Fla. Court Undoes Class Cert. Of Medicare Cos. In USAA Suit

By Mark Payne

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday reversed class certification for a group of Medicare-contracted businesses suing USAA Casualty Insurance Co. over allegations the insurer sidestepped its obligation to pay automobile injury claims and passed them on to so-called secondary payers. 

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5th Circ. Denies Insurers' Bid To Arbitrate Storm Damage Suit

By José Luis Martínez

The Fifth Circuit held Tuesday that domestic insurers can't compel arbitration or establish federal jurisdiction by relying on foreign insurers' involvement in a surplus line policy in which each insurer has its own agreement with the purchaser.

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6th Circ. Affirms Retailer Not Insured For Pandemic Losses

By Melanie Dorsey

The Sixth Circuit has upheld a Tennessee federal court's decision denying a national clothing retailer's bid for coverage for COVID-19 pandemic-related costs, ruling the lower court conducted its "choice of law" analysis correctly and that Tennessee and Pennsylvania laws bar coverage.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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NY Firm And Medical Providers Defrauded Insurers, Suit Says

By Hope Patti

An insurer accused a law firm and a collection of medical providers and professionals of engaging in a scheme to defraud insurers through sham lawsuits and inflated medical bills, telling a New York federal court that the defendants have enriched themselves "at the expense of justice, equity and human dignity."

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Asset Co. Slams Conn. Insurance Chief's Plan For Liquidation

By Hope Patti

An asset management company asked a Connecticut state court for permission to intervene in the insurance commissioner's rehabilitation of struggling insurer PHL Variable Insurance Co., saying the commissioner's "surprise" plan to pursue liquidation will be disastrous for universal life policyholders that are over a $300,000 cap on death benefits.

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Arbitrator Choice Prompts New Feud In Asbestos Claims Fight

By Caroline Simson

A California federal judge on Wednesday ordered a group of reinsurers to confer with Truck Insurance Exchange as the company looks to remove a "side-switching" arbitrator from a dispute over coverage for millions of dollars' worth of asbestos bodily injury claims.

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Insurer Claims No Duty In Crash Suit Against Vape Shop

By Abigail Harrison

A deadly car accident underpinning a lawsuit against a North Carolina-based vape and smoke shop occurred several miles away from the store's grounds, so exclusions in the shop's commercial insurance policy preclude coverage, the insurer's counsel told a North Carolina state appeals court Wednesday.

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Series

Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

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Feature

From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

By Chris Villani

A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

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Ex-Worker Says Goldstein Offered Crypto, Gifts As IRS Probed

By Jared Foretek

A former employee at Thomas Goldstein's law firm who resigned after the Internal Revenue Service began investigating the firm said that the SCOTUSblog founder suddenly began offering her bitcoin, payment from case settlements and potential student loan relief after federal agents visited the office.

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Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz

White collar criminal defendants are more likely than other types of offenders to receive presidential pardons, especially under the Trump administration, a new analysis of clemency actions shows, raising concerns about a system one expert called "broken."

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Attacks Haven't Killed Judiciary's AI Rule, May Strengthen It

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary advisers Thursday confronted the most extensive opposition yet in their campaign to ensure the reliability of evidence utilizing artificial intelligence, but the criticism appeared constructive, possibly upping the odds of a digital age addition to U.S. court rules.

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DOJ Awards $1M In First For Antitrust Whistleblower Program

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division awarded a whistleblower $1 million for providing information that led to charges and a $3.28 million criminal fine against used-vehicle auction site EBlock, marking the first-ever award under a new antitrust whistleblower program, the DOJ announced Thursday.

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Crowell & Moring Loses DC Appeal In $30M COVID Rent Dispute

By Isaac Monterose

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Crowell & Moring LLP's appeal for its $30 million rent dispute with a D.C. office landlord that refused to grant a coronavirus-related rent abatement.

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Bondi Elevates Pa. US Atty Amid Appointments Scrutiny

By Matthew Santoni

The first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is being retained and elevated to full U.S. attorney, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Thursday, though the appointment will have to remain temporary or he could face the same questions about his appointment as other top prosecutors in President Donald Trump's administration.

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