Mich. Judge Rejects FAA Contractor's $6.8M Verdict Challenge

By Elaine Briseño

A Michigan judge has rejected an information technology company's bid to undo a $6.8 million tortious interference verdict, finding a rival contractor proved it reasonably expected to continue a business relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Judge Denies Protest Of V2X's $4.3B Air Force Contract

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims rejected an AAR Corp. subsidiary's protest over the Air Force's award of a $4.3 billion military aircraft services contract to V2X Aerospace LLC, calling the $824 million difference between their proposals not that remarkable.

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9th Circ. Says Malibu, Culver City Filed Air Traffic Suits Too Late

By Elaine Briseño

The Ninth Circuit on Monday rejected challenges from Malibu and Culver City of the Federal Aviation Administration's flight pattern adjustments in Southern California, saying the municipalities waited too long to challenge the 2016 air traffic revisions.

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Physical Therapy Practice Owners Get 6 Years For Fraud

By Matthew Santoni

The owners of a defunct Erie, Pennsylvania, physical therapy practice were each sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding federal healthcare programs by overbilling, prosecutors announced Monday.

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Justices Reject Jurisdiction Row In PFAS Suit Against 3M

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Fourth Circuit decision ruling that lawsuits against 3M Co. from state attorneys general over environmental contamination from forever chemicals belong in federal court.

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ITC To Review Memory Imports Over Chip Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. International Trade Commission is launching an investigation into whether an Arizona-based semiconductor maker's imports are infringing patents held by a California rival.

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Making Effective Use Of DOD's 'Patent Holiday' Program

The U.S. Department of Defense's new defense patent holiday program, designed to let companies experiment with otherwise latent technology without paying typical up-front fees, can help contractors enter new technical domains and markets, but requires careful attention to export controls and patent infringement risks, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

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A Single DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Raises Questions

The U.S. Department of Justice's soon-to-be-released uniform corporate criminal enforcement policy could address the challenges raised by the current decentralized approach, but it will need to answer a number of potential questions amid scant details, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues

A New York federal court’s recent U.S. v. Heppner decision, holding that a defendant’s use of Claude was not privileged, only addressed one narrow artificial intelligence system, but lawyers must recognize that the spectrum of AI tools raises different confidentiality and privilege questions, says Heidi Nadel at HP.

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DOJ Drops Law Firm Executive Order Appeals

By Alison Knezevich and Lauren Berg

The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that it is dropping its fight over executive orders targeting four law firms.

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Dems Probe Trump 'Fixer' In Kirkland Pro Bono Deal

By Lauren Berg

Top Democratic legislators who are investigating the legality of pro bono agreements some BigLaw firms made with President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Kirkland & Ellis LLP provide information about the involvement of Boris Epshteyn, whom the lawmakers called Trump's "legal fixer and co-conspirator to overturn the 2020 presidential election."

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Analysis

4 Things That Likely Sealed Fate Of SCOTUSblog Founder

By Jared Foretek

When 12 "guilty" verdicts were read aloud by the jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion and mortgage fraud trial last week, it was the culmination of a 16-day trial that took jurors deep into Goldstein's ultra high-stakes poker playing, his lavish lifestyle and his former law firm's accounting. Here, Law360 looks at four key pieces of evidence that likely moved jurors to their decision.

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Hagens Berman Denied Rehearing Bid In Sanctions Dispute

By Emma Cueto

The Third Circuit on Monday rejected plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's request to reconsider weighing in on the sanctions dispute in a since-dropped product liability case that resulted in the trial court judge referring the firm for possible criminal investigation.

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Ex-Atty Kossoff Axed From Bankruptcy Case Amid Appeal

By Emily Sawicki

A New York bankruptcy judge determined he has jurisdiction over litigation stemming from the collapse of real estate law firm Kossoff PLLC after its principal stole $14 million from its clients, finding the firm's founder may be dismissed as a defendant because the now imprisoned, disbarred lawyer "appears to be judgment-proof."

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Scientists Slam 'Political Attack' On Judges' Reference Book

By Lauren Berg

Partisan politics is interfering with a reference manual judges routinely rely on to understand complicated scientific evidence, according to more than two dozen contributors who on Monday raised the alarm about Republican attorneys general successfully lobbying for a chapter on climate change to be deleted.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket last week featured headline-grabbing disputes involving fast food giant Jack in the Box and boxing legend Mike Tyson's cannabis venture, alongside high-stakes fights over merger documents, appraisal rights and a $75 million renewable energy funding clash.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of February

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the second month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at Walmart, Walgreens and the Big 12 Conference. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from February.

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