Q&A

Key Freight Broker Negligence Win A 'Relief' For Plaintiffs Atty

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that freight brokers might also be liable under state law for selecting unsafe motor carriers involved in catastrophic crashes will ultimately improve highway safety by ensuring that the industry's longtime gatekeepers strengthen their vetting protocols, according to a plaintiffs attorney who helped secure the pivotal win.

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5th Circ. Pushes FDA On Block Of Flavored Vapes

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to explain how an apparently uniform denial of flavored e-cigarettes would not fall under federal rulemaking, saying Tuesday that the agency's decision-making seemingly "squawks like a rule."

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OnlyFans Users Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Calif. Auto-Renew Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

OnlyFans subscribers on Tuesday urged the Ninth Circuit to revive a proposed class action alleging unlawful subscription auto-renewals, arguing California courts have jurisdiction over the platform's U.K. parent company because it auto-renews thousands of Golden State subscriptions and generates $400 million from the state annually.

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DOJ Investigating Philly Police's Gun Permit Revocations

By Matthew Santoni

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unveiled an investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department over whether its gun permit unit is violating federal law and the Second Amendment by using an overly vague "good cause" standard for revoking permits to legally carry firearms.

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Brief

Judge Won't Seek Wiggin Partner's Ghost Gun Advice After All

By Emily Field

A Connecticut state court judge on Tuesday sustained the attorney general's objection to his plan to ask for advice from a Wiggin and Dana LLP attorney on how to handle a $7.7 million enforcement suit against a Florida-based "ghost gun" supplier.

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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

By Xiumei Dong

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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Former XAI Engineer Says He Was Fired Over Safety Warnings

By Lauren Berg

A former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI claims he was fired after repeatedly raising concerns about safety, discriminatory bias and other risks associated with the artificial intelligence company's chatbot Grok, according to a lawsuit lodged Tuesday in California state court.

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2 More Sprinters Blame Puma Shoes For Career-Ending Harm

By Julie Manganis

Two track-and-field athletes say Puma's shoes caused severe injuries in a pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday in Massachusetts state court, following a similar complaint in April.

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Nexgrill Sued Over Wire Brush Defect, 'Inadequate' Recall

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of grill users is suing Nexgrill Industries Inc. in California federal court, alleging that it waited years to issue a recall over a dangerous defect in its wire grill brushes and that the recall is itself inadequate to address the issue.

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Honda Drivers Allege Camera Defect Impairs Safety System

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of Honda drivers are suing the company in California federal court, saying a range of 2018 to 2025 vehicles have a defect in their front-facing cameras, which causes every safety system built on that camera to fail.

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Dodge, Jeep Accused Of Delaying Headrest Class Action Trial

By Susan Smiley

Class members claiming headrests in several Dodge and Jeep vehicles can spontaneously deploy with a potential to cause serious injury accused automaker FCA on Monday of using arbitration claims to delay a federal court trial that has been pending for six years.

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Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber and FedEx's RICO Suit A 'Sham'

By James Boyle

Nearly a month after its motion to dismiss a RICO suit filed by Uber and FedEx was denied by a Philadelphia federal judge, personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC has lodged a counterclaim against the companies, saying their complaint is a "frivolous sham."

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Judge Blocks Nebraska Power Permit's Emergency Use

By Crystal Owens

A Colorado district judge has partially blocked the federal government's approval of a 226-mile, 345-kilovolt electricity transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, finding that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bypassed required cultural resource and environmental consultations without proving that an emergency existed under a presidential executive order.

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Pa. Bill On Juror Damages Guidance Passes Committee

By James Boyle

A state bill designed to allow attorneys to propose specific dollar amounts for damages during closing arguments was advanced Monday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee.

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Opinion

At High Court, Oil Cos.' Suncor Preemption Claims Fall Short

In Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, oil and gas companies argue that municipalities' climate deception claims are equivalent to emissions standards for their industry — but the suit is ultimately incapable of imposing such standards, say Thomas McGarity at the University of Texas School of Law and James Goodwin at the Center for Progressive Reform.

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Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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Trial Boutiques Roll Out Associate Pay Raises

By Andrea Keckley

Three trial boutiques are planning to bump associate salaries by at least $10,000 next month, the firms confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday.

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Interview

Burford Sees Growing Market For Stakes In Elite Firms

By Marialuisa Taddia

Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.

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Fox Rothschild Sued Over Data Breach Tied To Ransom Group

By Allison Grande

Fox Rothschild LLP was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday accusing the national law firm of failing to adequately protect the "highly sensitive and confidential" personal data entrusted to it from being exposed to a prominent ransomware group in a data breach last month. 

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All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI Flubs

By Emily Sawicki

A Mississippi federal judge who found herself in the "unusual scenario" of reviewing briefs with artificial intelligence-created errors filed by both parties in a lawyer's fee dispute against a Magnolia State municipality has terminated all four attorneys from the case.

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Q&A

Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead

By Emily Sawicki

Rob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.

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Analysis

Fed. Circ. 'Recalibrates' Analysis For Constitutional Standing

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit eased the line between constitutional and statutory standing last month when reviving A.L.M. Holding Co.'s infringement suit against Zydex Industries Private Ltd., in a decision attorneys say makes standing more accessible and clarifies how patent licensors can maintain their rights.

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5 Firms Barred From Handling NFL Parkinson's Claims

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Five law firms have been disqualified from representing claimants seeking NFL concussion settlement funds for running a scheme that "laundered" questionable Parkinson's disease claims through the system to obtain $95 million, including $20 million in fees, a special masters' report issued Monday says.

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Senate Confirms Longtime Kan. Prosecutor, KBI Chief To Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to serve on the bench in the District of Kansas.

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