Corteva Strikes $85M Deal In Farmer Pesticide Antitrust MDL

By Craig Clough

A group of farmers have asked a North Carolina federal judge to preliminarily approve an $85 million settlement with Corteva Inc. to resolve antitrust claims that the company used loyalty rebate programs to artificially extend their patent monopolies over certain pesticides. 

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Stop & Shop Parent Pays $40M On Inflated Drug Price Claims

By Gina Kim

Stop & Shop's parent company will pay $40 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by failing to report discounted prescription drug prices as "usual and customary" in claims submitted to federal Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs, which resulted in overcharges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

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CVS Can Keep Trial Win In Cooler Injury Case, 7th Circ. Says

By Y. Peter Kang

The Seventh Circuit on Thursday affirmed a defense verdict for CVS in a suit alleging it caused an Illinois shopper's injuries when dozens of water bottles fell out of a cooler, saying the plaintiff failed to prove the retailer had the requisite control of the allegedly dangerous condition.

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Amazon Reaches Deal To End Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Amazon has agreed to end a lawsuit alleging that it violated Illinois genetic privacy law by seeking information about job applicants' family medical history, according to a federal court filing.

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NJ Policyholders Face Unique PFAS Risks, Coverage Relief

By Abraham Gross

New Jersey companies facing claims over their use of what are commonly known as forever chemicals face an increasingly challenging litigation environment as well as unique opportunities for covering claims and remediation costs.

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Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup

By Sam Reisman

Lawmakers in multiple states advanced legislation reining in products derived from the kratom leaf, Pennsylvania lawmakers rejected a cannabis regulation bill, and Rhode Island's governor signed into law legislation eliminating residency requirements from the state's cannabis social equity program. Here are the major moves in cannabis and psychedelics legislation from the past week.

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EEOC, Seafood Wholesaler Reach Deal To End Sex Bias Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the operators of a seafood wholesaler have reached a settlement to end the agency's suit alleging the company refused to hire women for warehouse jobs based on the assumption that they couldn't lift heavy stock.

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11th Circ. Seeks Fla., Ga. Justices' Input On Opioid Coverage

By Hope Patti

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday asked justices in Georgia and Florida to weigh in on whether commercial general liability insurers must defend and indemnify Publix Super Markets Inc. and a Georgia-based generic-drug wholesaler against suits claiming they improperly distributed opioids.

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Progressive Says No Coverage For $3.1M Cargo Losses

By Danielle Ferguson

Progressive told an Illinois federal court Wednesday it does not owe coverage to a trucking company over $3.1 million worth of Nestle product reported missing from deliveries destined for Walmart, saying the insured trucking company has refused to participate in the investigation.

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Reducing Youth Product Risks When No Standards Apply

As juvenile product manufacturers and retailers face heightened U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission enforcement actions and attendant litigation risks, companies must not only comply with applicable standards, but also confront the problem of how to protect themselves when there are no standards to comply with, say attorneys at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

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Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

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The 2026 Law360 400

By Daniela Porat

Law360 is pleased to announce its list of the 400 largest U.S. firms by headcount.

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Kellogg Hansen Bests Susman Godfrey's Associate Pay Hikes

By Andrea Keckley

More litigation boutiques are joining the growing number of firms raising their base salaries for associates, with Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC exceeding the scale Susman Godfrey LLP set earlier this week.

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SDNY US Atty Jay Clayton Picked For DNI After Pulte Pushback

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he's nominating Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be director of national intelligence.

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Widow Sues Podhurst Orseck Over $4M 737 Max Settlement

By Mike Curley

An Indonesian widow is suing Podhurst Orseck PA and one of its attorneys in Illinois federal court, alleging they failed to keep her informed or get her all the money she was entitled to in a $4 million settlement with Boeing over the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

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Miss America CEO Wants Ex-Atty Barred From Court

By Emily Lever

The CEO of Miss America and companies linked to the pageant asked a Florida federal court on Thursday to bar their former counsel Carlton Fields from a status conference in their litigation over Miss America's bankruptcy, arguing the firm is not a party and is no longer counsel of record.

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Immigration Firm Says Attys Fraudulently Poached Clients

By Britain Eakin

A law firm recently accused of running a volume-driven immigration filing mill claimed in a new lawsuit in Ohio federal court that three attorneys and a TikTok personality orchestrated a social media campaign falsely accusing it of visa fraud as a way to poach its clients.

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Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro Gets Fla. Law License Back

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro after his conviction in Georgia's election interference racketeering case was eventually cleared by a court order invalidating the charge.

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Mass. Attys Ding Watchdog's 'Myopic' Public Defense Report

By Julie Manganis

The leader of a group of Massachusetts attorneys who stopped taking court-appointed cases last year over what they say are inadequate hourly rates on Thursday slammed a state inspector general's highly critical report on the state's indigent defense system as "myopic."

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