All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI Flubs

By Emily Sawicki

A Mississippi federal judge who found herself in the "unusual scenario" of reviewing briefs with artificial intelligence-created errors filed by both parties in a lawyer's fee dispute against a Magnolia State municipality has terminated all four attorneys from the case.

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$200B Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Gets Initial Approval

By Hailey Konnath

A New York federal judge Tuesday preliminarily signed off on Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc.'s proposed $200 billion settlement with millions of merchants despite dozens of objections from potential class members, saying it was too soon to tell if the complaints are pervasive or "confined to a vocal minority."

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Novartis, AbbVie Lose Bid To Halt Wash. 340B Pharmacy Law

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge declined Tuesday to block a state law passed to protect prescription drug access for low-income and uninsured patients, rejecting arguments from AbbVie and Novartis that the new measure illegally adds to pharmaceutical manufacturers' obligations under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

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Judge Pans Uber's 'Nonstop' Discovery Violation In FTC Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal magistrate judge refused Tuesday to give Uber more time to produce data to the Federal Trade Commission in litigation alleging the ride-hailing company dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, saying during a hearing that Uber "has been in nonstop violation" of the court's April 10 data production deadline.

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Analysis

Fed. Circ. 'Recalibrates' Analysis For Constitutional Standing

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit eased the line between constitutional and statutory standing last month when reviving A.L.M. Holding Co.'s infringement suit against Zydex Industries Private Ltd., in a decision attorneys say makes standing more accessible and clarifies how patent licensors can maintain their rights.

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Q&A

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 who helped secure the pivotal win.

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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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Broker Says Disputed Facts Doom Harvard's Early Win Bid

By Hope Patti

An insurance broker has urged a Massachusetts federal court to deny Harvard University's summary judgment bid in a dispute over legal fees the university expended in litigation that upended affirmative action, saying the motion is based on dozens of disputed material facts and defective legal arguments.

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Dodge, Jeep Accused Of Delaying Headrest Class Action Trial

By Susan Smiley

Class members claiming headrests in several Dodge and Jeep vehicles can spontaneously deploy with a potential to cause serious injury accused automaker FCA on Monday of using arbitration claims to delay a federal court trial that has been pending for six years.

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Columbia Bank Must Face Suit Over $230M Ponzi Scheme

By Emlyn Cameron

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday preserved a bankruptcy trust's lawsuit against Columbia Bank, finding that the trust adequately alleged the bank helped a real estate business' former operators run a $230 million Ponzi scheme.

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Florida Lender Fined $4M Over Unlicensed Calif. Lending

By Katryna Perera

A Florida-based lender will pay $4 million to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to resolve claims that it has been engaging in unlicensed lending activities in the state and charging borrowers unlawful interest rates and administrative fees on loans.

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NHL Team Plans Move To New Arena In Dallas Suburb

By David Steele

The Plano, Texas, City Council has approved a letter of intent with the Dallas Stars on plans to build the NHL team a new arena, signaling a move from the downtown Dallas arena where they have played since 2001.

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Biopharma Founder's Nonsolicit Clause Void Under Calif. Law

By Abigail Harrison

A biopharmaceutical company's co-founder prevailed Monday in convincing North Carolina's business court that nonsolicitation restrictions in his contract were void after they were deemed unenforceable under California law.

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Ex-Zydus Unit Exec Alleges 'Second-Class Citizen' Treatment

By George Woolston

A female executive at Zydus Pharmaceuticals' pet health unit said in New Jersey federal court that she was treated as a second-class citizen by her male counterparts, claiming she was constructively discharged due to the hostile and discriminatory conduct she faced because she is a woman.

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Health Tech Exec Defends $430K Wage Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer urged a North Carolina federal court to keep his $430,000 wage and commissions suit intact, arguing he has alleged enough ties to keep the case in the state and enough facts to let his claims move forward.

