas TCPA Case Affects Text Marketing

The recent settlement in Ecommerce Innovation Alliance v. State of Texas, which challenged the constitutionality of expanded registration requirements of the Texas mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act, is a substantial win for companies concerned about being penalized by Texas regulators or other financial exposure for sending consented-to marketing texts, but the expanded private right includes other traps for the unwary, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.
Food Industry Braces For MAHA And Other Challenges In 2026

After the Make America Healthy Again movement kept the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under pressure in 2025, actions in the food safety space are likely to continue this year, including updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dietary guidelines and processed food definitions, say attorneys at Wiley.
Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026

2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.
3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.
Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.
4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.
Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.
Opinion

Judges Carry Onus To Screen Expert Opinions Before Juries

Recent Second Circuit arguments in Acetaminophen Products Liability Litigation implied a low bar for judicial gatekeeping of expert testimony, but under amended Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, judges must rigorously scrutinize expert opinions before allowing them to reach juries, says Lee Mickus at Evans Fears.
Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.