5th Circ. Revives Facebook Users' Eyemart Wiretap Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

The Fifth Circuit on Friday revived a group of Facebook users' proposed class action accusing Eyemart Express LLC of disclosing their HIPAA-protected information to Meta without their consent, saying in a published opinion that Eyemart and a district court had read the statutory definition of individually identifiable health information too narrowly.

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Analysis

Copyright Ruling Leaves Worldwide Rights In Legal Limbo

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court left music publishers, creators and catalog buyers facing potentially different rules for worldwide copyright termination after an unusual quorum failure ended the entertainment industry's bid to overturn a Fifth Circuit ruling allowing authors to recapture foreign rights included in worldwide grants.

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Verisk Must Pursue $2.35B AccuLynx Deal, Del. Court Says

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ruling that Verisk Analytics Inc. improperly abandoned its $2.35 billion acquisition of roofing software company AccuLynx, leaving the data analytics company obligated to keep pursuing federal antitrust clearance and close the deal if regulators approve it.

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TransDigm Can't Ax Ex-GC's Retaliation Suit, Ohio Court Says

By Lauren Berg

TransDigm Group cannot push to arbitration its former general counsel's lawsuit alleging that she was terminated in retaliation for reporting two instances of sexual harassment and antitrust compliance concerns at the aerospace company, an Ohio appeals court ruled, saying sexual harassment allegations are not subject to arbitration.

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Ex-Chief Pilot Wants Out Of Norwegian, Boeing 737 Max Spat

By Linda Chiem

Boeing's former chief technical pilot has asked a Washington federal judge to quash a subpoena demanding that he sit for a deposition in a contract dispute between a group of Norwegian Air subsidiaries and Boeing over a series of 737 Max jet purchase deals.

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Del. Forum Selection Clause Sinks IQVIA's NC Poaching Suit

By Hayley Fowler

IQVIA Holdings Inc. should have brought its poaching suit against four former employees accused of defecting to a competitor in Delaware court under a forum selection clause in their employment contracts, a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled Thursday in dismissing the case.

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Dutch Software Co. Seeks To Unravel $400K Contempt Order

By Hayley Fowler

A Dutch software company is looking to undo a $400,000 sanctions order against it in a long-running trademark battle with its former U.S. partner, saying there is no evidence of harm to the opposing party sufficient to support the court's contempt ruling.

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Wells Fargo Ignored Ex-Atty's $330K Fraud, Fla. Firm Says

By David Minsky

A law firm sued Wells Fargo for alleged breach of contract in Florida federal court, claiming that the bank negligently failed to detect a former partner's multiyear scheme diverting $330,000 in checks intended for the firm's account into his own personal account. 

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Colorado Excavation Co. Sues Attys Over Invalid $3.7M Lien

By Rachel Konieczny

Three Colorado law firms and their attorneys engaged in professional negligence by failing to timely file a valid lien statement for a former client seeking to obtain more than $3.7 million from a customer for its excavation services, a Colorado excavation company alleged in state court.

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Brief

Insurer Can't Exit Captive Carrier Fight, NC Justices Rule

By Hope Patti

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday backed a state Business Court decision denying a Georgia insurance company's bid to dismiss third-party claims brought against it in a shareholder dispute over the demise of a defunct captive insurer.

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Defective Hydrant Locks Caused Kids' Deaths, NJ Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A New Jersey woman whose nieces died in a fire in April 2025 is suing Hydra-Shield Manufacturing Inc. and the city of Millville in state court, alleging that defective hydrant locks that the city never replaced delayed firefighters' rescue efforts.

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NASCAR Team Fights Rival's Inspection Bid In Secrets Row

By Alex Lawson

NASCAR powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing is pushing a North Carolina federal judge to deny a rival team's bid to inspect its premises as part of a simmering trade secrets dispute, emphasizing the competitive threat posed by the request.

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AI Cardiac Imaging Co. Heartflow Files IP Suit Against Rival

By Adam Lidgett

Artificial intelligence-powered cardiac imaging company Heartflow Inc. is accusing a competitor of infringing its patents covering a noninvasive heart test and luring almost a dozen of its employees to make a similar product.

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Conn. AG Settles Sunrun Solar Sales Deception Claims

By Brian Steele

Connecticut has reached a pair of settlements worth $500,000 with solar companies including Sunrun Inc. and two sales representatives accused of using deceptive tactics to lock people into long-term contracts and installing systems that didn't work.

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PepsiCo Faces Suit Over Siete Avocado Oil Chip Claims

By Celeste Bott

PepsiCo Inc. and its Siete Family Foods brand were hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Thursday alleging that their tortilla and potato chips are falsely marketed as made with avocado oil exclusively despite containing cheaper, undisclosed seed oils.

