Fox Rothschild Seeks To Trim Atty's Hearing Impairment Suit

By Madison Arnold

Fox Rothschild LLP has moved to dismiss a number of claims brought by a former attorney who said the firm failed to provide hearing aids or alternative accommodation and then fired him, arguing the attorney failed to secure a right to sue determination from the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

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Mich. Court Says Judge's Move, Not Bias, Ended Worker's Job

By Benjamin Morse

A courtroom coordinator's employment ended because the judge she worked for was reassigned, not because she took medical leave to undergo cancer treatment, a Michigan probate court argued, urging a federal court to grant it an early win in a disability bias lawsuit.

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Ex-Police Chief Accuses Ga. City Of Anti-Gay Bias, Retaliation

By David Aaro

A Georgia city targeted a police chief for termination because she is a lesbian and accused city council members of ethical lapses, the former chief told a federal court.

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Feds Want Grant Ruling Foiling Priorities Stayed For Appeal

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to pause a decision declaring that a grant termination clause does not allow agencies to scrap awards not aligned with its new priorities, claiming it is likely to prevail in a First Circuit appeal.

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EEOC Suit Over Yale's Age-Based Doc Testing Headed To Trial

By Patrick Hoff

A Connecticut federal judge on Friday shot down competing bids to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing Yale New Haven Hospital of unlawfully subjecting doctors over 70 to cognitive tests, ruling a trial is needed to determine whether patient safety concerns warranted the exams.

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Roundup

Employment Authority: High Court To Weigh Disparate Impact

Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on why a legal case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court centering on disparate impact liability may have ripple effects in employment law, how Vermonters could enshrine a right to collective bargaining in the state's constitution, and why the Third Circuit has made it easier to strike hybrid wage and hour settlements. 

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Nurse Says NY Health System Forced Pregnancy Leave

By Grace Elletson

New York's largest health system required a pregnant nurse to take leave rather than accommodate her when she asked to take breaks and not lift more than 10 pounds throughout her high-risk pregnancy, according to a new suit filed in federal court.

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Ex-School Administrator Opposes $53K Fees, Costs Request

By Susan Smiley

A former Eastpointe Community Schools assistant principal has asked a Michigan federal court to reject the school district's request for $53,436 in attorney fees and expenses after it won summary judgment in her race discrimination suit.

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Boeing Worker Says She Was Pushed Into Sex With Manager

By Rachel Riley

A Boeing employee claims her supervisor cornered her into a sexual relationship with a senior manager, who cut off contact when she got pregnant and refused to have an abortion, according to a lawsuit filed against the aerospace giant in Washington state court.

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Workers Accuse Samsung Of Skipping Overtime Pay

By Emily Brill

An American unit of Samsung refused to pay its workers overtime, instead making them accept "comp time" that was paid at the same rate as their regular hourly pay, according to a lawsuit filed by former workers in New Jersey state court.

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Walmart Workers In Colo. Say Off-The-Clock Work Is Routine

By Lauren Berg

Two former Walmart employees claim the company routinely requires its hourly workers to perform off-the-clock duties and to be "on call" during their breaks, and failed to pay overtime wages, according to a new lawsuit filed in Colorado federal court.

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Lockheed Unit Fired Assault Victim For 'Fighting,' Suit Says

By Katherine Smith

A Teamsters local failed to properly represent a former senior powerhouse operator at a Lockheed Martin Corp. subsidiary after he was assaulted at work by a coworker but fired by the company for "fighting," according to a Connecticut state court lawsuit.

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Roark-Owned Co. Unlawfully Uses Noncompetes, Suit Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

Thirteen former employees of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems LLC filed a lawsuit in Ohio federal court alleging that the environmental services provider uses restrictive postemployment covenants to lock workers into low-paying jobs, stifle competition and increase its value to its investor owners, including private equity giant Roark Capital Management LLC.

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Del. Forum Selection Clause Sinks IQVIA's NC Poaching Suit

By Hayley Fowler

IQVIA Holdings Inc. should have brought its poaching suit against four former employees accused of defecting to a competitor in Delaware court under a forum selection clause in their employment contracts, a North Carolina Business Court judge ruled Thursday in dismissing the case.

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Brief

Insulet Can't Keep Injunction During Trade Secret Appeal

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit has denied insulin product developer Insulet Corp.'s request to keep an injunction in place against rival EOFlow Co. Ltd. while it appeals an axed $59 million trade secrets jury verdict to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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NASCAR Team Fights Rival's Inspection Bid In Secrets Row

By Alex Lawson

NASCAR powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing is pushing a North Carolina federal judge to deny a rival team's bid to inspect its premises as part of a simmering trade secrets dispute, emphasizing the competitive threat posed by the request.

