Social Media Cos. Must Face School In 1st Addiction MDL Trial

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge denied social media companies' bid for a summary judgment win on a bellwether school district's allegations it was forced to spend its limited resources on combating students' purported social media addictions, teeing up the first bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation for June 15.

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Social Media App Plaintiff 'Not Addicted To YouTube,' Jury Told

By Craig Clough

An attorney for Google told a California state jury Tuesday during his opening remarks in the first bellwether trial over social media companies allegedly harming young people's mental health that the plaintiff's extensive medical records, own words and user history show she is not addicted to YouTube.

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Meta Gave Short Shrift To Safety Efforts, Ex-Exec Testifies

By Cara Salvatore

A former Facebook safety executive testified Tuesday in the New Mexico attorney general's trial against Meta that over his time there, proposals for safety improvements faced increasing resistance and onerous approvals in which non-safety colleagues "whittled down" their effectiveness.

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Colony Ridge To Pay $68M To End DOJ, Texas Lending Case

By Jon Hill

Houston-area developer Colony Ridge will pay $68 million to settle with the U.S. government and state of Texas over claims that it targeted Hispanic consumers with predatory land sales and financing, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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FDA To Review Food Preservative BHA For Safety

By Emily Field

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that it is reviewing whether a chemical used for decades as a food preservative is safe, pointing to concerns about whether it causes cancer.

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2nd Circ. Upholds NYT's $2.4M Auto-Renewal Class Deal

By Brian Steele

A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a class action settlement resolving claims that The New York Times Co. auto-renewed California users' subscriptions without proper notice, turning away an objection that said the $2.375 million deal was unfair and the lead plaintiff lacked standing.

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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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Ill. Tax, Tip Swipe Fee Ban Survives Banks' Challenge

By Hailey Konnath and Jon Hill

An Illinois federal judge Tuesday cleared most of a landmark Illinois law banning swipe fees on tax and tip payments to take effect this summer, dealing a major blow to banking industry groups that sought to block the law altogether.

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Broadcasters Fight 39% Media Ownership Cap In Hill Hearing

By Christopher Cole

TV broadcasters told the U.S. Senate Tuesday that lawmakers never meant to permanently cap national audience share controlled by a single station owner at 39%, as conservative outlet Newsmax argued there's support from both the left and right for keeping the limit in place.

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Wash. Judge Won't Block Racial Equity Housing Program

By Lauren Berg

A nonprofit aimed at "overcoming identity politics" cannot preliminarily block a Washington state housing program designed to reduce racial disparities in homeownership, a Seattle federal judge ruled, saying the group has not shown it is likely to succeed on its claim that the program is unconstitutional.

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Fla. Social Media Ban Violates Teens' Rights, 11th Circ. Told

By David Minsky

Snap Inc. is fighting Florida's attempt to keep a state law restricting teenagers' social media use, telling the Eleventh Circuit that children also have a First Amendment right to speech on the internet regarding matters of public importance. 

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SafeMoon CEO Gets Over 8 Years For Crypto Investor Fraud

By Stewart Bishop

A Brooklyn federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former CEO of SafeMoon to more than eight years in prison, following his conviction at trial of conspiring to defraud investors out of millions of dollars by lying to them about how the cryptocurrency firm used their funds.

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Amazon Calls FTC Allegations Of Hidden Documents 'Reckless'

By Bryan Koenig

Amazon.com assailed the Federal Trade Commission for accusing it of using auto-deleting Signal chats and improper privilege claims to hide evidence of rules that created an artificial pricing floor across online retail stores, asking a Washington federal judge to appoint a special master to handle the "inflammatory, close-of-discovery filings."

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7th Circ. Mulls Taking Sides In Arbitration Enforcement Split

By Jeff Overley

Seventh Circuit judges Tuesday debated a nationwide circuit split over who decides whether disputes belong in arbitration, seemingly leaning toward joining circuits that leave the question to courts instead of arbitrators.

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HSBC Ignored $8M Pig Butchering Scam Warnings, Suit Says

By Sydney Price

A retired anesthesiologist and his sons have sued HSBC's U.S. arm, accusing it of ignoring warning signs and allowing scammers to siphon more than $8 million from the elderly retiree's accounts through an international "romance pig butchering" fraud. 

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Pa. Health Network Escapes Wiretapping Suit, For Now

By Joyce Hanson

A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed class claims alleging Penn Highlands Healthcare Inc. violated state wiretapping laws by sharing patient health information with Google Analytics, reasoning that the patients suing the healthcare network need to provide more specifics about the harm they alleged.

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Suit Claims Colo. Landlord Extracted Illegal Fees

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado-based landlord and property management company are extracting illegal attorney fees and costs from defendants in eviction proceedings, a former tenant claimed in a proposed class action in Colorado state court Monday.

