GM To Depose Ex-FCA Exec Again After Judge Flags Gaps

By Susan Smiley

Former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executive Alphons Iacobelli can be deposed a second time by counsel for General Motors LLC, a Michigan state judge ruled Thursday, emphasizing that Iacobelli must turn over all documents requested by GM and that omitting pertinent information from his testimony is not an option.

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NYC Becomes 2nd City To Ban Data-Driven Pricing

By Lauren Berg

The New York City Council on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a measure to ban companies from using personal data to offer different prices to different customers for the same goods and services, becoming the second city to prohibit the increasingly prevalent practice known as surveillance pricing.

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6th Circ. Rejects Fraud Claims Over $600M Train Deal

By Kelcey Caulder

Ohio residents who waived personal injury claims for extra payments from a $600 million settlement with Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Corp. over a 2023 train derailment can't reclaim their right to sue the railroad giant, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

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NJ Panel Won't Renew Country Singer's Helicopter Death Suit

By Mike Curley

A New Jersey appeals panel refused to reinstate a wrongful death and defect suit from the widow of country singer Troy Lee Gentry over his death in a 2017 helicopter crash, backing the trial court's order on summary judgment.

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Brief

Delta And JAL Seek To Merge Suits Over Seattle Jet Collision

By Jonathan Capriel

A passenger who claims he was injured when a Japan Airlines flight wing clipped his Delta Air Lines Inc. flight during a ground collision at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is asking a Washington federal court to consolidate his suit with claims brought by his wife, daughter and granddaughters.

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Toyota Says Inverter Defect Suit Fails In Light Of Recall

By Mike Curley

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. and its affiliates are urging an Illinois federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging it sold hybrid vehicles with an inverter defect, saying the lead plaintiff hasn't alleged any damages because his vehicle was repaired, and he was given loaners, free of charge.

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Temp Worker Says Waste Hauler Owes Pay For Waiting Time

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts man who temporarily worked for a trash hauler while Teamsters-affiliated sanitation workers were on strike says he was not paid for time he was required to wait at a staging area to be transported to and from his assigned routes.

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JB Hunt To Pay $3.2M To End Tobacco Fee Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

Trucking company J.B. Hunt will shell out roughly $3.2 million to settle a proposed class action alleging workers who used tobacco were wrongly charged $15 per week more for healthcare, according to the terms of a deal filed in Arkansas federal court.

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Mich. AG Targets Ferry Operator Over Ferry, Parking Monopoly

By Melanie Dorsey

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued the Hoffmann Family of Cos. on Thursday, accusing the private equity firm of illegally monopolizing passenger ferry service to Mackinac Island and nearby parking facilities through acquisitions that eliminated competition, drove up prices and left residents and visitors dependent on a single operator.

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Chinese Shipping Co.'s US Arm Freed From Boat Sinking Suit

By Jack McLoone

A D.C. federal judge has spared the North American subsidiary of a Chinese shipping company from claims tied to a wide-ranging suit blaming the sinking of a ship by Houthi rebels on an Iran-China conspiracy, ruling her court has no jurisdiction over the company.

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Bus Driver Accuses NYC Transit Authority, Union Of Bias

By Emily Brill

A New York City bus driver has hit the city's transit authority and his union with a religious discrimination suit, accusing them of retaliating against him for complaining after he learned that a union leader had mocked his Rastafarian head covering.

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GAO Faults DOT's Evaluation Of $723K Call Order Proposals

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Transportation unreasonably evaluated a contractor's proposed price for a call order to provide internal control services and failed to identify what specific key personnel were required, according to a decision by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Squires Grants Another 5 PTAB Petitions, Denies 2

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted five new patent challenges, largely in the pharmaceutical industry, in one of his final mass orders.

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Insurance CEO Asks Jurors To Uphold $8M Promise

By George Woolston

The CEO of Cure Auto Insurance asked a New Jersey federal jury Thursday to hold two businessmen to their promise that he would receive 15% of the proceeds if a venture the three men started ever sold.

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Are You Happy With Your In-House Role? Take Our Survey

Is your company giving you everything you need to succeed? What are some misconceptions about working in-house? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Satisfaction Survey.

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Crowell & Moring Finance Litigation Head Joins Norton Rose

By Andrea Keckley

Norton Rose Fulbright has welcomed the New York-based head of financial services litigation at Crowell & Moring LLP as a partner, saying his hire will bolster its services to corporations, financial institutions and private capital clients.

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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 Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson target gym chain Hybrid Fitness for an alleged breach of contract, investor claims continue to mount against building materials giant Kingspan, and real estate magnate Mike Kohan be sued by property lender Decama Finance.

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Longtime DC Steptoe Partner Joins Potomac Law Group

By Jack Rodgers

An attorney who spent more than 28 years as of counsel for Steptoe LLP's complex commercial litigation team has moved to Potomac Law Group's office in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Friday.

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Memories Of Weil: From Childbirth To The Lehman Bankruptcy

By Aebra Coe

Those who worked within the walls of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP over its 95-year history have built up countless personal and professional memories. Here, six former attorneys and staff share some of their top memories.

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Analysis

How AI Became The 'Backseat Driver' In Settlement Talks

By Chris Villani

Attorneys say the ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence by clients has put up barriers to resolving cases by giving litigants unrealistic expectations about their claims, introducing inaccurate or irrelevant case law, and making them second-guess their hired legal counsel more often.

