Trump SPAC Fights Chancery's $25K Daily Sanction Ruling

By Katryna Perera

The blank check company that took Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. public last year says it has been "unfairly trapped in a procedural morass" after a Delaware Chancery Court magistrate held the company in contempt and ordered it to pay sanctions over its refusal to pay an over $2 million legal fee advancement bill.

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Rick Perry's AI Energy Co. Ensnared In Broker's Fee Suit

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas energy broker affiliate has alleged that a "calculated scheme" deprived the broker of a nearly $6 million commission fee after it helped secure a $399 million natural gas turbine contract between a liquefied natural gas company and a data center developer.

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Landmark Divestiture Order Scrutinized By 4th Circ. Again

By Matthew Perlman

A Fourth Circuit panel questioned whether door manufacturer Steves and Sons Inc. needs to prove its case all over again to save a landmark order requiring its rival Jeld-Wen to unload a Pennsylvania factory during Thursday's oral argument on a bid to vacate the ruling.

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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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Conn. Firms Settle $1.3M Fee Split Suit

By Christine DeRosa

Just ahead of a trial that was scheduled to start next week, two Connecticut law firms have resolved their dispute over how to split $4 million in legal fees stemming from a $12 million child abuse settlement against the state's Department of Children and Families.

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Colo. Co. Says Competitor Passed Condo Project As Its Own

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado real estate management company alleged in state court that a Georgia competitor used its confidential information to build a condominium project in the same market and claimed two other condo projects the Colorado company says it developed.  

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JB Hunt Accused Of Blocking Pipeline With Parking Lot Plan

By Elaine Briseño

A petroleum transporter sued the shipping giant J.B. Hunt over alleged plans to erect a parking lot over its pipeline, saying the shipping company failed to provide a reasonable alternative to relocate the pipeline as required under an agreement.

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Defunct Energy Co. Challenges Indian Oil Corp.'s $9.2M Award

By Joyce Hanson

A defunct energy trading company has asked a New York federal judge to toss Indian Oil Corp.'s bid to confirm and enforce a $9.2 million arbitral award, arguing that the state-owned refiner never properly served the petition.

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Optis' Patent Case Against Apple Inches Closer To 3rd Trial

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge has denied competing motions for summary judgment from Apple Inc. and Optis Wireless Technology LLC and preserved a claim accusing Apple of willfully infringing Optis patents.

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Boeing's 'Stonewalling' Claim Fails To Land In-Person Depos

By Rachel Riley

A Seattle federal judge has rejected Boeing's bid to force representatives of an Irish aircraft leasing company to come to the United States for questioning in a case alleging the aerospace giant made false claims about the 737 Max, ruling Thursday that the witnesses can be deposed remotely because of visa issues.

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Wolfspeed Says Jaguar Land Rover Reneged On Supply Deal

By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina-based chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc. has accused Jaguar Land Rover of refusing to pony up payments under a supply agreement for allegedly underbuying products last year, saying the automotive giant can't use slowdowns elsewhere as an excuse for its nonpayment.

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NASCAR Supplier Accuses Brembo Of Extortion Over Debt

By Abigail Harrison

A NASCAR parts distributor is allegedly being extorted by Brembo NV, the Italian parent company of its longtime U.S. business partner, in Brembo's attempt to recover debts from a bankrupt company formerly owned by the distributor's majority shareholder, a North Carolina federal court heard.

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No New Trial For Atty Who Sued For Nassar Scandal Work Pay

By Spencer Brewer

A former associate from a Houston-based law firm lost his request to revive his wage and hour suit stemming from purported missteps he made while working as a defense attorney for former Olympic gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi following the Larry Nassar scandal, after a Texas appeals court said Thursday he neglected to preserve the alleged errors he challenged.

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Inspire Medical Leaders Face Suit Over Apnea Device Rollout

By Emilie Ruscoe

Brass of Inspire Medical Systems Inc. face shareholder derivative claims they breached their fiduciary duties by concealing issues affecting the launch of the company's latest sleep apnea device, damaging investors after its trading prices fell 32% when the issues were disclosed.

