Analysis

4 Benefits And Exec Comp Policy Moves From 2026's 1st Half

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposal for a 401(k) fund safe harbor and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to change the reporting framework for public companies are among the top policy developments from the first half of 2026 that drew benefits and executive compensation attorneys' attention. Here, Law360 looks at four recent developments that attorneys may want to know about.

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Former NCR Execs' $48M Lifetime Benefits Deal Gets 1st OK

By Gina Kim

Approximately 189 former NCR Corp. executives received a Georgia federal court's preliminary approval to their $47.7 million class action settlement resolving allegations the software company broke its commitment to periodically make annuity payments for life post-retirement, bringing the decade-long litigation closer to its end. 

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Mass. Justices Want Explanation For Workers' Comp Rate Cut

By Carolyn Muyskens

Massachusetts' highest court on Monday affirmed a decision by the state's insurance commissioner to reject proposed workers' compensation insurance rates but ordered the commissioner to explain the basis for decreeing a steeper rate cut. 

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6th Circ. Affirms Late Forfeiture Order Despite Court Blunder

By Elizabeth Daley

A Sixth Circuit panel has upheld a Kentucky federal court's order requiring a veteran convicted of stealing government funds to forfeit more than $108,000, even though the lower court did not impose forfeiture until months after the sentencing hearing.

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CSX Must Face Workers' Retaliation Claims In FMLA Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Maryland federal judge trimmed but declined to completely toss a suit from a trio of CSX Transportation Inc. workers who said they were suspended or fired for taking medical leave during holidays, saying a jury needs to probe whether a crackdown on dishonesty drove the discipline or retaliation.

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Analysis

The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.

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Analysis

After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

By Jeff Overley

Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.

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Feature

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

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DOD, Humana Seek Toss Of $270K Tricare Coverage Row

By Gianna Ferrarin

The U.S. Department of Defense and a Humana unit urged a D.C. federal court to toss allegations that they wrongfully denied Tricare coverage for a minor's inpatient mental health treatment, arguing the minor's parents lack standing because they weren't billed for the treatment at issue.

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Paralegal Says NC Law Firm Fired Her Out Of Disability Bias

By Grace Elletson

North Carolina law firm Whitaker & Hamer PLLC fired a paralegal after she asked to bring her service dog to work and for additional time off to manage flare-ups of her disability, according to a Monday lawsuit the former employee filed in federal court.

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Brief

Ill. Hospital Nonprofit Agrees To Settle Tobacco Fee Suit

By Patrick Hoff

A nonprofit hospital operator agreed to resolve a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully charged employees who used tobacco an additional fee to obtain health insurance, according to a Monday filing in Illinois federal court.

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Sealing The Deal

How Gibson Dunn Helped SpaceX Pull Off Its $75B Global IPO

By Al Barbarino

When SpaceX completed its record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering last month, the transaction was notable not only for its size — the largest IPO ever — but also for breaking new ground in how public offerings can be structured to reach retail investors around the world.

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CEO Cops To Conspiracy In BigLaw Insider Trading Case

By Sydney Price

A Dubai-based CEO and trader has pled guilty in Massachusetts federal court to charges that he worked with a former BigLaw associate and others to carry out a far-reaching insider trading scheme.

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Justices To Defend Court's Budget In Rare Hill Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before House and Senate committees on July 14, marking the first time in seven years that a sitting justice has gone before lawmakers.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Tell Senate To Reject Blanche Nomination

By Emily Sawicki

Hundreds of former Justice Department employees and appointees urged the Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the permanent role, particularly noting what they called Blanche's work toward politicizing the department.

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ChatGPT Edits Weren't 'Knowing' Errors, Conn. Justices Told

By Aaron Keller

A GLG Law LLC lawyer who blamed ChatGPT for misquotes and citation errors in three filings told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday he did not violate an ethics rule requiring candor to the tribunal because his briefs, though inaccurate, contained correct assertions about the law.

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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

By Emily Johnson

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

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McCarter Atty's Work 'Fell Short' In $20M Deals, Judge Told

By Brian Steele

McCarter & English LLP and one of its Connecticut attorneys failed to uphold the applicable standard of care when advising insurers on $20 million worth of loan transactions that ultimately fell apart because the borrower stopped paying, an expert witness told a Connecticut state court on Tuesday.

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House Dems Push To Ban Judges From Prediction Markets

By Emily Sawicki

Ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.

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