Albertsons Says It Offered $800M To Save Kroger Deal

By Jarek Rutz

Albertsons Cos. Inc.'s general counsel testified Tuesday that The Kroger Co. passed on proposed store divestitures that could have helped save their $24.6 billion merger, while Kroger's lawyers pointed to information shared with Albertsons and challenged its complaints about the process.

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Baby Food Makers Beat Autism Claims In MDL

By Jonathan Capriel

A mother who claims her child's autism was caused by heavy metal exposure from baby foods made by major companies, including Gerber, Beech-Nut and Walmart, saw her core claims ended when a California federal judge ruled that parents in the broader multidistrict litigation couldn't prove the products caused the disorder.

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7-Eleven Drops TM Suit Over Nike's Tricolor Shoes

By Ivan Moreno

7-Eleven has ended its trademark fight with Nike over a tricolor shoe the convenience store chain accused the sportswear giant of deliberately timing for release July 11 to evoke the 7-Eleven brand.

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Chobani Says Danone's Protein Suit Is Jealous Rivalry

By Mike Curley

Chobani LLC is asking a New York federal judge to throw out a suit from Danone US LLC alleging Chobani's "20G Protein" claims are misleading, saying Danone's claims are not rooted in any actual deception, but instead trying to stifle a competitor.

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California Moves To Protect 15,000 Acres Of Coastal Waters

By Gautama Mehta

California has begun the process of designating its first new marine protected areas in over a decade — and the first in which Native American tribes played a leadership role.

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Starbucks Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review Of NLRB Union Ruling

By Katherine Smith

Starbucks has urged the full Fifth Circuit to rehear a recent panel decision finding that the coffee chain engaged in multiple federal labor law violations to suppress a union campaign in Upstate New York, claiming the decision conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court and circuit court precedent.

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Staffing App Will Pay $2.3M, Treat Drivers As Employees

By MJ Koo

A gig staffing company has agreed to pay $2.3 million and treat all its California workers as employees to end San Francisco's lawsuit in state court claiming it wrongly labeled delivery drivers as independent contractors, the city's top lawyer announced Tuesday.

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Biz Says 50% Canadian Tariff Is Yet Another Illegal Regime

By Jack McLoone

President Donald Trump's retaliatory 50% tariffs against Canadian goods are the latest in a string of illegal trade actions and should be struck down, just like two previous regimes, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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Recruiter Accused Of Dodging H-2A Ban To Exploit Workers

By Elaine Briseño

Three Mexican workers accused a North Carolina labor recruiter of skirting debarment from the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program while exploiting the migrants with exorbitant fees and forcing them to work during the 2024 harvesting season.

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Salad Chain Beats Objection To 2 Store Sales

By Alex Wittenberg

Drive-thru chain Salad and Go on Tuesday secured a Texas bankruptcy judge's approval to sell leases for two of its restaurants to a company controlled by its co-founder and a separate entity, defeating landlords' objections.

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Tariffs Could Be Behind Surge In FTZ Production Filings

As tariffs reshape production sourcing decisions, manufacturers are seeking foreign trade zone production authority at more than twice last year's pace, making it important to consider the potential duty and export benefits, along with review delays and restrictions that can curb savings, say attorneys at Sidley.

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The Law360 Pulse Leaderboard: A Look At The Top Firms

By Rachel Reimer

What makes a firm stand out in the ever-changing legal landscape? Here's a peek at the 2026 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — the firms that can demonstrate excellence on measures of prestige and the reach and capability of their legal practice.

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Watchdog Can Pursue Jackson Walker Fees, Judge Says

By Clara Geoghegan

The U.S. Trustee's Office has standing to pursue millions of dollars in fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP in cases assigned to a judge who was in an undisclosed romantic relationship with one of the firm's ex-partners, a Texas bankruptcy court has concluded.

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6th Circ.'s Sutton Floats Class Action Limits At Judiciary Panel

By Jeff Overley

An influential federal judge is proposing new restrictions on class actions that aim to broadly block government policies, judiciary advisers heard at a Wednesday gathering, which also explored transparency ideas affecting legal finance and hard-to-access court records in the red-hot realm of immigration litigation.

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Ex-Employee Of Seyfarth Client Drops Suit Over Data Breach

By Craig Clough

A Texas woman who filed a proposed class action against Seyfarth Shaw LLP over a data hack voluntarily dropped the claims Tuesday without prejudice, according to a filing in Illinois federal court. 

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DOJ Moves To Remove Minn. Judges From Immigration Cases

By Britain Eakin

A top U.S. Department of Justice official has moved to disqualify two Minnesota federal judges from immigration cases, arguing that interviews they gave to The New York Times about the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts suggest they can't be impartial.

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FBI Says Fired Agents Acted in Politicized Manner

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Lawyers for the government argued in a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday that an unfair firing suit from two former FBI agents should be tossed because they worked in a politicized manner on the "Arctic Frost" investigation into President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Sen. Blackburn Clears Path For Trump's Tenn. Court Nominee

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has returned her blue slip for a judicial nominee for the Eastern District of Tennessee after an apparent delay.

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​​​​​​​Mamdani Taps Top Judicial Adviser Amid New Ethics Reforms

By Andrea Keckley

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday that he has appointed a lawyer from the New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice to lead his judicial advisory committee as the mayor's office unveils new reforms to the city's judicial selection process.

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McCarter Beats Estate's Bid To Start $9.75M Interest Clock

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state court judge has blocked a mall developer's family from filing a formal offer to settle a malpractice suit against McCarter & English LLP for $9.75 million, standing by a November 2025 decision to pause the case while similar litigation proceeds to trial.

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