Ex-Honeywell Director's Religious Bias Suit Cleared For Trial

By Hayley Fowler

A former Honeywell director may bring his religious, age and race discrimination suit to trial after a North Carolina federal judge on Monday denied the conglomerate summary judgment, citing evidence of an HR director's email recommending termination that expressly mentions the director's religious beliefs.

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Ex-Detainees Say NC Sheriff Withholding Data In ECourts Row

By Abigail Harrison

Counsel for a putative class of individuals who allege they were wrongfully arrested or detained due to glitches in the state's electronic court system told a North Carolina federal court during a Monday hearing that a county sheriff's office is delaying the release of its own records.

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DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a proposed class action over unwanted robocalls related to Camp Lejeune water contamination litigation is now suing its marketing company, telling a Charlotte federal court the company should cover any potential damages and legal fees.

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NC Says Open-Court Gun Review Didn't Prevent Fair Trial

By Elizabeth Daley

A North Carolina trial court did not violate state rules when it allowed jurors, at their request, to view in open court a weapon in connection with a case against a man accused of gun and drug charges, state lawyers have told the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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Revised Suit Against Healthcare Data Co. Still Fails, Court Told

By MJ Koo

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer's amended complaint against the employer failed again to justify bringing three out-of-state individuals into the litigation, the company told a North Carolina federal court, adding that several key claims remain flawed.

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Interest Wrongly Refunded Is Subject To Relief, 4th Circ. Says

By Molly Moses

A woman is eligible for innocent spouse relief on interest owed to the IRS after an erroneous refund, the Fourth Circuit held Monday, reversing a 2024 U.S. Tax Court ruling.

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Calif. AG Previews Live Nation Remedies At Democratic Forum

By Courtney Bublé

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, one of the state attorneys general of a coalition of states that recently won a jury verdict finding Live Nation illegally established a monopoly over the live music industry, said Monday the next step is a structural overhaul of the conglomerate.

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Wyoming Prosecutor Confirmed Despite Misconduct Rebuke

By Courtney Bublé

Just a few days ago, federal judges tossed nine criminal indictments after President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. attorney's office of Wyoming was accused of prosecutorial misconduct. On Monday evening, he was confirmed to permanently lead the office.

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Kirkland, McGuireWoods Guide NextEra's $67B Dominion Deal

By Al Barbarino

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy said Monday they will merge in an all-stock transaction that combines two of the largest regulated U.S. utilities, in a roughly $67 billion deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and McGuireWoods LLP. 

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Series

Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.

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The 2026 Summer Associates Survey

By Daniela Porat

Law students hoping to land summer associate roles at their dream firms have to start applying earlier and earlier, forcing students to strike a difficult balance between focusing on academics and completing applications. Find out how students navigated the ever-competitive process and which firms topped students’ wish lists in the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.

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2nd Circ. Nixes $900M Suit Against Boies Schiller, Dentons

By Caroline Simson

The Second Circuit Tuesday refused to revive a racketeering lawsuit seeking up to $900 million in damages from Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client in relation to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company.

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She Has A Point: Sheppard's Michelle Replogle

By Theresa Schliep

When Michelle Replogle of Sheppard and Nitika Gupta Fiorella of Fish & Richardson PC were opponents in a patent case, Fiorella said, Replogle stood out for her expertise and respect, which she showed to everyone regardless of their experience or whom they represented in the litigation.

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$1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued before a Senate committee on Tuesday that the nearly $1.8 billion settlement fund announced on Monday as part of the president's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax documents "is not a slush fund."

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Quinn Emanuel Owes More Sanctions In Guardant Fight

By Lauren Berg

Quinn Emanuel and its team representing medical testing company Natera will shoulder further sanctions on top of the $3 million already imposed over the firm's misrepresentations concerning an expert witness in Guardant Health's false advertising case, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Nelson Mullins Partner Confirmed To SC Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 52-38 on Tuesday to confirm Sheria Clarke, a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, as a judge for the District of South Carolina.

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Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case

By Julie Manganis

A former BigLaw associate charged with orchestrating a sweeping insider trading scheme can have his legal expenses covered by his co-defendant brother if the two waive potential conflicts, a Massachusetts federal magistrate judge said Tuesday.

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Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End

By Bonnie Eslinger

Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg is expected to conclude his time as the top judge for the Northern District of California in July, according to a spokesperson for the judiciary, to be succeeded by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

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Ex-Trader Says Crypto Co.'s Bid For Sanctions Is 'Unfounded'

By Hayley Fowler

A former trader said a cryptocurrency company is using an "unfounded" characterization of his deposition conduct to seek sanctions and lend credence to facts it hasn't otherwise been able to prove in its suit accusing him of usurping $8.1 million in digital assets.

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