Asbestos Claimants Ask Justices To Take On 'Texas Two-Step'

By Alex Wittenberg

Claimants alleging they developed mesothelioma after working with asbestos-infused products made by CertainTeed have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether financially healthy corporations can use a "Texas two-step" bankruptcy filing to spin off their tort liabilities, asking the justices to review a Fourth Circuit ruling against them.

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Former J&J Unit Beats Claims Its Sunscreen Caused Cancer

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Philadelphia jury has cleared Kenvue, formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., of liability in lawsuits brought by the estates of two women whose cancer deaths were alleged to have been caused by its aerosol sunscreen.

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FTC's Meador Touts Right-To-Repair Progress After Deere Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador has hailed the commission's "progress" in right-to-repair enforcement during recent remarks before the National Farmers Union, touting the agency's July settlement in its case against John Deere.

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Roblox, Fortnite Not Actually Classroom-Safe, Student Says

By Emily Field

A Florida teenager has sued online gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite in California federal court, alleging that although the games are marketed as educational and safe for children — even in classrooms — his gaming addiction harmed his academic performance.

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Roblox Struggles To Shake LA County Public Nuisance Suit

By Craig Clough

As a California judge appeared poised Friday to deny Roblox's bid to dismiss Los Angeles County's lawsuit alleging the child-focused gaming platform is a "hunting ground for predators," a company attorney encouraged him to at least trim some allegations on free speech grounds.

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DoorDash Incentivizes Speeding Drivers, Ind. Panel Says

By Y. Peter Kang

An Indiana appeals court on Friday revived a negligence claim accusing DoorDash of fostering unsafe driving through its delivery platform, holding that the company may owe a duty of care to motorists allegedly harmed by business practices that incentivize speed and app use behind the wheel.

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Roundup

Transpo Tracker: Amazon Crash Suits, Md. Bridge Claims Trimmed

By Linda Chiem

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a deadly runway crash of an Amazon cargo plane has sparked a series of negligence and wrongful death lawsuits, while California scored two injunctions blocking the Trump administration's efforts to wipe out the state's Clean Air Act waivers. 

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Abbott's Spine Implants Cause Nerve Damage, Suit Claims

By Mike Curley

A Pennsylvania woman is suing Abbott Laboratories and one of its subsidiaries in federal court, alleging she suffered permanent nerve damage as a result of a faulty spine implant and Abbott's representatives discouraging her from getting it removed.

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Nature's Way 'Zero Sugar' Gummies Contain Sugar, Suit Says

By Jonathan Capriel

Supplement maker Nature's Way Products falsely labeled certain women's multivitamins as "Sugar Free" and "Zero Sugar," but in reality the product contained several grams of a carbohydrate which is identified as sugar under federal and California labeling laws, according to a proposed class action.

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Disease Exclusion Doesn't Apply To Listeria Injury Claims

By Hope Patti

A Nationwide unit cannot rely on a communicable disease exclusion to avoid covering a meat producer in underlying actions over alleged exposure to listeria-contaminated food, an Oregon federal court ruled, saying the exclusion is susceptible to more than one interpretation.

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Conagra 'Keto' Products Hide Added Sugar, Suit Claims

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of buyers is suing Conagra Brands Inc. in Illinois federal court, alleging that despite marketing some keto baking products as having no added sugar, the company adds allulose, a sugar, during processing.

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Injured Sprinter Says Puma Trying End-Run In German Court

By Julie Manganis

An athlete alleging she was injured by Puma's carbon fiber shoes has told a Massachusetts state court the brand's U.S. subsidiary should be barred from pursuing a $13.3 million de facto counterclaim in a German court, calling it an attempt to "intimidate" her and other runners pursuing product liability cases against the company.

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NJ Seeks Quick Win On TikTok's Money Transfers

By Joyce Hanson

New Jersey's attorney general urged a state court Friday to find TikTok liable for operating an unlicensed money transmission business via its livestreaming service, arguing the platform receives users' money, converts it into virtual currency and ultimately pays creators in cash.

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Facebook's Notes System Better Handles Misinfo, Exec Says

By Cara Salvatore

Meta's chief product officer told a New Mexico jury Friday that Facebook's switch from fact-checkers to crowdsourced notes helped combat misinformation, but he was also grilled about a Mark Zuckerberg email that supposedly envisioned "tricking" users into public posting.

