5th Circ. Judges Knock Biden NLRB For 'Gamesmanship'

By Braden Campbell

Four dissenting Fifth Circuit judges slammed the National Labor Relations Board's "political gamesmanship" Wednesday as the court declined to rethink a panel's decision to enforce a Biden-era board ruling that knocked Exxon for violations the Trump-era board rejected.

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6th Circ. Revives NJ Drivers' Wage Action Against Hub Group

By Irene Spezzamonte

Two drivers alleging that logistics company Hub Group misclassified them as independent contractors have no connection to Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit ruled, departing from a Tennessee federal court's decision that found their suit under New Jersey law couldn't stand.

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DC Circ. Grants En Banc Hearing On CFPB Layoff Plan

By Jared Foretek

Additional D.C. Circuit judges will get to weigh in on the Trump administration's bid to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through mass layoffs, after the appeals court granted the agency's employees' union an en banc rehearing on a lower court's injunction stopping the firings.

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Shutdown Deal Bars Federal Firings Until Feb., Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge said Wednesday she'll grant a preliminary injunction barring layoffs of federal workers from several agencies before Jan. 30, saying legislation that ended the government shutdown prohibits the layoffs, but she added she might pause her order while the government appeals.

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NC Panel Revives Part Of Solar Co. Ex-Atty's Sex Bias Suit

By Abigail Harrison

A North Carolina attorney can proceed with a piece of her lawsuit alleging a solar company discriminated against her based on sex while she served in a senior legal role, after a state appeals court revived one of her claims Wednesday.

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Haitian Migrants Accuse Meatpacking Giant JBS Of Race Bias

By Ganesh Setty

Three Haitian nationals have accused meatpacking giant JBS USA Food Co. of race-based discrimination in Colorado federal court, alleging that it intentionally subjected them to comparatively more dangerous working conditions without proper training in their native language.

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Former Analyst For Colo. County Alleges 'Systematic' Bias

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado county discriminated against one of its senior analysts after she received national recognition for her work and subjected her to escalating retaliatory conduct that culminated in her termination, she told a federal court.

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NY Jets Claim Ex-VP Plotted To Tarnish Team President

By Carla Baranauckas

A former New York Jets vice president of finance helped engineer an anonymous email that falsely accused the team president of inappropriate conduct, the team alleged in its response and counterclaim to her discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court.

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JPMorgan Ex-Advisers Sue Over Alleged Race And Sex Bias

By Emilie Ruscoe

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its broker-dealer unit are facing claims they discriminated against two Black women who had worked for the companies as financial advisers, giving them unfavorable branch assignments and leave-related client reassignments while later forcing them to take lower-paying remote jobs they eventually had to quit.

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Brief

Walmart Strikes $60K Deal To Wrap EEOC Disability Bias Case

By Corey Rothauser

Walmart will pay $60,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing the retailer of firing a worker with a hearing disability after stripping away long-standing workplace accommodations at a Long Island store.

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Anheuser-Busch Shouldn't Dismantle OT Suit, 4th Circ. Told

By Irene Spezzamonte

Anheuser-Busch shouldn't be able to dismantle a class and a collective in a wage suit because the workers claiming unpaid off-the-clock work showed a Virginia federal court that they performed similar work at the same facility, the workers told the Fourth Circuit.

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Consulting Co., Ex-Worker Seek OK Of Revised $295K OT Deal

By Benjamin Morse

A consulting company and a former worker who lodged a proposed collective action took a second crack at persuading a Washington federal judge to sign off a $295,000 settlement, saying they now have shown a bona fide dispute over whether the company was required to pay overtime.

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Union, Voter Group Seek To Join DOJ Election Records Case

By Kelcey Caulder

A union local, an affiliate and a Black voters advocacy group urged a federal court Tuesday to let them intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice suit seeking election records from Fulton County, Georgia, arguing the DOJ is trying to boost conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.

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Unions Sue To Block VA's Labor Contract Cancellations

By Katherine Smith

A coalition of labor organizations urged a Rhode Island federal court Wednesday to stop the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from canceling collective bargaining agreements covering 2,800 federal workers, arguing that the agency failed to provide a valid reason for doing so.

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Braidwood Asks For Judgment In ACA Preventive Care Fight

By Spencer Brewer

Christian-owned, for-profit management company Braidwood Management Inc. asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to end its challenge to an Affordable Care Act provision that requires coverage of lung cancer screenings and preexposure prophylaxis for HIV/AIDS, citing a U.S. Supreme Court finding upholding the provision.

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Nvidia Settles Valeo's Suit Over Stolen Driving Assist Code

By Rae Ann Varona

Nvidia Corp. has settled automotive tech supplier Valeo's lawsuit that accused the artificial intelligence chipmaker of using trade secrets a former Valeo engineer stole before joining Nvidia and later accidentally left on his screen during a videoconference call with Valeo.

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Ill. Judge Grants Transit Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate GIPA Claims

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge sent to arbitration a proposed class action claiming those applying to work for a transit services provider were required to divulge family medical history during a preemployment physical in violation of Illinois' genetic privacy law, finding the lead plaintiff had agreed to arbitrate disputes as part of his application process.

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UMich Says Allowing Protest Suit Would 'Eviscerate' Immunity

By Danielle Ferguson

An attorney representing the University of Michigan told a federal judge Wednesday that permitting a complaint from its former staffers, who alleged they were fired without due process for participating in protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza, to move forward would "eviscerate" immunity for major institutions.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 2026 Editorial Calendar

Law360 publishes several award series throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attorneys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you can prepare ahead of time.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonus News: Glenn Agre, Bursor & Fisher Reveal 2025 Levels

By Andrea Keckley

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance."

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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial

By Adrian Cruz

Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.

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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.

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Analysis

The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a trademark infringement award that reached nearly $47 million and found nonparties couldn't be on the hook for the amount, while the Federal Circuit reproached a trademark tribunal for its handling of a man's attempt to register the F-word. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2025.

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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

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Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him

By Ivan Moreno

A Tenth Circuit judge on a panel reviewing a copyright infringement claim against Netflix over a video clip included in its "Tiger King" docuseries can stay on the case after inadvertently contacting a former attorney for the plaintiffs, the parties told the appellate court in separate letters.

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Pentagon Must Justify JAG Firings Under New NDAA

By Courtney Bublé

Under the annual defense policy bill that was sent to the president's desk on Wednesday, the Pentagon will have to explain its firings of military lawyers — a provision that comes after the Trump administration controversially dismissed its top military lawyers at the beginning of the year.

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Feature

The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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