Food Apps' NYC Data Win Seems 'Weird' To 2nd Circ. Judges

By Jeff Overley

Does the First Amendment allow Uber Eats to keep your Chick-fil-A order a secret? At the Second Circuit on Wednesday, the fate of a New York City law aimed at reducing restaurant reliance on food delivery apps appeared to hinge heavily on that curious question.

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Fla. Judge Told Ex-CEO Drove Energy Drinks Co. Into Ch. 11

By David Minsky

A liquidating trust Wednesday urged a Florida federal bankruptcy judge to hold the former CEO of the company that makes Bang Energy drinks liable for breaching fiduciary duty, arguing that a multimillion-dollar judgment stemming from his violation of a trademark settlement partially contributed to the business' Chapter 11.

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$7M Grubhub TM Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Final OK

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge gave her final blessing Wednesday to a $7.1 million settlement between Grubhub and more than 7,000 restaurants that say the food delivery service used their trademarks without permission to gain a competitive edge over DoorDash and Uber Eats.

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Brief

Poppi Soda Buyers Get Final OK For $8.9M False Ad Deal

By Jonathan Capriel

A California federal judge granted final approval to an $8.9 million settlement that resolves false advertising claims alleging the company behind the Poppi soda brand misleadingly touted its products as "prebiotics for a healthy gut."

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2nd Agri Stats Settlement OK'd In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit

By Lauraann Wood

A federal judge overseeing turkey price-fixing litigation in Illinois gave the initial green light Wednesday to a settlement Agri Stats Inc. struck to end purchasers' accusations that the company's informational reports helped facilitate the allegedly anticompetitive conspiracy, marking the deal's second approval in as many days.

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Ocean Spray Settles OT Suit After Most Claims Fall Away

By MJ Koo

A proposed wage lawsuit settlement against juice manufacturer Ocean Spray would compensate only a small portion of the workers in the case after their lawyers determined the company correctly calculated overtime and the claims of the other workers likely wouldn't succeed, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

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Judge Doubts C4, Bloom Ex-Execs Should Lose New Jobs

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas federal judge was skeptical Wednesday of approving injunctive relief that would bar executives from working at a relaxation beverage company months after leaving the maker of C4 and Bloom energy drinks.

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Target Says Workers' Walking Time Not Compensable

By Benjamin Morse

Target urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action alleging workers were not paid for time spent walking inside a distribution center before and after their shifts, arguing the activity is part of a normal commute and not compensable work under state law.

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Romania Hit With $5.8M For 'Intransigence' Over $331M Award

By Caroline Simson

Romania has been hit with a third sanctions by a D.C. federal judge for its "continued defiance" of discovery requests aimed at enforcing a near 13-year-old arbitral award worth more than $331 million, bringing the total amount billed by the court up to $21 million.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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'Made In America' EO May Not Survive Section 230

President Donald Trump's recent executive order to combat fraudulent "Made in America" claims in advertising directs the Federal Trade Commission to deem online marketplaces' failure to verify third-party origin claims as unlawful, but such a rule would likely run into Section 230's publisher immunity doctrine, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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Microplastics On Water Contaminant List Could Spur Claims

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to include microplastics in its draft sixth Contaminant Candidate List under the Safe Drinking Water Act could influence consumer fraud claims and enforcement by state attorneys general, as well as claims against manufacturers from entities facing regulatory compliance costs, says Arie Feltman-Frank at Jenner & Block.

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Opinion

CBP's $166B Tariff Refund Portal Needs 4 Safeguards

Before launching its automated web portal to process tariff-refund disbursements on April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection should apply the expensive lessons learned from the pandemic-era employee retention credit, says Peter Gariepy at RubinBrown.

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Meta, Uber Verdicts Top Product Liability Trials

By Emily Field

So far this year, juries have delivered landmark verdicts against Meta and Google in pending litigation over whether major social media companies design platforms that ultimately harm young users. Uber also saw a defeat in the first federal bellwether to go to a jury over its liability for assaults committed by its drivers earlier this year, and opening arguments started this week in the second trial in another sexual assault case brought by a rider. Here are the highlights of verdicts that topped headlines so far into 2026.

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Analysis

Bondi's Contempt Defenses Are Strong, But Not Without Risk

By Phillip Bantz

Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi currently has some potentially powerful defenses against Congress' relatively limited abilities to force her to comply with a subpoena to be deposed under oath about the Epstein files, but her exposure to being held in criminal contempt could shift with the political winds, experts said.

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Calif. Lawyer Sues Over State Bar Investigations

By Andrea Keckley

A California trial lawyer claimed in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that he has been unfairly investigated by the state bar since 2019, alleging the office "illegally prioritizes revenue-generation over protection of the public."

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Analysis

AGs' Win Over Live Nation Leaves DOJ Watching From The Side

By Bryan Koenig

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s across-the-board trial rout by 34 state attorneys general underscores the ascendancy of state antitrust enforcers looking to fill perceived enforcement gaps left by the U.S. Department of Justice during President Donald Trump's second term.

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NJ US Atty's Office Turmoil Doesn't Nix Conviction, Judge Rules

By Carla Baranauckas

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a New Jersey criminal defendant's attempt to dismiss his conviction and disqualify the state's top federal prosecutor, holding that the appointment of the current U.S. attorney complies with federal law and that any earlier defects in leadership do not warrant dismissal.

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Ramey Says Sanctions Violation Was 'Misunderstanding'

By Elliot Weld

William Ramey, an intellectual property attorney sanctioned in several federal jurisdictions, told a California federal judge Thursday that any violations of a previous sanctions order regarding his ability to practice law in the state were due to "good-faith misunderstanding of the scope of the court's order — not willful disregard."

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Judge Doubts Broad Shift In Immigration Hearing Access

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge appeared unconvinced Thursday by a human rights group's claim that the public is getting less access to immigration court hearings in Minnesota during the second Trump administration.

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Optimum Defends Antitrust Suit Against Apollo, BlackRock

By Alex Wittenberg

Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants are colluding to block Optimum Communications Inc. from negotiating a debt refinancing to avert bankruptcy, acting as a "cartel" and locking Optimum out of credit markets, Optimum said in a brief opposing the investors' bid to dismiss its antitrust suit in New York.

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Sentencing Commission Votes To Enact Modest Reform Agenda

By Stewart Bishop

The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Thursday voted to enact multiple revisions to the federal sentencing guidelines, including the first inflationary adjustment in over a decade for calculating penalties for economic crimes, but declined to take action on a series of more transformational changes that were under consideration.

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