Cruise Says GM Investors Can't Pursue Robotaxi Fraud Suit

By Linda Chiem

Cruise LLC told a Michigan federal judge Tuesday that lead plaintiffs lack standing to pursue their securities fraud class action alleging General Motors Co.'s self-driving car unit misrepresented the technological capabilities and commercial readiness of its robotaxis, and that their class certification bid should be rejected.

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Towing Co. Prez Can't Pierce Corporate Veil In Driver OT Suit

By Benjamin Morse

The president of a Texas towing company cannot escape a proposed collective action accusing the business of misclassifying tow truck drivers and denying them overtime, a federal judge ruled, finding the worker sufficiently alleged that the president exercised operational control over employees.

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Logistics Co. Says Ex-Workers Gave Trade Secrets To Rival

By David Aaro

A supply chain and logistics management company is accusing two former employees and a rival trucking company of carrying out a scheme to steal its trade secrets and confidential information, according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.

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Fla. Driver's Conviction Upheld Over 'Intentional' Gate Damage

By Gina Kim

A rideshare driver who damaged a malfunctioning community gate could have stopped trying to force it open or called the police for help, a Florida state appeals court said Wednesday in upholding the driver's felony conviction for criminal mischief.

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Ga. Panel Weighs Bid To Toss Blood Evidence In Crash Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday considered whether a trial court should have suppressed blood sample evidence in the case of a man arrested and charged with vehicular homicide after colliding with a church van in Habersham County.

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NJ AG Seeks Expedited Discovery In Amazon Antitrust Suit

By Katherine Smith

New Jersey's attorney general has asked a federal court for leave to file a motion for expedited discovery in a federal antitrust suit claiming that Amazon has unlawfully maintained its dominant buying power in the delivery driver services market, claiming there is an "immediate need" for discovery in the case.

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Ohio Court Rejects Class Bid In State Farm Vehicle Value Row

By Danielle Ferguson

An Ohio federal judge Tuesday rejected a driver's attempt to certify a class of policyholders in a case alleging State Farm underpaid the cash value of totaled vehicles, finding class treatment would be "inappropriate" because each vehicle would need individual assessment.

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Akerman Hires Consumer Protection Law Ace From Steptoe

By Gina Kim

Akerman LLP announced on Monday it has welcomed a former Steptoe LLP attorney who brings vast experience helping clients navigate a unique, complicated landscape involving Golden State consumer protection laws and regulations, including matters related to Proposition 65.

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Scope Issues For Cos. To Consider Ahead Of Cyber Rules

As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency finalizes its proposed Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act rules, organizations can take steps to navigate the uncertainty that stems from inconsistent critical infrastructure sector definitions and overlapping sector boundaries, say attorneys at Wiley.

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Analysis

Boutique Firms Emerge As Trump Admin's 'Achilles' Heel'

By Phillip Bantz

Less fearful of retribution than some of their BigLaw counterparts, small law firms are taking on an outsize role handling cases seen as adversarial to the Trump administration.

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Jenner & Block Adds Crowell Energy Partner To DC Office

By Jack Rodgers

Jenner & Block LLP said Thursday it has hired the former co-leader of Crowell & Moring LLP's appellate practice, who worked on a range of energy matters there and spent over a decade of her career as a senior attorney with the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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Sheppard Adds To Corporate Bench In Dallas, London

By Lynn LaRowe

Sheppard announced Thursday it has added a corporate partner in Dallas from McDermott Will & Schulte and a corporate partner in London from Simmons & Simmons LLP.

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Fisher Phillips Adds Partner, 9 Attorneys In Mexico

By Andrea Keckley

Fisher Phillips announced Thursday that it has hired a partner and nine associates from the small, full-service Mexican firm Ibarra del Paso y Gallego SC, making it one of the largest labor and employment firms in Mexico by headcount.

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Ex-IRL App CEO Says Prosecutors Ignored Ethics Breaches

By Courtney Bublé

The co-founder of defunct social app IRL is fighting fraud charges by claiming that the U.S. attorney's office prosecuting him is conflicted because an attorney who formerly defended IRL in an SEC investigation and is now with the office pushed for him to be charged — and he is disputing prosecutors' denial of impropriety. 

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Husch Blackwell Gets Early Win In Ex-Partner's 401(k) Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A Missouri federal court granted Husch Blackwell LLP an early win over a former employee's proposed class action alleging the firm illegally withheld retirement contributions and mismanaged its employee 401(k) plan, finding the ex-partner couldn't prove violations of federal benefits law.

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Fox Rothschild Says Adult Day Care Suit Rehashes Claims

By Rose Krebs

Fox Rothschild LLP is urging a New Jersey state court to toss claims against the firm and one of its attorneys in a complaint related to the firm's prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm.

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Pirro Urges House Ethics Cmte. To Refer Crime Claims To DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has told the House Ethics Committee that as cases involving criminal misconduct come before it, her office should be involved too.

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Interview

Federal Judge Warns Threats Imperil Judicial Independence

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida told Law360 that judges and members of the bar need to educate the public on the judiciary's important role in American democracy to combat increasing threats, speaking following the release of two reports this week that warn of safety concerns for judges and that defiance of court orders is undermining the federal judiciary's independence.

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Phil Berger Jr. Won't Seek Reelection To NC High Court

By Corey Rothauser

North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. said Thursday that he will not seek another term in 2028, meaning the Republican justice will leave the state's highest court after completing his current term.

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Dutch Software Co. Asks Justices To Halt TM Trial

By Hayley Fowler

A Dutch software company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a rapidly approaching trial in a trademark dispute with an American rival while it petitions for review of an injunction and contempt order that it said threaten to taint the entire proceedings.

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