High Court Ruling Shields WaPo In $2.78B Trump Media Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Florida federal judge cited a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case in an explanation of his decision Thursday to end President Donald Trump's $2.78 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post, writing that if he was "deciding this case on a clean slate, the result might be different."

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'Top Gun' Article Heirs Ask Justices To Review Similarity Test

By Ivan Moreno

The heirs of the journalist whose 1983 magazine article inspired the original "Top Gun" movie have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their copyright lawsuit over "Top Gun: Maverick" and resolve what they call a circuit split over how courts should compare allegedly similar works.

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AG Merger Case Gets New Judge After Paramount Recusal Bid

By Bryan Koenig

A new California federal judge has taken over from the one originally assigned the lawsuit from Democratic state attorneys general challenging Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, putting the case in front of the same judge hearing challenges from consumers and the Writers Guild of America.

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Calif. Tells 9th Circ. AI Disclosure Law Helps Consumers

By Elliot Weld

The state of California has pressed the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court's decision denying xAI's injunction request against a state law requiring artificial intelligence companies to disclose what's included in training their models, saying the law advanced "an important governmental interest" in providing transparency to the public.

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Quinn Emanuel To Rep OpenAI In Apple Trade Secrets Fight

By Hailey Konnath

OpenAI has turned to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to represent it in Apple's suit claiming that the artificial intelligence company worked with former Apple employees to misappropriate confidential information and speed up its consumer hardware business, according to the case docket.

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Analysis

Biggest Sports & Betting Deals To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

By David Steele

The year so far has seen increased private equity investment in pro teams and college sports, U.S. pro soccer's plans to capitalize on the World Cup and the Chicago Bears' hunt for a new host city. Here, Law360 highlights the most significant sports deals to watch for the remainder of 2026.

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Deals Rumor Mill

DeepSeek, Shein Inch Closer To IPOs, And More Deal Rumors

By Al Barbarino

China's DeepSeek and Shein and U.S. entertainment company Lionsgate Studios are among the companies nearing potential IPOs or sales, according to recent reports. Initial public offerings from DeepSeek and Shein could value those companies at $71 billion and $40 billion, respectively. A potential price tag for Lionsgate hasn't been disclosed, but the studio behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" movies could attract billions as Bollore Group and Banijay Group emerge as suitors. 

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Fed. Circ. Backs Canon PTAB Wins Over Inkjet Sensor Patents

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decisions to invalidate all claims Canon had challenged in three Slingshot Printing patents covering chips and temperature sensors in inkjet printers.

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Meta Can't Keep Certain Docs Secret In DC Social Media Row

By Rae Ann Varona

Washington, D.C.'s highest court refused to make a trial court vacate discovery orders requiring Meta to disclose certain communications concerning internal research related to the well-being of young social media users, saying Thursday that Meta failed to show it had a "clear and indisputable" right to such relief.

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Mass. Anti-Scalping Bill Aims To Rein In Resale Ticket Costs

By Carolyn Muyskens

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday announced she will file legislation capping the resale price of concert tickets and cracking down on fraud in the secondary ticket marketplace.

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Wyden Urges Admin To Protect US From Canadian Spy Law

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Trump administration Thursday to protect national security and American citizens from a proposed backdoor surveillance bill from Canada.

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Pa. Hospital Must Face Bulk Of Website Pixel Tracking Row

By Allison Grande

A Pennsylvania federal judge has mostly refused to toss a putative class action accusing Warren General Hospital of illegally deploying tracking technology that divulged website visitors' private health information to Meta and others, trimming injunctive relief and negligence per se allegations while allowing state wiretap and six other claims to proceed.

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Meta Gets 'Bricked' Device False Ad Suit Trimmed, For Now

By Lauren Berg

Meta Platforms Inc. can, again, trim a proposed class action alleging it deceptively sold Meta Portal video-calling devices the company later "bricked" by dropping software support, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, while refusing to toss an unfair competition claim and giving the consumers another chance to rework the complaint.

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Brief

Texas Probes LinkedIn Over Alleged 'Ghost Jobs'

By Jonathan Capriel

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his office will be investigating whether LinkedIn advertises and profits from "ghost jobs," listings for positions that don't exist or aren't actively being filled, saying it might have misled consumers who paid up to $69.99 a month for premium subscriptions.

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Paramount Beats Effort To Quickly Block $110B Warner Deal

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge denied a preliminary injunction request Thursday from consumers challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after challenging their attorney to cite more recent rulings beyond the 1960s-era U.S. Supreme Court cases he relied on.

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Dish Freed From 5G Network Commitment

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge has signed off on the U.S. Department of Justice's request that Dish be freed from its commitment to build and run a nationwide 5G network following its sale of $40 billion worth of spectrum licenses to AT&T and SpaceX.

