8th Circ. Partially Revives Iowa Adjuster Law Challenge

By Hope Patti

The Eighth Circuit has revived a residential contractor's claim that its First Amendment rights were violated when the Iowa Insurance Division issued warning notices pursuant to the state's public adjuster laws, while affirming that the statutes are not unconstitutional on their face and not void for vagueness.

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Lindberg Carriers Urge NC Panel To Affirm $467M Judgment

By Jennifer Mandato

Several insurance companies asked a North Carolina state appeals court to affirm a $467 million fraud damages award granted by a trial court against convicted insurance magnate Greg Lindberg and his private investment firm Global Growth Holdings, maintaining that Lindberg recycled "already rejected" arguments regarding the insurers' recovery.

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Paul Hastings, Goodwin Steering $4B Accelerant Take-Private

By Al Barbarino

Insurance exchange Accelerant said on Thursday it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash deal that will take the company private at a more than $4 billion valuation, with Paul Hastings LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP taking lead roles in steering the transaction.

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Brighthouse Strikes $9.25M Deal In Life Policy Rate Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

A proposed class on Wednesday asked a New York federal court to preliminarily approve a $9.25 million settlement to resolve allegations that Brighthouse Life Insurance breached contracts by failing to lower cost of insurance rates despite improvements in mortality data on which the insurer purportedly relied to determine costs.

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Rising Star: Holwell Shuster's Daniel Horowitz

By Hope Patti

Daniel Horowitz of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP has secured major wins for Chubb in disputes over coverage for opioid litigation and social media addiction suits, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Brief

Employers Expecting Bump In Health Plan Costs, Survey Says

By Grace Elletson

GLP-1 medications and catastrophic coverage claims are two leading factors employers anticipate will push health plan costs up 10% in 2027, according to new data released Thursday by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

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USOPC Says Insurer Owes Defense For Sexual Abuse Suit

By Zach Dupont

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee told a Colorado federal judge Thursday that its insurer is attempting to avoid coverage for a sexual assault lawsuit between two Paralympic swimmers, saying the insurer is violating its policy's requirement to defend the USOPC from sexual assault allegations involving an employee.

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Law Firm Says Insurer Burned Limits On Thin Defense

By Danielle Ferguson

A Texas law firm facing multiple barratry lawsuits fought for its case alleging its insurer improperly cut off defense funding for the underlying suits, telling a federal court the insurer burned through the policy limit on activities that provided "little or no meaningful benefit" to the firm's defense.

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Blue Cross Affiliates Get Trim Of Aramark Health Benefits Row

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday trimmed but refused to toss a federal benefits lawsuit from food service giant Aramark against a Blue Cross affiliate that administered the company's employee health benefit plans, opening discovery on allegations that improper claims management cost tens of millions and breached fiduciary duties.

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NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judges Retire, HCA Suit Heads To Trial

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Business Court dropped a host of heavy-hitting opinions in July ahead of two judicial retirements and a new chief judge rising in the ranks.

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Series

Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While government contracts law and the hardcore scene may seem entirely unrelated, in my experience, both are about community, focus, being prepared for the unexpected and managing chaos, says Isaac Natter at Fluet.

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How Copa América Reshaped Crowd Security Risk Planning

Two years after crowds overwhelmed security at the Copa América Final in Florida, the host stadium's updated practices demonstrate a reassessment of the standard of reasonable care for large events, illustrating broader principles that attorneys, venue operators, municipalities, insurers and security professionals should consider, says Joshua Padron at Padron & Lopez-Trigo.

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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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Analysis

Can Texas, Nevada Replicate Delaware's Corporate Edge?

By Jarek Rutz

Texas and Nevada have spent the past few years rewriting corporate laws and building specialized business courts in an effort to challenge Delaware's long-standing dominance as the preferred home for U.S. companies. While a handful of high-profile corporations have already made the move, corporate law experts say creating another Delaware will require far more than new statutes and judges.

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Immigration Judge Says Anti-DEI Bias Led To Her Ousting

By Elaine Briseño

A Black immigration judge has sued the U.S. Department of Justice for discrimination, alleging her firing was related to anti-DEI sentiments at the agency that overwhelmingly targeted older, nonwhite women.

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White House, BigLaw Atty Picked For Tenn. Federal Bench

By Jack Karp

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating a White House attorney and former BigLaw associate to serve as a Tennessee federal judge.

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Holland & Knight Loses Bid To Escape GWG Fraud Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Holland & Knight LLP must face adversary claims in Houston bankruptcy court after a Texas federal judge found the trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. had made a plausible case that the firm and one of its attorneys engaged in a racketeering conspiracy with its ex-chairman.

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Law Student's Race Bias Claim Survives In Kirk Discipline Suit

By Matt Perez

A Texas federal judge on Friday allowed a former Texas Tech law student to proceed with her claim that the university board was discriminatory in disciplining her over comments she made allegedly celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk because non-Black students who spoke about the assassination weren't investigated.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen newly signed Real Madrid footballer Yan Diomandé sued over access to his image rights, Nigel Farage and Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice accuse the NCA of leaking confidential financial information, and a right-wing American journalist hit The Guardian with a libel claim. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Boeing has won dismissal of a Delaware suit brought by pension funds accusing its board of putting profits before safety. And in-house counsel helped pick Latham & Watkins as the leader on an annual list of client service all-stars.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Baker Botts LLP and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit enforced an over $2 billion arbitral award issued to a satellite communications company, ruling that the legal concept of an optimal venue for a case doesn't apply in matters concerning the enforcement of international arbitral awards.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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