Analysis

Using FCA To Go After DEI Poses Legal Hurdles For DOJ

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Trump administration's use of the False Claims Act to go after DEI policies diverges from past administrations' use of the civil fraud statute to tackle policy initiatives in key ways that may pose legal challenges to enforcement.

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Whistleblower Says Fluor Trafficked DOD Contract Labor  

By Bonnie Eslinger

An ex-federal prosecutor-turned-whistleblower has bolstered his claims accusing defense contractor Fluor Corp. of trafficking tens of thousands of workers from India and Nepal into "involuntary or indentured servitude" for a lucrative U.S. Army logistics contract in Afghanistan.

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Ex-US Diplomat Who Spied For Cuba Faces Denaturalization

By Carolina Bolado

The federal government is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former U.S. diplomat currently serving 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to secretly acting as an agent of the Cuban government for decades, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

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Prior ASG Loss Bars Fight Over Terminated Deal, Judge Says

By Tom Lotshaw

A San Diego company that lost a task order termination fight with the U.S. Navy had its day in court and couldn't support a second challenge with claims about an allegedly fraudulent memo, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge ruled.

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V2X Cites Lack Of Conn. Ties In Contract Suit Dismissal Bid

By Ganesh Setty

Defense company V2X Inc. told a Connecticut state court it shouldn't face a consulting firm's third-party lawsuit alleging that V2X conspired with RTX Corp. and the firm's subcontractor to remove it from an information technology contract, saying there is no connection to Connecticut.

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Venezuela Oil Co. Seeks Redo On Rig Seizure Claims

By Caroline Simson

Venezuela's state-owned oil company is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a D.C. Circuit opinion ordering the company to face long-pending allegations of unlawfully seizing an Oklahoma-based oil drilling company's rigs, arguing the ruling upends decades of precedent on the act of state doctrine.

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Montana PFAS Defendants Seek 'Forum Shopping' Sanctions

By Brian Steele

The city of Stamford, Connecticut, and a local fire district spent two years litigating a PFAS suit against 3M Co. and others before suddenly transferring their claims more than 2,000 miles away in a clear effort at forum shopping, the corporate defendants said in seeking sanctions.

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Boeing Can Appeal Class Cert. In 737 Max Investor Suit

By Hailey Konnath

The Seventh Circuit is permitting Boeing to immediately challenge an Illinois federal judge's certification of a class of investors accusing it of misrepresenting the 737 Max 8 jets' safety after a pair of deadly crashes, according to an order filed Thursday.

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Brief

Coast Guard Awards $400M Deal For Training Center Upgrade

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract worth up to $400 million for upgrades to its training center in Cape May, New Jersey, and said the deal is the largest shore-based construction award in its history.

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Rightsizing Regulation To Usher In Next-Generation Nuclear

Next-generation nuclear seems to be having its moment as a recent flurry of Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking aims to fast-track the licensing and deployment of such technologies, says Hilary Jacobs at Beveridge & Diamond.

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Expect US Enforcers' Cartel Crackdown To Continue

Since agencies’ coordinated enforcement efforts targeting cartel-related activity have not slowed, U.S. companies in Latin America should assess new business lines for designated-cartel ties, scrutinize highest-risk third parties, and enhance training and internal investigation practices, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

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The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents

With autonomous artificial intelligence agents now able to take action without explicit instructions from — or the awareness of — their human owners, the bar must confront whether existing frameworks like informed consent and client privilege will be sufficient on the day an AI agent calls seeking counsel, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

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Quinn Emanuel Founder Exiting Executive Chair Role

By Tracey Read

Four decades after high-stakes litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan first opened in Los Angeles, founding partner John B. Quinn is stepping down as executive chairman of the firm effective immediately.

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ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use

By Cara Bayles

A recent lawsuit against OpenAI highlights many of the hopes and anxieties about pro se litigants using generative artificial intelligence to churn out legal arguments. The technology raises concerns about confidentiality, hallucinations and ethical issues, but some access-to-justice advocates worry the lawsuit may hinder technology that might democratize legal services.

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Burr & Forman Makes Navy Yard Permanent DC Home

By Jack Rodgers

Burr & Forman LLP has made its Navy Yard neighborhood office its permanent home in Washington, D.C., after launching in the city in 2025 with construction partners from Fox Rothschild LLP, the firm announced Monday.

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NJ AG's Office Avoids Defense Of Prosecutor In Ethics Case

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General does not have to defend a county-level prosecutor in an ethics case over allegations he withheld exculpatory evidence, a state appeals court ruled in a precedential decision Monday.

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Squire Patton Taps New Leadership For Public Policy Team

By Andrea Keckley

Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Monday that it has appointed a longtime partner to lead its global public policy practice.

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Analysis

Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance

By Chris Villani

The breadth of a decade-long insider trading scheme prosecutors say was fueled by stolen BigLaw merger information should jolt firms to reexamine their practices to close gaps in internal security, experts told Law360, even if totally eliminating bad actors is nearly impossible.

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ABA Advises Nixing Law School DEI Rules Under Scrutiny

By Emma Cueto

The Standards Committee of the American Bar Association's legal education arm has recommended that the section repeal its law school accreditation standards relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, saying that in the face of new government scrutiny, maintaining these requirements for law schools would jeopardize the section's status as a nationwide accreditor.

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Law Firm Says Data Breach Claims Lack Actual Identity Theft

By Zak Kostro

A law firm asked a Michigan federal judge to throw out a proposed class action alleging it allowed a cybersecurity breach to expose its clients' personal and medical information, saying the complaint fails to adequately assert any identity theft or fraud occurred because of the breach.

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Trump Taps 6 Judges, Including Picks Needing Blue Slips

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced six judicial nominees on Monday, including picks for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits and two district court picks that needed support from Democrats.

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