Top 4 Most Surprising Moments In Musk-OpenAI Trial

By Dorothy Atkins

The high-profile trial over Elon Musk's challenge to OpenAI's for-profit conversion wrapped Monday with a quick jury verdict in favor of OpenAI and its executives, but the three-week trial drew some surprising moments for those in the courtroom who had front row seats to the fight between billionaires.

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Bayer Curbs Seed Loyalty Program Amid DOJ Antitrust Inquiry

By Gina Kim

Bayer CropScience has agreed to back off, for the next seven years, from implementing requirements in its loyalty program where it was accused of tying discounts to sales targets that independent seed companies had to meet, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement made Wednesday.

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OpenAI Says ChatGPT Misuse Is Users' Responsibility

By Emily Sawicki

OpenAI has asked a federal judge in Chicago to end an insurance company's suit alleging it practices law without a license, arguing the complaint should be directed toward individuals who misuse the company's ChatGPT bot to file faulty motions, and not the generative AI platform itself.

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Brief

Jack In The Box Can't Dodge Franchisees' Indemnity Claim

By Ben Adlin

A Washington state judge Tuesday denied Jack in the Box Inc.'s effort to sidestep liability for job postings that allegedly violated a Washington pay transparency statute, ruling that two franchisees suing the fast-food giant adequately stated an equitable indemnity claim under California law.

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Atlanta Law Firm Beats Attempt To Revive RE Malpractice Suit

By Rose Krebs

The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to revive a malpractice suit filed against an Atlanta-based law firm for allegedly shoddy work on a title search in connection with a real estate property purchase, saying Wednesday the suit came too late.

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Lendlease Wants NC Military Housing Suit Tossed

By Isaac Monterose

Lendlease Americas Inc. pushed for dismissal of a suit filed by U.S. military families who accused it and other companies of running uninhabitable homes on North Carolina's Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, arguing in North Carolina federal court that the plaintiffs are mistaken about the company's arguments for dismissal.

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Builder Not Covered In Home Construction Fight, Insurer Says

By Hope Patti

A builder accused of causing significant delays and increased costs during the construction of a custom home in North Carolina is not entitled to coverage, the company's insurer told a federal court, saying the underlying suit did not allege bodily injury or property damage.

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Brief

Pipeline Co. And JB Hunt Settle Easement Fight

By Ganesh Setty

A pipeline company voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against J.B. Hunt in Illinois federal court Wednesday after accusing the shipping giant of planning to build a parking lot over its pipeline's right of way, saying they've reached a settlement.

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Error In Policy Doesn't Double Coverage, Insurer Says

By Danielle Ferguson

An insurer told a Florida federal court Wednesday that a clerical error in a property policy should not allow a waste management company to collect more than twice the coverage it bargained for after a March 2025 fire. 

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Armenian Game Maker Won't Give Up Source Code, Suit Says

By Elliot Weld

The parent of video game company Big Fish Games has sued an Armenian game developer in Washington state court, alleging that when it took ownership of Big Fish, it discovered source code missing from materials returned by the Armenian firm that it has not been able to recover.

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Boeing Says NASA Program Contract Claim Came Too Late

By Zach Dupont

The Boeing Co. asked a Washington federal judge to dismiss a breach of contract claim as untimely from a Colorado aerospace company alleging theft of its patented technology, according to a motion for judgment on the pleadings.

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Colo. Fence Co. Says Rival Stole Trade Secrets, Customers

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado fencing distributor has alleged in federal court that a private equity-backed competitor, its subsidiary and a former sales manager orchestrated a scheme to steal the distributor's trade secrets rather than pay $7 million to acquire the company.

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Ballot Group Backs Ark. In 8th Circ. Gaming Permit Dispute

By Crystal Owens

A ballot group at the center of a voter referendum that revoked an Arkansas gaming permit for Cherokee Nation Entertainment is backing the state's right to enforce the ballot measure in the Eighth Circuit, arguing that state and Prohibition-era Supreme Court precedent confirms there's no protectable property interest in the license.

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SpinX Says Social Casino Suit Belongs In Arbitration

By Joyce Hanson

A Hong Kong company that publishes free "social casino games" has asked a California federal court to send to arbitration a proposed class action accusing it of violating state gambling laws, saying the lead plaintiff agreed to arbitrate when he first opened the apps.

