Trump's $5M Loss Ordered To Be Paid Out To E. Jean Carroll

By Lauren Berg

It's time for President Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the case.

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Miami Herald Beats $885M Suit For Reporting Bribery Scandal

By David Minsky

A Florida state court judge dismissed an $885 million defamation lawsuit brought by a billionaire couple against the Miami Herald for its coverage of a bribery scandal involving an elected city official, finding that the newspaper didn't recklessly report false information. 

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Hachette Gets AI Book Cover IP Claims Tossed, For Now

By Lauren Berg

A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed a freelance artist's claims that Hachette Book Group used artificial intelligence to create derivative book covers of copyrighted artwork for books authored by romance and thriller novelist Sandra Brown, saying he has not shown substantial similarity between his art and the accused covers.

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9th Circ. Says Netflix Harassment Suit Belongs In Arbitration

By Patrick Hoff

A former Netflix employee must arbitrate her lawsuit alleging the streaming giant fired her for raising concerns about its sexually charged office environment, with the Ninth Circuit ruling Wednesday that her dispute began before a law banning mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims took effect.

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Vax Skeptics Push To Advance Publisher Boycott Claims

By Gianna Ferrarin

A vaccine skepticism advocacy group once tied to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a D.C. federal court it's considering a mandamus petition to move forward its lawsuit claiming news organizations colluded with social media platforms to censor rivals.

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Judge Tosses Pearl Drum Carrier Trade Dress Claim, For Now

By Adam Lidgett

A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a trade dress infringement claim in drum-maker Pearl Musical Instrument Co. Ltd.'s intellectual property suit against a Japanese company over marching band drum carriers but gave Pearl another shot at making its case.

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Sam Smith Says Song IP Suit Fails Without Proof Of Access

By Elliot Weld

Pop singers Sam Smith and Normani and their record labels are seeking a favorable ruling in a suit claiming the 2019 song "Dancing With a Stranger" was copied from an older song with a similar name, saying that song's authors were unable to show how the defendants accessed it.

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Florida Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Carolina Bolado

New lawsuits over ChatGPT's role in a mass shooting on a Florida campus and a U.S. Supreme Court case that could upend most criminal trials in Florida are some of the litigation that the state's attorneys will be watching in the second half of 2026. ​​​​​​​Here, Law360 takes a look.

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Meta's Zuckerberg Ordered Back For 2nd LA Social Media Trial

By Craig Clough

A Los Angeles judge Wednesday ruled that Mark Zuckerberg must testify at an upcoming bellwether trial over claims his social media company harms young users' mental health after she previously compelled the Meta CEO to testify in February at the first bellwether trial.

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Google Slips Suit Over Alleged AI Spying On Users, For Now

By Allison Grande

A California federal judge has tossed, with permission to amend, a putative class action accusing Google of secretly tracking its email, chat and videoconferencing users' private communications through its Gemini AI assistant, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to provide enough specifics about what data Google accessed or any future harms they may face.

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Boston Jumps Into Social Media Addiction MDL

By Julie Manganis

The city of Boston said Wednesday it has joined the sweeping multidistrict social-media-addiction litigation against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat.

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FTC Can't Get Zillow-Redfin Deal Held Illegal Before Trial

By Bryan Koenig

A Virginia federal judge refused in a bench ruling Wednesday to limit Zillow and Redfin's ability to defend a rental listings syndication deal the Federal Trade Commission says was a $100 million payoff for Redfin to exit the market, teeing up "multiple" factual disputes for trial next month.

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Fans Say They're Entitled To Discovery From Past UFC Cases

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Fans accusing Ultimate Fighting Championship of monopolizing the market for mixed martial arts pay-per-view events said Wednesday they are entitled to access discovery from a set of previous antitrust cases called the "fighter cases."

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Boston TV Station Stiffed Storm Crew On Pay, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

A Boston television station ordered employees to hotels ahead of severe weather, then refused to pay them for the travel, preparation and extended storm shifts that followed, according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts federal court.

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SEC's $1.5M Musk Deal OK'd Despite Court's 'Misgivings'

By Lauren Berg

Despite having "significant misgivings" about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $1.5 million settlement over Elon Musk's initial purchase of Twitter stock in 2022, a D.C. federal judge signed off on the parties' resolution Wednesday.

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Rozier Loses Bail Fight Amid $26M Contract Battle With NBA

By Stewart Bishop

A New York federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and others Wednesday denied his bid to loosen his bail conditions that are at the center of a $26 million dispute with the NBA, saying a prior violation calls into question his trustworthiness.

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Meta Nears Ax Of Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Facebook Ads

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge said Wednesday he's inclined to toss two proposed class actions alleging that Meta's AI tools enabled investment schemes advertised on Facebook, saying the litigation appears to be "on all fours" with a recent ruling in the same district finding such state claims are barred under federal securities law.