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What Applicants Can Expect From Calif. Crypto License Law

With the July effective date for California's Digital Financial Assets Law fast approaching, now is a critical time for companies to prepare for licensure, application and coverage compliance ahead of this significant regulatory milestone that will reshape how digital asset businesses operate in California, say attorneys at MoFo.

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Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

Recent decisions from courts across the country demonstrate how different jurisdictions balance competing policy interests in determining whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned, providing a framework to identify when and how to challenge any attempted assignment, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin & Lodgen.

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Legal Services Hiring Started New Year Off With A Bang

By Tracey Read

The legal sector is off to a good start in 2026, with 5,500 more people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in December, according to seasonally adjusted data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Feature

'Unflappable' Mass. Judge Emerges As Trump Foil

By Chris Villani

The newest member of the Massachusetts federal bench has made a name for himself as a thorn in the side of the Trump administration, a perception that stands in stark contrast to what friends and former colleagues describe as an unassuming and open-minded judge.

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'It Takes Time To Write': Jackson On High Court's Tariff Ruling

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has provided an unusual update on the court's decision over President Donald Trump's authority to impose emergency tariffs, saying in a TV interview that the justices are still working on what is one of their most anticipated rulings this term. 

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Analysis

Not 'Your Dad's DOJ': Recapping Year One Under Bondi

By Phillip Bantz and Carolina Bolado

Even before her contentious congressional testimony on Wednesday, few U.S. attorneys general had been embroiled in so many controversies so early into their tenures as Pam Bondi, who critics and supporters alike say embodies a new era at the Justice Department.

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Bondi Touches On Judges, Fraud, Subpoenas At Fiery Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Attorney General Pam Bondi opened her congressional testimony on Wednesday taking aim at "liberal activist judges," but the rest of the hearing was devoid of any discussion or questions on the Trump administration's combative relationship with a large portion of the federal bench.

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Goldstein Says He Lost Millions On Poker In 2016

By Jared Foretek

SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein told the Maryland federal jury in his tax fraud trial Wednesday that he lost nearly $3 million playing poker in 2016, directly contradicting charges that he underreported his gambling winnings, and pinned the blame for tax filing errors on his own miscalculations and shoddy work from his accountants.

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SC High Court Probes Clerk's Misconduct In Murdaugh Appeal

By Parker Quinlan

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday closely inspected Alex Murdaugh's appeal claiming the jury in his high-profile double-murder trial was biased because of comments made by a clerk of court, voicing questions and statements favorable to the disgraced lawyer's arguments.

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Md. Federal Judge Owns Up To Creating 'Abusive' Workplace

By Jack Karp

A Maryland federal judge has acknowledged creating an "abusive workplace" where clerks were chastised for minor errors, discouraged from asking questions and harshly criticized, according to a Fourth Circuit disciplinary order.

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Remote LSAT Testing To Largely End Amid Cheating Concerns

By Emily Johnson

Law school hopefuls will mostly need to sit for the Law School Admission Test — better known as the LSAT — in person starting in August rather than test remotely, a change designed to strengthen security after the exam provider ended remote testing in China over cheating concerns.

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Ford Slams Lemon Law Attys' Bid To Escape Billing Fraud Suit

By Lauren Berg

Ford Motor Co. urged a California federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit accusing three Knight Law Group LLP-affiliated attorneys of orchestrating a massive fraudulent legal billing scheme, scoffing at the attorneys' argument that they are immunized from liability related to lemon law litigation they have pursued.

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Calif. Atty Wins $25K Fee Sanction Over AI Errors

By Emily Sawicki

A California federal court has ordered $25,000 in fee sanctions for a litigator representing a mobile app platform in a copyright and contract suit as reimbursement for work he said went into responding to an error-ridden motion and further resulting motion practice.

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Miami World Cup Counsel Share Look At Prep Work, Impact

By Nathan Hale

Counsel representing the FIFA World Cup's Miami Host Committee gave Law360 an inside look at their multifaceted work preparing for the upcoming event, which organizers say could have the economic impact of multiple Super Bowls.

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Trio Leading NJ District Office Face New Disqualification Bid

By Elizabeth Daley

A criminal defendant who successfully challenged the appointment of Donald Trump's former personal attorney Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor joined other defendants in seeking to disqualify the trio now helming the office.

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Beasley Allen Wants Talc DQ Paused Pending High Court Appeal

By Jonathan Capriel

Hundreds of women who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder risk appearing in an upcoming trial without their preferred counsel from the Beasley Allen Law Firm, unless a New Jersey state court stays an order disqualifying the firm, it said.

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Morgan & Morgan, Former Aide Settle Disability, Age Bias Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA and a former firm legal assistant have settled a Florida federal lawsuit that alleged age and disability discrimination, according to a filing in the court.

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NYC Bar Pushes Gov. To Free Legal Aid Funds In Budget

By Andrea Keckley

The New York City Bar Association urged Gov. Kathy Hochul in a statement Wednesday to ensure the 2027 executive budget gives the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund access to its revenue for civil legal services, noting the current proposed budget did not grant full spending authority.

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