VW Can't Shed Paraplegic Woman's Seat Heater Burn Suit

By Mike Curley

A Washington federal judge won't let Volkswagen AG fully escape a paraplegic woman's suit alleging she was burned because of a defect in her vehicle's seat heater, finding a jury should decide whether the seat was too hot to be safe.

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9th Circ. Says New Rotor Parts Reset Clock In Crash Suit

By Mike Curley

The Ninth Circuit has reinstated a couple's suit against Robinson Helicopter Co. over the death of their daughter in a helicopter crash, finding that replacement parts for the helicopter reset the 18-year statute of repose.

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NTSB's LaGuardia Crash Probe Flags Lack Of Runway Alerts

By Linda Chiem

Fire truck crew members didn't know that air traffic controllers' instructions to stop were directed at them before they collided with an Air Canada passenger jet landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport last month, and the lack of a transponder on the truck prevented a runway collision warning system from sending out alerts, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

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Brief

Firm Seeking Philly Zantac Judge's Recusal Appeals Refusal

By Emily Field

A plaintiff represented by Keller Postman LLC has asked the Pennsylvania Superior Court to weigh in on a Philadelphia judge's refusal to recuse himself from overseeing mass tort litigation against GlaxoSmithKline over Zantac's alleged cancer risks.

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Boeing 737 Max Door Blowout Cases Merged In Wash. Court

By Jonathan Capriel

The number of passengers suing Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems over a door plug blowout on a 737 Max airplane has grown by one, with a Washington state court consolidating a lone complaint into the larger case.

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DOJ Final Order Loosens Rules For State-Legal Medical Pot

By Sam Reisman

The U.S. Department of Justice published a final order Thursday loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana products that fall within the ambit of state-regulated programs or have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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DOJ Says Medical Pot Shift Shouldn't Affect Gun Rights Case

By Sam Reisman

Despite an order from the U.S. Department of Justice loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana, the Trump administration signaled Thursday that it does not intend for the changes to cannabis regulation to apply retroactively.

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Chinese Company Settles Suit Over Defective Dehumidifier

By Celeste Bott

A group of property owners and their insurer agreed Thursday to end their lawsuit over allegedly defective dehumidifiers manufactured by Chinese company Gree Electric Appliances Inc. ahead of a planned jury trial in August.

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Sig Sauer Claims Contractor Immunity In Gun Injury Suits

By Elaine Briseño

Sig Sauer told a Pennsylvania federal court it cannot be sued by a government agent accidentally shot in the leg after one of its P320 pistols allegedly spontaneously discharged, saying it has immunity as a government contractor.

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Feds Say Earlier Deal Doesn't Negate Black & Decker Claims

By Mike Curley

The U.S. government is urging a Maryland federal court not to throw out its bid for a permanent injunction in a suit against Stanley Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. over its alleged failure to report dangerous defects, saying a 2015 consent decree doesn't render the government's current claims moot.

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Apache Group Amends Suit To Reverse Arizona Land Transfer

By Crystal Owens

An Apache nonprofit amended its challenge to the federal government and Resolution Copper Co. over the exchange of nearly 2,500 acres within Arizona's Tonto National Forest, arguing the land transfer, which contains a sacred Indigenous worship site, was rushed in violation of religious freedom and constitutional laws.

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Davis Polk To Launch Appellate Practice With Paul Weiss Pair

By Lauren Berg

Two experienced Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP appellate litigators are leaving to launch a U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a firm spokesperson confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.

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PFAS Study Is Wake-Up Call For Pet Food Companies

As standards around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances continue to evolve, a new study revealing that PFAS have found their way into many brands of pet food is a warning to the industry to reexamine the contents and marketing of their products in the face of increasing regulatory and litigation exposure, say attorneys at MG+M.

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Series

Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Bar Complaint Calls Out EEOC Chair's Law Firm DEI Letters

By Grace Elletson

A legal advocacy group asked the Virginia State Bar to investigate whether U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas violated ethics rules by declining to investigate LGBTQ+ bias complaints and sending letters demanding information from law firms on their diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

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Analysis

Judge Albright Changed The Landscape Of Patent Litigation

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas became infamous in 2019 when he drew repeated chastising from the Federal Circuit for hoarding patent cases, but in the wake of his plans to step down, attorneys say the judge's biggest legacy has become his efficient, common sense approach to litigation.

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'Cheap' Judge OKs $19.5M Snap Deal Fees But 'No Bentleys'

By Craig Clough

After warning counsel who negotiated a $65 million securities settlement with Snap that he is "notoriously cheap," and in a tentative order gave a "haircut" to their $19.5 million fee request, a California federal judge talked himself out of the trim at a hearing Thursday but quipped, "No Bentleys."

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Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue For Firms In EO Appeals

By Lauren Berg

Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.

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Another 'Inventing Anna' Attorney Gets Disbarred

By Emily Sawicki

A New York state appeals court has accepted the resignation of a New York City attorney amid a misconduct investigation, reportedly leaving high-profile socialite scammer Anna Sorokin without legal counsel while facing fee claims from her former lawyer, according to a Thursday notice by opposing counsel.

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DOJ Watchdog To Review Handling Of Epstein Files

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice watchdog announced Thursday that it will be reviewing the department's release of the Epstein files after much bipartisan pushback that it has been slow and error-ridden.

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Ex-DA's Defamation Claims Tied To Menendez Work Risk Toss

By Rae Ann Varona

A Los Angeles County prosecutor-turned-public defender fought uphill Thursday to pursue defamation claims against a former colleague who criticized her advocacy for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez, with a California state court judge saying that alleged comments like calling the attorney a "quisling" — or traitor — were nonactionable opinions.

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ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Faces New Stay Bid After Error

By Adrian Cruz

Civil rights groups suing the U.S. government to block immigration courthouse arrests asked a New York federal judge to stay the enforcement of the arrest policy, arguing that government attorneys have retracted their original position on the legality of the arrests.

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Immigration Board Says Judge Glossed Over Inconsistencies

By Tom Lotshaw

An immigration judge failed to address and explain inconsistencies before finding a Cameroonian man credible and granting him withholding of removal protection, the Board of Immigration Appeals said in a decision designated as precedential.

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Ex-EEOC Official Accuses Agency Of 'Ironic' LGBTQ+ Bias

By Hailey Konnath

A former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission director sued the agency in California federal court Thursday, alleging it forced him, a queer and transgender man, to participate in the "erasure" of LGBTQ+ individuals, a move his attorney called "ironic" for the agency tasked with upholding antidiscrimination laws.

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