Morgan & Morgan Wants To Probe Derailment Atty Fee Split

By Matthew Santoni

The firm Morgan & Morgan PA asked an Ohio federal court Friday to reopen discovery in the East Palestine derailment litigation and delve into the decision-making behind the attorney fees for Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement, after the Sixth Circuit gave the firm a chance to double-check whether it had received its fair share.

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Firms Must Face Discovery In $102M Award Feud

By Caroline Simson

A New York federal judge on Friday permitted Levona Holdings to closely scrutinize declarations provided by attorneys with Greenberg Traurig LLP and Reed Smith LLP as it pursues sanctions against the firms following the court's vacatur of a $102 million arbitral award procured through fraud.

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Auto System Maker Can't Escape Trucking Cos.' Fraud Claims

By Mike Curley

An Illinois federal judge will not let a vehicle systems company escape a proposed class action from motor carriers over allegedly faulty frontal crash avoidance and mitigation systems, saying its contacts with its alleged co-conspirators are enough to give the court jurisdiction.

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Up Next At High Court: Late Ballots And 'Last-Mile' Drivers

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its March oral arguments session by reviewing disputes over the validity of state laws allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted in federal elections and whether "last-mile" delivery drivers qualify for the transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act. 

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NC High Court Says Repose Is 'Immunity,' Substantial Right

By Mike Curley

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday allowed an airplane parts maker to appeal an order denying its motion for summary judgment in a suit over a 2015 plane crash, overturning precedent to find that the statute of repose under the General Aviation Revitalization Act is a type of immunity and therefore a "substantial right" impacted by the denial.

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Chicago Transit Authority Says Feds Can't Hold $2B 'Hostage'

By Hailey Konnath

The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday asked an Illinois federal court to force the federal government to release more than $2 billion in funding for extending and updating city train lines, claiming the government is trying to "hold hostage" the grants supporting "crucial infrastructure projects" for the city.

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JetBlue Pilots Union Demands To Arbitrate United Deal Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A pilots labor union hit JetBlue Airways with a lawsuit in New York federal court, seeking to force the airline to arbitrate pilots' contract dispute over its Blue Sky partnership with United Airlines, which the union claims allows JetBlue to unfairly farm out flights to other carriers.

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DOT Diversity Program Overhaul Moots Contractors' Challenge

By Linda Chiem

A Kentucky federal judge has determined that a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation's more than 40-year-old Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for women- and minority-owned businesses is now moot since the Trump administration overhauled the program last year.

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Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Infringement Suit Over Paint Tech

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Friday threw out a lower court's finding that a spray paint equipment supplier didn't infringe patents covering a part used in paint applications, saying the district court judge misinterpreted certain elements of the patents.

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen an ex-professional footballer revive a dispute with Charles Russell Speechlys, Virgin Media face a group data protection claim after hundreds of thousands of customers' personal details were exposed online for months, and Mishcon de Reya sued by a real estate private equity firm founded by a former Morgan Stanley executive.

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Insurer Can't Cancel Motor Carriers' Auto Policy

By Hope Patti

A Texas federal court blocked an insurer's effort to prematurely cancel an auto liability policy for a federally authorized group of motor carriers, agreeing with the companies that such an action would cause irreparable damage by interfering with their reputation and business operations.

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Conn. Panel Backs Geico Win In Towing Defamation Case

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Connecticut appeals court on Friday affirmed a win for Geico in a defamation case brought by several tow truck operators, agreeing with a lower court that the insurer's fee complaints to the state Department of Motor Vehicles were protected by litigation privilege.

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Texas Biz Court Hears Arguments On $50M ERCOT Charge

By José Luis Martínez

The Texas business court on Friday considered whether a power scheduler must cover roughly $50 million in charges assessed against a commercial electricity supplier by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after reserve capacity tied to an industrial customer was not submitted during Winter Storm Uri in 2021.

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What's Next For The Advanced Air Mobility Sector

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s recent selection of electric vertical takeoff and landing pilot program participants marks a transition from aspirational policy to accountable implementation, and regulatory strategy should be at the center of business planning across the advanced air mobility ecosystem, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair

By Tracey Read

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that the global leader of its labor and employment practice was unanimously elected as the firm's next chair to take over for Jami McKeon, who will retire at the end of the year.

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Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'

By Craig Clough

A California judge on Monday sanctioned an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial alleging Meta Platforms and Google's social media platforms harm children's mental health, fining him $1,100 and keeping him off the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.

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NJ Judges Name US Atty In Apparent End To Leadership Fight

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal court on Monday appointed a career federal prosecutor to serve as U.S. attorney for the Garden State in what appears to end a lengthy standoff between district judges and the U.S. Department of Justice over leadership of the office.

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Immigration Judges To Challenge Their Firing At Fed. Circ.

By Britain Eakin

Attorneys for a pair of fired immigration judges said Monday they will ask the Federal Circuit to review a federal panel ruling that stripped them of civil service protections, warning of a dramatic expansion of presidential authority over the civil workforce.

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Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard

By Aaron Keller

Day Pitney LLP has apologized after former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a firm partner, billed 15.7 hours for reviewing a since-remanded case he heard years ago as a justice, but the firm said the "error" should not disqualify its other lawyers from advancing the litigation. 

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Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP is urging a New Jersey state trial court to allow it to resume its deposition of a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination years after the last deposition date in the wake of an appeals court decision widely expanding the scope of discovery.

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Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A San Francisco federal judge has ordered three sanctioned attorneys, including Texas intellectual property lawyer William Ramey III, together with their client, to cover $107,389 in attorney fees stemming from three identical patent suits the lawyers launched and withdrew in 2024, also ordering Ramey to show cause why he should not face further sanctions.

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Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name

By Y. Peter Kang

A Meta attorney's gaffe and Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the closely watched social media addiction bellwether trial, and an announced $7.25 billion settlement by Bayer over Roundup weedkiller claims, lead Law360's Injury Law Roundup.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured high-stakes disputes involving major consumer brands, a reinstated video game executive, revived noncompete and compensation claims and fresh allegations of corporate misconduct in the healthcare sector.

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