EPA Moves To Clear Superfund Sites In 8 States

By Joyce Hanson

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has completely deleted six Superfund sites and partially deleted two more of the hazardous waste sites from the agency's National Priorities List, which takes note of the nation's most contaminated areas earmarked for cleanup.

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9th Circ. Revives Can-Am Fuel Claims Against Sinclair, Glovis

By Ben Adlin

A unanimous Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday revived Can-Am Fuel Distribution LLC's federal franchise claims against Sinclair Oil LLC and Glovis America Inc., holding the companies' licensing agreements are covered by the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act despite an "unusual variation" in the parties' relationship.

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Coal Co. Loses 4th Circ. Challenge To Black Lung Benefits

By Carla Baranauckas

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld a Black Lung Benefits Act award to a former underground electrician, finding that an administrative law judge reasonably relied on two medical experts who linked his chronic lung problems to nearly 12 years of coal mine work.

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Mitsubishi Electric Agrees To Acquire PCI Energy For $1.4B

By Al Barbarino

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire U.S. energy-management software provider PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4 billion, expanding its presence in the North American power market.

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Suit Says 'Animus' Driving Feds' Push To Gut Climate Work

By Tom Lotshaw

An environmental group asked a Colorado federal judge to block a Trump administration push to end climate research programs at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and shutter its Mesa Lab headquarters in Boulder, calling it "the antithesis of reasoned decision-making."

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Dems Push For Probe Of LNG Tanker Tax Breaks At IRS

By Tom Lotshaw

Democratic senators Thursday urged a government watchdog to investigate whether the Internal Revenue Service has determined that liquefied natural gas exporters who use the fuel to propel their tankers can claim an alternative fuel tax credit.

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SBA Proposes Broad Changes To Small-Biz Size Standards

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Small Business Administration has moved to overhaul how the agency defines small businesses by proposing new standards that would simplify industry classifications and dramatically increase size thresholds, which would lead to about 114,000 more businesses being classified as small.

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Trade Court OKs Pipe Duty Increase For UAE After 2nd Redo

By Jack McLoone

Imports of certain pipes into the U.S. from the United Arab Emirates will be hit with a higher antidumping duty rate than the rate an Emirati company originally challenged after the U.S. Court of International Trade affirmed an overhauled pricing analysis.

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Deals Rumor Mill

KKR Lobs $9B Takeover Offer At UGI, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private equity behemoth KKR offered to acquire natural gas distributor UGI Corp. for $9 billion, fast-fashion company Shein is eyeing a $25 billion valuation ahead of its anticipated Hong Kong initial public offering, and e-commerce giant Alibaba sold its game developer business to Trustar Capital in a $2 billion deal. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.

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Brief

Canadian Bioscience Cos. Settle 'Fake' Fuel Trading Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado state judge agreed to issue a stay and administratively close a case brought by two Canadian bioscience companies alleging that a Denver resident defrauded them out of nearly $1 million through "fake" fuel trading deals, amid an undisclosed agreement reached between the parties.

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Patent Holders Sue Data Center Co. Over Cooling Tech

By Isaac Monterose

Two Irish patent-holding companies have accused Sabey Data Center Properties LLC in Virginia federal court of using data center cooling technology in a way that infringes their patents.

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Wood-Pellet Execs' $650M Bet Blamed For Bankruptcy

By Jarek Rutz

The litigation trustee for wood-pellet producer Enviva Inc.'s Chapter 11 litigation trust has sued five former executives in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of secretly committing the company to more than $650 million in high-priced pellet purchases to boost short-term earnings and their chances of receiving bonuses, ultimately helping drive Enviva into bankruptcy.

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Tax Biz Owner Charged In Scheme That May Have Bilked $65M

By Zak Kostro

A federal grand jury charged an Alabama tax preparation business owner with preparing and filing fraudulent returns for clients and himself in a scheme that may have caused the federal government a tax loss of more than $65 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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Spain Faces Bid To Enforce €8.9M Solar Arbitration Award

By Jared Foretek

A Portuguese solar investor asked a D.C. federal judge to enforce an €8.9 million ($10.4 million) arbitral award granted in connection with Spain's 2013 rollback of renewable energy incentives.

