3rd Circ. Hints At Reviving $100M Verdict Against Caterpillar 

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit Thursday appeared skeptical of Caterpillar Inc.'s argument that a lower court's decision to vacate $100 million in damages awarded to a defunct equipment importer should stand, suggesting the heavy equipment maker's argument would foreclose new businesses from ever receiving lost profits.

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Woodward Running DOJ Antitrust Division Alarms Observers

By Bryan Koenig

When Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. quietly took over direct oversight late last month of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, there was no formal announcement, no White House action or U.S. Senate consultation, and little to signal what lies ahead.

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DC Circ. Says It Won't Block FCC OK Of Nexstar-Tegna Deal

By Nadia Dreid

The D.C. Circuit said Thursday it is not going to block the Federal Communications Commission's approval of Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna while everyone from satellite companies to cable groups to state enforcers sue to stop the merger they say will harm competition.

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Actavis Can't Escape State AG Generic Drug Claims

By Matthew Perlman

A Connecticut federal court has trimmed several claims from state enforcers accusing Actavis of fixing prices for dermatology drug products but allowed most of the claims against the drugmaker to proceed.

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Biggest NCAA Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

By David Steele

The NCAA's recent change in traditional eligibility limits, amid ongoing state and federal lawsuits from athletes seeking compensation, continues to dominate the college sports landscape as the second half of 2026 begins.

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Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Blue Origin's valuation hit $130 billion after a $10 billion funding round; state lawyers are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit related to Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; and Fiserv is considering selling its payments infrastructure business to U.S. banking giants.

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Austria's Bank VAT Break Was State Aid, EU Top Court Says

By Natalie Olivo

The European Union's top court ruled Thursday against an Austrian law that provided a value-added tax exemption for certain transactions in the banking and insurance sectors, holding that the tax break functioned as illegal state aid under EU law.

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Limits On Sports Agents Might Not Flout EU's Anti-Cartel Rules

By Jamie Lennox

Restrictions from sports federations on the activities of players' agents may be exempt from the European Union's rules against cartels if the rules aim to protect the public interest, the bloc's top court ruled Thursday.

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Basketball Players Get NCAA's New Eligibility Rules Blocked

By Lauren Berg

An Ohio state judge on Thursday preliminarily blocked the National Collegiate Athletic Association from enforcing its newly approved eligibility rules against 24 college basketball players who claim that the rules unjustly exclude them by barring athletes who began college in 2022 from playing a fifth season.

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FTC Can't Get Trial Scheduled Against Syngenta & Corteva

By Bryan Koenig

A North Carolina federal judge refused Thursday to tee up trial in the Federal Trade Commission case accusing Syngenta and Corteva of using loyalty rebate schemes to block competition from rival generic pesticides, preferring to wait until he's heard, and likely ruled on, company motions to nix the allegations.

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NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT

By Isaac Monterose

New Jersey has asked the state's federal court to allow it to file an amended complaint that fixes the pleading issues in its suit accusing multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. of using RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software in a residential rent price-fixing scheme. 

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NCAA Faces Renewed Bid By Players Seeking 5th Season

By David Steele

Three college football players who are part of a suit challenging the NCAA's now updated eligibility rules want a Tennessee federal court to reverse itself and allow them to play this season, arguing that the new five-year rule unjustly excludes them.

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Sandoz's Patent Loss Blocks Antitrust Suit, 4th Circ. Told

By Bryan Koenig

Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Paul R. Michel is backing Amgen against Sandoz's Fourth Circuit appeal, arguing in an amicus brief that the final say over now-nixed allegations of blocked biosimilar competition to arthritis drug Enbrel came when Amgen successfully sued Sandoz for patent infringement.

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Fragrance Cos. Look To End Antitrust Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Fragrance ingredient-makers accused of fixing prices are asking a New Jersey federal court to nix the claims, arguing that a hybrid relationship among suppliers is not illegal on its face and would need to be analyzed for its impact on competition.

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Google Says Accessories Co. Sells Counterfeit Pixel Chargers

By Gina Kim

Google filed a trademark infringement suit in Florida federal court Thursday alleging an electronics accessories company is selling counterfeit charging devices bearing its "Google" mark and had gone so far as to unsuccessfully apply for a "blatant imitation of Google's G logo" trademark at one point, before abandoning it.

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Regeneron Cites Medtronic Ruling In Amgen Bundling Case

By Cara Salvatore

Regeneron has told a Delaware federal judge there is new reason to preserve its $407 million win against Amgen over cholesterol drug bundling after a California federal judge found in an analogous case that the plaintiff need not prove the defendant had monopoly power over every item in a bundle.

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Judge Shreds Instrument Tuning Patent In Suit Against Roland

By Adam Lidgett

A California federal judge has thrown out a suit accusing Japanese audio tech giant Roland Corp. of infringing a patent on a device used to tune guitars and other musical instruments, finding the claims aren't patent eligible.

