10th Circ. Debates Presuit Conduct In $60M Bad Faith Fight

By Zach Dupont

A Utah health provider's bad faith claim against its insurer over coverage of a lawsuit stemming from a woman's fatal liposuction surgery which resulted in a $60 million judgment at trial is back before the Tenth Circuit, with a three-judge panel hearing argument Wednesday regarding if the bad faith claim against the insurer can be heard by a jury.

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Law Firm Not Insured By Cyber Policy After $158K Email Scam

By Mark Payne

Two cyber insurers don't owe coverage to a Mississippi law firm after a fraudster used a false identity to hoodwink the firm out of more than $158,000 by procuring legal services to secure an owed debt that turned out to be fake, a federal court has ruled. 

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Berkshire Must Defend Trulieve In Worker Death Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An insurance company that is a unit of Berkshire Hathaway had an obligation to defend Trulieve Inc. against a Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a cannabis worker, a Florida federal judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that the worker wasn't an employee.

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Timber Co., State Street Win Initial Toss Of $1.5B Pension Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

A timber company and its independent fiduciary won dismissal of a proposed class action from pensioners who said the companies' choice of annuity provider for a $1.5 billion pension transfer put their retirements at unnecessary risk, after a Washington federal judge ruled that allegations failed to state a claim.

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Fla. Panel Revives Hurricane Damage Suit Against Insurer

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Florida state appellate panel on Wednesday revived a condominium association's suit challenging an insurer's coverage denial for Hurricane Irma damage, finding that the trial court wrongly disregarded allegations that the insurer intentionally delayed its coverage determination to skirt the statute of limitations.

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Travelers Unit Hit With Bad Faith Suit Over $241M Jury Verdict

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Travelers unit recklessly disregarded its insured's interests in litigation that resulted in a $241 million verdict in favor of the family of a man who died while transporting dry ice for a Prairie Farms subsidiary, according to a complaint filed in Illinois federal court.

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Mangione's NY Trial Moved Hours After SDNY Schedule Tweak

By Pete Brush

A New York state court judge said Wednesday that Luigi Mangione's trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson would begin Sept. 8, moving the date hours after a Manhattan federal judge said the federal trial against him would commence in late October.

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Tyson Can't Get $1.62M Award Hiked In Factory Fire Dispute

By Mark Payne

An Irish reinsurer has to pay only a $1.62 million arbitral award issued to Tyson Foods for a fire at a Tyson plant in Alabama, a New York federal court said, ruling against Tyson's request for a $22.5 million payout. 

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Brief

Wash. Smoke Shops, Insurer Settle Kratom Death Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An insurance company has reached a deal with two Washington smoke shops to end a dispute in which the insurer argued its policies did not cover defending retailers in a suit by a father who claims they sold kratom products that killed his son.

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GWG Trust Sues Ankura Consulting Over 'Bogus' Accounting

By Alex Wittenberg

The litigation trustee for defunct financial services firm GWG Holdings has sued Ankura Consulting Group in Texas bankruptcy court, accusing it of "knowing (or reckless) facilitation" of a billion-dollar accounting fraud that helped push the insolvent company into Chapter 11.

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Energy Co-Op, Convicted Ex-CEO End Fight Over Legal Fees

By Brian Steele

A former Connecticut utility CEO and his onetime employer have agreed to the dismissal of his lawsuit alleging that he is owed defense costs tied to a pending criminal corruption case, which follows his conviction for misusing public funds on trips to the Kentucky Derby.

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Oakland Diocese Yanks Insurance Deals From Newest Plan

By Rick Archer

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, told a bankruptcy judge Wednesday it removed $42 million in settlements with insurance carriers from its proposed Chapter 11 plan to eliminate one source of conflict with the committee representing abuse claimants in the case.

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Madison Capital Action Displays SEC's Emphasis On Process

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent enforcement action against Madison Capital reflects the SEC's view that when market conditions materially change, valuation methodologies must be reassessed in real time, highlighting the importance of internal processes, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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