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Brief

Commerce Orders Duties On Aussie, Norwegian Silicon Metal

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday ordered antidumping and countervailing duties on silicon metals from Australia and Norway after the goods were found to be sold at unfair prices and to be harming domestic industry.

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Coal Producer Must Face Suit Over Retirement Plan Fees

By Patrick Hoff

A coal company can't escape a proposed class action claiming it unlawfully allowed its employee retirement plan to pay exorbitant recordkeeping fees, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Thursday, saying workers' allegations that other plans paid far less were sufficient to stay in court.

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Monitor Exposure, Stay Flexible Amid Tariff Uncertainty

To navigate an unstable trade environment, businesses must evaluate their exposure to new tariffs invoked under a patchwork of statutory authorities and be prepared to adapt to further changes that may be on the horizon, says Bhargav Prajapati at Capital Trade.

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Managing OSHA Mental Illness Logs After 5th Circ. Vacatur

Employers with facilities in multiple states need to carefully weigh their recordkeeping procedures following the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cannot require employers to log work-related mental illness, as inconsistent logs across facilities may raise other issues, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

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Series

Being In A Band Made Me A Better Lawyer

Playing shows in storied New York City venues and rehearsing with my bandmates in poorly ventilated rooms helped develop the professional qualities I rely on as a litigator, including an ability to collaborate with strong-minded equals and the determination to treat each client with singular focus, says Eliad Shapiro at Herrick Feinstein.

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How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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TikTok's Ex-Legal Head Made Racist Comments, Suit Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

TikTok and its former head of global legal operations have been accused in a California state court lawsuit of harassment and discrimination based on race and sex by a former legal department employee who claims the executive subjected her and other nonwhite colleagues to an "unrelenting campaign of harassment."

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Meta Atty 'Absolutely Wrong' On Client Privilege, Judge Warns

By Dorothy Atkins

With trial dark Thursday due to juror illness, a California judge overseeing states' claims that Meta Platforms Inc. hid social media's harms heard arguments over evidence, at one point criticizing Meta's efforts to assert attorney-client privilege and calling the company's in-house lawyer "absolutely wrong" about the appropriate standard.

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Uber Gets Greenlight On Most Fraud Claims Against LA Firms

By Hailey Konnath

A California federal judge Wednesday largely rejected two Los Angeles personal injury firms' attempts to ditch Uber's suit claiming it's being targeted by a scheme involving fraudulent personal injury claims, finding Uber has plausibly alleged that the firms schemed with a surgeon to rack up medical costs.

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Trump Taps DOJ Official, ND Solicitor General For Judgeships

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he's tapping Jesus Osete, a top U.S. Department of Justice official, to serve on the Western District of Missouri and Philip Axt, solicitor general of North Dakota, for the District of North Dakota.

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Jay-Z Appeals Buzbee Win In Rapper's Defamation Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Music mogul Jay-Z's counsel fought uphill Thursday to convince a California state appeals court to revive claims that Texas attorney Tony Buzbee defamed and extorted him by roping him into a sexual abuse suit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, arguing in court that a trial court erroneously read evidence in Buzbee's favor.

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CREXi Drops 9th Circ. Challenge To Quinn Emanuel DQ

By Isaac Monterose

Property listing company Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. has moved to dismiss its own Ninth Circuit mandamus petition, which challenged a lower court's disqualification of CREXi's counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, from a legal battle against rival CoStar.

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Eastman Among 16 Calif. Attys Disbarred In Q2 2026

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California removed the licenses of 16 attorneys between April and June of this year over a broad spectrum of ethical breaches ranging from the high-profile case of John Eastman attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, to a lawyer found to be in possession of child sex abuse images.

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