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Uber Board Spawned 'Serial Compliance Offender,' Suit Says

By Linda Chiem

Uber Technologies Inc. executives and board directors have fostered a culture of noncompliance and lax safety that has exposed the ride-hailing giant to thousands of sexual harassment and disability discrimination lawsuits, according to a new shareholder derivative suit in California federal court Monday.

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High Court Leaves Intact Mich. Drone Hunting Restrictions

By Melanie Dorsey

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Michigan's ban on using drones to locate downed game animals, leaving in place a Sixth Circuit ruling finding the restriction does not violate the First Amendment.

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'Campaign Of Hostility': Calif. Sues Trump EPA Over Waivers

By Bonnie Eslinger

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "campaign of hostility" toward waivers that allow California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards now includes an unlawful plan to have Congress undo granted waivers related to "clean" vehicles and other engines, California claimed Monday in a D.C. federal court lawsuit.

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AVIATION

Airline Trade Group Beats Bid To End Mich. Sick Leave Suit

By MJ Koo

A federal judge allowed a national airline trade group's challenge to Michigan's earned sick leave law to move forward Monday in a Michigan federal court, finding the group plausibly alleged the law is preempted by a federal aviation deregulation statute.

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Boeing Wants Ex-Judge To Be Umpire In Crash Coverage Row

By Hope Patti

A D.C. federal court should appoint one of the former federal judges proposed by Boeing to serve as umpire in arbitration over coverage for the 2019 crash of a 737 Max 8 jet operated by Ethiopian Airlines, the company argued, saying the parties reached an impasse regarding the selection.

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AUTOMOTIVE

Yamaha Gets $7M Verdict Erased In Golf Cart Rollover Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia appellate court panel on Monday ordered a new trial in a case in which a family won $7 million after their toddler was severely hurt in a Yamaha golf cart rollover, finding a lower court wrongly kept the motorized products maker from introducing warning label language at trial.

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YouTube Seeks To Exit Wash. Driver's Viral Dashcam Clip Suit

By Rachel Riley

YouTube has urged a Seattle federal judge to free it from a woman's lawsuit alleging she was bullied online over a secretly recorded viral video of her texting while driving, saying she cannot circumvent the platform's protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by leveling a baseless wiretapping claim.

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EV Charging Co. Ends Fired Worker's Religious Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

An electric vehicle charging station company and a former employee have agreed to end his religious discrimination suit filed in Georgia federal court claiming the business fired him for leaving work early so that he could observe the Jewish Sabbath.

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Auto Supplier Says It Was 'Hostage' To $4.3M Price Hikes

By Susan Smiley

A Tier 1 automotive supplier urged a Michigan federal judge on Monday not to throw out its $4.3 million breach of contract claim against another parts maker, arguing the opposing manufacturer "held [it] hostage" with price increases for multiple years.

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Mich. Court OKs Conviction Of Man Who Filmed Traffic Stop

By Melanie Dorsey

A self-described First Amendment auditor who filmed a traffic stop has had his obstruction conviction upheld by a Michigan appeals court, which ruled that the right to record police did not allow him to ignore officers' lawful commands to keep a safe distance.

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TRUCKING

Injured Biker's Estate Seeks Dismissal Of Coverage Suit

By Hope Patti

The representative of a child who was seriously injured after a tow truck struck her while she was riding a bicycle urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit over the validity of a settlement demand, saying the suit is not ripe while the underlying injury suit is pending.

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LOGISTICS

NJ Appeals Court Affirms U-Haul Win In Atty Slip-And-Fall Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

An attorney who slipped while exiting a moving truck, falling on his face and breaking bone and teeth, cannot undo a jury verdict for U-Haul, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday, saying the lower court properly rejected his bid for a pretrial win.

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SUPPLY CHAIN

US Silicon Co. Accuses Chinese Biz Of Copying Anode Tech

By Jack McLoone

A California company that claims to have created products allowing for more efficient lithium-ion batteries accused a Chinese company of infringing its patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of the foreign company's products.

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MARITIME

Plaintiffs Ask 11th Circ. To Unfreeze Cruise Voyeurism Suits

By Mike Curley

A group of plaintiffs suing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. with allegations that one of its crew members covertly filmed them for his own gratification asked the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to undo a stay on related cases and affirm an order denying Royal Caribbean's bid to bring the cases to arbitration.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

3 IPOs Could Raise $791M Combined As Listings Surge

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Three companies spanning the broadband infrastructure, silver mining and e-scooter industries launched plans Monday for initial public offerings that could raise a combined $791 million if they price as planned during the week of June 29.

