Sunbeam, Newell Can't Get Redo Of $9M Multicooker Verdict

By Mike Curley

A Colorado federal judge denied a bid by Sunbeam Products Inc. and Newell Brands Inc. to upend an almost $9 million verdict in favor of a woman injured by one of their multicookers, saying none of their arguments show that the jury was wrong to side with her.

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Ill. Judge Tosses 'Half-Baked' Nestle Chocolate Labeling Suit

By Lauraann Wood

A Nestle consumer cannot pursue false labeling accusations over the "100% real chocolate" claim on the company's chocolate chip bags because her complaint is "half-baked" and contradicts the widespread understanding that chocolate is made from more than cacao bean-based ingredients, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.

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Judge Permanently Halts Counterfeit Modelo Beer Labels

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge has granted judgment to Grupo Modelo and its U.S. licensee in a case brought against a company they accused of selling counterfeit beers and said he would permanently bar labels that copy their designs.

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PBM Opioid Crisis Suit Stays In Federal Court, Judge Says

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday denied a request from the state attorney general to remand to state court a suit accusing two pharmacy benefit managers of fueling the opioid crisis, saying the case will remain in federal court because work performed for federal and nonfederal clients cannot be separated.

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Weber Sued Over Grill Brush Bristle Lodged In Man's Pancreas

By Emily Field

A New Jersey man has hit Weber with a suit in federal court alleging he accidentally ingested a metal wire bristle from one of the grill-maker's recently recalled grill brushes, and that it is now stuck in his pancreas and too dangerous to remove.

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Peloton Escapes Investors' Suit Over Recalled Bikes

By Katryna Perera

Peloton has extinguished a second attempt by investors to hold the company and its top brass liable for how Peloton handled a recall of its defective bicycle seats, with a New York federal judge finding that the company did not make any material misstatements or omissions to investors.

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Wolfgang Puck Gets A Chance To Exit Cookware Injury Suit

By Y. Peter Kang

A Florida appellate court on Wednesday reversed dueling trial court rulings in a suit over an allegedly defective Wolfgang Puck-branded pressure cooker, saying an evidentiary hearing is required to determine whether the celebrity chef and his company can be hauled into a Florida court.

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Sig Sauer's 'Feature' Argument Can't Nix Gun Defect Suit

By Mike Curley

A Maine federal judge won't let Sig Sauer Inc. evade trial on a detective's claim that he was injured when a defective P320 pistol went off unintentionally, saying its argument that the lack of a safety is a feature rather than a defect is "bravado," but not sufficient for summary judgment.

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Brief

Wash. Smoke Shops, Insurer Settle Kratom Death Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An insurance company has reached a deal with two Washington smoke shops to end a dispute in which the insurer argued its policies did not cover defending retailers in a suit by a father who claims they sold kratom products that killed his son.

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Boeing Must Face Trimmed 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit

By Linda Chiem

An Illinois federal judge said equity funds alleging Boeing defrauded investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws can pursue claims related to certain statements made after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, but not claims tied to a separate door-plug blowout in 2024.

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Berkshire Must Defend Trulieve In Worker Death Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An insurance company that is a unit of Berkshire Hathaway had an obligation to defend Trulieve Inc. against a Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a cannabis worker, a Florida federal judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that the worker wasn't an employee.

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DC Cannabis Co. Sues Firm Over Botched Grow Facility

By Jonathan Capriel

A cannabis industry-focused engineering firm reneged on a promise to build a fully operational indoor grow facility for a D.C.-based medical dispensary, the company told a D.C. federal court, claiming it is now stuck with the unfinished project and $1 million in specialized equipment that can't be resold.

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Mass. Cannabis Businesses Say Repeal Bid Misleads Voters

By Sam Reisman

A coalition of Massachusetts cannabis business owners Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of a proposal to repeal retail marijuana legalization at the ballot box this November.

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17 State AGs Challenge EPA's Repeal Of Coal Plant Air Regs

By Rachel Riley

Attorneys general from Illinois and 16 other states urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to undo the Trump administration's recent rollback of Biden-era caps on mercury and other toxins in air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants, warning the loosened standards threaten public health and the environment.   

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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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