Rent-To-Own Fintech Inks $183.5M Deal With AGs

By Brian Steele

The rent-to-own financing company Acima has reached a $183.5 million deal with 43 states to resolve claims that it misled consumers about the terms of its rental-purchase agreements and deceptively marked up prices, the Connecticut attorney general said Thursday.

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11th Circ. Upholds $2.75M Award In Gag Clause Breach

By Carolina Bolado

The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a $2.75 million judgment against a woman for breaching a confidential agreement with a former intimate partner she claims sexually assaulted her, rejecting her arguments that the agreement was invalid and violated her First Amendment rights.

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3rd Circ. Backs Union In Utility Co. Doctor's Note Dispute

By Katherine Smith

An electric utility must reimburse a lineman for a doctor's note he was asked to provide after calling out sick, the Third Circuit has ruled, finding that a lower court erred by rejecting an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local's bid to enforce an award ordering the reimbursement.

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NY Contractor Gets Final OK For $162M Caregiver Wage Deal

By Katherine Smith

A New York federal magistrate judge has signed off on final approval of a $162 million settlement in a proposed class and collective action against a contractor that helps administer a state Medicaid program, ending claims that the company failed to pay personal care assistants accurately or on time.

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Ex-Wine Co. Exec Had 'Unusual' Distributions Deal, Jury Told

By Aaron Keller

The former president of a company that controls Josh Cellars wines was warned his employment and operating agreements could require a "very long" wait for possible distributions from a trademark holding entity, the executive's personal lawyer testified Thursday during a breach of contract trial in Connecticut state court.

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Quinn Emanuel, Atty Get Reduced Fee Awards In Buzbee Suits

By Lynn LaRowe

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Mississippi lawyer can get a small fraction of the roughly $1.72 million in combined attorney fees they sought from prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee after defeating claims that they conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to retaliate against Buzbee and two of his former clients, a Texas state judge has ruled.

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NYC, LA, Other Cities Seek To Halt Latest HUD Grant Terms

By Rachel Riley

New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and dozens of other cities across the country that have challenged the Trump administration's grant restrictions are asking a Washington federal judge to block a new round of funding conditions from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Harvard, Boston Hospitals Block Power Plant's Fee Hike

By Chris Villani

A Massachusetts judge ruled that Harvard University and a group of major Boston-area hospitals do not have to pay higher fees that a power plant imposed unilaterally, but he rejected their request for treble damages under the state's consumer protection laws.

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Insurance CEO Asks Jurors To Uphold $8M Promise

By George Woolston

The CEO of Cure Auto Insurance asked a New Jersey federal jury Thursday to hold two businessmen to their promise that he would receive 15% of the proceeds if a venture the three men started ever sold.

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Coldwell Banker's Trade Secrets Win In Calif. Reversed

By Craig Clough

A split California state appeals court panel has reversed a directed verdict win for Coldwell Banker and some employees accused of stealing trade secrets from a rival real estate company, finding a lower court judge imposed an unreasonable trial time limit and forced the rival to rest before it could finish presenting its case.

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Real Estate Broker Howard Hanna Accused Of 'Junk Fees'

By Matthew Santoni

Major real estate broker Howard Hanna has joined the firms being accused of charging homebuyers "junk fees," according to a proposed class action filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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FEMA Subcontractor Defends No-Poach, Wage-Fixing Suit

By Matthew Perlman

A disaster response worker is defending a proposed class action accusing Fluor Federal Services Inc. and several subcontractors of fixing wages and agreeing not to hire each other's workers, arguing that one of the companies identified members of the conspiracy in writing.

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Krispy Kreme CEO Sued Again Over Holes In McDonald's Deal

By Matthew Santoni

Another shareholder has sued on behalf of Krispy Kreme over its executives' alleged overselling of a donut distribution deal with McDonald's, this time in Delaware federal court.

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Eurofinsa Seeks $18M Award Via Gabon's US Bank Accounts

By Taylor Bowie

Eurofinsa SA asked a New York federal judge to block the Gabonese Republic from transferring any assets held by the Bank of New York Mellon as the now-defunct Spanish construction company looks to enforce a nearly $18 million arbitration award against the African nation.

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Mich. AG Targets Ferry Operator Over Ferry, Parking Monopoly

By Melanie Dorsey

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued the Hoffmann Family of Cos. on Thursday, accusing the private equity firm of illegally monopolizing passenger ferry service to Mackinac Island and nearby parking facilities through acquisitions that eliminated competition, drove up prices and left residents and visitors dependent on a single operator.

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AI Firm's $170M Merger Built On False Promises, Suit Says

By Jarek Rutz

The founders of technology company Constellation Network Inc. have accused artificial intelligence holding company AIAI Holdings Corp. and its chairman of fraudulently enticing them into a $170 million merger, then withholding promised funding that left their business on the brink of collapse.

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Ex-Cravath Staffer Charged With Insider Trading

By Stewart Bishop

A former employee at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Thursday was arrested and charged with insider trading for allegedly exploiting nonpublic information about major deals involving the firm's clients, including Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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Posner Remembered For Wide Influence, Pragmatic Approach

By Ryan Boysen

The iconoclastic, prolific and hugely influential U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Posner is being remembered for a lifetime of relentless advocacy for a more pragmatic approach to the law and a legacy that will ripple through American jurisprudence for decades to come.

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Remembering Richard Posner: A Prolific Jurist

Judge Richard Posner died Tuesday at age 87, leaving a legacy as one of the most influential members of the judiciary who never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 revisits its coverage over the years of the prolific retired Seventh Circuit judge, including interviews with him about his pragmatic approach to the law, his belief that the courts mistreat pro se litigants and his love of felines.

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Foley Revamps Associate Pay, Advancement Structure

By James Boyle

Foley & Lardner LLP is the latest law firm to alter the way it handles associate compensation and advancement to keep in line with Milbank LLP's update of its own associate pay scale in July.

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Weil's 1,000 Staff Face 'Absorption' Issue In Hunt For Roles

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

As the approximately 1,000 professional staff members at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP look for new roles, they're likely to encounter a more difficult job market than the firm's attorneys, recruiters told Law360 Pulse.

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DOJ Exodus Leaves Trump Facing Confirmation Crunch

By Courtney Bublé

Since the Democrats' sweeping victories on Election Day, there has been an exodus of top officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and prospects for confirming permanent replacement are slim.

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The Go-To Firms For Insurance Litigation In 2026

By Hope Patti

A Florida-based law firm filed the most insurance coverage actions in the first half of 2026, primarily representing policyholders in property damage disputes, while BigLaw firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani was the most frequent choice among insurer defendants.

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Senate Confirms First Judge Of Lame-Duck Period

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Gregory Cook to the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday, marking the first judicial confirmation of the lame-duck period.

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Proskauer Won't Rep Perplexity In Reddit Data-Scraping Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Perplexity AI Inc. has abandoned its effort to have Proskauer Rose LLP defend against a data-scraping lawsuit from Reddit Inc. after Reddit raised concerns about the law firm's past representation of the social media company.

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Arbitration Assoc. Wants Consumers' Monopoly Suit Tossed

By Rae Ann Varona

The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to toss a proposed class action that accuses the organization of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the plaintiff consumers are trying to hold it liable for contracts it never entered into.

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