Justices Skeptical Of Where To Draw Transit Worker Line

By Max Kutner

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to push back Wednesday on an argument by counsel for delivery drivers that their approach to an interstate transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements would not go beyond the drivers.

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Mom Tying Abbott Formula To Baby's NEC Takes The Stand

By Celeste Bott

A plaintiff claiming Abbott Laboratories' preterm baby formula contributed to her infant's development of a serious gut condition told an Illinois jury Wednesday that she wouldn't have allowed her baby to consume the formula had she known it increased the risk of the infection, saying her now-teenage daughter still struggles with medical complications as a result.

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Impossible Foods Owes Marketer $3.25M In TM Suit, Jury Says

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal jury on Tuesday awarded a marketing firm owned by a self-described "digital nomad" damages totaling $3.25 million, including $1.75 million in punitive damages, after finding Monday that plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods Inc. willfully infringed its "Impossible" marks, according to counsel.

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Starbucks Roasts Consumers' Suit Doubting Ethical Sourcing

By Rachel Riley

Starbucks is urging a Seattle federal judge to throw out a proposed class action accusing the java giant of playing up its "ethical sourcing" commitment despite supply chain labor violations, saying customers cannot sue based on mere disappointment with the company's coffee farm certification standards.

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Nut Co. Can Argue Pistachio Trade Dress Is Generic

By Elliot Weld

A New York federal judge has allowed the majority of Nut Cravings Inc.'s counterclaims in a trademark infringement suit involving pistachios to survive, letting the company continue arguing that The Wonderful Co.'s trade dress is generic and unprotectable.

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Brief

Chinese Sugar Alcohol Imports Harming US Industry, ITC Says

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday found that imports of the sweetener erythritol from China are materially harming U.S. industry, making Chinese producers and exporters subject to antidumping and countervailing duties.

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Ener-C Drink Buyer Claims 'All Natural' Mix Uses Synthetics

By Ben Adlin

The company behind Ener-C sugar-free vitamin drinks falsely advertises its beverages as "all natural" despite using a synthetic ingredient derived from petroleum products, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Washington federal court.

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Nicotine Pouch Maker Sues FDA Over Rejected Application

By Jared Foretek

A nicotine pouch manufacturer is asking a D.C. federal judge to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review its "Zone" pouch products, claiming it spent nearly four years in regulatory limbo before the agency said the application was incomplete.

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Okla. High Court Says Fed Suit Will Decide Tribal Hunting Row

By Crystal Owens

The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a bid by the governor to overturn a formal opinion by Attorney General Gentner Drummond that says U.S. law prohibits the state from citing tribal members for hunting and fishing on reservation lands, saying a federal lawsuit in the dispute will settle its legality.

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Judge Upholds Texas Gun Ban In Bars As Historically Sound

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas federal judge has tossed a challenge to the constitutionality of state laws barring people from carrying guns in places like bars and at sporting events, saying the Texas public's right to limit firearm access in sensitive locations does not violate the Second Amendment.

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Brief

Lead Defendant In $1M Benefits Fraud Case Pleads Guilty

By Carolyn Muyskens

The lead defendant in a criminal case over an alleged scheme to collect $1 million in fraudulent food and unemployment assistance pled guilty Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts U.S. attorney's office.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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Analysis

ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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