NJ Justices Rule Fraud Law Applies To Insurance Brokers 

By George Woolston

Insurance brokers, producers and agents are not exempt from the Consumer Fraud Act under an exception for semiprofessionals, the New Jersey Supreme Court held Wednesday, reviving a neurosurgeon's allegation his insurance broker negligently failed to obtain sufficient disability insurance for him after he developed a vision condition.

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4th Circ. Rejects Golden Corral's COVID-19 Coverage Do-Over

By Hayley Fowler

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday declined to walk back a North Carolina federal judge's five-year-old decision denying Golden Corral insurance coverage for pandemic-era business interruption losses, finding a belated state Supreme Court victory for policyholders in another case doesn't merit a redo.

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X.AI Says Man Misused Grok To Create Child Abuse Material

By Lauren Berg

Elon Musk's xAI is suing a man who faces criminal charges of sexually exploiting children, saying in a Texas federal lawsuit that he abused and circumvented the safeguards of the company's generative artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to create child sexual abuse material in violation of the terms of service.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

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Harwood Lloyd Must Face DQ Bid Over Hiring Ex-NJ Judge

By Lynn LaRowe

A New Jersey state appellate court on Wednesday revived a bid to disqualify Harwood Lloyd LLP from a probate matter based on how a retired judge awarded fees to a firm attorney before joining the firm himself.

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Mich. Judge Lets Church Demolition Suit Move Ahead

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge will allow part of a lawsuit against Trowbridge Township to move forward, dismissing two of the four counts brought by a man who claims the township demolished a historic church after selling it to him for $1 if he agreed to refurbish it.

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Texas Appeals Court Flips $9M Misrepresentation Verdict

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appellate court reversed a $9 million verdict awarded to an energy engineering and construction company, saying the construction company failed to show economic harm beyond the loss of a contractual benefit and therefore its negligent misrepresentation claim was barred.

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2nd Circ. Revives NY Provider's BCBS Underpayment Suit

By Hope Patti

The Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a New York healthcare provider's suit accusing out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield licensees of underpaying insurance claims, saying the carriers' long-standing business relationship with a New York licensee to obtain preferential prices in the state supports jurisdiction there.

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Hanover Says Ownership Misstatement Voids D&O Coverage

By Julie Manganis

The Hanover Insurance Co. is seeking to recoup more than $700,000 it paid out in defending a Massachusetts business and its CEO in a shareholder lawsuit before learning that the company had failed to disclose those shareholders on policy applications.

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GM Robotaxi 'Sign-In Wrap' Sends Injury Suit To Arbitration

By Mike Curley

A California appeals court has sent a man's injury suit against General Motors' autonomous vehicle subsidiary to arbitration, saying the "sign-in wrap" agreement he assented to as a customer to Cruise LLC's service was sufficiently conspicuous and would give a reasonable consumer notice of the arbitration clause.

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Health Co. Nears Deal To End Telemarketing Co. Breach Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Florida judge agreed Wednesday to hold off on deciding a motion to stay proceedings in a breach of contract action brought by a telemarketing company that federal regulators accuse of selling $91 million in fake Obamacare plans, after the defendants told the court they're close to a settlement.

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Airflow Testing Co. Says Ex-Prez Luring Clients With Stolen IP

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado company that develops airflow testing equipment for aerospace and automotive companies claimed that its former president and his new company are using stolen data and software to poach clients, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Colorado federal court.

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Acorda Can't Add $66M To Award In Ampyra Royalty Fight

By Caroline Simson

The Second Circuit on Wednesday refused to alter an arbitral award issued to Acorda Therapeutics to include nearly $66 million beyond the $16.6 million it won in a multiple sclerosis drug dispute, saying the company "slept on its rights" and couldn't change the result now.

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NBA's Silver Expects Cap Probe Results By Start Of Season

By David Steele

The investigation into possible salary-cap circumvention involving NBA star Kawhi Leonard has been completed, and the final report by the firm commissioned by the league should be ready by the start of next season, according to Commissioner Adam Silver.

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Texas Court Says $350M Claim Can't Include General Counsel

By Spencer Brewer

The statewide Texas appeals court found that the former CEO of software company Reynolds and Reynolds cannot include the company's general counsel in a $350 million employment lawsuit, saying in a split opinion that the company's general counsel has immunity in this case.

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NC Panel Nixes Nurse Noncompetes For Being 'Too Broad'

By Abigail Harrison

A medical clinic provider couldn't convince a North Carolina state appeals court to overturn a ruling that noncompete agreements for two former nurses were unenforceable, after a split panel ruled Wednesday that the terms were overly broad and voidable under public policy.

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Google, Epic Drop Bid To Alter Injunction In Antitrust Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Epic Games and Google have withdrawn their joint bid to alter an injunction issued after Epic's win in its antitrust case regarding Google's Android app policies.

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Brief

Dish Bankruptcy Puts Disney's Sling TV Suit On Hold

By David Steele

A New York federal judge has paused Disney's suit accusing Dish Network of improperly offering Sling TV to its subscribers, in order to allow Dish to resolve its bankruptcy issues in Texas, with the judge ordering an update on their status in 90 days.

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Pot Co. Partner Sues Over Contract Breaches, Upcoming Sale

By Mike Curley

A co-owner of a Mississippi dispensary is suing the company and its majority owner, alleging that it's been in breach of contract as it hasn't fully paid out his distributions and is contemplating a sale without his consent.

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Illinois Audit Law Will Make AI Clauses Actually Enforceable

A law recently enacted in Illinois creates a first-in-the-nation requirement for artificial intelligence developers to undergo annual audits, providing objective standards that can be incorporated into private contracts and addressing the problem of defining responsible AI use, says William Tanenbaum at Moses & Singer.

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Who Owns The Data Behind The Beautiful Game?

Every match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup generates enormous volumes of information that can improve performance, enhance fan engagement and create new revenue streams, but that same data can also create significant legal exposure if rights and responsibilities are not clearly defined, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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How Does Your Compensation Stack Up? Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Feature

As Law Firms Race To Adopt AI, Cost Concerns Grow

By Phillip Bantz

Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.

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Richards Layton Apologizes For AI Errors In Chancery Case

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA and one of its attorneys have apologized to the Delaware Chancery Court for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence, asking that sanctions not be imposed.

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McDermott Atty Denies Pressuring Friend To Alter Testimony

By Rose Krebs

A McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney has told a Delaware vice chancellor that he is in "complete shock" and "hurt" by a longtime friend's contention that he pressured him to change his testimony in a Chancery Court case, saying the accusation "is false and without any merit."

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Simpson Thacher 'Never' Explained Ill-Fated Deal, Exec Says

By Cara Salvatore

A founder seeking over $100 million from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett over a transaction he says destroyed his insurance services company testified Thursday the law firm provided him no education on various words he wasn't familiar with in the deal.

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Blue-Slip-Backed Trump Judge Selections Advance

By Courtney Bublé

The first two judicial nominations of the second Trump administration to receive supportive blue slips from Democratic senators advanced to the Senate floor Thursday.

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Goulston Docked Ex-Partners' Pay For Joining Rival, Suit Says

By Julie Manganis

Two Goulston & Storrs PC directors who jumped to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP were stiffed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation in retaliation for leaving, according to a suit filed Thursday in New York federal court.

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Feature

In Uber Assault Trial, A Courtroom Tests Truth Face-To-Face

By Hayley Fowler

This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.

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Tillis Might Back Blanche, As AG Pick Met Epstein Survivors

By Courtney Bublé

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday afternoon met with a group of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said his condition for supporting Blanche's appointment to the permanent position was for the nominee to speak to them face-to-face.

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