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Hall Booth Beats Appeal Over Failed DQ Bid In Med Mal Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey appellate panel rejected a bid to disqualify Hall Booth Smith PC from representing a hospital and healthcare company in a medical malpractice suit, finding that the firm's prior representation of another defendant in the case is not materially adverse to the interests of its current clients.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

DLA Piper and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Massachusetts federal judge said she would reduce an $88 million verdict awarded to an Alabama couple in the first bellwether hernia mesh trial against Medtronic subsidiary Covidien LP.

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Kasowitz Denies Columbia Students' Deal Overcharge Claims

By Adrian Cruz

Kasowitz LLP asked a New York state judge Friday to dismiss a suit by a group of Columbia University students accusing it of wrongfully taking more than $6 million from a 2025 settlement in a suit over alleged antisemitism on campus, calling the complaint a "publicity stunt" that fails to prove the firm engaged in malpractice.

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Beltway Moves: Weil, Dechert, WilmerHale

By Alison Knezevich

Washington, D.C., attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP continued to land new roles in some of the most recent legal industry hiring developments in the nation's capital.

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Judge Says Email, Not Bias, Cost Public Defender His Job

By Kelcey Caulder

A federal magistrate judge recommended that the Georgia Public Defender Council be freed from an attorney's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about racial bias and then hit with a retaliatory bar complaint, finding that an email he sent to his colleagues was what actually led to his termination.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The top story of the week – the spy and romance thriller at AI chipmaker Nvidia – continues to unfold in layers, as the company hired Wachtell Lipton to probe its involvement in possible national security violations, saw its CEO resign in disgrace, tried to defend its general counsel's intervening in a related China inquiry, was pulled into congressional investigations, and faced an investor's lawsuit over the mess.

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Western Va.'s Top Federal Prosecutor Latest To Face DQ Bid

By Jack Karp

The lawyer leading the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia is the latest top federal prosecutor to have the legality of their appointment challenged in court, as a defendant in a gun case claims the office's leader was placed through a series of "machinations," "games" and "cynical measures."

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ABA Council Backs Law School Course, Faculty Rule Changes

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council that handles law school accreditation voted Friday to relax standards related to online course credits and courses taught by full-time faculty, requirements that critics have claimed contributed to higher tuition rates.

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Fox Rothschild Fights Revival Of Malicious Prosecution Suit

By Rose Krebs

Fox Rothschild LLP is urging a New Jersey state court to deny an adult daycare company's bid to undo the toss of its malicious prosecution suit against the firm and one of its attorneys, saying the court didn't err in dismissing the complaint.

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Mich. State Police Chief Can't Shake Ex-Aide's Distress Claim

By Melanie Dorsey

A Michigan State Police director must face an emotional distress claim brought by his former executive assistant, a state Court of Claims judge has determined, finding that she sufficiently alleged Col. James Grady threatened her with a baseless internal investigation unless she accepted a demotion reducing her hourly pay by $8.

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How Nonprofits Are Adjusting To A New Pro Bono Landscape

By Alison Knezevich

Legal advocacy groups face a changed pro bono landscape during Trump's second administration. With some large firms avoiding cases against the federal government, nonprofit leaders say they are developing volunteer networks, relying on smaller shops and solo practitioners, and leaning more on their own staff attorneys to carry the pro bono load. 

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AI Played Key Role In Miami Boat Crash Acquittal, Atty Says

By Carolina Bolado

Artificial intelligence tools played a key role from jury selection to closing statements in a recent high-profile criminal trial over a boat crash that killed one teenager and left another permanently disabled, the defense attorney who secured a not guilty verdict said Friday during a panel discussion in Miami on AI in litigation.

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Mich. Tribal, State Courts Both Aim To Tackle Legal Deserts

By Susan Smiley

The newly named co-chairs of the Michigan Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum, Judge Carol Montavon Bealor and Judge Hannah Bobee, agree their respective court systems share one crisis: a lack of attorneys in rural areas.

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Balancing The Scales: Trans Prisoner Care, Immunity In Mich.

By Orlando Lorenzo

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed gender transition medical services to continue to be offered in federal prisons, and the Sixth Circuit ruled that prison officials in Michigan can't claim immunity from allegations that they knew of mold contamination that led to seizures and respiratory issues among incarcerated women.

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Arizona Law Clinic Takes Legal Aid For Veterans On The Road

By Marco Poggio

Law students and their supervising attorneys drive hours from Tucson to bring free legal help to veterans in rural Arizona. On the Hopi Reservation, the University of Arizona's Veterans' Advocacy Law Clinic works with tribal partners to help veterans file disability claims and seek discharge upgrades that could open the door to benefits.

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Raskin Seeks Judiciary Gavel, High Court Ethics Curbs

By Courtney Bublé

In making his bid to be elected House Judiciary chair, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on Friday said ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court are among his top priorities.

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Goodwin Taps Simpson Thacher For Insider Trading Fight

By Chris Villani

Goodwin Procter LLP has hired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to represent it as an alleged victim of an insider trading scheme that Massachusetts federal prosecutors say was orchestrated by a former Goodwin associate, according to a Friday filing seeking to oppose the attorney's request for records in redacted filings.

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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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