Martin Shkreli Countersues, Adds RZA To Wu-Tang Fight

By Hailey Konnath

Martin Shkreli has filed counterclaims and added Wu-Tang Clan rappers and producers RZA and Cilvaringz as counterdefendants in litigation over the group's one-of-a-kind album he once owned, a move that comes just weeks after a New York federal judge rejected Shkreli's request to bring the Wu-Tang members into the dispute.

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Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal

By Hailey Konnath

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP are guiding Banco Santander SA's $12.3 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Webster Financial Corp., according to an announcement made Tuesday.

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Boston IP Firm Sees Malpractice Claims Revived By 1st Circ.

By Elliot Weld

The First Circuit has revived legal malpractice claims from a Colorado tech company that alleged it was betrayed when its lawyers at a Boston intellectual property law firm filed patents for another client, finding that a lower court's ruling that the claims were time-barred assumed the three-person company comprised exclusively of engineers had an understanding of tricky legal concepts.

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AAA Faces Malicious Prosecution Claim Over Influencer Case

By Caroline Simson

The American Arbitration Association, an arbitrator and several AAA employees have been hit with a $5 million lawsuit accusing them of malicious prosecution and infliction of mental distress for allegedly trying to force a manager for TikTok's most-followed influencer to arbitrate a dispute over a soured endorsement deal with Skechers.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Zillow, Redfin Oppose Pausing FTC Case For Shutdown

By Isaac Monterose

Zillow and Redfin are fighting an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states to pause consolidated antitrust claims against the property listing companies, arguing in Virginia federal court that the recent partial federal government shutdown doesn't justify staying litigation.

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Chevron Denies Duty To Pay Subsidiary's $24M Drilling Tab

By José Luis Martínez

Chevron Corp. and a Venezuelan drilling company told a Texas federal judge in court-ordered briefs that they agree that the state's and Venezuelan laws apply to different parts of their $24 million contract dispute, although Chevron denies a valid agreement exists.

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Insurer Sues In Del. To Block Bausch & Lomb Suit In La.

By Jeff Montgomery

Pointing to dispute resolution terms in an eye care product acquisition, an insurer has sued in Delaware's Court of Chancery for a preliminary injunction barring Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. and affiliates from pursuing coverage for a suit filed in Louisiana despite an alleged Delaware-only forum restriction.

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Pharma Co. Stole Secrets For LSD Medical Trials, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A clinical trial services company is suing Definium Therapeutics Inc. in Delaware federal court, alleging that it stole trade secrets during Phase 2 trials of LSD treatments for psychiatric disorders, then passed those secrets on to a rival services company for Phase 3 trials.

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Tobacco Co. Says 'Time Bubble' Robbed It Of Fair TM Trial

By Mike Curley

BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP is asking an Arizona federal court for a new trial on its trademark infringement claims against Central Coast Agriculture Inc., saying the court wrongly created a "time bubble" that excluded all evidence from May 2021 on.

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Jim Henson Co. Accused Of Costing Exec A 'Pinocchio' Oscar

By Gina Kim

A Jim Henson Co. former employee filed a $7.5 million suit in California state court alleging the entertainment giant wrongfully diminished his executive producer credit and deprived him of an Oscar at the Academy Awards in connection with Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio," despite his significant contributions to the film's "undeniable success."

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Sealed Letter Halts Sentencing Of 50 Cent's Ex-Associate

By Corey Rothauser

The sentencing of a former executive at rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's liquor brand came to an 11th-hour halt Tuesday following the prosecution's letter suggesting he violated his agreement in which he pled guilty to fraud.

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Coach Tells NC Justices To Skip Review Of Ex-Players' Case

By David Steele

A women's college basketball coach wants North Carolina's highest court to not reexamine a claim that he threw several players off his university's team in retaliation, calling the case "the sequel" to a previously dismissed lawsuit against the school.

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Co. Accused Of Threatening Boeing With $31M Demand

By Ganesh Setty

A Connecticut-based aerospace company accused its former subsidiary of threatening to cease certain contracts with Boeing unless the defense giant pays an additional $31 million, telling Delaware's Chancery Court the former subsidiary is risking a "critical" customer relationship.

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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims

By Alison Knezevich

Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.

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Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims

By Jared Foretek

The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.

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Pretti Killing Highlights Free Speech And Gun Rights Tension

By Marco Poggio

The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.

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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

By Lynn LaRowe

The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.

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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K

By Pete Brush

The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.

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Analysis

Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted departures from the agency.

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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.

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