A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge has accused an attorney vying for her seat on the bench of defamation, telling a Florida state court the attorney conspired to unlawfully influence the upcoming non-partisan judicial race with a smear campaign claiming she tried to block the Donald Trump Presidential Library.
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Miami Judge Says Rival's Trump Library Attack Defamed Her

By David Minsky

A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge has accused an attorney vying for her seat on the bench of defamation, telling a Florida state court the attorney conspired to unlawfully influence the upcoming non-partisan judicial race with a smear campaign claiming she tried to block the Donald Trump Presidential Library.

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Broad Street Can't Use Trump Order To Dodge SEC Suit

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge refused to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit against a private equity firm accused of defrauding investors in a $1 billion fund, saying a 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump does not allow the firm to duck the SEC's allegations.

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Trump Tells 11th Circ. Sanctions In IRS Case Must Be Paused

By Asha Glover

President Donald Trump urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to halt sanctions imposed by a lower court over an immunity deal that would have given him broad protections from federal tax audits and investigations, arguing he and the government have distinct interests.

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Trump Says Fla. Library Land Gift Isn't Emoluments Breach

By David Minsky

President Donald Trump urged a Florida federal court to toss a lawsuit challenging Florida's donation of a local college's property in downtown Miami to build his presidential library, saying land gift to a private foundation doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution. 

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Panel OKs Bowling Alley's Win In Alcohol Overserving Case

By Y. Peter Kang

A Florida appeals court on Wednesday cleared a bowling alley of liability in a suit accusing it of overserving alcohol to a customer who later caused a fatal crash while driving drunk, saying an amended complaint alleging new facts was filed too late.

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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

11th Circ. Says Insurer's Appeal Is Moot After Settlement

By Carolina Bolado

The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed Mt. Hawley Insurance Co.'s appeal of a ruling requiring it to defend a subcontractor in a wrongful death lawsuit, saying the settlement of the underlying suit in a Florida state court divested the federal appeals court of jurisdiction.

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11th Circ. Backs EPA, Fertilizer Co. In 'Radioactive' Road Case

By Ganesh Setty

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday rejected an environmental group's challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision allowing the construction of a private road with a radioactive byproduct from fertilizer production, finding EPA regulations don't categorically bar such use.

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11th Circ. Reopens ADA Suit Against Florida Fire Department

By Emily Brill

An Eleventh Circuit panel has revived a former Florida fire department employee's Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against his ex-employer, saying a reasonable jury could find that the department caused the former medical chief's termination by failing to accommodate his disabilities.

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11th Circ. Revives Beef Over Boar's Head Heir Shares

By Rae Ann Varona

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday vacated a district court's ruling that backed two transfers of Boar's Head Provisions Co. Inc. shares from a co-founder's grandson to his son, saying the lower court made errors in its analysis of the transfers' validity.

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LITIGATION

'Core' Generics Leader Must Face Most AG Price-Fix Claims

By Bryan Koenig

A Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday that G&W Laboratories Inc. must face most price-fixing claims from dozens of state attorneys general targeting generic-drug makers, teeing the shuttered company up for trial as one of four companies deemed the "core group of leaders most responsible" for the conspiracy.

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Trump Repeats Call To Remove Stay On Mail-In Ballot Order

By Katie Buehler

The Trump administration prodded the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to "promptly" lift a Massachusetts judge's order prohibiting the enforcement of new restrictions on mail-in ballots in 23 states and the District of Columbia in this year's midterm elections. 

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MSC Cruises Chair Asks UK To Block US Me-Too Suit

By Robbie Kalus

The executive chairman of MSC Cruises has asked a London court to block an American tech entrepreneur's sexual misconduct suit, arguing that her case violates a non-disclosure agreement they signed during business talks.

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PEOPLE

Q&A

She Has A Point: Shutts & Bowen's Jodi-Ann Tillman

By Dani Kass

Jodi-Ann Tillman of Shutts & Bowen LLP was brought into patent infringement litigation over drum technology just months before trial, and her performance earned high praise from opposing counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP partner Laura Ganoza.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Are your summer associates prepared for a legal career?

How does your firm shape the summer associate experience and mentor new talent? Invite your summer associates to share their perspectives in this year’s Law360 Pulse Summer Associates Survey.

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Trial Firm Reid Collins To Award 3rd Set Of Associate Bonuses

By Jake Maher

Texas-based trial boutique Reid Collins & Tsai LLP is planning to dole out a third round of bonuses for the year to associates, raising their total bonus pay to between $130,000 and $170,000 on the year so far, with another round expected later in 2026.

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Aperture Expands Litigation Finance Platform To $1B

By Ryan Boysen

Alternative asset manager Aperture Investors is expanding its litigation finance platform to $1 billion in total investment capacity, mostly deployed as direct loans to plaintiffs firms.

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Deal Reached In Class Action Over Botched Calif. Bar Exam

By Emily Sawicki

A settlement has been reached in a proposed nationwide class action brought by bar applicants against the proctor of the botched February 2025 California bar exam, one month after the California State Bar settled its claims against the proctor.

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Law Grad Says Hofstra Ignored Heart Attack Mid-Bar Exam

By Andrea Keckley

A Fordham University School of Law graduate accused Hofstra University in New York state court of failing to intervene in time when she had a heart attack in the middle of the July 2025 Bar Exam, refusing to stop the test and discouraging her peers from rendering aid.

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$190K Or $1.9M? Goldstein, DOJ 'At Impasse' Over Forfeiture

By Jeff Overley

Tom Goldstein and the U.S. Department of Justice aired dramatically divergent views Wednesday of a looming financial penalty for his fraud convictions, with the famed appellate advocate voicing constitutional objections to the DOJ's request for almost $2 million and revealing that prosecutors spurned a far smaller offer.

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Analysis

DOJ Settlements Perceived As Flouting Litigation Norms

By Britain Eakin

A trend of settlements between the Trump administration and friendly parties in fast-track lawsuits to pursue policy changes has legal experts concerned about the endurance of a longstanding norm that federal courts can only hear genuine disputes between opposing parties.

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BakerHostetler Faces Possible RICO Claim From Ex-Client

By Emily Johnson

A trustee who has accused BakerHostetler and an Atlanta-based attorney of legal malpractice has asked a Georgia federal court to allow him to accuse the former de facto general counsel and business adviser of a nonprofit of violating the Georgia RICO Act.

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Trent McCotter Follows Blanche As DOJ's 2nd-In-Command

By Courtney Bublé

Following confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice official Trent McCotter is taking his former post as deputy attorney general on a temporary basis.

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Trump, DOJ Say Firing Seattle US Atty Was Within Their Rights

By Emily Sawicki

The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice are fighting a demand for immediate reinstatement brought by Seattle's former top federal prosecutor, who was fired within an hour of a court appointing him to the role, arguing his due process rights were not violated.

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Air Force One

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Aperture Investors LLC

Assicurazioni Generali

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Inc.

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Democracy Forward Foundation

Fordham University

G&W Laboratories Inc.

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB

Johnson & Johnson

Mosaic

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Perrigo Co. PLC

Pfizer Inc.

Reddit Inc.

Sandoz International GmbH

State Bar of California

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Catholic University of America

The Whitlock Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Fish and Wildlife Service

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Internal Revenue Service

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Social Security Administration

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington