Bergdorf Goodman Exec Is Sued To Stop Move To Nordstrom

By Rae Ann Varona

Saks Global has filed suit in Texas federal court seeking to stop a "high-visibility executive" who recently resigned from its Bergdorf Goodman subsidiary from joining Nordstrom Inc., accusing the former executive of breaching noncompete obligations and improperly retaining trade secrets she allegedly downloaded before resigning.

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Keesal Young Poaching Suit Against Stradley Ronon Trimmed

By Madison Arnold

A California state judge cleared Keesal Young & Logan to pursue most of its lawsuit alleging Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young crossed the line when it recruited 10 former Keesal Young attorneys, finding that claims such as inducing breach of contract could move forward, in part, because of conversations among the attorneys.

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Yale Wins Discovery Pause In Student's AI Cheating Suit

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut federal judge has agreed to pause discovery while she considers Yale University's request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student who was accused of using artificial intelligence to cheat on a final exam.

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Tube Maker's Board Says CEO Funneled Profits To Sons' Co.

By Jarek Rutz

The special committee of the nation's largest squeezable tube manufacturer's board has sued the company's CEO and his two sons in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging they siphoned off corporate profits through a self-dealing arrangement that steered label-supply business to a family-owned business at inflated prices.

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Cyber Co. Says Mich. Atty's Recusal Bid Based On Speculation

By Emilie Ruscoe

A Michigan attorney's attempt to have a judge recuse from a payment dispute launched by a cybersecurity firm "is a waste of the court's time," the company has said, because her bid is based on speculation over the judge's work in a federal prosecutor's office.

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Title Co., Investor Must Split Blame In $13M Escrow Fraud Suit

By Jennifer Mandato

A title company is partially liable for mishandling $13 million wired into escrow by an investor seeking a 50% ownership interest in a 17-hotel deal, a California federal judge ruled, finding that the title company owed the investor a duty of reasonable care.

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Fla. Energy Co. Hit With $5.3M Suit For Generator Sale

By Ganesh Setty

An Israeli company told a Florida state court that a Miami-based energy services company owes it a $5.3 million commission for the sale of a specialized generator, saying it found the buyer for the Miami company's sale.

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Golf Cart Battery Co. Urges Chancery To Block Rival's Sales

By Jarek Rutz

A Texas-based golf cart battery maker is asking the Delaware Chancery Court for an emergency order barring a distributor from selling newly acquired Bolt Energy USA batteries, arguing the move would violate a still-active noncompete period and irreparably damage the young lithium battery maker's reputation and customer base.

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11th Circ. Says State Farm Doesn't Owe $1M For Shooting

By Abraham Gross

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court ruling in an unpublished opinion that ordered State Farm to cover a $1.13 million judgment against a gas station owner by an employee who was shot on the premises, saying that an employer's liability exclusion bars coverage.

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Ill. Judge Trims DraftKings Sports Betting Promos Suit

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge refused to dismiss outright a proposed class action claiming that DraftKings's advertisements fuel gambling addiction, but trimmed a few claims from the suit, finding several of the lead plaintiffs failed to specify when they saw the ads in question.

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Fire Alarm Co. Says Contractors Altered Camp Lejeune Plans

By Abigail Harrison

A fire alarm system design company has told a North Carolina federal court that a pair of government contractors working on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune altered building plans and removed copyright information without consent.

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'Measure Twice, Cut Once' Also Applies To Builders' Insurance

A New York federal court's recent decision in Ohio Security Insurance v. Southwest Marine and General Insurance, denying additional insured coverage, shows why it's key to apply the caution of "measure twice, cut once" to construction contracts and insurance policy language, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

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Ex-Immigration Judge Accuses DOJ Of Political Retaliation

By Dorothy Atkins

A former Ohio immigration judge sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court Monday, alleging she was discriminated against and unconstitutionally fired for her liberal political beliefs while slamming the Trump administration's recent "unprecedented assault" against longstanding civil service laws that protect millions of federal employees.

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Feature

Meet The Attys Arguing Gov't Subpoena Power At High Court

By Mark Payne

Law360 introduces the lawyers appearing at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case focused on an anti-abortion crisis center and a state attorney general's attempt to subpoena details on its donors.

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3rd Circ. Says Habba Barred From Serving As Acting US Atty

By Carla Baranauckas

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer cannot serve as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, the Third Circuit ruled Monday in a precedential opinion holding that her appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and undermined the constitutional safeguards of Senate confirmation.

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Calif. Ban On Fee-Sharing With 'Alternative' Firms Challenged

By Jack Karp

A new law barring California lawyers and firms from sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers is unconstitutional and will harm the state's mass tort lawyers and their clients, according to a lawsuit filed last week.

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Analysis

What MDL Judges Can Get Done With A New Civil Rule

By Cara Salvatore

As the first federal procedure rule geared toward multidistrict litigation goes into effect, judges will have a new buffet of best practices to guide them, but little in the way of hand-tying mandates.

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White House Crypto Czar Hired Clare Locke Amid NYT Probe

By Aislinn Keely

The tech founder-turned-White House crypto and artificial intelligence czar David Sacks has hired defamation specialists at Clare Locke LLP to combat a New York Times investigation into potential conflicts of interest arising from his personal tech investments and role as a White House policy adviser.

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Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'

By Madison Arnold

A Florida federal court has dismissed a clothing company's abuse of process suit against an attorney of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne for being a shotgun pleading.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court saw a slate of corporate law clashes this past week, from fast-moving injunction fights in consumer product and real estate markets to multibillion-dollar oversight claims against crypto executives and fresh battles over control for two sports teams.

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