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Amazon Consumers Lose Bid For Earlier Antitrust Trial Date

By Ben Adlin

The trial in a massive consumer antitrust class action against Amazon.com Inc. will remain scheduled for June 2027 following a Seattle federal judge's refusal of shoppers' request to move up the trial to November.

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Mo. Packaging Co. Files For Ch. 11 To Reduce Debt By $900M

By Yun Park

Missouri-based packaging company Pretium Packaging LLC filed for Chapter 11 in a New Jersey bankruptcy court, with a prepackaged plan of reorganization aimed at reducing the company's funded debt by more than $900 million.

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AI Licensing Suit Exhibits Pitfalls Of Vague Contract Terms

Fastcase Inc. v. Alexi Technologies, a case in District of Columbia federal court, demonstrates the potential consequences of vaguely drafted contract terms amid unforeseen technological advances, but there is practical guidance parties may employ to mitigate the potential for similar contract disputes, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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Series

Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

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FTC Warns 42 Law Firms Of DEI 'Anticompetitive Collusion'

By Sarah Jarvis

The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that it has sent warning letters to 42 major law firms for their purported participation in an outside diversity, equity and inclusion program, alleging their participation could constitute anticompetitive collusion.

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Analysis

Real Estate Attys 'Not Going In Blind' Amid Data Center Boom

By Chris Villani

The explosion of artificial intelligence has created a sharp demand for new data centers with no signs of slowing down, posing challenges that have some real estate attorneys turning to well-worn playbooks from other industries.

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Susman Faces Suit After Ex-Client's Arbitration Loss

By Adam Lidgett

Susman Godfrey LLP and a litigation funding business were hit with a lawsuit in Texas state court by an Irish patent litigation business that is challenging the outcome of an arbitration proceeding putting it on the hook for more than $37.8 million.

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Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules

By Jake Maher

Two Alabama attorneys who were sanctioned for allegedly judge shopping in a civil rights case urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss the sanctions Friday, arguing the judges accusing them were seeking to "rewrite" the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Brief

Bill Regulating Attorney AI Use Passes California Senate

By Emily Sawicki

A proposed California law that would regulate attorneys and arbitrators' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide has headed to the Assembly after the state Senate unanimously approved the measure.

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Colo. Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado law firm failed to properly care for the personal information of clients and their customers and did not provide adequate notice of a February 2025 data breach, according to a proposed class action in state court.

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Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed

By Ryan Boysen

A lawsuit that claims a Janus Henderson Group subsidiary schemed to take over a mass torts litigation funder can go forward, after a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled the funder's case was compelling enough to survive a motion to dismiss.

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House To Vote On Reform Of Court Nondisclosure Orders

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fumed at the House on Friday for trying to undo a provision that allows him and other senators investigated by special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages and held up the government funding vote as a result. But a bill the House is poised to take up next week could alleviate some of his concerns.

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9th Circ. Says DOJ Can Withhold VW Grand Jury Records

By Emily Field

The Ninth Circuit on Friday held that the U.S. Department of Justice couldn't be forced to hand over about 6 million Volkswagen documents that were part of a Jones Day investigation into the automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal, as the government obtained them through a grand jury subpoena.

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Analysis

The Message From Delaware Courts: Change Is Coming

By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Supreme Court delivered a reminder to the state's corporation law ecosystem recently with a reversal of a Court of Chancery decision invalidating a 7-year-old stockholder agreement that granted broad corporate powers to investment bank Moelis & Co.'s founder.

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Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London saw collapsed solar bonds company Rockfire Capital sue the Royal Bank of Scotland, e-ticket platform Eventbrite target the owners of Salford Red Devils rugby club over an alleged contract breach, and Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons square off against a former MP in a trademark tussle tied to its Glenfiddich whisky. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

When Minnesota-based companies publicly called for de-escalation after two fatal shootings by federal ICE agents, the nation saw how CEOs and their general counsel can step up amid controversy. And a new study shows that white collar offenders received more than half of all recent pardons. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. Circuit panel revived a lawsuit that accuses pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorism in Iraq.

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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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