Kenvue Can't Duck Texas AG's Tylenol Autism Suit

By Emily Field

A Texas state court Thursday rejected Kenvue's bid to toss a lawsuit that Texas' attorney general has brought alleging Tylenol taken during pregnancy could cause autism in children, even though it is marketed as the safest pain relief for pregnant women and young children.

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Judge Scolds 'Impenetrable' TikTok In NY AG's Addiction Suit

By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state judge Thursday chided TikTok's attorneys for failing to search for financial and corporate records in the state's social media child addiction lawsuit, appearing poised to force TikTok companies to hand over more business data to calculate potential damages or disgorgement.

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TikTok, Meta Get Hot Bench In 'Subway Surfing' Death Appeal

By Frank G. Runyeon

Social media giants TikTok and Meta Thursday faced a barrage of questions by New York state appellate court judges as the companies seek dismissal of a lawsuit over the death of a boy who climbed atop a moving subway car, which his parent alleged was due to a "challenge" video pushed to minors.

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Toyota Nears OK On $436M Class Deal Over Forklift Emissions

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday she'll give preliminary approval to Toyota Industries Corp.'s $436 million class action settlement to resolve claims the auto giant and its subsidiaries misled tens of thousands of business buyers into thinking the emissions of its forklift and construction engines were "the cleanest" in the industry.

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PacifiCorp Hit With $305M Verdict For Oregon Fire

By Tom Lotshaw

Multnomah County jurors have awarded a $305 million verdict to 16 people who sued electric power company PacifiCorp for damages stemming from a Santiam Canyon fire in Oregon.

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Product Liability Group Of The Year: Covington

By Y. Peter Kang

Covington & Burling LLP helped Proctor & Gamble prevail in cold medicine multidistrict litigation and won a high-stakes baby formula trial for Mead Johnson in a plaintiff-friendly venue, earning it a spot among the 2025 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.

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Boston Scientific Wins Toss Of Spinal Device Suit

By Chris Villani

Boston Scientific escaped a suit alleging that its spinal implant device malfunctioned and caused a Michigan man pain and permanent injuries, after a federal judge ruled that each of the plaintiff's claims are preempted by federal law.

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Health Plans Lack Expert In Avandia MDL, 3rd Circ. Told

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Counsel for GlaxoSmithKline urged a Third Circuit panel on Thursday to undo an order certifying a class of health plans in the multidistrict litigation over the company's alleged deceptive marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia, arguing the plaintiffs didn't have the experts necessary to support their case.

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Couple Drop Frozen Mango Listeria Suit Against Kroger

By Jonathan Capriel

A man who claims he contracted a listeria infection from a frozen mango product he bought at Kroger has agreed to drop his lawsuit against the grocery giant and food producers, according to a joint notice filed on Wednesday.

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Texas AG, Samsung Ink Deal To End TV Data Collection Suit

By Allison Grande

Samsung agreed to strengthen its data privacy disclosures in order to resolve a lawsuit being pressed by the Texas attorney general, who accused the company of "secretly" monitoring what smart TV consumers watch and unlawfully collecting their data without permission, the parties revealed Thursday.

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Social Media Plaintiff 'Wanted To Be On It All The Time' As Kid

By Craig Clough

The plaintiff in a landmark bellwether trial over claims Instagram and YouTube harms children's mental health testified Thursday she started obsessively using the platforms as a small child, and that her obsession with them contributed to or worsened her anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia.

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Tilray Says Hemp Protein Powder Label Suit Falls Flat

By Mike Curley

Cannabis and hemp product maker Tilray Brands Inc. is urging a California federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging that it misleads consumers on the amount of protein its "Just Hemp" powder contains, saying the suit is preempted by federal regulations.

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'Lifetimes Wasted' From Scrolling Tech, Meta's NM Jury Hears

By Cara Salvatore

A tech design guru who said he was an inventor of infinite scroll told a jury in the New Mexico attorney general's social media mental health trial against Meta that he's seen firsthand the power of interface design and the way inventions like his can be wielded for good or for ill.

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What New Packaging Waste Laws Mean For Franchisors

With states ramping up laws establishing extended producer responsibility programs for packaging materials, paper products and single-use food service ware, restaurant and hospitality franchisors face special compliance challenges as they navigate a delicate balance between conflicting priorities, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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Series

Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing piano and practicing law share many parallels relating to managing complexity: Just as hearing an entire musical passage in my head allows me to reliably deliver the message, thinking about the audience's impression helps me create a legal narrative that keeps the reader engaged, says Michael Shepherd at Fish & Richardson.

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Hub Hires: Seyfarth, Greenberg Traurig, Outside GC

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts may be buried under a blanket of snow, but the Boston legal market was anything but frozen in February. Seyfarth bolstered its depth in mergers and acquisitions, Greenberg Traurig snagged a benefits attorney, and Outside General Counsel hired a new managing partner.

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Elevate Expands Legal Reach With Mestel & Co. Acquisition

By Tracey Read

Legal software and services company Elevate has acquired legal recruitment firm Mestel & Co. to bolster its abilities to deliver top legal talent, Elevate said Thursday.

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Up Next At High Court: Drug User Gun Possession

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Linklaters sue a shipping company, high-street clothing giant Urban Outfitters hit with an intellectual property claim, Ithaca Energy sue rival Chrysaor, and cabaret club magnate Alex Proud face legal action with his nightclubs in financial turmoil.

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Del. Supreme Court OKs Disputed Corporate Law Rework

By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Supreme Court upheld Friday hotly contested legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2025 that expanded liability shields for some corporate acts involving controlling stockholders or potentially conflicted officers or directors, and narrowed public access to some corporate books and records.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A proxy season preview report showed that nearly three-quarters of shareholder proposals for annual corporate meetings among Russell 3000 companies this year have gone to a vote. The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled the details of a long-awaited proposed rule to replace a previous administration's regulation outlining how to decide if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

By James Mills

A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.

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Pro Bono Spotlight

NY Prisoner Gets Rare $600K Deal With Gibson Dunn's Help

By Parker Quinlan

A man incarcerated in a New York state prison who was placed in solitary confinement for over six years has obtained a $600,000 settlement after filing a pro se lawsuit that drew the aid of pro bono counsel from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

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Optimum Says Apollo, BlackRock Bullied Kirkland Withdrawal

By Bryan Koenig

Optimum Communications is escalating its fight accusing Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants of an illegal joint campaign constricting its ability to refinance debt, amending its New York federal court complaint to also accuse the companies of "bullying" Kirkland & Ellis LLP into withdrawing as its transaction counsel.

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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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