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Baltimore Bridge Wreck Civil Trial Will Stay The Course

By Linda Chiem

A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday refused an eleventh-hour request from the Dali cargo ship's owner and manager to delay a trial that's starting in less than two weeks to determine the scope of liability and damages over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, according to an attorney for certain claimants.

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Salad JV Partner Sued Over Cash Distribution Freeze

By Jarek Rutz

Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. sued Fresh Express Vegetable LLC in Delaware Chancery Court Wednesday, accusing its joint venture partner of improperly withholding millions of dollars in required cash distributions while trying to force out the venture's longtime chief executive.

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PE Fund Managers Seek Toss Of $150M Florida Investor Suit

By David Minsky

A group of private equity fund managers and their companies urged a Florida federal court to dismiss a proposed class action brought by investors alleging a conspiracy to steal $150 million through a complex financial scheme, saying the complaint is disorganized and fails to allege wrongdoing.

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Tracking Tech Suit Is A Risk Management Reminder For Cos.

The Fifth Circuit recently heard oral argument in Rand v. Eyemart Express — an appeal that could reshape the legal landscape for businesses that deploy tracking tech on their websites — underscoring the importance of proactive risk management for companies across multiple industries, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing

Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents before they commit to a particular doctrinal path, which risks building arguments that are internally coherent but externally misaligned, says Melanie Oxhorn at Kobre & Kim.

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Paul Hastings Adds Litigator Who Co-Led Paul Weiss Group

By Andrea Keckley

Paul Hastings LLP announced on Thursday that it has hired a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP practice co-leader with a long history of public sector work.

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Feds Want Funding Details To Fight Academic Group's Fee Bid

By Julie Manganis

The U.S. Department of Energy asked a Massachusetts federal judge to let it look at the finances of an academic organization that successfully challenged a cap on indirect research costs, questioning the source of funding for legal fees in that case and three others.

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Haynes Boone Brings On Dentons Corporate Atty In Houston

By Lynn LaRowe

Haynes Boone has bolstered its corporate bench in Houston with a former Dentons lawyer who brings particular experience advising clients with complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

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Bush-Appointed Missouri Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge David Gregory Kays of the Western District of Missouri will take semi-retired status in May 2027, according to an update from the federal judiciary on Thursday.

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Acting NJ DEP Commissioner Pledges Streamlined Agency

By George Woolston

Acting New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ed Potosnak told state lawmakers on Thursday that if he is confirmed, the agency will continue to become more streamlined and accessible.

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Skadden Adds Ex-National Futures Association GC In Chicago

By Christine DeRosa

The former general counsel for the National Futures Association has jumped to private practice at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP in Chicago.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Boston Litigator From Nutter

By Jack Rodgers

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired a longtime Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP partner in Boston who will focus on commercial litigation and product liability matters for healthcare, medical devices and manufacturing clients, the firm announced Thursday.

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Justices Urged To Uphold Ethics Ruling On Ga. Candidates

By Emily Johnson

Georgia's judicial ethics watchdog urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to uphold an Eleventh Circuit ruling that allowed it to publicize accusations that a pair of unsuccessful Georgia Supreme Court candidates violated electoral rules.

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Immigration Judges' 'Anxiety' Dialed Up Amid Mass Exodus

By Emma Cueto

Current and former immigration judges spoke on a web panel Thursday about threats to the independence of immigration judges and the strains on the immigration system, such as a massive backlog of cases at a time when many judges have been pushed out or fired.

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Retired Mass. High Court Justice Barbara Lenk Dies

By Julie Manganis

Justice Barbara A. Lenk, a First Amendment lawyer who became the first openly gay member of Massachusetts' highest court, and who unexpectedly found herself serving as interim chief justice just as she was prepared to retire, died Tuesday at 75, state court officials announced.

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Analysis

BigLaw Deals Scandal Puts Boston Back On White Collar Map

By Chris Villani

A sweeping insider trading case involving information stolen from BigLaw firms shows a return to bread-and-butter white collar enforcement for Boston federal prosecutors and provides a morale lift in an office that has seen shifting priorities and staff turnover since the signature "Varsity Blues" takedown in 2019, veteran prosecutors told Law360.

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LGBCoin Buyers Say Sanctions Bid Flunks Safe Harbor Rule

By David Minsky

Investors in the "Let's Go Brandon" meme coin asked a Florida federal court to reject a sanctions bid filed by the coin's founder, saying he didn't comply with the court's safe harbor rule requiring him to send a draft motion 21 days in advance. 

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