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DC Circ. Preserves Biden-Era EPA Soot Rule

By Keith Goldberg

The D.C. Circuit Friday rejected challenges from Republican states and business groups to a Biden-era rule setting tighter national limits on soot, as well as the Trump administration's request to vacate the rule.

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NY Court Faults 'Woebegone' $71M Tupi Award Challenge

By Caroline Simson

A New York federal judge has enforced a $71 million arbitral award issued to a Petrobras-managed Dutch consortium in a long-running offshore oil dispute, in a case that she said "proves" that parties that eschew litigation in favor of arbitration "are making a huge mistake."

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King & Spalding Insists On Fraud Suit Pause Amid 'Conflicts'

By Brian Steele

King & Spalding LLP has urged a Connecticut state court to keep its involvement in a $300 million fraud lawsuit on hold while it challenges the denial of its attorneys' withdrawal from representing several individual defendants, citing "serious, nonwaivable conflicts of interest" that will prevent the firm from proceeding.

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Analysis

Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2026

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia faces major litigation in the second half of 2026, including disputes over data center growth, PFAS contamination and whether companies can be forced to fund medical monitoring for people alleging no current injuries. Here, Law360 highlights some of the biggest cases to keep an eye on in the Peach State.

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UTILITIES AND POWER

Brief

Thermostat Patent Case Settles After Fed. Circ. Undid Verdict

By Elliot Weld

Two home automation companies have settled a case over a thermostat patent after the Federal Circuit undid an $11.5 million jury verdict awarded to one of them and faulted the judge overseeing the trial for using jury forms that collapsed all infringement allegations into a yes-no question.

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RENEWABLES

Judge Tells Feds To Justify Bid To Drop Adani Prosecution

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge Friday told prosecutors their "terse, bland, and conclusory statement" asking the court to drop a fraud case accusing several individuals of orchestrating a $250 million bribery scheme to secure lucrative Indian government renewable-energy contracts was not sufficient without further information.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Jeep Fire-Risk Suit Sends 15 Drivers' Claims To Arbitration

By Susan Smiley

Some Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee drivers alleging the batteries in the plug-in hybrids are at risk of spontaneously catching fire and exploding must arbitrate their claims, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, saying that 15 members of the proposed class must adhere to an arbitration agreement.

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MINING

Skadden, Cleary Guide Silver Miner Sinda's $213M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Silver miner Sinda Ltd. hit the public markets on Friday after raising $213 million in its initial public offering led by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

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PEOPLE

Brief

Faegre Drinker Adds Withers Int'l Arbitration Atty In NY

By Tracey Read

A former Withers litigation and arbitration special counsel has joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a New York partner.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

GHG Rescission Undermines State Climate Suit Preemption

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the fate of state climate litigation in Suncor Energy Inc. v. Boulder County, it must confront the fact that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rescission of its greenhouse gas endangerment finding has also removed the foundation for federal preemption of state climate suits, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.

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Opinion

State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony

Based on my experience in the state judiciary, emulating federal courts' role as gatekeepers of expert witness testimony would help state court judges maintain the appearance of impartiality and assist juries, thus enhancing the overall confidence people have in their justice system, says Lorie Gildea at Greenberg Traurig.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

High Court To Issue Big Decisions In Term's Final Days

By Katie Buehler

As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independent agency officials, transgender athletes and election rules. 

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Q&A

This Pride Month, LGBTQ+ Bar Leader Talks Community, Hope

By Emma Cueto

In 2026, the LGBTQ+ Bar is focused on expanding programs, especially those focused on law students and younger attorneys, and building up community ties at a time of growing legal threats to LGBTQ people.

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Scientologists Want 'Ignored' Boies Schiller AI Errors Review

By Emily Sawicki

The Church of Scientology has asked the California Supreme Court to review an appellate order that didn't impose sanctions on Boies Schiller Flexner LLP for filing a brief containing artificial intelligence-generated citation errors in a harassment and retaliation suit pending against the church.

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PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

By Bonnie Eslinger

The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.

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Analysis

Bosch DOJ Declination Shows Benefits Of Early Self-Reporting

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to prosecute German technology company Bosch for exporting products to a sanctioned Chinese company signals to businesses that prompt self-reporting to the government can help them secure a declination even for serious national security offenses.