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Nutmobile Builder Says Ex-Workers Used Assets For Rival Co.

By Julie Manganis

A small Massachusetts company that built the Planters Nutmobile, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile and other novelty promotional vehicles says a group of former employees intentionally drove it into the ground while secretly using its funds and trade secrets to start a competing business.

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What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances

With merger remedies back on the table under the current administration, an analysis of recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees reveals that prior approval and prior notice provisions are no longer a foregone conclusion, and companies may be able to negotiate narrowly tailored obligations, say attorneys at Weil.

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Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens

Though Drake's pending Second Circuit appeal over UMG's promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is formally about defamation, it shows that IP considerations can help identify records showing how a work traveled, which may guide courts when deciding context, says attorney Abdul Abdullahi.

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Series

Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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Bradley Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Arnall Golden In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice with an attorney who brings more than 25 years of legal experience.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Oura Health Swaps In Sidley For Quinn After Ex-CEO's DQ Bid

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge granted Oura Health's request to swap in Sidley Austin LLP for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in breach-of-contract litigation by the fitness tracker company's former CEO after the ex-executive sought to disqualify Quinn Emanuel for purportedly having access to his confidential data.

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11th Circ. Upholds Airline's Win In COVID Discrimination Case

By Irene Spezzamonte

A group of workers for a commercial airline and a related entity failed to support their claims that the companies' COVID-19 pandemic-era policies discriminated against their religious beliefs, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, while sharply criticizing their attorney for his misuse of artificial intelligence.

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Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

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4 Takeaways From Probe Of Feb. 2025 Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco

By Emily Sawicki

Poor implementation of the February 2025 California Bar Exam resulted in millions of dollars in extra costs and negatively affected "a significant portion" of test-takers, according to a new report by the California State Auditor.

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UChicago Law Takes On AI With Phone And Laptop Ban

By Matt Perez

The University of Chicago Law School will prohibit the use of electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and phones in all first-year law school sections and courses as part of new policies dictating the use of artificial intelligence at the school.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week: The SEC chair said this year's corporate proxy season saw none of the "dire predictions" some had forecast, and in a recent survey, hundreds of law firm leaders said they're increasingly losing clients, citing problems in delivering their legal services.

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Reed Smith Creates AI-Focused Legal Services Team

By Emily Johnson

Reed Smith LLP has created a department to bring lawyers, e-discovery and AI professionals and others to support clients and the firm with legal, business and technology-focused guidance, and tapped a partner in Philadelphia to spearhead the effort.

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Baker Donelson Wins $45K From Tenn. Firm Over AI Misuse

By Lynn LaRowe

Tennessee personal injury firm Reaves Law Firm PLLC must pay more than $45,000 in attorney fees to Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC over Reaves Law's misuse of artificial intelligence in a federal malpractice suit against Baker Donelson.

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NJ Panel Urges Attys To Be 'Introspective' Before Retirement

By Jake Maher

A panel of attorneys and retired judges encouraged New Jersey lawyers to be "introspective" and plan ahead as they navigate leaving their identity as a lawyer behind in retirement.

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What To Know About New US Atty For Texas' Southern District

By Lynn LaRowe

Aaron Reitz, who was previously a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and served in the U.S. Department of Justice before a failed bid for state attorney general, is now U.S. attorney for the Lone Star State's Southern District.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Ludd & Ludd lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a San Diego jury ordered Hyatt to pay $15.5 million over the death of a guest who was left uncontacted for a day after failing to check out.

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HHS' Ex-GC Committed Ethics Violations, Watchdog Says

By Craig Clough

A watchdog organization filed a complaint Thursday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General seeking an investigation into former HHS general counsel Michael Stuart over alleged federal ethics violations, saying it appears he failed to divest from prohibited financial holdings and made prohibited investment purchases after taking office.

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NY Nonprofits Want ICE Docs On Courthouse Arrest Policies

By Stewart Bishop

Nonprofit groups suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over courthouse arrest policies pressed a Manhattan federal judge to force the agency to produce documents and testimony concerning arrests it conducts outside immigration courts after the agency's revised policy concerning such arrests in Manhattan was put on hold.

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Atty's 'Fabricated Quotes,' 'Reliance on AI' Panned By Judge

By Craig Clough

A New York magistrate judge struck a brief Friday filed by an attorney representing a client suing Roc Nation after finding that it included numerous fabrications that may have resulted from artificial intelligence hallucinations, noting that the attorney has been "repeatedly" sanctioned or warned by multiple courts for the same behavior. 

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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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Davis Wright Atty Hit With Sanctions After Winning Sanctions

By Jeff Overley

After defending six-figure sanctions of plaintiffs lawyers for "a reckless course of prolonging litigation," a Davis Wright Tremaine LLP attorney is facing his own six-figure sanctions, with a California magistrate judge finding he "unnecessarily burdened" opposing counsel despite warnings dating back years about "improper litigation tactics."

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