Calif. DMV Tells Tesla To Rename Autopilot Or Lose License

By Jonathan Capriel

The California DMV has said Tesla violated state law when it marketed its vehicles' "autopilot" and "full self-driving capability," calling the phrases misleading because the technology doesn't actually enable autonomous driving and ordering the company to change its marketing or face a suspension of its permit to sell vehicles in the state.

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6th Circ. Revives NJ Drivers' Wage Action Against Hub Group

By Irene Spezzamonte

Two drivers alleging that logistics company Hub Group misclassified them as independent contractors have no connection to Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit ruled, departing from a Tennessee federal court's decision that found their suit under New Jersey law couldn't stand.

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Avis Did Not Waive Arbitration In Traffic Fines Suit: 3rd Circ.

By Caroline Simson

The Third Circuit has concluded that Avis did not waive its right to arbitrate a long-running class action over traffic fines incurred during a rental with certain members of the class by continuing to litigate the dispute years after incorporating an arbitration clause in its rental agreement.

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Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says

By George Woolston

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton's trade libel claims against CNBC and short‑seller Hindenburg Research are actually defamation claims and time-barred, a New Jersey appellate panel said in a decision tossing the suit and awarding the defendants attorney fees.

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Full DC Circ. Blocks EPA From Freezing Grants

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The D.C. Circuit on Wednesday reversed an order issued by a panel of its own judges and reinstated a federal district court's order that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing grants designated for climate change projects.

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Analysis

The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a trademark infringement award that reached nearly $47 million and found nonparties couldn't be on the hook for the amount, while the Federal Circuit reproached a trademark tribunal for its handling of a man's attempt to register the F-word. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2025.

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CORRECTED: Trade Court Nixes Injunction In Trump Tariff Suit

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade has denied a preliminary injunction in a suit challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs after auto part retailers failed to convince the court that the relief was necessary to preserve their potential right to refunds.

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Air Taxi Co. Settles SPAC Merger Price Suit For $17.75M

By Jeff Montgomery

Stockholders of former air transport venture Blade Air Mobility Inc. have agreed to settle for $17.75 million a Delaware Chancery Court stockholder derivative suit accusing an officer and controlling investors of breaching their fiduciary duties in a take-public deal via a special purpose acquisition company.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks German Patent Case Against BMW

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a patent company from pursuing legal action against carmaker BMW in German court, after BMW said the company was making an "unprecedented" legal move by pursuing an injunction in German court related to U.S. patents.

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Fed. Circ. Reverses Injunction After Car Seat IP Trial

By Dani Kass

Evenflo Co. Inc. persuaded the Federal Circuit on Wednesday to free it from a Delaware federal court's injunction issued after a jury found it had infringed Wonderland Switzerland AG's car seat patents.

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Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse

By Rick Archer

A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted the ex-CEO and ex-chief operating officer of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying they engaged in years of fraud on the company's lenders and investors.

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Ill. Judge Grants Transit Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate GIPA Claims

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge sent to arbitration a proposed class action claiming those applying to work for a transit services provider were required to divulge family medical history during a preemployment physical in violation of Illinois' genetic privacy law, finding the lead plaintiff had agreed to arbitrate disputes as part of his application process.

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EV Battery Swapping Co. Enters Chapter 11 With Sale Plans

By Clara Geoghegan

Ample Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protections in Texas to sell its business, saying it wasn't able to raise enough money to commercially scale up its electric vehicle battery swapping stations.

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First Brands' Former CEO Moves To Dismiss Fraud Case

By Emlyn Cameron

Patrick James, the founder and former CEO of First Brands Group, urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss an adversary suit the auto-parts maker filed targeting him, saying the complaint failed to adequately accuse him of fraudulent activity.

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Judge Tosses Suit Fighting Rail Project's Buy America Waiver

By Tom Lotshaw

A D.C. federal judge said an Alstom unit had no viable path to challenge a Buy America waiver allowing a Siemens unit to supply trains for Brightline West's high-speed passenger rail project linking Las Vegas and Southern California.

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Port Authority Fights $4M 'Bridgegate' Legal Fee Ruling

By Abigail Harrison

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has urged the Second Circuit not to give former executive William E. Baroni Jr. another chance to secure $4 million in legal fees, arguing a recent decision letting him pursue his claims again will upend principles of federalism by broadening the jurisdictional limits of a federal court hearing state-law claims.

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States, Groups Urge DC Circ. To Preserve EPA Soot Rule

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's request that the D.C. Circuit vacate a Biden-era soot rule is legally untenable and should be rejected, Democrat-led states and cities, along with health and environmental groups, told the court.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 2026 Editorial Calendar

Law360 publishes several award series throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attorneys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you can prepare ahead of time.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonus News: Glenn Agre, Bursor & Fisher Reveal 2025 Levels

By Andrea Keckley

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance."

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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial

By Adrian Cruz

Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.

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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.

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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

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Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him

By Ivan Moreno

A Tenth Circuit judge on a panel reviewing a copyright infringement claim against Netflix over a video clip included in its "Tiger King" docuseries can stay on the case after inadvertently contacting a former attorney for the plaintiffs, the parties told the appellate court in separate letters.

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Pentagon Must Justify JAG Firings Under New NDAA

By Courtney Bublé

Under the annual defense policy bill that was sent to the president's desk on Wednesday, the Pentagon will have to explain its firings of military lawyers — a provision that comes after the Trump administration controversially dismissed its top military lawyers at the beginning of the year.

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Feature

The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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