A dead rodent in a burrito bowl delivery, a mix-up with vodka seltzer in the wrong cans and the Toys R Us brand taking on a Connecticut vape shop are among Law360's list of strange cases suitable for April Fool's Day.
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Rats, Vapes And Vodka: Strange But True Cases For April Fool's

By Emily Field

A dead rodent in a burrito bowl delivery, a mix-up with vodka seltzer in the wrong cans and the Toys R Us brand taking on a Connecticut vape shop are among Law360's list of strange cases suitable for April Fool's Day.

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P&G Can't Escape Metamucil Lead Claims

By Emily Field

A New York federal judge on Tuesday said that The Procter & Gamble Co. must face a trimmed class action alleging that it falsely claims its Metamucil fiber supplement is healthy despite the presence of lead, finding that the claims aren't barred by federal law.

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Beasley Allen Seeks Stay Of DQ In Federal J&J Talc MDL

By Jake Maher

The Beasley Allen Law Firm asked a New Jersey federal court on Monday to hold off on disqualifying it from talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson while it appeals the disqualification order which it called "unprecedented and incorrect."

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70+ Republicans Ask Justices To Review NY Gun Liability Law

By Courtney Bublé

More than 70 Republican lawmakers from both the House and Senate have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court decision that upheld New York state's public nuisance statute, which allows lawsuits against gun manufacturers that cause public harm.

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TRANSPORTATION

5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case

By Linda Chiem

The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday declined to compel the U.S. Department of Justice to criminally prosecute Boeing for defrauding safety regulators, saying it lacks jurisdiction to upend the government's $1.1 billion nonprosecution agreement with Boeing, and that prosecutors adequately consulted the 737 Max crash victims' families.

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Roundup

Transpo Tracker: Congestion Pricing Survives, EV Rule At Risk

By Linda Chiem

In our inaugural Law360 Transportation Tracker, a New York district court walloped the Trump administration's effort to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing, the federal government continued its assault on California's vehicle emissions regulations, and Boeing investors scored class certification in 737 Max-related securities fraud litigation.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

Cruise Ship Cuke Made Passenger Puke, According To Suit

By Ben Adlin

A Washington woman accused produce supplier Sun Commodities Inc. of providing contaminated cucumbers to her Celebrity Summit cruise ship, alleging that she was hospitalized with a salmonella infection due to eating them in salad during a 2024 voyage.

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CONSTRUCTION

Caterpillar Injury Suit Can Stay In Pa., Appeals Panel Finds

By Mike Curley

A split Pennsylvania appeals court on Tuesday reinstated an injury suit against Caterpillar Inc. and an equipment rental company from a New Jersey worker who was injured by an excavator, finding the companies hadn't sufficiently shown that the suit belongs in the Garden State instead.

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Fire Shutter Maker Beats Rival's False Ad Suit Over Certification

By Jonathan Capriel

A New York federal judge ended a false advertising lawsuit brought by a manufacturer of commercial grade fire shutters that accused a rival of misrepresenting its products as meeting flame and heat testing standards, saying the competitor's marketing was "literally true."

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Verdicts Signal Product Liability's Expansion To Digital Realm

Last week's landmark verdict in K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms Inc., along with other recent verdicts that apply product liability theories to online services that rely on algorithmic design and user engagement features, make it clear that companies must evaluate digital product design through a litigation lens, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Doc Protection Limits In Gov't Probes

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Kalbers v. U.S. Department of Justice confirms that Rule 6(e) provides robust protections when documents are in the government's possession only through a grand jury subpoena, emphasizing for companies the importance of careful labeling from the outset of an investigation, say attorneys at Cooley.

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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success by approaching their firms’ learning and development programs armed with five tips for getting the most out of these resources, says Lauren Hakala at Reed Smith.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles

By Lauren Berg

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

By Caroline Simson

An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

By Chart Riggall

Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

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Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'

By Phillip Bantz

Through its relentless pursuit of criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump administration has further opened itself up to allegations of vindictive and selective prosecution — with potentially far-reaching implications for a grand jury system that has traditionally given the government the benefit of the doubt, experts say.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments

By Jeff Overley

April is the coolest month, at least for appellate aficionados, featuring numerous important arguments with famous litigants, including U.S. senators, delivery apps Grubhub and Uber Eats, impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, prediction platforms Kalshi and Robinhood, and a political giant known as the Velvet Hammer.

