'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

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'Demonstrably Untrue' Claim Ends Google Teen‑Harm Fee Bid

By Y. Peter Kang

A Florida federal judge has shut down an Orlando firm's bid to get a cut of a pending settlement in a suit alleging Google LLC and a chatbot company caused a teen's suicide, rejecting the firm's "demonstrably untrue" statement supporting its bid.

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J&J Trial Over Doctor's Cancer Death Ends In Settlement

By Carolina Bolado

A long-running dispute over whether Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused the cancer that killed a Miami anesthesiologist concluded with a settlement just before closing arguments in a second trial after the first ended in a hung jury. 

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3M, DuPont Seek To Ax Out-Of-State PFAS Claims In Montana

By Lauren Berg

3M, DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other manufacturers asked a Montana federal judge to toss amended firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims brought by cities and municipalities in Connecticut, California and several other states, saying newly added out-of-state plaintiffs have no connection to Montana.

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DOT Says Fla. Foreign Driver's License Row In Wrong Court

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. Department of Transportation moved Friday to dismiss a lawsuit from 19 foreign truck and bus drivers who challenged a Florida agency's decision to stop issuing commercial driver's licenses to some noncitizens, arguing the matter belongs in a federal appeals court.

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Dog Training Tool Crushed User's Hand, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A Pennsylvania woman is suing Zinger Sport Dog Gear – USA and its affiliates in state court, alleging her hand was crushed by one of its dog training devices because of a dangerous defect.

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SheaMoisture Products Not '100% Virgin Coconut Oil,' Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A customer is suing the makers of SheaMoisture products in California federal court, alleging that they mislead consumers by claiming the products are "100% virgin coconut oil" while containing other ingredients in higher proportions.

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Trade Court Revives Chinese Paper Plate Duty Probe

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce must give a Chinese paper plate manufacturer a chance to rectify issues with information it submitted during a duty investigation, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled, saying the department didn't properly notify the company of the deficiency.

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'Snap Removal' Can't Save Harley-Davidson From State Court

By Abigail Harrison

Harley-Davidson Motor Company Inc. cannot invoke "snap removal" to hoist a negligence lawsuit over alleged brake malfunction into North Carolina federal court, after a judge said the novel legal theory was doomed by a lack of complete diversity of citizenship.

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Trucker, Broker Sued Over Fatal Fla. Turnpike U-Turn Crash

By Linda Chiem

The estate of one of three people killed in the August Florida Turnpike collision that became a flash point for the Trump administration's crackdown on foreign commercial truckers has sued the driver, the trucking company that employed him and the freight broker that arranged the shipment.

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OceanGate Claims Explorer's Estate Withholding Critical Docs

By Ben Adlin

OceanGate Inc., the company behind the failed Titan submersible, told a Washington state court Thursday it's been nearly a year since the company sought discovery around the $50 million in alleged damages sought by the estate of a French explorer who died in the incident — so far to no avail.

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Chinese E-Bike Seller Agrees To Stop Using UL Seal

By Elliot Weld

A Chinese company that sells electric scooters and e-bikes via Amazon has agreed to a permanent injunction against it using the logo of product safety organization UL to falsely promote its products as having been UL-certified.

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Brief

Families Appeal Loss Against Lockheed Martin To 11th Circ.

By Ganesh Setty

Three families who accused Lockheed Martin of causing their children's birth defects told a Florida federal court Thursday that they are appealing a May jury verdict in favor of the defense giant to the Eleventh Circuit.

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Wis. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Pipeline Relocation Dispute

By Joyce Hanson

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has asked a D.C. federal judge to vacate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit letting an energy company reroute 41 miles of a crude oil pipeline around the tribe's reservation.

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More BigLaw Raises Predicted Despite Silence After Milbank

By Alison Knezevich

While boutiques make up many of the law firms that have quickly matched Milbank LLP's recently announced associate raises, recruiters told Law360 Pulse this week that they predict more BigLaw firms will eventually reveal their own salary hikes.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

By Chris Villani

After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

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Q&A

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

By Kellie Mejdrich

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute resolution by companies. CEO Kimberly Taylor and veteran JAMS mediator Robert Meyer spoke to Law360 about mediation trends, with a specific focus on employee benefits disputes.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney could be sanctioned for including fake case quotes and misrepresentations of the law in court filings that seek dismissal of a trademark case against a taco restaurant, a federal judge said Friday in questioning whether the documents were sullied by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push

By Kelcey Caulder

The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.

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Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

By Adrian Cruz

In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

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No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday said she will not allow any amici to weigh in on former FBI Director James Comey's criminal charges alleging he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post, finding the parties are "ably represented" by counsel and public input is not needed.

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Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.

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Deluge Of Video Evidence Overwhelms Criminal Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras are creating a flood of video evidence that can help prosecutors and defense attorneys build strong cases. But many have been struggling with the technical and logistical challenges that come with the sheer volume of footage.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Los Angeles jury in a bellwether trial cleared Johnson & Johnson of any liability in the deaths of three women from ovarian cancer.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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