Analysis

Justices' Fluor Ruling Adds To DOD Contractors' War Costs

By Madeline Lyskawa

Defense contractors may want to factor additional liability costs into their contracts since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a veteran's state-based injury claims from a 2016 bombing in Afghanistan can proceed against Fluor Corp.

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Soldier Aware Of Maduro Raid Bet On Polymarket, Feds Say

By Pete Brush

A U.S. Army sergeant stationed in North Carolina who helped plan the capture of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made lucrative, unlawful prediction market bets on the raid that saw Maduro brought to New York in January, Manhattan federal prosecutors charged on Thursday.

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Dems Back Sen. Kelly In DOD Fight Over Illegal Orders Video

By Courtney Bublé

Five Democrats in Congress who previously served in the military and intelligence communities backed U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in his challenge to the Trump administration's retaliation for warning service members not to carry out illegal orders.

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Axiom Space Says Ex-Lobbyist Can't Work At Rival

By José Luis Martínez

Axiom Space Inc. urged a Texas federal judge Thursday to stop its former policy adviser from working for rival commercial space infrastructure firm Vast Inc., arguing that a noncompete deal and his knowledge of confidential information warrant a temporary restraining order.

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Cos. Say Permit Delays Could Drag Out 'Rip And Replace'

By Christopher Cole

The government's multibillion-dollar effort to pull Chinese-made gear from U.S. telecom networks is almost done, but a carriers' group told the agency this week it was concerned that permit delays could set project timelines back.

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FCC Rejects SpaceX, Iridium Bids To Change 'Big LEO' Rules

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's staff has turned down requests from SpaceX and Iridium Communications Inc. to revamp spectrum sharing rules in the "Big LEO" bands that sought to let the companies expand mobile satellite services.

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Brief

Amazon Gets OK To Sell Leo Routers Despite Covered List

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission continues to make exceptions for certain foreign-made routers after issuing a blanket ban on their being sold in the United States earlier this year by placing them on the so-called covered list.

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Huawei's Long-Awaited NY RICO Trial Moved To Fall

By Stewart Bishop

A Brooklyn federal judge on Thursday said the racketeering trial of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. will be delayed from June until September, after prosecutors filed streamlined charges over the weekend in one of two seven-year-old criminal cases the Chinese telecom company faces in the U.S.

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DOJ Says Beverly Hills Mansion Bought With Bribe Money

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a California federal court to allow the government to take possession of a Beverly Hills mansion alleged to have been purchased and then renovated with $30 million in illegally obtained and laundered funds.

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Sikorsky Says UK Co. Owes $9.8M More In Chopper Feud

By Brian Steele

A British company that is already on the hook for more than $26.3 million must pay Sikorsky International Operations Inc. an additional $9.77 million in offer-of-compromise interest after losing a lawsuit over the scrapped purchase of two helicopters, the Lockheed Martin-owned manufacturer told a Connecticut federal judge.

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Sig Sauer Claims Contractor Immunity In Gun Injury Suits

By Elaine Briseño

Sig Sauer told a Pennsylvania federal court it cannot be sued by a government agent accidentally shot in the leg after one of its P320 pistols allegedly spontaneously discharged, saying it has immunity as a government contractor.

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9th Circ. Revives County's $162M Environmental Coverage Bid

By Abraham Gross

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a California county's suit seeking coverage of up to $162 million for environmental remediation efforts at an airport, reversing a lower court ruling that the policies were capped by an annual limit.

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Defense Parts Maker Elmet Group Prices Upsized $120M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private equity-backed defense parts manufacturer The Elmet Group Co. began trading publicly on Thursday after raising $120 million in its upsized initial public offering, steered by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and Thompson Coburn LLP.

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DOD Contractors May Be Overlooking Import Duty Exemption

In today's high-tariff environment, defense contractors and subcontractors should consider a nontraditional application of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement’s duty-free exemption clause that might substantially reduce their import costs, says Jason Monahan at Honigman.

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New DEI Clauses Will Reshape FCA Exposure For Contractors

As federal agencies mandate new procurement language aimed at curbing contractors' DEI practices and embedding False Claims Act materiality concepts into antidiscrimination obligations, contractors should account for both compliance and litigation risks before signing, and understand the legal constraints that govern FCA materiality, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

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OFAC Signals Sanctions Diligence Can't Stop At 50% Rule

Recent guidance from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, along with several enforcement actions looking beyond the 50% formal ownership requirement, sends a clear message that sanctions due diligence must consider a variety of factors, including degree of control, practice of actual dealings and the involvement of proxies, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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New FCC Router Rule Signals Shifting Supply Chain Approach

The Federal Communications Commission's recent addition of consumer-grade routers newly produced outside of the U.S. to its covered list marks another notable expansion of the Trump administration's supply chain risk regulation and national security policy, directly affecting manufacturers, carriers and service providers, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Series

Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Bar Complaint Calls Out EEOC Chair's Law Firm DEI Letters

By Grace Elletson

A legal advocacy group asked the Virginia State Bar to investigate whether U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas violated ethics rules by declining to investigate LGBTQ+ bias complaints and sending letters demanding information from law firms on their diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

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Analysis

Judge Albright Changed The Landscape Of Patent Litigation

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas became infamous in 2019 when he drew repeated chastising from the Federal Circuit for hoarding patent cases, but in the wake of his plans to step down, attorneys say the judge's biggest legacy has become his efficient, common sense approach to litigation.

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'Cheap' Judge OKs $19.5M Snap Deal Fees But 'No Bentleys'

By Craig Clough

After warning counsel who negotiated a $65 million securities settlement with Snap that he is "notoriously cheap," and in a tentative order gave a "haircut" to their $19.5 million fee request, a California federal judge talked himself out of the trim at a hearing Thursday but quipped, "No Bentleys."

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Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue For Firms In EO Appeals

By Lauren Berg

Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.

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Another 'Inventing Anna' Attorney Gets Disbarred

By Emily Sawicki

A New York state appeals court has accepted the resignation of a New York City attorney amid a misconduct investigation, reportedly leaving high-profile socialite scammer Anna Sorokin without legal counsel while facing fee claims from her former lawyer, according to a Thursday notice by opposing counsel.

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DOJ Watchdog To Review Handling Of Epstein Files

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice watchdog announced Thursday that it will be reviewing the department's release of the Epstein files after much bipartisan pushback that it has been slow and error-ridden.

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Ex-DA's Defamation Claims Tied To Menendez Work Risk Toss

By Rae Ann Varona

A Los Angeles County prosecutor-turned-public defender fought uphill Thursday to pursue defamation claims against a former colleague who criticized her advocacy for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez, with a California state court judge saying that alleged comments like calling the attorney a "quisling" — or traitor — were nonactionable opinions.

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ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Faces New Stay Bid After Error

By Adrian Cruz

Civil rights groups suing the U.S. government to block immigration courthouse arrests asked a New York federal judge to stay the enforcement of the arrest policy, arguing that government attorneys have retracted their original position on the legality of the arrests.

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Immigration Board Says Judge Glossed Over Inconsistencies

By Tom Lotshaw

An immigration judge failed to address and explain inconsistencies before finding a Cameroonian man credible and granting him withholding of removal protection, the Board of Immigration Appeals said in a decision designated as precedential.

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Ex-EEOC Official Accuses Agency Of 'Ironic' LGBTQ+ Bias

By Hailey Konnath

A former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission director sued the agency in California federal court Thursday, alleging it forced him, a queer and transgender man, to participate in the "erasure" of LGBTQ+ individuals, a move his attorney called "ironic" for the agency tasked with upholding antidiscrimination laws.

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