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AI Cardiac Imaging Co. Heartflow Files IP Suit Against Rival

By Adam Lidgett

Artificial intelligence-powered cardiac imaging company Heartflow Inc. is accusing a competitor of infringing its patents covering a noninvasive heart test and luring almost a dozen of its employees to make a similar product.

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DOD Contractor Says Ex-Worker Lacks Evidence For Trial Win

By Ganesh Setty

A U.S. Department of Defense contractor asked a Colorado federal court for a midtrial quick win in a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit over its cybersecurity services, arguing the plaintiff had failed to show an objectively reasonable belief that misconduct took place.

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TransDigm Can't Ax Ex-GC's Retaliation Suit, Ohio Court Says

By Lauren Berg

TransDigm Group cannot push to arbitration its former general counsel's lawsuit alleging that she was terminated in retaliation for reporting two instances of sexual harassment and antitrust compliance concerns at the aerospace company, an Ohio appeals court ruled, saying sexual harassment allegations are not subject to arbitration.

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Green Thumb Fired Worker Over Cannabis Allergy, Suit Says

By Sam Reisman

A former employee at an Illinois unit of multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries alleges in a new federal lawsuit she was unlawfully terminated from her job at a marijuana processing facility because of her allergy to a particular strain of cannabis.

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How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit against seven fraternity members underscores that although employers often have freedom to fire employees over accusations, they must still make a defensible decision, says Michael Elkins at MLE Law.

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3 Steps To Mitigate The Cyber Risks From Employee AI Use

Recent data showing a doubling in breaches tied to employee use of unapproved AI tools demonstrates a convergence of cybersecurity risk, data privacy exposure and legal liability that workplace policies don't often address, but business leaders can get ahead of these risks, say attorneys at Ogletree.

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Are You Happy With Your In-House Role? Take Our Survey

Is your company giving you everything you need to succeed? What are some misconceptions about working in-house? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Satisfaction Survey.

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Weil Merger Talks With Willkie End, Another Partner To Leave

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP have ended merger discussions and another top Weil partner is set to depart the firm, sources with knowledge on the matters told Law360 Pulse on Friday.

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Q&A

Holland & Knight Legal Profession Head On MSO Dealmaking

By Al Barbarino

Holland & Knight LLP partner Trisha Rich is at the forefront of the firm's work in a fast-growing corner of the legal industry, advising law firms setting up management services organizations, or MSOs, as well as the investors looking to buy into them.

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Trump Adviser Ducking Service In Exec Orders Suit, ABA Says

By Jack Karp

Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn has evaded service of subpoenas, so the American Bar Association should be allowed to pursue alternative means of serving him in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate BigLaw firms, the organization is telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge.

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Mass. Judge Jailed Atty For 'Attitude,' Ethics Complaint Says

By Julie Manganis

A former Massachusetts state court judge placed a public defender into custody for hours over his "attitude" during a March 2025 hearing, the state's judicial conduct commission has said in a disciplinary complaint.

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SEC Fights LSU Claim That Case Citations Were 'Hallucinated'

By Alex Lawson

The Southeastern Conference is disputing claims that it submitted "hallucinated" case citations in its lawsuit challenging Louisiana State University's efforts to add former professional players to its sports teams, urging an Alabama federal judge to strike the allegations.

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Insurer Says NY Firm Staged Accidents For Suits

By Danielle Ferguson

A reinsurance company has filed another complaint accusing a New York personal injury law firm of recruiting workers to stage injuries in support of meritless claims, a few months after the Second Circuit dismissed similar claims because the insurer didn't have any direct injuries to bring a racketeering suit. 

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Ex-DOJ Officials And Judicial Nominees Vie For Office

By Courtney Bublé

Hundreds of candidates are on the ballot in the midterm elections, happening in less than two weeks, and among them are former U.S. Department of Justice officials and unsuccessful judicial nominees.

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9th Circ. Judge Hints Trump US Atty Firing OK Despite 'Chaos'

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit judge remarked on Friday that President Donald Trump's ouster of court-appointed Seattle U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff has sown "chaos," but pushed back against Rogoff's contention that the move amounted to executive overreach, noting that the president already controls the office via the attorney general.

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NY Commercial Attys Must Justify Discovery Cost Bids Early

By Andrea Keckley

New York Courts Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas said in an administrative order earlier this month that commercial litigators who want opposing counsel to fund some or all of the discovery process must state their basis for the request and provide a "good faith" estimate of the costs.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA and DiCello Levitt lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New Mexico federal judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over the lies that the social media giant offered the public regarding its data privacy practices.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Meta's legal chief says the company will appeal a $25 billion verdict involving data privacy practices including the Cambridge Analytica scandal. And a new study shows that while in-house starting salaries are staying stable, adding special skills like AI expertise can lift them higher.

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

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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