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CACI Staff Poaching Suit Rests On Overbroad Terms, Co. Says

By Ganesh Setty

A CACI Inc. unit's former subcontractor is urging a Virginia federal court to dismiss the unit's lawsuit accusing the subcontractor of staff-poaching when it became the prime contractor on a successor project for the U.S. Army, arguing the companies' existing nonsolicitation agreement is overbroad.

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Investor Says Vikasa Still Owes $1.15M For Settlement

By Jarek Rutz

A California investor has sued in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to enforce a settlement with investment firm Vikasa Capital Inc., claiming the company paid only a fraction of the $1.25 million it agreed to pay to resolve claims that it fraudulently induced a $5 million investment through misrepresentations and doctored corporate records.

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Boston Beer Seeks To Undo $175.5M Aluminum Can Verdict

By Celeste Bott

A Boston Beer affiliate argued Monday that evidence doesn't support the lost profit damages a jury recently awarded to an aluminum can supplier alleging the company didn't purchase the agreed-upon number of beverage cans, saying the $175.5 million verdict is "the cumulative product of multiple errors" and arguing for either judgment or a new trial.

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Ex-Fla. Rep. Asks For Trial Redo On Foreign Agent Charges

By David Minsky

A former congressman urged a Florida federal court to overturn a jury verdict finding him guilty of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's leftist regime for $50 million, arguing several missteps by the court resulted in his conviction.

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A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

Following a recent jury verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly to fix ticket prices, a New York federal court stands to weigh Live Nation's bid for a new trial, approve the U.S. Department of Justice's March settlement with the defendants, and impose remedies that include full structural separation, say attorneys at Crowell.

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How Tenants Can Guard Against Unpaid Build-Out Allowances

As market pressures on landlords intensify liquidity problems and reimbursement disputes, commercial tenants negotiating office leases should proactively address the risk of delayed or unpaid construction allowances by implementing strategies including escrow protections, letters of credit, guaranties and offset rights, say attorneys at White & Williams.

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Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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Susman Godfrey Beats, Seward & Kissel Matches Milbank Pay

By Tracey Read

At least four more firms have joined the associate pay raise bandwagon, with Seward & Kissel LLP matching the salary scale recently set by Milbank LLP, and Susman Godfrey LLP exceeding it.

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Judicial Noms Say Biden Won, But Critics Fault Their Caveats

By Courtney Bublé

Three district court nominees on Wednesday said President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, a departure from other judicial nominees in the second Trump administration, but court watchers on the left took issue with how they couched those statements.

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Camp Mystic Fights Sanctions Over 'Burn In Hell' Atty Remark

By Lynn LaRowe

Camp Mystic and parents of a girl killed in flooding there last summer faced off Wednesday over whether the camp should be sanctioned because its attorney said a plaintiff's lawyer would "burn in hell" and for other alleged misconduct in litigation over flooding deaths at the Texas camp.

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Ga. Federal Judge Faces 2nd Set Of Impeachment Articles

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia congressman has filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge who was reprimanded for having sex with a police officer in her Atlanta chambers within earshot of staff, the second lawmaker this week to do so. 

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Unions Rally As 5 Shops Approach Contract Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

Legal service providers across New York City gathered in City Hall Park on Wednesday afternoon as five unions represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys approach their deadlines for a new contract at the end of the month.

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'Anti-ICE Vigilantes': DOJ Says Law Clerks Aided Noncitzens

By Lauren Berg

Two state court clerks in Utah are facing criminal charges after federal prosecutors say they acted as "self-appointed anti-ICE vigilantes" by helping noncitizens leave the courthouse by a back door to evade arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the newly unsealed case.

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Morgan & Morgan Atty Again Blocked From Harvard Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts judge rebuffed a Morgan & Morgan PA attorney's second attempt to appear in a lawsuit over the theft of body parts from a Harvard Medical School morgue, saying he would not reconsider his earlier decision to bar the attorney over an incident in a separate court involving fake AI-generated case citations.

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