Astellas Beats $115M Milestone Claim In Del. Chancery Ruling

By Jarek Rutz

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge has ruled that Astellas Pharma Inc. is not obligated to pay up to $115 million in disputed drug development milestone payments tied to its acquisition of Potenza Therapeutics Inc., finding that the clinical trials at issue never met the contract's definition of a Phase II study.

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'Bye Bye Bye' Choreographer Sues Sony For 'Deadpool Dance'

By Lauren Berg

The artist behind NSYNC's iconic "Bye Bye Bye" choreography has accused Sony Music of licensing the dance for use in both Marvel Studios' 2024 film "Deadpool & Wolverine" and Epic Games' Fortnite without his permission or giving him credit.

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Developer Sues Law Firm, Contractor For 'Lien Extortion' Plot

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. real estate developer and attorney is claiming that a local law firm, a contractor and an Israeli investor ran a coordinated "lien extortion" scheme to freeze his property sales before attempting to extort him in a new civil RICO suit.

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Ill. Judge Tosses 'Half-Baked' Nestle Chocolate Labeling Suit

By Lauraann Wood

A Nestle consumer cannot pursue false labeling accusations over the "100% real chocolate" claim on the company's chocolate chip bags because her complaint is "half-baked" and contradicts the widespread understanding that chocolate is made from more than cacao bean-based ingredients, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.

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Texas Judge Dismisses Southwest Holiday Outage Claims

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas federal judge dismissed claims brought by Southwest Airlines investors that the airline caused a disastrous 2022 holiday travel season with outdated technology and a unique flight route structure, but left room for the investors to refile.

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Veterans Say Synchrony Arbitration Order Defies MLA

By Sydney Price

Synchrony Bank customers said a North Carolina federal judge erred when directing them to arbitrate claims accusing the bank of promoting a misleading 0% interest rate for veterans, arguing the order contains several misinterpretations of the Military Lending Act.

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VIN Etching Class Bid Fails For Now In Suit Against Dealer

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state court judge has denied a car buyer's attempt to certify a class of more than 3,100 customers who were allegedly overcharged for a theft-deterrent service known as VIN etching, but left open the possibility that he could partly change his mind.

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4th Circ. Upholds Prior Settlement Bars Clear Touch TM Suit

By Adam Lidgett

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that it won't undo a lower court's decision tossing interactive technology products company Clear Touch Interactive Inc.'s federal intellectual property claims against a former reseller, saying the case was blocked by an earlier settlement agreement between the parties.

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5th Circ. Panel Weighs BP Retirees' Pension Suit Win

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel wanted to know what specific misrepresentations BP Corp. North America Inc. made to about 7,000 retirees that caused them to think they were getting a sweeter retirement deal than they got, asking Wednesday which misrepresentations were the most "obvious."

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Union, Employer Group Beat NJ Contractor's Benefits Suit

By Emily Brill

A union and a contractors association have beaten back allegations that they coerce employers into making excessive contributions to a union benefit fund, with a New Jersey federal judge tossing a proposed class action filed by a contractor last year.

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Ex-CFO Can't Offset $35M Restitution With Crypto, Feds Say

By Ben Adlin

Federal prosecutors took issue Wednesday with a convicted former software executive's push to reduce the amount of money he needs to pay back in his $35 million fraud case, telling a Seattle federal court that Nevin Shetty shouldn't be able to offset his restitution obligation with cryptocurrency tokens.

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Buyer Says Seller Undermined $58M Food Business Sale

By Jarek Rutz

A worldwide food importer and distributor has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing a former business owner of selling his food distribution company for $58 million and then unlawfully undermining the business through deception, obstruction and direct competition.

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Dominican Republic Must Pay $44M Arbitral Landfill Award

By Joyce Hanson

A D.C. federal judge has opted not to vacate a nearly $44 million arbitral award issued after the Dominican Republic terminated a landfill concession, enforcing the award instead with an order saying the court has adopted a magistrate judge's report and recommendation in full.

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Ex-Diplomat Says Rep. Rivera's Liaison Was Out For Himself

By Carolina Bolado

A retired diplomat Wednesday described former Florida congressman David Rivera's Venezuelan contact Raúl Gorrín as a wealthy businessman "distrusted by everybody," telling jurors in the criminal trial against Rivera that Gorrín was willing to work with the Venezuelan regime when financially beneficial.

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DC Cannabis Co. Sues Firm Over Botched Grow Facility

By Jonathan Capriel

A cannabis industry-focused engineering firm reneged on a promise to build a fully operational indoor grow facility for a D.C.-based medical dispensary, the company told a D.C. federal court, claiming it is now stuck with the unfinished project and $1 million in specialized equipment that can't be resold.

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Offit Kurman Adds 5 Attys From Now-Shuttered Taylor Duma

By Christine DeRosa

Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law announced Wednesday it has expanded its presence in Atlanta with the addition of five Taylor Duma LLP attorneys following the firm's closure Tuesday.

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Proactive Risk Allocation Reduces Infrastructure Disputes

Recent wrangling between federal and state officials over the Gateway Program illustrates how quickly funding and project governance disputes can disrupt significant public infrastructure initiatives — and highlights that the way risks are contractually allocated can determine whether disagreements are resolved efficiently or lead to costly delays, says Thibaut Giret at Alstef Group.

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Series

Pa. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

The first quarter of 2026 brought several consequential developments for Pennsylvania financial institutions, including the state banking department's first assessment overhaul in 10 years, a bill prohibiting interchange fees on card transaction sales taxes and a federal appeals court's upholding of a $52 million enforcement action, say attorneys at Gross McGinley.

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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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