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Roark-Owned Co. Unlawfully Uses Noncompetes, Suit Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

Thirteen former employees of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems LLC filed a lawsuit in Ohio federal court alleging that the environmental services provider uses restrictive postemployment covenants to lock workers into low-paying jobs, stifle competition and increase its value to its investor owners, including private equity giant Roark Capital Management LLC.

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Workers Accuse Samsung Of Skipping Overtime Pay

By Emily Brill

An American unit of Samsung refused to pay its workers overtime, instead making them accept "comp time" that was paid at the same rate as their regular hourly pay, according to a lawsuit filed by former workers in New Jersey state court.

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Metropolis Asks Chancery To Block 1,900 Privacy Arbitrations

By Jarek Rutz

Parking technology company Metropolis has sued 14 California parking lot customers in Delaware Chancery Court, accusing their law firm, Keller Postman LLC, of orchestrating more than 1,900 arbitrations over license plate data to pressure the business into a settlement.

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Ex-Prisoners Get Final OK For $4.2M Jail Debit Card Fee Deal

By Katryna Perera

A Washington federal judge granted final approval to a $4.2 million settlement to end class claims that Rapid Investments LLC and Axiom Bank NA charged former prisoners excessive and unfair fees on prepaid debit cards that held their personal cash that was returned to them upon release.

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MLS Sites Sue Compass To Enforce Exclusive Listing Ban

By Nate Beck

A group of six regional multiple listing services covering eight states sued brokerage giant Compass in New York federal court, claiming the company has threatened antitrust litigation to avoid rules set by MLS platforms that would stop Compass from withholding exclusive property listings.

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New Calif. Law Ties Finance Contracts To State Licensing

Under a California law taking effect in 2028, commercial financing licensing requirements have been substantially expanded — meaning that fintechs relying on limited regulatory enforcement will face risk from their own borrowers, who could use licensing failures to resist repayment, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

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Are You Happy With Your In-House Role? Take Our Survey

Is your company giving you everything you need to succeed? What are some misconceptions about working in-house? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Satisfaction Survey.

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Weil Merger Talks With Willkie End, Another Partner To Leave

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP have ended merger discussions and another top Weil partner is set to depart the firm, sources with knowledge on the matters told Law360 Pulse on Friday.

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Q&A

Holland & Knight Legal Profession Head On MSO Dealmaking

By Al Barbarino

Holland & Knight LLP partner Trisha Rich is at the forefront of the firm's work in a fast-growing corner of the legal industry, advising law firms setting up management services organizations, or MSOs, as well as the investors looking to buy into them.

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Trump Adviser Ducking Service In Exec Orders Suit, ABA Says

By Jack Karp

Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn has evaded service of subpoenas, so the American Bar Association should be allowed to pursue alternative means of serving him in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate BigLaw firms, the organization is telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge.

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Mass. Judge Jailed Atty For 'Attitude,' Ethics Complaint Says

By Julie Manganis

A former Massachusetts state court judge placed a public defender into custody for hours over his "attitude" during a March 2025 hearing, the state's judicial conduct commission has said in a disciplinary complaint.

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SEC Fights LSU Claim That Case Citations Were 'Hallucinated'

By Alex Lawson

The Southeastern Conference is disputing claims that it submitted "hallucinated" case citations in its lawsuit challenging Louisiana State University's efforts to add former professional players to its sports teams, urging an Alabama federal judge to strike the allegations.

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Insurer Says NY Firm Staged Accidents For Suits

By Danielle Ferguson

A reinsurance company has filed another complaint accusing a New York personal injury law firm of recruiting workers to stage injuries in support of meritless claims, a few months after the Second Circuit dismissed similar claims because the insurer didn't have any direct injuries to bring a racketeering suit. 

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Ex-DOJ Officials And Judicial Nominees Vie For Office

By Courtney Bublé

Hundreds of candidates are on the ballot in the midterm elections, happening in less than two weeks, and among them are former U.S. Department of Justice officials and unsuccessful judicial nominees.

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9th Circ. Judge Hints Trump US Atty Firing OK Despite 'Chaos'

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit judge remarked on Friday that President Donald Trump's ouster of court-appointed Seattle U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff has sown "chaos," but pushed back against Rogoff's contention that the move amounted to executive overreach, noting that the president already controls the office via the attorney general.

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NY Commercial Attys Must Justify Discovery Cost Bids Early

By Andrea Keckley

New York Courts Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas said in an administrative order earlier this month that commercial litigators who want opposing counsel to fund some or all of the discovery process must state their basis for the request and provide a "good faith" estimate of the costs.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA and DiCello Levitt lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New Mexico federal judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over the lies that the social media giant offered the public regarding its data privacy practices.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Meta's legal chief says the company will appeal a $25 billion verdict involving data privacy practices including the Cambridge Analytica scandal. And a new study shows that while in-house starting salaries are staying stable, adding special skills like AI expertise can lift them higher.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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