Analysis

Gov't Appeal Could Throw Wrench In Tariff Refunds

By Dylan Moroses

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced its court-ordered tariff refund system will be available for its first entries in a week's time, but practitioners remain concerned that a potential government appeal of the ruling could narrow the amount of imports and companies that can qualify for the relief.

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ITC Will Find Out If Imported Pain Patches Infringe Patent

By Jack McLoone

Imported over-the-counter lidocaine patches sold by five companies in the U.S. are facing possible exclusion orders after the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday said it would open an investigation into claims that they infringe a patent on such patches.

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Brief

ITC Finds Chinese, Indian Diodes Likely Harm US Industry

By Jack McLoone

Imported large diameter graphite diodes from China and India allegedly sold at unfair prices are likely harming U.S. producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Monday in a preliminary determination.

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ITC Opens Patent Inquiry Into Joby Electric Air Taxis

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether an electric air taxi company's imported materials were infringing the patents of a rival.

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Exxon Says Terminal Operator Owes $1.1M In Delay Fees

By Mike Curley

An Exxon unit is suing a Houston Ship Channel terminal operator in Texas federal court, saying that for the last several years, the operator has failed to pay demurrage fees totaling $1.09 million.

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CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Biz Hits Maersk With Arbitration

By Joyce Hanson

Panama Ports Co. SA, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., said it has begun arbitration proceedings against shipping giant Maersk A/S over its takeover of the PPC port terminals in Panama.

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Squire Patton Kicks Off Sovereign Advisory Group

By Joyce Hanson

Squire Patton Boggs LLP has launched a new advisory group that's slated to expand the law firm's representation of sovereign governments, saying it offers a lineup of financial, economic, legal and public policy expertise provided by professionals with a background in global debt management.

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Opinion

State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality

Lawyers need to put actual client information into artificial intelligence tools to get their full value, but they cannot confidently do so until state bars offer clear, formal authority on which plan tiers of the three most popular generative AI tools are safe to use when sharing specific client details, says attorney Nick Berk.

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DLA Piper Defeats Fired Associate's Claims Of Pregnancy Bias

By Pete Brush

A federal jury in Manhattan declined to award damages Monday to a former associate who says DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant, absolving the BigLaw firm hours after tense closing arguments.

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Q&A

Former Pardon Atty Says Trump's Clemency Grants Hurt DOJ

By Phillip Bantz

Former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer spoke recently with Law360 about how the pardon process has changed, the impact the shift might have on the DOJ and how the system could be reformed.

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DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Revive Trump EOs Targeting Firms

By Alison Knezevich

The D.C. Circuit should individually review each section of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting four law firms, allowing certain portions to stand if others are blocked, the U.S. Department of Justice argued in a new filing urging the court to revive the measures.

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Analysis

The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?

By Chris Villani

The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Meta Pulls Some Attys' Social Media Addiction Ads

By Rachel Rippetoe

After losing a bellwether trial last month in one of a slew of cases from plaintiffs who claim to have been harmed by social media, Meta has begun removing ads from attorneys seeking clients with similar claims.

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Brief

EEOC To Produce Law Firm DEI Letter Records By May 15

By Kelcey Caulder

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court Monday that it would give two law professors documents related to 20 letters the agency sent to law firms over their purported diversity, equity and inclusion practices by May 15.

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Morgan & Morgan Sued Over Firing Amid Nevada Expansion

By Emily Sawicki

Personal injury titan Morgan & Morgan is facing allegations from a former firm attorney in California state court alleging the Golden State lawyer was pressured to file suits in neighboring Nevada despite having an inactive law license and no experience practicing there, and was then harassed and wrongfully fired over the filings.

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Atty Says Ogletree Can't Litigate Against Her In 2 Similar Cases

By Adrian Cruz

A Georgia attorney said Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC should be disqualified from serving as defense counsel in a discrimination suit she's working on while simultaneously litigating against her on behalf of her ex-employer in a similar matter.

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NJ Man Who Sought To DQ US Atty Leadership To Plead Guilty

By Gina Kim

A criminal defendant who joined a pending bid to disqualify assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and escalated a constitutional challenge to its leadership structure told a federal judge Saturday he plans to plead guilty in his drug case. 

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-stakes settlements, fast-moving deal litigation, governance disputes and a notable post-trial ruling involving fraud-tainted loans.

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