Blake Lively's Attys Say Justin Baldoni Fight Not Quite Over

By Lauren Berg

Though Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled her claims accusing his production company of orchestrating a smear campaign after she accused her "It Ends With Us" co-star of sexually harassing her, the actress' attorneys told a New York federal judge Thursday that there's still a dispute over damages and fees.

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Ex‑Novartis Atty Wins Revival Of Whistleblower Claims

By Carla Baranauckas

The New Jersey state appeals court on Thursday revived five whistleblower claims brought by a former Novartis compliance attorney, finding that a trial judge wrongly treated a years‑long pattern of alleged retaliation as discrete, time‑barred events rather than a continuous campaign culminating in her 2021 termination.

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Trump Campaign Exits Sex Assault Suit, Manager Appeals

By Frank G. Runyeon

Days after President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign settled negligence claims in a former aide's sexual assault lawsuit, an ex-campaign manager accused of rape faced doubts from New York state appellate judges that he could escape the case with their help.

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Ford, UAW Escape Truck Plant Worker's Discrimination Suit

By Patrick Hoff

A Michigan federal judge shut down a former auto manufacturing employee's lawsuit alleging that the United Auto Workers didn't properly represent him when Ford fired him because he's Black and disabled, ruling that he filed his claims against the union and company too late.

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Ga. Federal Jury Rejects Ex-FBI Agent's Race Bias Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia federal jury has sided with the FBI in a lawsuit brought by a longtime agent who claimed he was fired because he is Black and complained about discrimination in the bureau's Atlanta office, finding that race didn't play a role in his termination. 

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Ex-Chartwell Atty Doubles Down On Muslim Bias Firing Claims

By Adrian Cruz

A former Chartwell Law Offices LLP attorney has asked a Florida federal judge to reject the firm's bid to have her suit alleging she was fired due to anti-Muslim bias following social media posts she made criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.

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AstraZeneca Reps Fight To Keep Opt-Ins In Pay Bias Suit

By MJ Koo

Female pharmaceutical sales representatives in an AstraZeneca equal pay suit have urged an Illinois federal court to reject the company's bid to dismiss two dozen opt-in plaintiffs for refusing discovery, saying the women feared retaliation and career consequences.

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Delta Pilots Ask Full 11th Circ. To Rehear Leave Bias Suit

By Chart Riggall

A group of former Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots whose suit over their use of paid military leave was dismissed by the Eleventh Circuit last month asked the full circuit to consider their claims of "company-wide hostility against military service."

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Child Support Debtors Get Prison Work Pay Class Certified

By Matthew Santoni

Former inmates at the Lackawanna County Prison who worked at a county recycling center for just $5 per day can get their long-running lawsuit certified as a class action, albeit only for inmates who had been incarcerated solely because of missing child support payments, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Va. Judge Seeks More Info On Law Firm Wage Deal's Fees

By Benjamin Morse

A Virginia federal judge declined to approve a proposed $52,500 settlement of a former case manager's lawsuit alleging that a law firm stiffed her on overtime, saying Thursday that the parties failed to provide enough information related to attorney fees and costs.

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Catering Co. Misclassified Delivery Drivers, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

Delivery drivers for a catering platform were misclassified as independent contractors and denied minimum wages and overtime pay, according to a proposed class action in California state court.

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USW Seeks TRO On Retiree Healthcare Shift By Saint-Gobain

By Corey Rothauser

The United Steelworkers is asking a Pennsylvania federal court to block materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain from changing retiree healthcare benefits for union workers at multiple facilities while the parties arbitrate whether the changes violate their collective bargaining agreements.

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SAG-AFTRA Wants Out Of Singer's 'Furious 7' Royalties Suit

By Katherine Smith

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and its intellectual property rights distribution fund are seeking to escape a singer's lawsuit filed in California federal court claiming underpayment for his vocals in a song used in the film "Furious 7," arguing the claims are barred by federal law.

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Brief

Conn. Investment Firm Settles $70M Client Poach Suit

By Brian Steele

Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC and its one-time chief compliance officer have settled a lawsuit accusing the former executive of taking 125 clients with $70 million in assets under management when he left for a new job, federal court records show.

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Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints

By Pete Brush

A Second Circuit judge hinted Thursday that a trial judge may have erred in rejecting a retirement-fund garnishment deal that would have protected Martin Shkreli's convicted former lawyer from a potential $1 million "punitive tax event."

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Colo. Engineer Says Employer Misread Claims To Ax Suit

By MJ Koo

A former chief engineer who says she was fired after objecting to a request to allegedly falsify documents has urged a Colorado federal court to reject her former employer's bid to dismiss her whistleblower retaliation suit, arguing the company applied the wrong legal standard to her claim.

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9th Circ.'s Silence Prolongs Uncertainty On Cemex Framework

By affirming a bargaining order in Cemex Construction Materials v. National Labor Relations Board without opining on the NLRB’s 2023 expansion of its authority to issue such orders, the Ninth Circuit avoided direct conflict with the Sixth Circuit’s rejection of the same framework, prolonging uncertainty for employers facing union elections, say attorneys at Dinsmore & Shohl.

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Series

Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

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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 Morrisons sued by a former logistics partner, EDF and Cripps LLP face a claim brought by a family estate near Hinkley Point C and a former BBC broadcaster file a defamation claim against a Welsh news site over articles linking her to Russian state media and conspiracy theories. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Morgan Lewis Hires 2 More Hunton Litigators

By Andrea Keckley

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced on Friday that it has hired two more attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to build up its litigation bench.

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Legal Industry Bounces Back, Gaining 2,400 Jobs In April

By Tracey Read

The legal sector is once again on a positive trajectory, gaining 2,400 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Paul Weiss Says Atty Cuts Were Part Of Performance Reviews

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP told Law360 on Friday that the firm has parted ways with some attorneys following an annual review process.

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Top Atty In DOJ Appeal Over Law Firm Exec Orders To Depart

By Jake Maher

The lead federal prosecutor on the Trump administration's appeal to reinstate executive orders targeting four law firms is stepping down from his government role at the end of May, he publicly announced this week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The National Immigrant Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a split Seventh Circuit panel rejected the Trump administration's argument that immigrants unlawfully in the United States have no due process rights.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits section said agency investigations will focus on benefit plan managers' loyalty conflicts, including pursuit of socially conscious goals. Meanwhile, Dell became the latest company to consider Texas as its new legal home. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Prosecutor Faces Probe Into Withheld Immigration Case Info

By Bonnie Eslinger

The lead assistant federal prosecutor for Rhode Island's civil division is under investigation for allegedly withholding information in an immigration case, according to an order from the Ocean State's top federal judge.

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DLA Piper Accused Of 'Frivolous' Suit To Please Chipotle GC

By Gina Kim

DLA Piper aggressively litigated a "frivolous" computer fraud lawsuit against a nonprofit volunteer in order to appease the then-general counsel of Chipotle, a client, who referred the case to the firm, according to a malicious-prosecution complaint filed Thursday in California state court. 

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

By Adam LoBelia

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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