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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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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Albertsons Judge Hears Testimony On Rx Opioid, Abuse Link

By Ben Adlin

An "undeniable" causal link exists between excess prescription opioids and problem use of drugs such as heroin and fentanyl, an expert witness testified during a bench trial Wednesday in Washington's lawsuit accusing Albertsons of fueling the state's overdose crisis by irresponsibly dispensing opioids.

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Trinseo Kicks Off Ch. 11 Trial As Creditors Feud Over LMEs

By Alex Wittenberg

Trinseo PLC and feuding creditor groups on Wednesday launched opening salvos at a hearing on the plastics maker's bid to trim about $2 billion in debt under a Chapter 11 plan, kicking off a trial in Texas bankruptcy court expected to span three days.

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LITIGATION

Squires Tells Fed. Circ. PTAB Made Error In Corteva Decision

By Adam Lidgett

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has asked the Federal Circuit to intervene in Inari Agriculture's appeal of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision upholding a Corteva patent on insect-repellent corn, saying part of the board's decision was wrong.

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Edible Brands Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Web Tracking

By Kelcey Caulder

The company behind Edible Arrangements is facing a class action in Georgia federal court for allegedly using tracking tools to collect and share the data of website visitors without authorization.

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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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BANKRUPTCY

Pittsburgh's Oldest Brewery Ends Ch. 11 As Sale Looms

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Wednesday agreed to end a Chapter 11 case filed by Pittsburgh's purported oldest brewery, which claims there's no possibility of continued operation under its current ownership but that there is a property buyer on the horizon.

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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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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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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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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Aperture Investors LLC

Assicurazioni Generali

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Inc.

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Corteva Inc.

Democracy Forward Foundation

Edible Arrangements LLC

Fordham University

Google LLC

Inari Agriculture Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Meta Platforms Inc.

New York State Bar Association

Pinterest Inc.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

Reddit Inc.

Rite Aid Corp.

Safeway Inc.

State Bar of California

The Catholic University of America

TikTok Inc.

Trinseo SA

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aidala Bertuna

Alston & Bird

Axinn

Baker & Hostetler

Baron & Budd

Boyden Gray

Calaiaro Valencik

Cooley LLP

Esbrook PC

Foley & Lardner

Gray Reed

Greenberg Traurig

Gunster Yoakley

HKM Employment Attorneys

Handley Farah

Herman Jones LLP

Hunton Andrews

Latham & Watkins

Levi & Korsinsky

Levin Papantonio

Linley Jones Firm

McHugh Fuller

Milbank LLP

Munger Tolles

Novak Druce

Ogden Murphy

Otterbourg PC

Pallas Partners

Paul Hastings

Potomac Law Group

Powell & Majestro

Reid Collins

Rumberger Kirk

Sauder Schelkopf

Seward & Kissel

Shumaker Loop

Shutts & Bowen

Simmons Hanly

Sirianni Youtz

Spencer Fane

Tycko & Zavareei

Williams & Connolly

Wolf Greenfield

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Internal Revenue Service

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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 & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Washington Attorney General's Office