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Trump Reportedly Mulls FCC Attorney For DOJ Antitrust Chief

By Matthew Perlman

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to nominate the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel to serve as the top antitrust official in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Judge Stays Jackson Walker RICO Suit Over Sorrento Ch. 11

By Clara Geoghegan

A California federal judge has paused Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders' litigation after a Texas bankruptcy court ruled they lacked standing to pursue racketeering claims over a former Jackson Walker attorney's relationship with the judge who initially oversaw the biotech company's Chapter 11.

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Messner Reeves Says $8.3M Fraud Suit Repeats Utah Case

By Zach Dupont

Colorado law firm Messner Reeves LLP has claimed in federal court that a lawsuit accusing it of stealing more than $8 million as part of a fraudulent loan scheme should be dismissed because the plaintiffs' Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims were dismissed by another court with prejudice.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A Connecticut federal judge told attorneys to challenge clients who demand use of generative artificial intelligence tools to conduct legal research, and a Kansas federal judge blocked a state law imposing requirements on proxy advisers' voting recommendations. These were among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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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 Michelle Mone sued by PPE Medpro, Broadfield Law sued by the founders of an international aid company, and litigation funder Fortress bring a claim against Edwin Coe and businesses the law firm represented in a cartel claim.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Clement & Murphy PLLC, Covington & Burling LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court handed Monsanto a win in its long-running battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup.

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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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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

AT&T Inc.

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

AirAsia Bhd.

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

American Arbitration Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Petroleum Institute Inc.

American Trucking Associations Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Apple Inc.

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd.

BP PLC

Bayer AG

Bio-Techne Corp.

Boyer Co.

CLS Bank International

Cisco Systems Inc.

Clean Air Task Force Inc.

DAF Trucks NV

Daimler AG

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Dubai International Financial Centre

Earthjustice

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Environmental Defense Fund Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

FCA US LLC

FTI Consulting Inc.

First Liberty Institute

Georgia Power Co.

Gerald Holdings LLC

Glass Lewis & Co. LLC

Google LLC

Haleon PLC

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.

International Business Machines Corp.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Kobalt Music Group Ltd.

Laing O'Rourke

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Makah Tribe

Merck & Co. Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michigan State University

Mohawk Industries Inc.

Monsanto Co.

National Association of Manufacturers

Natural Resources Defense Council

Petrobras

Rhapsody International Inc.

Robert Bosch GmbH

SEI Investments Co.

Scania

Shaw Industries Group Inc.

Sierra Club

Smith & Nephew plc

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Southern Environmental Law Center

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

StoneX Group Inc.

Suncor Energy Inc.

Techne Corp.

The Council of State Governments

The District of Columbia Bar

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Trilogy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Verizon Communications Inc.

Wayfair LLC

Zillow Group Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Addleshaw Goddard

Allegaert Berger

BC Law Group PC

Bailey Duquette

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie

Boies Schiller

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Chase Law & Associates

Cleary Gottlieb

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Cohen & Wolf

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cowdery Murphy

Cuneo Gilbert

DWF LLP

Davis Polk

Edwin Coe

Eversheds Sutherland

Faegre Drinker

Fenwick & West

Fladgate LLP

Freedman Firm PC

Gateley PLC

Gibson Dunn

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

Haynes Boone

Healy LLC

Hecker Fink

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Hart

Holtzman Vogel

Horvitz & Levy

Hunton Andrews

Jones Day

Kane Russell

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Klein Thomas

Kutak Rock

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman

Lennon Murphy

Lieff Cabraser

Lockridge Grindal

Matthew G. Miller PC

Messner Reeves

Milbank LLP

Miller Fair

Mishcon de Reya

MoloLamken

Morgan Lewis

Nixon Peabody

Norton Rose

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Rahman Ravelli

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Riley Safer

Shakespeare Martineau

Shook Hardy

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Simmons & Simmons

Skadden Arps

Slack Davis

Spencer Fane

Stephens Scown

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Venable LLP

Wiggin & Dana

Wilson Robertson & VanDeventer

Winston Taylor

Withersworldwide

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Supreme Court

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Commission

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Superior Court Gwinnett County

Georgia Supreme Court

House of Lords of the United Kingdom

Kansas Attorney General's Office

Mississippi Secretary of State

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

New Jersey Supreme Court

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Superior Court of Fulton County

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Wisconsin Legislature