North Carolina AG Wins Bid To End MV Realty's 40-Year Deals

By Hayley Fowler

Florida real estate company MV Realty defied state consumer protection statutes in North Carolina by tricking homeowners into signing decades-long listing agreements in exchange for small cash advances, a state Business Court judge said in handing the attorney general a major pretrial victory.

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Ex-Paralegal Can't Prove Disability In ADA Bias Suit, Firm Says

By Abigail Harrison

A former paralegal was not substantially limited in her work at a law firm by her ovarian cancer and its later metastasis, and so can't legally meet the definition of disabled, the firm's counsel told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday.

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NC Doctor Cites 6th Circ. In Bid For New Medicare Fraud Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A North Carolina doctor who was convicted of participating in an $11 million Medicare fraud has asked a federal court for a new trial, pointing to a recent Sixth Circuit decision that overturned the conviction of another doctor involved in the same scheme.

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Officers Invoke Immunity In Wrong-House Raid Lawsuit

By Elizabeth Daley

Officers accused of violating a family's constitutional rights by raiding their home in the middle of the night told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that the suit should be dismissed for failing to state a claim, and that they deserved immunity since they thought a thief was on the premises.

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Investment Cos. Deny Funding Tribal Biz Sued For Payday Loans

By Joyce Hanson

Two investment firms have denied they secretly controlled a tribally affiliated short-term lending company that is being sued in North Carolina federal court by a class of borrowers who say it's handing out supposedly illegal payday loans that charge annual interest rates as high as 490%.

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Duke Sues To Block Quarterback's Transfer, Citing NIL Deal

By Hayley Fowler

Duke University is suing to stop quarterback Darian Mensah from entering the NCAA transfer portal, saying the sophomore from California is defying his name, image and likeness deal with the Blue Devils, which runs through the end of 2026.

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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year

By Kevin Penton

Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 48 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, achieving milestones such as high-profile litigation wins at the U.S. Supreme Court and 11-figure merger deals.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court wrapped up last week with a mix of deal litigation, governance fights and disclosure battles, including a proposed settlement over a contested medical device sale, a merits dismissal tied to a $2 billion biotech exit and dueling lawsuits over Paramount Skydance's pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Tax Court Wrongly Cut Conservation Gift Value, 4th Circ. Told

By Anna Scott Farrell

The U.S. Tax Court made multiple errors when it reduced the value of rock-rich land underlying a North Carolina partnership's conservation easement donation, the partnership told the Fourth Circuit, urging it to at least reverse penalties imposed by the court as a result of its findings.

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Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms

Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to resolve a circuit split in In re: Grand Jury, federal courts remain split as to when attorney-client privilege applies to dual-purpose legal and business communications, and understanding the fragmented landscape is essential for managing risks, say attorneys at Covington.

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Firm Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme

By Hope Patti

A law firm urged a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to toss a proposed class action over an alleged scheme to collect exorbitant fees on hurricane-related property insurance claims, saying the complaint fails to plead a certifiable class and involves a "smorgasbord" of individualized legal malpractice claims.

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Cozen O'Connor Brings On Ex-Federal Prosecutor In LA

By James Mills

Cozen O'Connor is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a former assistant U.S. attorney as a member in its Los Angeles area offices.

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O'Melveny Corporate Finance Chair Hops To Pillsbury In NY

By Tracey Read

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has boosted its debt finance capabilities by bringing on the former chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's corporate finance practice.

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House Speaker Johnson Supports Impeachment Of Judges

By Courtney Bublé

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday threw his support behind efforts to impeach federal judges in Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

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NYC Indigent Defense Program In 'Crisis,' Task Force Reports

By Andrea Keckley

The New York City Assigned Counsel Plan, which provides lawyers to indigent people in criminal and family courts who can't be served by institutional legal service providers, is "in a state of crisis," a New York City Bar task force said in an interim report released Wednesday.

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Burford Capital Hires New Korea Exec Amid Growth Push

By Ryan Boysen

Burford Capital LLC has hired a new executive to oversee its operations in South Korea as the litigation funder aims to double its portfolio to roughly $15 billion by 2030, in part by expanding its geographic footprint.

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DOJ Outline of New Fraud Role Doesn't Mention WH Oversight

By Courtney Bublé

A U.S. Department of Justice official explained the parameters of the new role of assistant attorney general for fraud in a recent letter to Congress, obtained Wednesday by Law360, but did not mention the individual will be overseen by the White House, as the vice president previously said.

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Ballard Partners Led In Lobbying Earnings As Trump Returned

By Alison Knezevich

Ballard Partners more than quadrupled its annual federal lobbying revenue in 2025 amid President Donald Trump's return to office, surpassing the law firm policy practices that have led K Street in recent years.

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Robins Kaplan Name Partner Shaped Trial Firm's Identity

By Madison Arnold

Elliot Kaplan, a name partner at Robins Kaplan LLP who died this month after more than six decades with the firm, is being remembered for helping to build it into a national trial firm while also maintaining a jovial personality that endeared him to clients.

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Analysis

Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump

By Jack Karp

Public interest groups are handling a majority of the lawsuits filed against the second Trump administration, while most large firms remain on the sidelines, according to a review by Law360 of more than 400 lawsuits filed in the first year of Trump's second term.  

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Former SG Prelogar Joins Cooley Team On Trump EO Appeal

By Alison Knezevich

Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has joined the legal team representing Jenner & Block LLP in its fight with President Donald Trump's administration over his executive order targeting the BigLaw firm, according to a new court filing.

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7th Circ. Cautions Pro Se Litigants To Avoid AI-Induced Errors

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit offered guidance to litigants using artificial intelligence while representing themselves in a ruling remanding a pro se plaintiff's civil rights case Wednesday, saying that AI has "great promise" for those who can't afford legal counsel, but that it doesn't abdicate them of their duty to avoid misrepresentations in court filings.

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After Turmoil, Connecticut Names New Chief Public Defender

By Elizabeth Daley

Following the 2024 ouster of Connecticut's chief public defender for misconduct, a state commission voted unanimously to appoint acting Chief Public Defender John Day to formally serve in the position, the commission's chair has announced.

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