Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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Pa. Panel Again Says 'Clickwrap' Arbitration Unenforceable

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reiterated that "clickwrap" arbitration agreements are unenforceable, holding in the case of an amusement park patron dissatisfied over a roller coaster closure that the inconspicuous digital disclaimers weren't enough to deny a litigant's right to a jury trial.

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District Judge Halts Overlapping Valve Arbitration Fee Suit

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A Washington federal court has paused a proposed class action from gamers seeking nearly $21 million in arbitration fees from Valve as the company appeals an order in another case declining to stop arbitrations against it.

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Fla. Judge Clears Settlement For Disrupted Soccer Match

By Tom Lotshaw

A Florida federal judge has approved a corrected $14 million class action settlement reached by soccer fans with the organizers and hosts of a 2024 Copa America championship game held in Miami Gardens during which people without tickets stormed the event.

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Pa. Law Firm Accused Of Botching Lawsuit Response, Appeal

By James Boyle

Attorneys from Pittsburgh firm Myers Law Group have been accused of mishandling a client's real estate dispute by failing to file proper responses and preserve his chance to appeal an Allegheny County judge's decision on the underlying case.

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Amundsen Davis Fights Malpractice Suit Over Nobu Hotel Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Amundsen Davis is seeking to toss a malpractice suit from the romantic partner of a construction executive found liable for misusing millions meant for Chicago's Nobu Hotel, blasting as "fatally flawed" her allegations that the firm cost her the chance to appeal a six-figure judgment against her.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen George Michael's estate bring an intellectual property claim against the late star's friend over footage shared online, collapsed law firm Axiom Ince sue the U.K. branch of State Bank of India and Ryanair face a group claim from 262 people. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Parsons Seeks To Trim Marshall Islands Project Suit

By Benjamin Morse

Parsons Government Services Inc. asked a Colorado federal judge to pare three claims from a subcontractor's suit over a Marshall Islands project, arguing that the subcontractor failed to develop evidence for any of them during discovery.

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Brief

Chipwich Maker Drops $4.5M Recall Coverage Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

An ice cream sandwich maker has pulled a $4.5 million suit accusing its insurance broker of negligently failing to recommend and procure a policy that could have covered a recall of its popular Chipwich treats, Connecticut state court records show.

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Toyota Dealer Says Body Shop's Bogus Claims Cost It $2M

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts Toyota dealership claims in a lawsuit filed in state court on Friday that it was forced to pay back more than $2.1 million in fraudulent claims made under a program for vehicles with a paint defect, as a result of collusion between two employees and an auto body shop it had long worked with.

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NJ Justices Reject Mass Tort Status For Debt Buyer Suits

By Carla Baranauckas

The New Jersey Supreme Court denied borrowers' bid to consolidate 67 lawsuits accusing LVNV Funding LLC of attempting to collect consumer debts, finding that the debt‑collection actions do not fit the model of the large‑scale personal injury or product liability matters that typically warrant multicounty litigation.

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Thermo Fisher Says Ex-VP Took 'Know-How' To Rival

By Holly DeMuth

A former Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. executive broke a noncompete agreement when she left for a position that will make her responsible for building a rival firm's sterile manufacturing business in direct competition with her old company, according to a case removed to North Carolina federal court Friday.

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Insulet Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Revive $59M Trade Secret Win

By Elliot Weld

Insulin product developer Insulet Corp. has asked the full Federal Circuit to hear its arguments for reinstating a jury's $59.4 million trade secret theft verdict against EOFlow Co. Ltd., saying a split panel decision overturning the award reached a timeliness issue that was not mentioned by either party.

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New NCAA Eligibility Rule Challenged In NC By 53 Athletes

By David Steele

A group of 53 college basketball players told a North Carolina state court on Friday that their careers will be unjustly ended if enforcement of NCAA rules excluding them from the new five-year eligibility window is not halted.

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Ex-Symplicity Founder Challenges Sale Structure In Chancery

By Jarek Rutz

The founder of student software company Symplicity has sued H.I.G. Capital affiliates, Goldman Sachs lending entities, Crestline Specialty Lending and software buyer Volaris Group in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging they structured the company's sale to strip away his contractual rights and leave him with no recovery on more than $21 million in debt and equity-related interests.

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Bankrupt Swiss Rival Drops Expedia Antitrust Claims

By Matthew Perlman

A rival hotel booking website dropped its case in Washington federal court accusing Expedia of driving it out of business by using its control over Trivago to change the price comparison site's auction process for the placement of listings.

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$15M Deal Lets PVC Pipe Co. Exit From Price-Fixing Case

By Nadia Dreid

Plastic pipe system supplier Pipelife Jet Stream has inked a $15 million deal that will secure its exit from litigation against it and others of conspiring with other major polyvinyl chloride pipe producers to fix prices, an Illinois federal court has been told.

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Lowe's Gets OK For Limited Probe In Vendor Contract Clash

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina Business Court judge Friday granted Lowe's request to seek more information in its battle with a home accents company over a purchasing agreement that went south, but cautioned it won't be "open season" for its opponent to fish for new depositions and documents.

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How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Andrea Keckley

Two Texas personal injury firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions for their work securing a $604 million verdict against a freight broker and logistics company for their roles in a deadly 2021 highway collision.

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Goldstein Launches Appeal Of Tax, Mortgage Fraud Case

By Jared Foretek

Imprisoned SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein is formally launching a Fourth Circuit appeal challenging his 12 convictions for tax and mortgage fraud, as well as his six-year prison sentence and the $3.1 million restitution judgment against him, according to a new filing from his attorneys.

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Judges Rip DHS GC's 'Worst' Posts As Intimidation Campaign

By Jake Maher

Sitting federal judges on Friday blasted the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for "painting a target" on judges' backs in a recent series of social media posts attacking judges who ruled against the Trump administration in immigration cases and called on him to take them down.

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NY Public Defense Org. Denies Union's ULP Claims

By Andrea Keckley

The Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem's leadership on Friday denied allegations from the union representing its more than 100 employees that it has offered unlawful incentives to break its ongoing strike.

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Hub Hires: Pierson Ferdinand, Biogen, FisherBroyles

By Chris Villani

While not as sizzling as the temperatures or the Red Sox, the Boston legal market remained hot through the month of July, with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader adding a mergers and acquisitions partner, Pierson Ferdinand snagging a veteran litigator and Foley & Lardner hiring a finance attorney.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

There has been a wave of cases alleging employers and their insurance brokers violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and experts say this marks an increasing litigation trend. In the meantime, the American Bar Association is eyeing the elimination of the first of multiple diversity-related law school standards. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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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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