Judge Recuses In Tesla Crash Suit After Musk Remarks

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida judge recused himself from overseeing a lawsuit against Tesla over a fatal crash after a hot mic moment that Tesla said shows he had prejudged disputed issues in the case and was biased against the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, according to documents unsealed Wednesday.

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Truck Makers Say Calif. Can't Ditch 'Clean Trucks' Pact Suit

By Linda Chiem

Heavy-duty truck manufacturers have told a California federal judge that state officials cannot be allowed to circumvent federal law and saddle manufacturers with stringent emissions standards and stiff penalties for noncompliance, saying the Golden State's regulations are unequivocally preempted.

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Del. Chancellor Pauses Tesla Suit As Musk Cites LinkedIn Post

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court has paused a high-profile Tesla stockholder case following a recusal bid from Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. after a judge's LinkedIn account appeared to react to a post celebrating a recent California jury verdict against Musk, including language praising efforts to stand up to "the richest man in the world."

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Justices Skeptical Of Where To Draw Transit Worker Line

By Max Kutner

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to push back Wednesday on an argument by counsel for delivery drivers that their approach to an interstate transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements would not go beyond the drivers.

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Lyft Sex Assault MDL Gets 3 Co-Lead Plaintiff Attys

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge on Wednesday appointed three female partners from three law firms to co-lead multidistrict litigation over passenger sexual assault claims against Lyft Inc., two of whom are also serving as co-lead counsel in similar litigation against Uber Technologies Inc.

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Swissport Owes OT Over Unpaid Breaks, Suit Says

By Katherine Smith

Aviation services provider Swissport USA Inc. violated Washington wage laws by depriving its employees of their overtime pay and requiring them to remain on duty throughout meal and rest breaks, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

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Uber Has Duty Of Safety Under NC Law, Passenger Claims

By Jonathan Capriel

Uber is "obviously" a transportation company providing rides to the public and therefore can be held liable when its drivers sexually assault customers, a passenger told the California federal court overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation, urging the court not to fall for the company's "misdirection."

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EV Co. Investors Get Final OK Of $13.3M Deal, Atty Fees

By Emilie Ruscoe

Investors in bankrupt electric vehicle company Arrival have gotten final approval for their nearly $13.3 million deal ending claims the company touted a purportedly profitable business plan as it went public via merger with a special purpose acquisition company only to scale back its projections within a year of the merger announcement.

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Ex-Nikola CEOs Can't Get Bankruptcy Pause For Investor Suit

By Emilie Ruscoe

Former CEOs of bankrupt electric-truck maker Nikola Corp. can't hit pause on proposed investor class action claims they face while related claims against the company are stayed amid its bankruptcy proceedings, an Arizona federal judge has determined.

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Drivers Say FedEx Backtracking On OT Suit Consolidation

By Irene Spezzamonte

A driver who worked for FedEx through an intermediary entity and who is claiming the freight company owes him overtime said to a Massachusetts federal court that there is no need to hold a status conference and told it how to handle his and more than 190 similar cases.

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Volvo Accused Of Infringing LED Headlight, GPS System Tech

By Gina Kim

Volvo, Mack Trucks and other subsidiaries were sued in Texas federal court Monday by Longhorn Automotive Group, alleging they ripped off multiple patents covering connectivity systems, LED headlights, mobile apps and data storage in GPS and infotainment systems found in the defendants' products, including Volvo's flagship long-hauler sleeper truck.

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Caterpillar Hits Back At Bobcat With Patent Claims

By Adam Lidgett

Caterpillar Inc. has responded to Doosan Bobcat's patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas by accusing Bobcat itself of infringing a series of Caterpillar patents, the latest development in a larger intellectual property fight between the companies.

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Idaho Expands Retail Developer Sales Tax Rebate

By Zak Kostro

Idaho expanded a sales tax rebate to reimburse developers of retail complexes for eligible transportation project expenses under a bill signed by the governor.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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