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Air Force Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' Near NJ Base

By George Woolston

Activities at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst contaminated the well water at a New Jersey family's neighboring home with "forever chemicals," according to a complaint filed Thursday in Garden State federal court.

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Feds Must Face Suit Over Boy's Golden Gate Park Fall

By Jonathan Capriel

The family of a boy who fell into a maintenance hole after stepping onto an unsecured steel plate at a San Francisco-area national park can proceed with their core claim that the government committed willful misconduct, with a federal court ruling Friday a jury could find park services knew about the danger for years.

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Gibson Dunn Recruits 3-Partner Trial Team From Paul Weiss

By Tracey Read

Three Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP trial lawyers who have secured defense verdicts in some of the most high-profile product liability trials of the past decade have moved to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's mass torts and product liability practice group, the latter firm announced Friday.

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How Cos. Can Avoid Infant Product False Advertising Suits

As lawsuits proliferate over products marketed for infant use and sold at a premium that are identical to cheaper general-use products, manufacturers should review related product lines, and scrutinize contextual cues that may contribute to the overall message received by consumers, say attorneys at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

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A Texas Ruling May Offer Guidance On Freight Broker Liability

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport removed federal preemption defenses to freight broker negligent-selection claims, and a July verdict in Texas against C.H. Robinson raised further questions about how brokers can achieve compliance — but another recent Texas decision involving Home Depot may offer some answers, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

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How Bifurcation And Verdict Forms Can Sway Jury Outcomes

The bifurcated trial structure used in a Nevada personal injury case — where the jury recently awarded the plaintiff more than $56 million — highlights a strategic option that litigators often overlook and raises considerations about the potential advantage of carefully assembled verdict forms, says litigation consultant Clint Townson.

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Resetting For Success After Corporate Litigation Loses Focus

Corporate litigation that has lost strategic coherence may barrel disastrously ahead if counsel’s understanding of the matter drifts from the client’s goals, but cases can be wrenched back on track by diagnosing how facts have evolved, determining where resources are justified and deploying practical strategies for restoring discipline, says Jonathan Morris at Gordon Rees.

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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The 2026 Regional Powerhouses

By Cara Bayles

From major deals to high-profile litigation, the firms named to Law360's 2026 Regional Powerhouses list are leading the way across 14 states. They deliver deep regional expertise and make a lasting impact at the state and local level.

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Analysis

Attys 'Itching' To Join Congressional Probes Of Trump Admin

By Phillip Bantz

Efforts to recruit high-powered lawyers to Capitol Hill to potentially lead congressional committee probes into the various dealings of President Donald Trump's administration are gaining momentum as Democrats push to retake control of Congress in the quickly approaching midterm elections.

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Ex-DOJ Chief Lambastes 'Abuses Of Power' In Goldstein Case

By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervaded every stage of the proceedings," a former DOJ prosecutor told the Fourth Circuit.

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Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Latham, Sullivan

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check company, and Infineon Technologies sells its memory chip business to Winbond Electronics.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Keeps License Amid ICE Conviction Appeal

By Ryan Boysen

The ex-Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing an ICE arrest will remain an attorney in good standing while she appeals, after the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declined to suspend her law license.

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Richards Layton Litigator Selected For Chancery Seat In Del.

By Rose Krebs

A Richards Layton & Finger PA attorney has been nominated by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer to serve on the bench of the nationally important Chancery Court, a venue that adjudicates some of the biggest corporate law cases.

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Judge Questions Whether 'Lawfare' Fund Fight Is Really Moot

By Jared Foretek

A Virginia federal judge seemed unlikely to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's nixed "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and tax audit immunity for the Trump family Friday, saying she worries the fund could be revived in a different form down the road.

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Chief US District Judge In SC To Take Senior Status Oct. 1

By Courtney Bublé

Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Cain of the District of South Carolina has informed the president that he will be taking semiretired status on Oct. 1, according to an update posted Friday by the federal judiciary.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Starbucks settled a high-profile discrimination suit with Florida over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, agreeing not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting. And the SEC floated changing how publicly traded companies seek shareholder input, including promising to end one pathway for shareholders to place their proposals on corporate ballots. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Reed Smith Defends Docs Production In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP urged a New Jersey court on Thursday to reject an "impulsive" motion from a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination seeking to strike its answer and affirmative defenses.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Schemery Zicolello leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Third Circuit panel ruled that police cannot conduct warrantless strip searches outside of jails or prisons absent consent or an emergency.

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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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