The Ninth Circuit on Friday decertified a class action alleging Tesla deceived consumers into believing that its cars could fully drive themselves, saying there's no proof that all class members saw the same purportedly false statement on Tesla's website about its cars' hardware.
Law360
Transportation
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2026 Law360 iOS App Law360 Android App Follow Law360 on Facebook Follow Law360 on LinkedIn Follow Law360 on Twitter

TOP NEWS

Tesla_Woes_Q

9th Circ. Decertifies Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' False Ad Classes

By Linda Chiem

The Ninth Circuit on Friday decertified a class action alleging Tesla deceived consumers into believing that its cars could fully drive themselves, saying there's no proof that all class members saw the same purportedly false statement on Tesla's website about its cars' hardware.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Fla. Court Won't Halt Fatal Crash Suit During Tesla Venue Bid

By David Minsky

A Florida state judge on Friday denied Tesla Inc.'s request to pause proceedings in a fatal crash lawsuit as the company appeals an order blocking transfer to a neighboring county, citing a trial that's tentatively scheduled to commence in a matter of weeks. 

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Analysis

Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is concerned that a ruling instructing trial courts to defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's interpretation of federal sentencing guidelines could blow a "pretty big hole" in the court's recent rejection of deference doctrines. His colleagues, however, don't appear as perturbed.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

AUTOMOTIVE

Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Morgan Lewis

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Penske Automotive Group Inc. agrees to be taken private by Motown Acquisition Corp., a GTCR-led group of private investment firms acquires software firm CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. and a Steris PLC subsidiary buys specialty surgical products business Xodus Medical Inc.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Brief

Fla. Auto Dealer To Pay $209K To Wrap Up 401(k) Suit

By David Aaro

An operator of car dealerships in Florida and Georgia will pay $209,000 to settle a proposed class action involving about 111 employees who alleged they lost millions of dollars when the company mismanaged their 401(k) funds, according to federal court filings.

Settlement attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

TRUCKING

Brief

Commerce Finalizes Duty Rate For Chinese Truck Bed Covers

By Dylan Moroses

Several Chinese exporters of truck bed covers face an over 142% countervailing duty rate following the results of a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation that found the goods were subsidized, according to a final determination published Friday.

Notice attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

LOGISTICS

Contradictory Contract Dooms Pot Co.'s Injunction Bid

By Mike Curley

A California state judge has rejected a cannabis genetics company's bid for an injunction against a former business partner in a contract dispute, saying the contract's self-contradictory provisions make it unclear that the company is entitled to retrieve its cannabis strains.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

INSURANCE

Mich. Panel Says PIP Opt-Out Bars State Medical Coverage

By Hope Patti

Michigan motorists who opt out of personal injury protection medical benefits cannot obtain such coverage through the state's assigned claims plan if they are injured as a non-occupant of a motor vehicle, a Michigan state appeals court ruled.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

Transfer Pricing Analyses May Apply To Tariff Refunds Claims

Both plaintiffs and defendants in consumer class actions over tariff refunds should examine transfer pricing analyses, which can offer contemporaneous evidence as to how much of a tariff was borne in the U.S. by the importer or consumers rather than absorbed earlier in the supply chain, say economists at The Brattle Group.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

DOJ Or Trump: Judge Asks Who Is Deciding Golf Course Plan

By Jared Foretek

Trump administration lawyers continued to insist at a hearing Monday there is no final plan to remake East Potomac Golf Course, and they changed their tune about whether one would require environmental review, despite new social media posts from the president announcing that work on the overhaul would begin "immediately."

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Wood Smith, Charlesbank Capital Ink Pioneering MSO Deal

By Emma Cueto

Insurance defense firm Wood Smith Henning & Berman has inked a deal to take investment from middle market investment firm Charlesbank Capital Partners via a managed services organization, according to an announcement Monday, the largest U.S. firm to announce such a move.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Brief

Arizona Court Approves State's First Non-ABA Law School

By Emma Cueto

The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the state's first law school not accredited by the American Bar Association, citing the need to increase the number of lawyers per capita in the state and provide more affordable options for legal education.

3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Court Denies Gov't Bid To DQ Susman Godfrey In ABA's Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has denied the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive orders against multiple major law firms. 

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Trump Taps DOJ Official, Federal Prosecutor For Judgeships

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a senior U.S. Department of Justice attorney for a Nebraska federal judgeship and an assistant U.S. attorney for a seat on the Northern District of Indiana bench.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Rogoff Tells 9th Circ. His Firing Furthers Trump's 'Evil' Plan

By Ben Adlin

Roger Rogoff urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a lower judge's order reinstating him as Seattle's top federal prosecutor, asserting in a filing Friday that he's entitled to keep the court-appointed U.S. attorney position until President Donald Trump fills the role with a Senate-confirmed nominee.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Proskauer Says It Didn't Drop Reddit To Defend Perplexity

By Lauren Berg

Proskauer Rose LLP and Perplexity AI are urging a New York federal judge to allow the law firm to represent the artificial intelligence company in Reddit's suit over alleged data scraping, balking at the social media platform's argument that its one-time law firm can't represent its current opponent.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

What The Justices Won't Hear: A Roundup Of Cert Denials

By Taylor Bowie

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up cases from Google, a U.S. Navy contractor, and other appellate hopefuls on Monday, according to an order list.

Order List attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week blocked Cloudflare Inc. from completing a restructuring meant to preserve its founders' voting control, while Tower Semiconductor Ltd. accused Intel Corp. of backing out of a semiconductor manufacturing agreement and social media company Triller Group Inc. challenged its removal from Nasdaq.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Dark blue promo that reads 2026 Regional Powerhouses dark blue promo that reads 2026 Rising Stars

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Systems

Auto-Owners Insurance Co.

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V.

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

Cloudflare Inc.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Democracy Forward Foundation

Elliott Investment Management LP

EpicentRx Inc.

Google LLC

Honeywell International Inc.

Intel Corp.

Inter IKEA Systems BV

Jenzabar Inc.

Learning Resources Inc.

Lululemon Athletica Inc.

Mariani Co.

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

Mondelez International Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Bureau of Economic Research Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Nike Inc.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

Reddit Inc.

Stanford University

Steris PLC

Tesla Inc.

The Brattle Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Walmart Inc.

Xodus Medical

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anselmi Mierzejewski

Ashurst Perkins

Bartlit Beck

Bayard PA

Casey Gerry

Cotchett Pitre

Debevoise & Plimpton

Foley & Lardner

Freshfields

Goethel Engelhardt

Holland & Knight

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Kelley Uustal

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lowell & Associates

Luks Santaniello

Morgan Lewis

Morris Nichols

Munger Tolles

Nelson Mullins

Paul Weiss

Proskauer Rose

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sinas Dramis

Stream Kim

Susman Godfrey

WilmerHale

Wollmuth Maher

Wood Smith

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

National Labor Relations Board

National Park Service

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

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

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court