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FCC Using AI To Modernize Operations, Says Top Legal Aide

By Christopher Cole

While the Federal Communications Commission is emerging as a key federal agency tackling artificial intelligence policy, the FCC itself is taking advantage of the technology to make its operations run more smoothly, a top official says.

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FCC Cuts Space License Backlog In Half, Bureau Chief Says

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission has cut a backlog of applications for space-based industry licenses by more than half since adopting an "assembly line" approach to clearing paperwork, the agency's top official on space policy said Wednesday.

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FCC Says OK To New Foreign Investors In IHeart Radio

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission has already given auto industry bigwig iHeartMedia Inc. permission to be partially owned by some foreign investors, but the company is looking to increase that number, and the agency has just given it the green light.

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Comcast Says Power Co. Still Flouts FCC Pole Upgrade Order

By Nadia Dreid

Comcast says it's time for the Federal Communications Commission to step in and force Appalachian Power Co. to follow the agency's orders when it comes to covering the cost of fixing utility poles for broadband upgrades.

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Mexico Can't Convince Canadian Court To Nix $80M Award

By Joyce Hanson

A Canadian appeals court panel refused to revive Mexico's bid to overturn a more than $80 million international arbitral award against it that was issued to a group of U.S. casino investors, finding that a lower court judge correctly deferred to the arbitrators.

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Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2026 Midyear Report

By Y. Peter Kang

A landmark social media addiction verdict and a U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling state law claims against Monsanto over the labeling of alleged Roundup cancer risks are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2026.

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Dish Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Hearing Pushed Back 2 Weeks

By Vince Sullivan

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday creditors of EchoStar Corp.'s bankrupt video distribution and wireless network units should be able to conduct discovery of the debtors before they seek approval of Chapter 11 plan disclosures, resetting a hearing on those documents for July 23.

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Ohio Fuels Litigation Funding Debate As Foreign Ban Is Enacted

By Ryan Boysen

Ohio has enacted a sweeping law that bans all foreign litigation funders from doing business in the Buckeye State, drawing praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and outrage from the litigation finance industry.

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ABA Seeks Trump Docs In Suit Alleging Law Firm Intimidation

By Emily Sawicki

The Trump administration cannot rely on the presidential communications privilege to block disclosure of communications related to allegations that the president sought to intimidate BigLaw firms into conforming with his policy initiatives, the American Bar Association told a D.C. federal judge.

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Trump's SDNY Pick Steps In As Clayton Focuses On DC

By Pete Brush

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's pick to succeed him, James McDonald, will assume a leadership role as Clayton works on his own nomination for director of national intelligence in Washington.

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Judge Says Warning 'Sufficient Deterrent,' Nixing AI Sanctions

By Emily Sawicki

A Kentucky federal judge has declined to sanction two attorneys who filed a brief that included errors generated by artificial intelligence amid a fraud case against a notary public, finding the lawyers had no history of misconduct and had shown sufficient remorse.

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Wis. Judge Avoids Prison Time In ICE Obstruction Sentence

By Nate Beck

A former Wisconsin state judge on Wednesday was fined $5,000 but will not serve prison time for obstructing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of a defendant in her courtroom by directing him down a private hallway away from agents before he was later captured.

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Del. Judge Recuses Herself From Apollo $570M Payout Suit

By Katryna Perera

The Delaware vice chancellor presiding over litigation regarding a $570 million payout to Apollo Global Management Inc. insiders has disqualified herself from the case after a possible conflict of interest arose due to her former role as an attorney with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, which was involved in a merger with ties to the payout.

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Ga. Judge Rejects UPS Plaintiff's Bid To Force Recusal

By Madison Arnold

A Georgia federal judge reportedly disciplined for having sexual intercourse in her chambers and attending a political event has opted not to recuse herself in the case of a former UPS employee in his dismissed racial discrimination lawsuit.

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McCarter Trial Judge Has 'Serious Doubts' About NY Expert

By Brian Steele

The Hartford judge presiding over a $22.5 million lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP and a former partner said Wednesday he had "serious doubts" about allowing testimony from a defense expert, but let him proceed as long as he did not claim to interpret New York law.

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Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Fight Won't Get Another Review

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Court of Appeals has rejected Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to challenge a trial court ruling denying the firm's summary judgment motion in a legal malpractice case brought against it by clients seeking representation in a personal injury action.

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Day Pitney Can't Be Cut Off From New Counsel, Client Says

By Aaron Keller

A former Connecticut chief justice's ethics gaffe cannot preclude fellow lawyers at Day Pitney LLP from communicating with new counsel for John B. Clinton, a private equity management firm owner locked in a 13-year-old, $1.3 million corporate windup lawsuit, Clinton has urged a Connecticut state court judge to conclude.

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