Ex-FCC Official Condemns Rollback Of Biden Cyber Rule

By Courtney Bublé

A former senior career official at the Federal Communications Commission testified on Tuesday that it was a mistake for the agency to scrap a Biden-era ruling to require telecommunications companies to beef up their security in the aftermath of the Salt Typhoon cyberattack.

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Texas Rep. Introduces Bill To Sanction Cyber Actors

By Madeline Lyskawa

Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced a bill that would create a federal process for identifying and sanctioning state-sponsored cyber actors that target U.S. networks, critical infrastructure and elections.

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Precision Aerospace To Go Public Via $320M SPAC Merger

By Al Barbarino

Precision Aerospace & Defense Group Inc., an engineering and manufacturing supplier to the aerospace, defense and space industries, has agreed to go public through a merger with FACT II Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company.

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Breast Pump Co. To Pay $1M For Alleged Tricare Overbilling

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reached a $1 million settlement with a breast pump company and its owner, resolving allegations that they submitted false claims for reimbursement for service members and their families.

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Boeing Faces New Passenger Suits Over 737 Blowout

By Rachel Riley

The Boeing Co. has been hit with a pair of fresh lawsuits in Washington state court by two California couples who say they were traumatized when a panel blew off a 737 Max jet during a January 2024 Alaska Airlines flight over the West Coast, which triggered an "explosive and violent decompression of the aircraft cabin."

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Vapor Evidence Tossed From Causation In Camp Lejeune Suit

By Mike Curley

A panel of federal judges has excluded evidence of water vapor intrusion from the analysis of causation in the Camp Lejeune water contamination suit in North Carolina federal court, siding with the government in its argument that water vapor is not included in "the water" named in the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.

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What To Expect From DOD's Acquisitions Revamp

The U.S. Department of Defense’s recently announced reshuffling of offices and changes to approval processes aimed at streamlining acquisitions and foreign military sales could materially reshape how contractors position themselves, structure bids and manage compliance, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Bonus Spotlight

Sheppard Mullin To Offer Larger Bonuses To Busy Associates

By Kevin Penton

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP associates who labored past 2,000 hours in 2025 can expect to see a little extra in their upcoming bonus checks, according to an internal memo obtained by Law360.

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Hagens Berman Referred To DOJ For Alleged Misconduct

By Emma Cueto

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday recommended to the U.S. Department of Justice that it investigate powerhouse plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's conduct in connection with several since-dropped product liability cases that a special master found to be filed in bad faith.

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King & Spalding Atty Dies In Mountain Climbing Accident

By Kelcey Caulder

People at King & Spalding LLP are mourning after an appellate attorney from the firm and a mountain guide fell to their deaths climbing New Zealand's tallest mountain.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Robart On Living Under Threats

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

It's been nearly nine years since U.S. District Judge James Robart blocked President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order barring travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, and though the judge has had a long career — including groundbreaking patent and securities decisions — he still occasionally gets recognized as that "so-called judge."

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Twitter Investors Lose Bid To DQ Musk Counsel Spiro

By Katryna Perera

A California federal judge has denied an attempt by Twitter investors to have Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Alex Spiro disqualified from serving as both lead counsel for Elon Musk and a witness in a trial over claims that Musk tried to tank Twitter's stock.

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Dentons Sees Ex-Partner's Appeal Nixed In California

By Caroline Simson

California's highest court has quietly tossed litigation filed by a former Dentons partner who was fired over a $34 million contingency fee due from a Chinese client following an arbitration matter, several months after advising the parties to prepare for oral arguments.

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The Top In-House Hires Of November

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk's xAI has a new but familiar general counsel, while several sports groups — including the New York Mets, PGA of America and the SEC college athletic conference — also brought on new legal leaders in November.

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SDNY Head Backs Good Deals For Quick Cooperation By Cos.

By Stewart Bishop

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday said he's prepared to offer "real benefits" to corporations facing criminal investigations if they quickly agree to cooperate and compensate victims, ideally in the form of comprehensive, government-wide resolutions.

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14 Ex-Lawmakers Tell USPTO Proposed Rules Violate The Law

By Ryan Davis

A group of 14 former members of Congress, including America Invents Act sponsor Patrick Leahy, has told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the agency's proposal to restrict many patent challenges "violates foundational American legal principles and the AIA."

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

The FTC urged a D.C. court to block a deal involving a new heart valve treatment, and courts rejected the commission's monopolization case over Meta's past acquisitions and the agency's challenge of a medical device coatings deal. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from November.

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2 New Judges Confirmed To NC Federal Court

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate confirmed two federal judges for North Carolina on Tuesday.

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