King & Spalding May Be Sanctioned In $300M Fraud Lawsuit

By Aaron Keller

Two King & Spalding LLP partners face a sanctions hearing in a $300 million fraud lawsuit to determine whether they violated a rule requiring candor to the tribunal by falsely claiming attorneys for other parties were copied on letters to two Connecticut jurists, according to two state court orders.

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NY AG Alleges 'Sham' Arbitration Co. 'In Cahoots' With Lender

By Katryna Perera

New York is suing online arbitration platform Mediation and Civil Arbitration Inc. and its two founders, alleging the company fraudulently presents itself as a neutral arbitration forum while, in reality, it is "in cahoots" with a merchant cash advance company and hands out unfair arbitration judgments against small businesses.

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American Airlines Says Couple's Arrest Claims Not Contractual

By Mike Curley

American Airlines Inc. is urging a Texas federal court to dismiss a suit from a couple alleging it wrongly had them arrested and put on a no-fly list, saying their claims are largely unsupported by facts, self-contradictory, or not causes of action under Texas law.

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Archer Can't Ditch Trimmed Joby Air Taxi Trade Secrets Suit

By Linda Chiem

A California federal judge has said Joby Aviation can forge ahead with a pared-down lawsuit alleging rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation misappropriated its trade secrets, but has tossed Archer's "shotgun pleadings" counterclaims alleging Joby misclassified imports to evade tariffs and concealed its China ties.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Sydney Price

At the Delaware Chancery Court, a trial over World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company has been canceled, and a Reddit investor has filed a suit claiming the company used artificial intelligence to challenge his grievance about a charter provision.

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Georgia Justices To Hear Atty's Claim Of Shady Solicitation

By Christine DeRosa

The Georgia Supreme Court is set to consider a lawsuit filed by a Gainesville personal injury attorney against rivals he accused of stealing clients from other lawyers through dubious solicitation practices.

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Mortgage Co. Held In Contempt For Flouting CEO Depo Orders

By Melanie Dorsey

A Michigan federal judge held United Wholesale Mortgage LLC in contempt on Monday after finding the lender ignored repeated court orders to make CEO Mathew Ishbia available for deposition in a contract dispute with a former mortgage broker. 

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Denver Developer Accused Of Lies To Dodge Loan Repayment

By Zach Dupont

A real estate investment firm has claimed in Colorado state court that a Denver developer lied numerous times to refinance on three occasions a promissory note governing the development of a residential lot on the north side of the city, alleging that the developer owes nearly $380,000 in damages.

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Life Insurer Seeks Input On Murdered Woman's Benefit Payout

By Hope Patti

An insurer asked a North Carolina federal court to determine the rightful beneficiary of a murdered woman's remaining $100,000 in life and accidental death benefits, saying it is exposed to competing claims by the woman's children, one of whom is awaiting trial for murder.

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Auto Lender, NY Near Deal To End 'Predatory' Loan Suit

By Jon Hill

Subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corp. and New York's attorney general are closer to settling the rest of an enforcement lawsuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped out of last year, according to New York federal court filings.

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8th Circ. Backs SD Forum For Deadwood Tobacco TM Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

Cigar manufacturer Drew Estate and the creator of the Deadwood cigar line must take their trademark infringement suit against a South Dakota retailer to state court, the Eighth Circuit ruled on Monday, saying the dispute arises out of a stock purchase agreement that contains a binding forum selection clause.

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NFL, Teams Deny Retaliating Against Flores Over Bias Suit

By David Steele

The National Football League has told a New York federal court that former head coach Brian Flores cannot support his "kitchen-sink" of racial hiring discrimination claims against the league and its teams, including his recent allegation of retaliation.

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American Airlines Escapes Flight Attendants' OT Suit

By Matthew Santoni

Federal law preempts a proposed class action over American Airlines flight attendants' allegedly unpaid overtime before and after flights, since the time flight attendants are paid for is governed by their collective bargaining agreements, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday.

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Former Electric Utility Exec Can Continue With Bias Suit

By Emily Brill

A North Carolina electric utility must continue facing claims that it passed over a Black executive for company president because of his race, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, trimming the former executive's suit in response to the utility's dismissal motion but preserving the central allegations.

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Foot Locker Fine Illustrates SEC's Whistleblower Priorities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent fining of Foot Locker for its separation agreements is a reminder that the commission remains serious about maintaining open channels for reporting whistleblower concerns and that provisions can violate Rule 21F-17(a) without specifically barring communications with the SEC, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.

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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

By Xiumei Dong

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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2nd Circ. Wary Of Nadine Menendez's Args At Bail Hearing

By Carla Baranauckas

A Second Circuit panel signaled skepticism Tuesday toward Nadine Menendez during a hearing on her bid for bail pending appeal of her bribery conviction, repeatedly questioning her claim that prosecutors had misled her about their plans to use her former lawyer as a witness against her.

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Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead

By Emily Sawicki

Rob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.

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Regulatory Litigator Joins Steptoe In SF From K&L Gates

By Lynn LaRowe

Steptoe LLP announced Tuesday that it is growing its U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory bench and its West Coast offerings with a San Francisco-based litigator who came aboard from K&L Gates LLP.

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Trial Boutiques Roll Out Associate Pay Raises

By Andrea Keckley

Three trial boutiques are planning to bump associate salaries by at least $10,000 next month, the firms confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday.

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Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber's RICO Suit A 'Sham'

By James Boyle

Nearly a month after its motion to dismiss a RICO suit filed by Uber and FedEx was denied by a Philadelphia federal judge, personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC has lodged a counterclaim against the companies, saying their complaint is a "frivolous sham."

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Senate Confirms Kansas Prosecutor To Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to serve on the bench in the District of Kansas.

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Ex-EDNY Acting US Atty Joins Akerman's White Collar Practice

By Phillip Bantz

A longtime senior federal prosecutor in New York has returned to private practice as co-leader of the white collar crime and government investigations group at Akerman LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Judge Candidate Loses Ballot Challenge At Mich. High Court

By Melanie Dorsey

An Oakland County probate judge candidate will remain off the August primary ballot after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to review his challenge to the rejection of hundreds of petition signatures, while one justice urged lawmakers to reconsider election rules under which officials were not required to review affidavits that could have validated more than 100 disputed signatures.

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Key Freight Broker Negligence Win A 'Relief' For Plaintiffs Atty

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that freight brokers might also be liable under state law for selecting unsafe motor carriers involved in catastrophic crashes will ultimately improve highway safety by ensuring that the industry's longtime gatekeepers strengthen their vetting protocols, according to a plaintiffs attorney that helped secure the pivotal win.

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