FERC Beats Environmental Challenge To La. LNG Terminal

By Elaine Briseño

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, saying environmental groups challenging the decision failed to show the project was not in the public's best interest.

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DC Circ. Says ESA Review Wasn't Needed For EPA Air Rule

By Tom Lotshaw

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's determination that retaining existing air quality standards for nitrogen oxides and particulate matter would not affect animals or plants protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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PG&E Investors Get Final OK For $100M Wildfire Suit Deal

By Sydney Price

A California federal judge Tuesday gave final approval to a $100 million deal settling claims California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co., its brass and underwriters misled investors about the company's safety practices ahead of deadly wildfires in the past decade, with lead attorneys securing $21 million in fees.

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NJ Judge Sends Exxon Retail Voting Program Suit To Texas

By Sarah Jarvis

A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday transferred to Texas a police pension fund's proposed class action against Exxon Mobil Corp. over the oil giant's first-of-its-kind retail shareholder voting program, finding the case does not have a strong enough connection to New Jersey.

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Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Chad Richards

By Britain Eakin

Chad Richards of Mayer Brown LLP is helping guide the regulatory approvals for Manulife Investment Management's $1.9 billion utility acquisition in the Pacific Northwest after coming off one of the largest infrastructure deals in recent years, BlackRock's $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, earning a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Canada To Hit US With Retaliatory Tariffs, 'Dollar For Dollar'

By Jack McLoone

The Canadian government struck back on Tuesday at the latest round of U.S. tariffs, announcing tariffs of its own of up to 50% on more than 800 categories of products worth CA$27.6 billion ($20 billion) that will come into force on Sept. 8.

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NRDC Says EPA Let Cleveland Polluters Dodge Smog Cuts

By Tom Lotshaw

The Natural Resources Defense Council on Tuesday asked the Sixth Circuit to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of a plan Ohio submitted for smog pollution in the Cleveland area, and accused the agency of giving a "free pass" to major polluters.

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Commodities Firm Escapes Brazilian Bribery Case

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut federal judge has put an end to a criminal case alleging Freepoint Commodities LLC bribed Brazilian government officials to get an edge over its competitors, dismissing a single felony count shortly after prosecutors said the firm had satisfied its obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement.

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Albania Looks To Toss Judgment Enforcing $13M Award

By Caroline Simson

Albania's state-owned oil company is urging a D.C. federal court to dismiss a default judgment enforcing a roughly $13 million arbitral award now owed to litigation funder Omni Bridgeway, saying the judgment was obtained after the litigation funder "erroneously" stated that service had been completed.

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Investor Seeks Legal Fees In Del. Over Energy Co. Share Suit

By Jarek Rutz

Hudson Bay Longview LLC has sued Mountain State Energy Holdings LLC in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to force the energy company to pay the legal costs Hudson Bay is racking up while defending a separate New York lawsuit over its purchase of Mountain State shares.

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Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship

Reducing overall water use is important for data center developers and operators, but comprehensive water stewardship — including cooling system operation, chemical treatment, wastewater discharge, maintenance activities and interactions with municipal water infrastructure — is rapidly becoming both a regulatory expectation and a business imperative, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

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What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape

While the U.K. Jurisdiction Taskforce’s recent statement on liability for artificial intelligence harms is nonbinding for both U.K. and U.S. lawyers, it highlights the importance of being able to distinguish between the availability of a tool and a professional obligation to use it, say Jonny Frank and Michael Costa at StoneTurn.

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Firm Revenue Climbs 12.4% In First Half Of 2026

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Record billing rate gains, strong demand and increased productivity fueled a successful start to the year for the legal industry, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Florida AG Slams Bar Complaint Against DHS Counsel

By Madison Arnold

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to the executive director of the Florida Bar to criticize a recent complaint made to the bar against James Percival, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for attacking judges.

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Legal Watchdog Lodges Bar Complaint Against Jeanine Pirro

By Hailey Konnath

The Legal Accountability Center said Tuesday that it filed a bar complaint against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, claiming that she abused her position to unjustifiably target Democratic lawmakers after they released a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community that it's their duty to refuse unlawful orders.

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6th Circ. Says Judge Can't Escape Teen Mock Arrest Suit

By Susan Smiley

A Sixth Circuit panel on Monday allowed to proceed a Michigan federal lawsuit filed against a Detroit judge who handcuffed a 15-year-old student and subjected her to a mock trial after she fell asleep in his courtroom, ruling that judicial immunity does not protect him.

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Watchdog Wants NY Judge Ousted Over Retaliatory Suit

By Rose Krebs

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined a state judge should be removed from office for filing a retaliatory defamation suit against an eye-care worker who had lodged an ethics complaint over the judge refusing to wear a mask in an office in 2021.

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NY Times Says EEOC Dragging Feet On Anti-White Bias Info

By Grace Elletson

The New York Times Company has sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the anti-discrimination watchdog flouted federal law by failing to respond to requests for records of communications with conservative legal groups and agency efforts to investigate claims of bias against white workers.

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Colo. Judge Ships $8.3M Messner Reeves Fraud Suit To Utah

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado federal judge granted a motion Monday from law firm Messner Reeves LLP to move a lawsuit accusing the firm of stealing more than $8 million as part of a fraudulent loan scheme to Utah after finding the venue was the proper forum to litigate the claims.

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Tort Report: Mass. Jury Delivers Record Amazon Crash Verdict

By Y. Peter Kang

A record personal injury verdict against Amazon in a crash case and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's upcoming sex abuse trial lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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