Ex-Trump Media Exec Says Deposition Should Be Shortened

By Abigail Harrison

Counsel for a source in a 2023 Washington Post article that described securities fraud within Truth Social's parent company implored a North Carolina federal court to shave hours off the source's deposition Wednesday, less than two days before it's scheduled.

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Judges, Lawmakers Urge 4th Circ. To Affirm Halligan Ruling

By Ryan Boysen

Members of Congress and former federal judges have urged the Fourth Circuit to affirm that Lindsey Halligan was not properly appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, saying the episode exemplifies why there are guardrails against installing political loyalists as federal prosecutors.

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Uber Argues It Doesn't Have Same Duty To Safety As Taxi Cos.

By Jonathan Capriel

Uber can't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a passenger by a North Carolina driver, the company told the California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation over similar claims, arguing that it is a technology company and therefore doesn't have the same duty to ensure passenger safety as a taxi company.

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NC AG Backs Merger Of Duke Energy's Two Carolina Utilities

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has reached an agreement with Duke Energy over the proposed combination of its two subsidiary electric utilities serving the Carolinas, joining a growing list of other corporations and consumer advocacy groups that have also backed the merger.

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Apple Affiliate Can't Unravel Classes After Wage Verdict

By Benjamin Morse

An Apple-affiliated repair company cannot undo five classes in a wage and hour suit that snagged a nearly $840,000 win for employees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting arguments that a recent Fourth Circuit ruling undermined the court's earlier decision.

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Uber Must Fork Over Internal Docs In FTC Subscription Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California magistrate judge ordered Uber to produce numerous internal documents to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday in litigation accusing the ride-share giant of enrolling consumers into its paid subscription service without consent, after the FTC accused the company of stonewalling discovery and producing only 72 documents totaling 179 pages.

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Fintech Lender Hit With 2nd Suit Over Cyberattack

By Isaac Monterose

A proposed class has accused a blockchain-based lender in North Carolina federal court of failing to protect their personally identifiable information from hackers, the second such lawsuit the company is facing over a recent data breach.

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Tax Fraudster Asks 4th Circ. To Undo 20-Year Prison Term

By Anna Scott Farrell

The head of an investment firm who was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after admitting to tax fraud in connection with a $20 million Ponzi scheme asked the Fourth Circuit to vacate his sentence, saying it was unreasonable and far longer than average.

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4th Circ. Revives Defense Dept. Worker's Retaliation Lawsuit

By Patrick Hoff

A U.S. Department of Defense agency specializing in satellite imagery must face a Black former employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired for objecting to harassment, as the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a jury should get to weigh his assertion that he was warned not to lodge complaints.

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4th Circ. Expands Online Data Privacy For Child Sex Material

By Parker Quinlan

The Fourth Circuit has ruled that law enforcement officers are barred under the Fourth Amendment from opening and viewing private files stored on an online cloud database without a warrant, applying existing case law from physical files to electronically stored documents.

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Ex-DOJ Atty Who Said 'This Job Sucks' Running For Congress

By Courtney Bublé

The former federal government lawyer detailed to Minnesota to help with immigration cases who last month told a federal judge "this job sucks" says she is running for Congress in the state.

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$600M IP Award, Quinn Emanuel Contempt Faulted On Appeal

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday vacated a verdict against the maker of Norton antivirus software for infringing Columbia University patents and reversed a contempt ruling against Norton's former law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP that had caused the judgment to grow to just over $600 million.

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Feature

Exxon Cements Texas As Delaware's Emerging Rival

By Spencer Brewer

Last year, Vinson & Elkins partner Katherine Frank fielded about one call a week from companies thinking about redomiciling in Texas. Speaking to Law360 the day after ExxonMobil announced its plan to reincorporate in the Lone Star State due to its business-forward courts and policies, Frank said the callers fell into three categories.

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Firm Probed In $4B LA Sex Abuse Deal Hit With UPL Charges

By Rachel Rippetoe

A co-founder of the Los Angeles personal injury firm facing investigation for its involvement in a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement against Los Angeles County was hit with disciplinary charges by the California State Bar, alleging the firm illegally practiced law outside the state.

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Analysis

Trump Cybercrime Order Creates New Compliance To-Do List

By Phillip Bantz

President Donald Trump's recent executive order calling for a coalition of government agencies to combat cybercrime is far more forceful than efforts under prior administrations, according to white collar lawyers, who tentatively applaud the proposal while warning it could raise new compliance risks.

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3 Attys Escape Ford's 'Retaliatory' Lemon Law RICO Suit

By Linda Chiem

A California federal judge has shut down Ford Motor Co.'s revised racketeering lawsuit accusing three attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group LLP of orchestrating a massive fraudulent legal billing scheme, saying the attorneys' underlying conduct in pursuing lemon law litigation is shielded by First Amendment protections.

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VA, DOJ Cut Deal To Make Attys Mental Health Guardians

By Mark Payne

Under a new initiative, attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice will serve as legal guardians for some homeless veterans, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday, though some veterans advocates expressed concern that the new program could involuntarily coerce veterans experiencing mental health issues into institutional care.

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