2nd Circ. Asks If Ex-UConn Dept. Head Broke School Rules

By Brian Steele

A Second Circuit panel sounded skeptical Thursday about a former University of Connecticut department head's claim that racial animus led to his forced resignation, appearing to lean more toward the argument that he misused state funds while carrying on an inappropriate relationship with his secretary.

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Court Wrong To Upend Worker's $2M Win, Wash. Justices Say

By Grace Elletson

The Washington Supreme Court found Thursday that a lower appeals court was too quick to nix a Latino county employee's $2 million verdict on claims he was suspended for calling out race bias, ruling the county's concerns about a set of jury instructions didn't warrant canceling the award.

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11th Circ. Won't Revisit Delta Pilots' Military Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The Eleventh Circuit declined to rethink the dismissal of a suit alleging Delta forced out two pilots because they took military leave, leaving in place a panel's conclusion that they resigned over investigations into whether they misused their sick leave.

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Worker's FLSA Retaliation Claim Should Survive, Judge Says

By Benjamin Morse

A North Carolina federal magistrate judge has recommended keeping alive a former Durham finance worker's claim that the city retaliated against her for complaining about unpaid overtime, while finding that her state constitutional claims should be tossed.

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EEOC, Seafood Wholesaler Reach Deal To End Sex Bias Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the operators of a seafood wholesaler have reached a settlement to end the agency's suit alleging the company refused to hire women for warehouse jobs based on the assumption that they couldn't lift heavy stock.

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Ex-Colo. Film Commissioner Says Age Bias Led To Firing

By Benjamin Morse

Colorado's former film commissioner hit the state's economic development office with an age bias and retaliation suit, alleging he was forced out at age 79 after initiating the effort to bring the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado and raising concerns about a nearly $748,000 accounting error.

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Discount Airline Settles Military Workers' Leave Benefits Suit

By Grace Elletson

A budget airline has agreed to settle a proposed class action in Minnesota federal court claiming the business violated federal law by failing to contribute cash into workers' retirement funds when they took military leave.

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Texas Biz Court Lets Southwest Pilots Redo Boeing Claims

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas business court judge said the Southwest Airlines pilots union could continue its suit against The Boeing Co. for alleged economic losses resulting from the grounding of the 737 Max aircraft, but told the union it would have to better articulate the harm Boeing caused.

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Braidwood Files New Challenge To ACA Birth Control Mandate

By Kellie Mejdrich

For-profit healthcare company Braidwood Management and several individuals sued the government in Texas federal court to challenge no-cost contraception coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act, arguing that the court should enjoin enforcement of the policy because it burdened their faith in violation of federal religious freedom law.

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Workers Hit Chiron Financial With Unpaid Wage Suit

By Emily Brill

Chiron Financial didn't pay 17 of its workers when it was having money trouble, a proposed class action in Texas federal court alleges, seeking to recoup the money that the workers say they're owed.

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Joe Gibbs Racing Can Fuel Up Suit Against NASCAR Rival

By Abigail Harrison

NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing LLC can augment its trade secrets lawsuit against a former competition director and the rival racing company that hired him, after a North Carolina federal court found that the proposed amendments aren't pointless.

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Bank Alleges Former VP Took Trade Secrets To Competitor

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts regional bank Salem Five on Thursday accused a former vice president for institutional banking of printing hundreds of documents containing confidential and trade secret information before departing for an identical role at a competitor in April.

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Pasco Bank Ex-CEO Alleges He Was Fired For Going To OCC

By Emilie Ruscoe

The First National Bank of Pasco faces accusations it retaliated against its CEO by firing him after he made a whistleblower report about suspected compliance issues at the bank to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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CFTC Eyes Faster 30% Whistleblower Awards In Small Cases

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking to amend its whistleblower rules to align with those of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and to establish an immediate minimum 30% payout for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less.

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Amazon Reaches Deal To End Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Amazon has agreed to end a lawsuit alleging that it violated Illinois genetic privacy law by seeking information about job applicants' family medical history, according to a federal court filing.

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Winston & Strawn Employment Partner Joins Davis Wright

By Adrian Cruz

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced Thursday that an experienced employment attorney has joined the firm's Los Angeles office after a lengthy stint with Winston & Strawn LLP.

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3 New Pay Transparency State Laws Raise Compliance Risks

Wage transparency measures taking effect in Delaware, Maine and New Jersey add a layer of complexity to the hiring landscape and highlight the need for employers to develop thorough compliance strategies while navigating the laws' ambiguities, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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Series

Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

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The 2026 Law360 400

By Daniela Porat

Law360 is pleased to announce its list of the 400 largest U.S. firms by headcount.

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Kellogg Hansen Bests Susman Godfrey's Associate Pay Hikes

By Andrea Keckley

More litigation boutiques are joining the growing number of firms raising their base salaries for associates, with Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC exceeding the scale Susman Godfrey LLP set earlier this week.

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SDNY US Atty Jay Clayton Picked For DNI After Pulte Pushback

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he's nominating Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be director of national intelligence.

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Widow Sues Podhurst Orseck Over $4M 737 Max Settlement

By Mike Curley

An Indonesian widow is suing Podhurst Orseck PA and one of its attorneys in Illinois federal court, alleging they failed to keep her informed or get her all the money she was entitled to in a $4 million settlement with Boeing over the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

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Miss America CEO Wants Ex-Atty Barred From Court

By Emily Lever

The CEO of Miss America and companies linked to the pageant asked a Florida federal court on Thursday to bar their former counsel Carlton Fields from a status conference in their litigation over Miss America's bankruptcy, arguing the firm is not a party and is no longer counsel of record.

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Immigration Firm Says Attys Fraudulently Poached Clients

By Britain Eakin

A law firm recently accused of running a volume-driven immigration filing mill claimed in a new lawsuit in Ohio federal court that three attorneys and a TikTok personality orchestrated a social media campaign falsely accusing it of visa fraud as a way to poach its clients.

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Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro Gets Fla. Law License Back

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro after his conviction in Georgia's election interference racketeering case was eventually cleared by a court order invalidating the charge.

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Mass. Attys Ding Watchdog's 'Myopic' Public Defense Report

By Julie Manganis

The leader of a group of Massachusetts attorneys who stopped taking court-appointed cases last year over what they say are inadequate hourly rates on Thursday slammed a state inspector general's highly critical report on the state's indigent defense system as "myopic."

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