The U.S. Department of Labor's lack of controls over information sharing between subagencies and nongovernmental entities, including law firms and legal advocacy organizations, may have unfairly advantaged those parties with privileged investigative information, an agency watchdog reported, though use of the practice has dropped off. 
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Watchdog Says DOL Needs Better Info Sharing Controls

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Department of Labor's lack of controls over information sharing between subagencies and nongovernmental entities, including law firms and legal advocacy organizations, may have unfairly advantaged those parties with privileged investigative information, an agency watchdog reported, though use of the practice has dropped off. 

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Molson Coors Worker's Suit Over 401(k) Fund Falls Flat

By Grace Elletson

A Wisconsin federal judge shut down a worker's suit claiming beer manufacturer Molson Coors unlawfully kept a lackluster Fidelity investment fund in its $1.5 billion retirement plan, saying the worker hadn't identified a comparable fund that would have brought better returns.

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Mich. Judge Calls Ex-GM Worker Vexatious, Tosses Bias Suit

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge labeled a former General Motors employee a "vexatious litigator" in an opinion issued Tuesday after she filed "five separate lawsuits raising the same claims" against the same defendants and dismissed her workplace bias and harassment suit against General Motors Flint Assembly and UAW Local 598.

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Brief

Capital One 401(k) Deal Wins Final OK, $3.2M Atty Fee Award

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge on Wednesday awarded class counsel Capozzi Adler PC $3.2 million in attorney fees and granted final approval to a $9.6 million settlement resolving claims Capital One improperly used forfeited employee funds paid into the company's retirement plan to reduce its own contributions instead of curtailing administrative costs.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

DOL Nears ESG Rule Rollback As White House Review Begins

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Department of Labor is gearing up to repeal a Biden-era rule allowing retirement fiduciaries to consider issues like climate change and social justice when choosing investments, sending the proposed repeal to the White House for review.

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LITIGATION

Big Pharma Cos. Want 340B Drug Price FCA Suit Tossed

By Craig Clough

Four major pharmaceutical companies Wednesday urged a California federal court to toss False Claims Act allegations revived by the Ninth Circuit claiming they filed false ceiling prices for drugs and overcharged entities covered by a federal discount program, saying the suit is precluded by the FCA's public disclosure bar.

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4 Big Colorado Rulings So Far In 2026

By Zach Dupont

Insurance law took center stage in Colorado's appellate courts during the first half of 2026, but civil rights litigation produced its own notable mark on the landscape. Here, Law360 breaks down four major rulings in Colorado courts from the first half of 2026.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era

As attorneys cope with the increasing unpredictability that artificial intelligence and constant policy changes have created, particularly in practice areas where they carry the emotional weight of clients’ most consequential life events, otherwise soft discussions about self-care are a matter of professional competence, says attorney Jack Jrada.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Goldstein Calls Gov't's Attack On Text Messages 'Hypocrisy'

By Jared Foretek

Lawyers for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein have rejected prosecutors' claims that the famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer may have deleted messages between himself and his poker backers, calling the government "hypocritical" after it had previously argued that Goldstein could authenticate the messages if he took the stand at trial.

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Judiciary Dems Seek DOJ Replies Before Blanche Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Ahead of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for the permanent position, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding he provide answers to their outstanding oversight inquiries.

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Brief

Texas Federal Judge Requires Confirmation Of AI Checks

By Emily Sawicki

Attorneys and self-represented parties appearing before U.S. District Judge Ernest Gonzalez of the Western District of Texas are now required to certify that they have independently verified the contents of any filings created or edited using artificial intelligence.

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'Do Your Part,' Mass. Judge Chides Read Case Attys Post-Leak

By Cara Salvatore

A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday lectured counsel in the high-profile civil case against Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman acquitted of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, to honor their ethical obligations after sensitive information leaked on social media.

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U Of Ky. Appoints Controversial Dean Pick For Law School

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove of the Eastern District of Kentucky will retire from the bench later this month to become dean of the University of Kentucky's J. David Rosenberg College of Law, a move that sparked controversy in the state.

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Wash. Atty Loses Bid For Jury In Dispute Over Bar Sanctions

By Emily Sawicki

A Washington lawyer sanctioned and disciplined for bringing a "frivolous" election suit in 2021 against then-Gov. Jay Inslee has lost her bid to have her ethics charges heard by a jury, with a state appeals panel finding no error in a trial court's ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to take on the disciplinary matter.

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Analysis

High Court's Guardrails Won't Ease Fight Over Trans Athletes

By Alex Lawson

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision permitting states to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports was written in simple terms, but attorneys tracking the issue see the ruling as a flashpoint for further litigation.

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Analysis

Plea Deals Get Scrutiny In 'Hunter,' But Justices Stay Cautious

By Brandon Lowrey

The shock for Mary Fan came almost immediately after she began her career as a federal prosecutor in Southern California in the mid-2000s.

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5 NYC Legal Service Provider Union Contracts Have Expired

By Andrea Keckley

The collective bargaining agreements for five New York City-based indigent defense and civil legal aid providers expired at the end of the day Tuesday as multiple unions reported outstanding points of contention in their negotiations.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of June

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Bayer, Harley-Davidson and PBS. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from June.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

Alston & Bird

ArentFox Schiff

Arnold & Porter

Baron & Budd

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Capozzi Adler

Capozzi Adler PC

Cooley LLP

Cozen O'Connor

Diller Law

Faegre Drinker

Fisher & Phillips

Hassett & Donnelly

Hogan Lovells

Jenner & Block

King & Spalding

Levin Sitcoff

Liebert Cassidy

Light & Miller

McKnight Canzano

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Ogletree Deakins

Peabody & Arnold

Powers Pyles

Rathod Mohamedbhai

Ropes & Gray

Seyfarth Shaw

Sheehan Phinney

Skadden Arps

Spencer Fane

Walden Haran

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AbbVie Inc.

Adobe Inc.

Adventist Health System Inc.

Agiloft Inc.

Allbirds Inc.

American Hospital Association

American Immigration Lawyers Association

AstraZeneca PLC

Auntie Anne's

Bayer AG

Boston Medical Center

Brooklyn Defender Services

Capital One Financial Corp.

Cato Institute

Center for Family Representation Inc.

Children's Hospital Colorado

Cinnabon Inc.

Deere & Co.

Esurance Insurance Services Inc.

Exelon Corp.

Five Below Inc.

GoTo Foods

Harley-Davidson Inc.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Intuit Inc.

Lexington Herald Leader

Microsoft Corp.

Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc.

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

Novartis AG

OceanSound Partners

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Progress Residential

Public Broadcasting Service

Roku Inc.

Sanofi

Starz LLC

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

The Carlyle Group Inc.

The Children's Place Inc.

The Cigna Group

The New York Times Co.

The Walt Disney Co.

United Services Automobile Association

Washington State Bar Association

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Central Intelligence Agency

City and County of San Francisco, California

Colorado Supreme Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Employee Benefits Security Administration

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Internal Revenue Service

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Wage and Hour Division