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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

By Courtney Bublé

Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida. 

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of March

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the third month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at the NAACP, Walmart and Marriott Vacations. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from March.

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Hub Hires: Reed Smith, Manatt, MoFo, Foley Hoag

By Chris Villani

March provided some madness in the Boston legal scene. Reed Smith launched its first-ever office in the Hub, Manatt hired a former Microsoft executive and Federal Trade Commission member, and Foley Hoag snagged a longtime K&L Gates insurance attorney.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Andersen & Beede

Arnold & Porter

Ashcraft & Gerel

Barnes & Thornburg

Beasley Allen

Brooks & Warner

Burns Charest

Caplan Cobb

Clement & Murphy

Clifford Law Offices

Cohen Placitella

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cozen O'Connor

Cravath Swaine

Dickinson Wright

Dratel & Lewis

Duane Morris

Eisenberg Rothweiler

Faegre Drinker

Fitzgerald Monroe

Foley Hoag

Gibson Dunn

Goodwin Procter

GrayRobinson

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC

Hogan Lovells

Jenner & Block

K&L Gates

Kellogg Hansen

Kirkland & Ellis

Klein & Sheridan

Kreindler & Kreindler

Latham & Watkins

Levin Sedran

Lewis Brisbois

Manatt Phelps

Mayer Brown

McDermott Will & Schulte

McGuireWoods

Milbank LLP

Morrison & Foerster

Munger Tolles

Nixon Peabody

O'Melveny & Myers

Paul Weiss

Pennington Oliak

Perkins Coie

Podhurst Orseck

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Ross Silverman Snyder Tietjen

Schaerr Jaffe

Shapiro Arato

Sidley Austin

Sills Cummis

Skadden Arps

Sperling Kenny

Susman Godfrey

Van Der Hout LLP

Verrill Dana

Vorys

Waters Kraus

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Wigdor LLP

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

X Law Group

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

Alcon Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey

Black Rifle Coffee Company LLC

Boston Scientific Corp.

Caterpillar Inc.

Center for Constitutional Rights

Cintas Corp.

Cinven Ltd.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Clario

Comcast Corp.

Delta Air Lines Inc.

DoorDash Inc.

DraftKings Inc.

Duke Energy Corp.

EQT AB

Enviri Corp.

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

FanDuel Inc.

Ferrari SpA

Flowers Foods Inc.

Fordham University

Foster Farms

Fox Corp.

Google LLC

GrubHub Inc.

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Instagram Inc.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

IonQ Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Juniper Networks Inc.

KKR & Co. Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Liberty Global Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

Major League Baseball Players Association

Marriott International Inc.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Microsoft Corp.

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc.

New York Civil Liberties Union

Nordic Capital Ltd.

Nucor Corp

Penumbra Inc.

Platinum Equity LLC

Playtika Ltd.

RELX PLC

Roblox Corp.

Sales Inc.

Sam's Club

Signature Resolution LLC

SkyWater Technology Inc.

Skydance Media LLC

Snap Inc.

SoftBank Group Corp.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Stanford University

Steward Health Care System LLC

Sun Country Airlines

Tegna Inc.

Teleflex Inc.

The Boeing Co.

The City University of New York

The Clorox Co.

The DIRECTV Group Inc.

The Procter & Gamble Co.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Toys R Us Inc.

Tractor Supply Co.

Tyson Foods Inc.

Uber Eats

United States Steel Corp.

University of Virginia

Veolia Environnement SA

Volkswagen AG

Walmart Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Air Resources Board

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

City of New York

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

European Commission

Executive Office of the President

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Nevada Gaming Control Board

New York Attorney General's Office

North Carolina Attorney General's Office

North Carolina Utilities Commission

Ohio Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Washington Attorney General's Office