Southwest Investors Ask 5th Circ. To Revive 'Meltdown' Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

Southwest Airlines investors have asked the Fifth Circuit to revive their securities fraud suit, alleging the airline's 2022 holiday travel "meltdown" stemmed from outdated technology and a flawed flight route structure, and that they have provided enough evidence showing the company made false statements to the public.

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AI Mishap Has Judge Questioning 'Our Collective Character'

By Julie Manganis

A California attorney was barred from representing the plaintiffs in a Massachusetts insurance coverage dispute and ordered to pay legal costs of up to $10,000 to opposing counsel, after a federal judge found he relied on "inaccurate and fictitious" case cites and holdings in three filings.

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Unions Urge 2nd Circ. To Back Reviving Uber, Lyft Driver Law

By Katherine Smith

A group of unions and workers' rights advocates has asked the Second Circuit to lift the block on a municipal ordinance banning Uber and Lyft from kicking drivers out of the app without a formal notice or an investigation, claiming the district court was wrong to stop the law.

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Mass. Car Seller Facing TCPA Suit Over Wrong Number AI Call

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Cambridge Honda has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of sending unsolicited AI-voiced robocalls and follow-up text messages to people on the National Do Not Call Registry, offering to buy their cars.

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EEOC Says Hyundai Hindering National Origin Bias Probe

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Georgia federal judge to force a Hyundai subsidiary to fully comply with an agency subpoena related to its probe into allegations that the company showed unlawful preference to Korean workers, arguing the company's incomplete responses have hamstrung the investigation.

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Rail Industry Wants Full 11th Circ. To Review FRA Rule

By Mike Curley

Railroad industry groups are asking the Eleventh Circuit to hold an en banc rehearing after a split panel rejected their challenge to a 2024 Federal Railroad Administration rule requiring two-person train crews, saying the panel's decision expands agency authority and goes against Supreme Court precedent.

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Brightline Florida To Continue Operating While In Ch. 11

By Vince Sullivan

Florida's Brightline rail service will continue operating during the Chapter 11 cases of its parent entities, as they pursue a restructuring of more than $1 billion of bond debt with the support of its creditors.

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DC Circ. Backs Buy America Waiver For Brightline Trains

By Tom Lotshaw

The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected Alstom Transportation Inc.'s challenge of a Buy America waiver approved for trains for a high-speed rail project linking Las Vegas to Southern California, holding that the waiver is reasoned and aligns with federal requirements.

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Fla. Panel Rejects Punitive Damages In Fatal Truck Crash Suit

By David Minsky

A Florida state appellate court on Friday rejected a bid by two families to add punitive damages in their lawsuit alleging that a semitruck driver caused a crash that killed a young couple, finding no error by the lower court.

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Acquittal Bid In Okla. Bid-Rigging Conviction Denied

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

An Oklahoma federal court has rejected an acquittal bid from a man convicted of participating in an erosion control company's bid-rigging conspiracy that allegedly affected over $100 million in publicly funded transportation construction contracts.

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Drivers Say State Farm Can't Try To Toss Loss Claims Again

By Hope Patti

Drivers who say State Farm systematically undervalued claims for totaled vehicles urged a North Carolina federal court to reject the insurer's renewed request for dismissal, saying the carrier's arguments have already been overruled by the court.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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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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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Reed Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink, holding that the company had a reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Arkansas Firm 5th To Seal PE Deal With Uplift Investors

By Tracey Read

Arkansas' largest personal injury law firm is the latest legal entity to ink a deal to take private equity investment using Uplift Investors' associated management services organization.

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Tarter Krinsky Faces Suit After Disclosing Data Breach

By Andrea Keckley

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP maintained "intentional opacity" about a recently disclosed cybersecurity attack last year that may have compromised protected health information, a proposed class action alleged in New York federal court.

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A2J At The High Court: Gun Bans, Voting And Civil Remedies

By Marco Poggio

From the right to own semiautomatic rifles to the rules governing voter registration, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term will see the justices tackle a broad swath of constitutional and access to justice issues.

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Domino Foods Fights Paul Weiss DQ Bid In Price-Fixing MDL

By Madison Arnold

Domino Foods is pushing back on an attempt to disqualify its counsel from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in a sugar price-fixing multidistrict litigation, arguing Hershey, J.M. Smucker and other food makers filed the motion as a "strategic attempt to gain tactical advantage" at a critical point in the dispute.

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Duane Morris To Settle Employee's Tax Withholding Claim

By Asha Glover

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Wilson Sonsini topped a list of law firms that have alumni attorneys working at six of the country's most prominent tech companies. And general counsel at most large companies expect to increase their litigation budgets next year.

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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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