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ENERGY

FERC Says Texas LNG Project Is 'Environmentally Acceptable'

By Elaine Briseño

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission defended its continued approval of a liquefied natural gas project in South Texas, telling the D.C. Circuit it had addressed the court's previous concerns by expanding its analysis of the project's polluting effects.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Md., Colo. Climate Rulings Point To Need For Federal Solution

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review the Colorado Supreme Court's 2025 ruling in Boulder County v. Suncor U.S. Inc., which green-lit a state-level climate lawsuit, a recent conflicting ruling from the Maryland Supreme Court underscores why a uniform federal answer on climate litigation is needed now, says Phil Goldberg at Shook Hardy.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

LA Superior Court Gains Prominence With 'Nuclear' Verdicts

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Los Angeles County Superior Court was among the country's top sites for awarding big civil damages in recent years, according to a Lex Machina report.

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Office Snapshot: Summer Brings Move For Lathrop GPM In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Lathrop GPM LLP is set to move its office in the nation's capital this summer, leaving the Watergate complex near George Washington University for a smaller space in a building just blocks from the White House.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

Lawyers are generally happy being lawyers, but nonequity partners and associates told Law360 Pulse that several aspects of their job leave them feeling dissatisfied. Explore our analysis of these and other findings in the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction survey.

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Texas, DOJ Get Judge To End Biden Immigration Rule In 1 Day

By Ganesh Setty

A Texas federal court has approved a deal between Texas and the Trump administration to vacate a Biden-era rule allowing immigration courts to temporarily close cases, the same day Texas filed a lawsuit alleging the policy had created a "de facto amnesty program."

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Clifford Chance Adds Ex-V&E Debt Finance Atty In Houston

By Matt Perez

Clifford Chance LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney as a finance and derivatives partner in its Houston office.

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NY Rule Rewrite Drops 30-Day Pause For Atty Soliciting

By Emily Sawicki

New York's Appellate Division has adopted new rules of professional conduct on attorney advertising and solicitation, deleting a ban on soliciting clients less than 30 days after an incident.

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NC Becomes First State To Ban Outside Funding Of Civil Suits

By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina has become the first state in the country to ban outside investors from funding civil litigation, after Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed into law a bill that outlaws third parties from footing the bill for civil suits in exchange for a cut of the payout at the finish line.

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Judge Who Denied Goldstein Retrial Says It Wasn't Close Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A Maryland federal judge has elaborated on her decision to deny SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, saying that the evidence presented at trial either supersedes or invalidates his claims of issues with jury instructions and insufficient or excluded evidence.

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Judicial Noms Still Say Biden Won In 2020 — Technically

By Courtney Bublé

A group of judicial nominees, who earlier this month were the first of the Trump administration's nominees to say President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, reiterated in follow-up statements that Biden won the election "as a matter of law" — doubling down on what critics say is an equivocation on the election's outcome.

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Judge Allows Brazil To Join Trump Suit Against Justice

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday allowed Brazil to intervene in a suit by President Donald Trump's media company and online video-sharing platform Rumble Inc. against a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice's gag orders but deferred ruling on Brazil's motion to dismiss the suit.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ahern Rentals Inc.

Air Transport Association of America

American Bar Association

American Tort Reform Association

BP PLC

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Claremont McKenna College

Earthjustice

EnviroSpark Energy Solutions Inc.

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

Fordham University

George Washington University

Google LLC

GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co.

Hay Adams Hotel LP

IMS Health Inc.

Instagram Inc.

International Centre for Dispute Resolution

Johnson & Johnson

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Lime Micromobility

LinkedIn Corp.

Mahle GmbH

Meta Platforms Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Association of Manufacturers

New York State Bar Association

NextDecade Corp.

North Carolina Justice Center

Oaktree Capital Management

Pacific Legal Foundation

Panasonic Corp.

RELX PLC

Reddit Inc.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Sierra Club

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Starbucks Corp.

The Boeing Co.

Turo Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U-Haul International Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Yamaha Motor Co.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

Allen Hansen

Benesch

Boies Schiller

Borowsky & Borowsky

Bush Seyferth

Cleary Gottlieb

Clifford Chance

Cozen O'Connor

DLA Piper

Davis Polk

Dordick Law

Faegre Drinker

Foley & Lardner

Foley Hoag

Freeman Mathis

Greenberg Gross

Hickey Hauck

Hodgson Russ

Holland & Knight

Jones Day

Kauff Laton

Keller Rohrback

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lathrop GPM

Law Offices of Peter C. Lucas

Lipcon Margulies

McElroy Deutsch

Morgan & Morgan PA

Munger Tolles

O'Melveny & Myers

Orrick Herrington

Parks Chesin

Parris Law Firm

Parry Law PLLC

Perkins Coie

Schneider Injury Law

Scott&Scott

Shook Hardy

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Swift Currie

Vinson & Elkins

Webb Daniel Friedlander

Weinberg Wheeler

Wilson Sonsini

Winston Taylor

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Michigan Attorney General's Office

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

New Jersey Court

New York State Unified Court System

North Carolina General Assembly

State of Michigan

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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