DC Circ. Says Developer Lacks Standing In FAA Airport Row

By Benjamin Morse

The D.C. Circuit tossed a Colorado developer's challenge to Federal Aviation Administration letters warning that proposed housing near a city-operated airport could threaten federal grant obligations, finding the developer lacked standing because it could not show the city would approve the project without the letters.

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Md. Judge Pauses Shipowner's Baltimore Bridge Civil Trial

By Linda Chiem

A Maryland federal judge has pressed pause on a civil trial that was expected to start Monday to address sweeping liability and damages claims against the owner and the manager of the cargo carrier that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and triggered its collapse.

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Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.

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3rd Circ. Preview: AI Copyright Spat, NJ Gun Law Battle

By Carla Baranauckas

A copyright fight over the future of AI‑powered legal research heads to the Third Circuit, where a legal publisher will argue this month that a legal technology company's use of its headnotes does not constitute fair use of copyrighted material. The court will also take up a challenge to New Jersey's firearm nuisance law in a case that asks when a trade group can bring a federal suit over a state statute.

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Brief

Delta Lands Tentative Deal To End EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

Delta has struck a deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the airline illegally yanked a job offer from a pregnant worker who wasn't allowed to complete a physical screening because she was pregnant, the parties told a New York federal judge.

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GM Investors Seek Cert. In Cruise AV Securities Fraud Suit

By Gina Kim

General Motors investors who alleged the automotive giant misrepresented technological capabilities and commercial readiness of its self-driving unit's robotaxis urged a Michigan federal judge to grant class certification, arguing Friday the merits of their securities fraud case "turn on a common course of misconduct — defendants' public misrepresentations."

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Brief

Commerce Probing Chinese Chemical Used To Make Tires

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce said Monday that it is opening twin investigations into whether a chemical imported from China and used in tire rubber production is being sold at unfair prices, joining a probe by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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Family Wants $439M From Pitcher, Socialite Over Fatal Crash

By Cara Salvatore

A philanthropist and a former MLB pitcher should pay $439 million to a family over a car crash that killed two of their children as they crossed the road, a Los Angeles jury heard Monday in closing arguments, citing admissions by the pitcher on the stand that he had lied to police investigators.

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Rail Co.'s $5.6M Irma Costs Met Deductible, 11th Circ. Says

By David Minsky

The Eleventh Circuit revived a Florida railroad company's insurance dispute over coverage for $5.6 million in costs to avoid Hurricane Irma damage, ruling claimed expenses for preventative maintenance exceeded the $750,000 policy deductible even though it incurred no physical loss as a result of the storm. 

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Penske, Family Spar In 5th Circ. Crash Suit After Montgomery

By Linda Chiem

Trucking services giant Penske Logistics LLC and its freight broker affiliate Penske Transportation Management LLC have told the Fifth Circuit that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Montgomery ruling doesn't support reviving negligence claims from the family of a man killed in a 2018 Texas collision.

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Foreign Drivers Ask Fla. Judge To Hit Brakes On CDL Denials

By Tom Lotshaw

Foreign national truck and bus drivers in Florida asked a federal judge to quickly block a state agency's decision to stop issuing commercial driver's licenses to certain noncitizens based on a challenged federal rule the drivers said is likely unlawful.

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Ex-Forklift Operators Hit Freight Co. With OT, Retaliation Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A warehouse and freight unloading company was hit with a proposed collective action in Georgia federal court by two former forklift operators who alleged they worked as many as 80 hours per week without proper overtime pay and were retaliated against for complaining.

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Cold Storage Co. Says Investors Can't Claim Misleading IPO

By Emilie Ruscoe

Investors in temperature-controlled warehouse giant Lineage Inc. can't show they were misled about the company's prospects ahead of its $4.4 billion initial public offering in 2024, the company has argued in Michigan federal court, arguing it plainly disclosed at the time that it was debuting amid a "soft" market for cold storage.

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2nd Circ. Backs Yacht Forfeiture Absent Proof Of Ownership

By Elaine Briseño

A Second Circuit panel on Monday affirmed a district court decision that authorized the United States to sell a seized superyacht, finding the businessman contesting its sale could not prove he was the yacht's true owner.

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AI Mapping Co. Says Rival's Copyright Suit Is Too Vague

By Rachel Konieczny

An artificial intelligence mapping software company sought to throw out a competitor's lawsuit accusing it of copying thousands of the firm's property maps, telling a Colorado federal judge the competitor never identified which maps had allegedly been infringed.

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Insurer Wants Law Firm's Subpoena Nixed In Malpractice Suit

By Emily Sawicki

New Jersey state court lacks jurisdiction to unilaterally enforce a subpoena a U.S.-based law firm filed against a Canadian insurance company, the insurer has argued, seeking to avoid what it called an overly broad demand for information amid a policyholder's negligence suit against a trio of American law firms.

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Conn. Alters Pot Tax, Gives Cities Aid To Cut Property Taxes

By Jaqueline McCool

Connecticut will change its cannabis tax structure, provide funding to local governments for property tax reductions and make other tax changes under a 2027 budget bill signed by the governor.

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Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector

By Emma Cueto

The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

By Tracey Read

Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.

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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

By Emily Sawicki

Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of May

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.

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Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation

By Gianna Ferrarin

A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court. 

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DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.

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Roundup

Hub Hires: Foley Hoag, Holland & Knight, Paul Hastings

By Julie Manganis

The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Labaton Keller's Michael Canty

By Allison Grande

When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be. 

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