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'No Time To Waste' On Google Antitrust Reports, Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge said Thursday there's "no time to waste" to begin monitoring a three-year injunction against Google in Epic's antitrust battle over Google's Android app store policies, saying he wants monthly reports now that the parties have agreed to accept the injunction terms he laid out.

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Edible Arrangements Wins $13.9M Judgment Against Ex-COO

By Gina Kim

Edible Arrangements' former chief operating officer and his company must pay nearly $14 million after defaulting in a case that accused him of regularly stealing from the fruit-basket company by intercepting vendor rebate checks and diverting millions of dollars in media-contract payments, a Georgia federal judge said Thursday.

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Meta Staffers Fight Uphill To Block Allegedly AI-Targeted Cuts

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday he won't immediately block Meta Platforms Inc. from laying off most of the 26 workers who claim the company used artificial intelligence to target them, but said he'd take a closer look at four on work visas who could be irreparably harmed.

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Senior Big Ten Engineer Gets 2 Years For $4M Embezzlement

By Lauraann Wood

The Big Ten Network's former senior engineering director on Thursday was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for using company money to buy more than $4 million worth of Apple products he resold at steep discounts, apparently to satisfy extortionists lurking on a cheating site.

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Republicans Call For Warnings On Shows With Trans Content

By Nadia Dreid

Almost 50 House Republicans have come together to let the Federal Communications Commission know they're in "strong support" of the agency's inquiry into whether it should update the TV rating system to warn people when a program may include transgender or nonbinary characters.

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More Than 200 MHz Could Open For Unlicensed Satellite Use

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's chief wants to make more than 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum available for satellites by opening frequencies across three spectrum bands, according to a proposal released Thursday.

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Come Back Down To Earth, Tower Builders Tell D2D Fans

By Christopher Cole

While it's clear that direct-to-device satellite service can fill some gaps in wireless coverage, the growing technology cannot fully replace Earth-based systems that ensure connectivity on the ground, a pair of new industry reports say.

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Calif. Says AT&T Mustn't Make Move From Copper 'Disorderly'

By Nadia Dreid

The California Public Utilities Commission has told AT&T that it's not pleased to hear that the cost of certain copper services has gone up "exponentially" as the state and the mobile behemoth duke it out in federal court and at the Federal Communications Commission over AT&T's desire to end legacy copper service.

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Gov't To Revive Digital Equity Grants, Minus Race, Judge Says

By Nadia Dreid

The Trump administration is going to reinstate the Digital Equity Act Competition Grant Program, minus the provisions that require the government to consider race, a D.C. federal judge has said in an opinion striking down part of the law as unconstitutional.

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QVC Wins Approval Of $5B Ch. 11 Plan

By Clara Geoghegan

A Texas bankruptcy judge has given the green light to home shopping company QVC Group's Chapter 11 plan to eliminate most of its $6.5 billion in debt, rejecting objections to the proposal, including a challenge from shareholders who sought to file a competing plan.

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Brief

Cooley Reinforces Privacy Practice With Ex-Hunton Partner

By Matt Perez

Cooley LLP has further bolstered its cyber, data and privacy group, announcing the hiring of a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner in its New York office.

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Series

Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

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How Does Your Compensation Stack Up? Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Feature

As Law Firms Race To Adopt AI, Cost Concerns Grow

By Phillip Bantz

Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.

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Richards Layton Apologizes For AI Errors In Chancery Case

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA and one of its attorneys have apologized to the Delaware Chancery Court for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence, asking that sanctions not be imposed.

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McDermott Atty Denies Pressuring Friend To Alter Testimony

By Rose Krebs

A McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney has told a Delaware vice chancellor that he is in "complete shock" and "hurt" by a longtime friend's contention that he pressured him to change his testimony in a Chancery Court case, saying the accusation "is false and without any merit."

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Simpson Thacher 'Never' Explained Ill-Fated Deal, Exec Says

By Cara Salvatore

A founder seeking over $100 million from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett over a transaction he says destroyed his insurance services company testified Thursday the law firm provided him no education on various words he wasn't familiar with in the deal.

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Blue-Slip-Backed Trump Judge Selections Advance

By Courtney Bublé

The first two judicial nominations of the second Trump administration to receive supportive blue slips from Democratic senators advanced to the Senate floor Thursday.

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Goulston Docked Ex-Partners' Pay For Joining Rival, Suit Says

By Julie Manganis

Two Goulston & Storrs PC directors who jumped to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP were stiffed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation in retaliation for leaving, according to a suit filed Thursday in New York federal court.

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Feature

In Uber Assault Trial, A Courtroom Tests Truth Face-To-Face

By Hayley Fowler

This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.

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Tillis Might Back Blanche, As AG Pick Met Epstein Survivors

By Courtney Bublé

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday afternoon met with a group of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said his condition for supporting Blanche's appointment to the permanent position was for the nominee to speak to them face-to-face.

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