Calif. Judge Puts Nexstar-Tegna Merger On Ice During Review

By Christopher Cole

A California federal judge has blocked broadcast giants Nexstar and Tegna from combining operations in their $6.2 billion merger while a legal challenge from DirecTV moves forward, saying the satellite TV company showed irreparable harm could occur from the deal.

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Colo. High Court Takes Up Netflix's Sales Tax Challenge

By Sanjay Talwani

The Colorado Supreme Court will determine whether Netflix's streaming video services are tangible personal property subject to sales tax, the justices said Monday, agreeing to review a state appeals court ruling in favor of the state Department of Revenue.

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5th Circ. Calls Pharmacy GLP-1 Args 'Tough Pills To Swallow'

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel pushed multiple compounding pharmacies to explain why they should get to compound lucrative drugs used for weight loss, including Ozempic, saying Monday that its options if it sides with the pharmacies are "tough pills to swallow."

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Fla. Hospital System Patients Get Class Cert. Denied

By Matthew Perlman

A Florida federal court refused to certify a class of consumers in a case accusing Health First Inc. of locking in patients and blocking competition from rival hospital systems, after finding a number of issues, including potential differences between proposed class members.

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FTC Says Anesthesia Group Cheered While Raising Prices

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission pushed back against a bid from U.S. Anesthesia Partners to avoid facing trial on claims that it monopolized the market through a rollup strategy, saying the company celebrated its ability to dramatically increase prices.

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HPE Seeks Fix After States Expose Confidential Bidding Info

By Ben Adlin

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. urged a California federal judge to order a dozen states and Washington, D.C., to take corrective measures after they publicly filed thousands of pages of confidential documents related to the company's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks Inc.

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Non-Wash. Landlords Escape Yardi Rent-Fixing Case

By Isaac Monterose

A Washington federal judge on Monday tossed antitrust class action claims lodged against out-of-state multifamily landlords that were accused of running a rent price-fixing scheme that used property management software company Yardi Systems' technology, ruling that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendants.

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5th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Eyemart Class Action

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel seemed open to reviving a class action accusing glasses retailer Eyemart Express LLC of selling sensitive personal health information to social media giant Meta, asking Monday why dismissal was appropriate given the complexity of the case.

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Fastener Co. Can't Slip $17K TM Infringement Judgment

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge has upheld a $17,000 trademark infringement judgment against industrial fastener company Peninsula Components after it was found liable for using its competitor Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp's "PEM" name in Google Ads, ruling that the defendant presented no compelling reason to erase the verdict.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured disputes involving globally recognized companies, high-dollar contract fights, revived claims from the state's high court and the resolution of a closely watched de-SPAC case.

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Nationwide Need Not Cover Marker Makers' Trade Secret Fight

By Gianna Ferrarin

Four Nationwide units have no duty to defend a marker manufacturer in an underlying suit by a competitor alleging it colluded with former employees to use trade secrets and other proprietary information, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled.

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TriZetto's $70M Trade Secret Verdict Upheld, Total Award Cut

By Ivan Moreno

A New York federal judge has upheld a $70 million compensatory damages verdict for the TriZetto Group in a long-running trade secret fight against Syntel Inc., while also cutting punitive damages to about $140 million and awarding TriZetto more than $12 million in attorney fees.

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Opinion

AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by corporate legal departments is forcing a long-overdue reset of the relationship between inside and outside counsel, and introducing a significant opportunity to shed frustrating inefficiencies and strengthen collaboration for firms willing to embrace the shift, says Intel Chief Legal Officer April Miller Boise.

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Feature

Rats, Vapes And Vodka: Strange But True Cases For April Fool's

By Emily Field

A dead rodent in a burrito bowl delivery, a mix-up with vodka seltzer in the wrong cans and the Toys R Us brand taking on a Connecticut vape shop are among Law360's list of strange cases suitable for April Fool's Day.

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Analysis

'Best Judicial System In The World': Alsup Reflects On Career

By Bonnie Eslinger

Before taking inactive status late last year, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup presided over historic litigation in California's Northern District for 26 years, arriving at his San Francisco chambers every weekday before dawn to prepare for the day's work.

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FTC Backs Florida's Move To Kill ABA's Accreditation Monopoly

By Hailey Konnath

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it supports the Florida Supreme Court's recent decision to end the American Bar Association's longstanding accreditation monopoly, agreeing with the finding that it is "not in Floridians' best interest for the ABA to be the sole gatekeeper" in deciding who sits for the bar exam.

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NC Attys Oppose DOJ Interference In State Ethics Complaints

By Hayley Fowler

A group of North Carolina lawyers is opposing the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed rule allowing the attorney general to review state-level ethics complaints against the department's attorneys, saying such a change would undercut the Tar Heel State's ability to regulate government lawyers.

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Blumenthal Presses DHS Chief To Scrap ICE Warrant Memo

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is looking for assurances from the newly installed secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, that he will honor his apparent pledge to rescind a policy that allows immigration agents to enter private property without a judicial warrant.

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Habba, Ex-Firm Get Defense Redo In Suit Over Divorce Advice

By Jake Maher

A New Jersey appeals court gave former acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba another chance to pursue an anti-abusive litigation motion against an attorney suing her for malicious prosecution on Tuesday.

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7th Circ. Scolds Ex-Judge For Citing Fake Cases In Brief

By Celeste Bott

A Seventh Circuit panel admonished an attorney and former chief federal immigration judge for submitting a brief citing two nonexistent cases and a false quotation, saying while such errors can be "tell-tale signs" of AI hallucinations, her denial she used AI is "plausible" and the court won't consider further sanctions.

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'Construction Has To Stop!': Judge Blocks Trump's Ballroom

By Dorothy Atkins

A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday granted a historical preservation nonprofit's request for a preliminary injunction halting President Donald Trump's plans to turn the White House's East Wing into an "enormous" 89,000-square-foot ballroom, saying "unless and until Congress blesses this project through statutory authorization, construction has to stop!"

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Beasley Allen Seeks Stay Of DQ In Federal J&J Talc MDL

By Jake Maher

The Beasley Allen Law Firm asked a New Jersey federal court on Monday to hold off on disqualifying it from talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson while it appeals the disqualification order which it called "unprecedented and incorrect."

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Senate Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Role In CTA Retreat

By Sarah Jarvis

Three Democratic senators have asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide information on Elon Musk's possible involvement in the rollback of the Corporate Transparency Act, saying the department's moves allow entities tied to the billionaire to operate in obscurity.

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Analysis

Defamation Litigation Roundup: Unilever, Afroman, Musk

By Theresa Schliep

In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights a new suit against Unilever by an ousted member of a Ben & Jerry's board, as well as Afroman's defeat of a case by Ohio police officers after a raid of the comedic rapper's home.

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FBI Fired Agents Over Trump 2020 Election Inquiry, Suit Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

Former FBI agents who say they were illegally fired for working on the investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a proposed class action in D.C. federal court Tuesday accusing the government of unconstitutional "political retribution."

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Brief

Moye White, Ex-Landlord Settle $4M Denver Lease Dispute

By Zach Dupont

Days before the start of a bench trial between a Denver landlord and defunct law firm Moye White LLP in state court, the two parties reached a settlement, ending the litigation where the landlord accused the firm of owing almost $4 million.

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