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FTC, States Settle John Deere Right-To-Repair Case

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission and state enforcers reached a deal Wednesday to settle an antitrust case accusing John Deere of restricting equipment repairs, after the company agreed to give farmers and independent technicians the resources it provides to authorized dealers.

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US To Pay Anchorage $180M To End 12-Year Port Upgrade Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

The federal government will pay $180 million to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, to settle the municipality's more than decade-old lawsuit accusing the U.S. Maritime Administration of breaching contractual agreements related to a failed Port of Alaska expansion and upgrade project, the parties have announced.

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Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2026 Midyear Report

By Y. Peter Kang

A landmark social media addiction verdict and a U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling state law claims against Monsanto over the labeling of alleged Roundup cancer risks are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2026.

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Analysis

4 Colorado Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2026

By Rachel Konieczny

A federal judge's ruling on whether the Trump administration can move U.S. Space Command's headquarters from Colorado to Alabama and a jury's determination of liability for a private prison operator in a forced labor class action are among the Colorado court cases to watch in the coming months. Here, Law360 looks at four Colorado cases to watch for during the rest of 2026.

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Analysis

Energy Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Keith Goldberg

The energy litigation landscape for the rest of 2026 features high-profile lawsuits over climate change, including a potential moment of truth for climate tort litigation, as well as challenges to Trump administration efforts to boost fossil fuel development. Here are several energy-related lawsuits on attorneys' radar for the second half of the year.

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AVIATION

Archer Looks To Toss Remainder Of Joby's Trade Secret Suit

By Elliot Weld

Archer Aviation has asked a California federal judge to throw out what's left of rival electric air taxi-maker Joby Aviation's trade secret suit, saying Joby had ignored the court's instructions to proceed with narrowed claims and instead tried to expand its allegations without adding more substance.

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AUTOMOTIVE

Ga. Judge Rejects UPS Plaintiff's Bid To Force Recusal

By Madison Arnold

A Georgia federal judge reportedly disciplined for having sexual intercourse in her chambers and attending a political event has opted not to recuse herself in the case of a former UPS employee in his dismissed racial discrimination lawsuit.

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Mexico Says Toyota To Stay, New Auto Investment Coming

By Dylan Moroses

The Mexican government said Toyota will retain operations in the country following the automaker's announcement to move some production of its Tacoma truck to the U.S. and indicated a new $500 million investment by an unnamed auto manufacturer will be announced imminently.

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Brief

GE Workers Credit Union, Mass. Settle Auto Loan Complaint

By Julie Manganis

A small Massachusetts credit union for General Electric employees has agreed to a settlement with the state over its auto repossession practices.

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TRUCKING

Navistar Expert Says GLS Missteps, Not Delays, Drove Losses

By Susan Smiley

Navistar's economic damages expert testified in Michigan federal court Wednesday that it was a Warren truck buyer's bad business decisions that led to the company losing millions, not the late delivery of 1,100 tractor-trailer vehicles that Navistar was supposed to deliver in June 2022.

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LOGISTICS

USTelecom Backs AT&T Bid To Escape Calif. Carrier Rules

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

USTelecom is urging the Federal Communications Commission to grant AT&T's petition to preempt California's "carrier of last resort" rules that the company says are delaying its rollout of all-IP phone networks.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

3rd Circ. Wonders If Pipeline Approval Passed CWA Muster

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit on Wednesday pressed New Jersey's environmental regulator to show that the revived Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline plan complied with the Clean Water Act, considering it lacked details about how state water quality standards would be monitored.

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EMPLOYMENT

DC Metro Accused Of Denying Benefits While Skirting ERISA

By Grace Elletson

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority illegally denied benefits and is attempting to hide behind a carveout in federal benefits law for government pension plans to avoid accountability, two plan participants claimed in a lawsuit.

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INSURANCE

Tesla Auto Insurer Gets Ariz. Underpayment Class Action Axed

By Hope Patti

An Arizona federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing Tesla's auto insurance subsidiary of underpaying claims for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, finding that the court's lack of subject matter jurisdiction cannot be cured by the addition of two new carrier defendants.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Justices' Cuba Ruling Narrowly Recasts Sovereign Immunity

The U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed Exxon Mobil's bid for $1 billion in damages for Cuban-seized property to proceed, but the ruling's doctrinal significance is in treating the Helms-Burton Act as a later, specific and self-contained statutory displacement of the default jurisdictional immunity regime, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ohio Fuels Litigation Funding Debate As Foreign Ban Is Enacted

By Ryan Boysen

Ohio has enacted a sweeping law that bans all foreign litigation funders from doing business in the Buckeye State, drawing praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and outrage from the litigation finance industry.

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ABA Seeks Trump Docs In Suit Alleging Law Firm Intimidation

By Emily Sawicki

The Trump administration cannot rely on the presidential communications privilege to block disclosure of communications related to allegations that the president sought to intimidate BigLaw firms into conforming with his policy initiatives, the American Bar Association told a D.C. federal judge.

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Trump's SDNY Pick Steps In As Clayton Focuses On DC

By Pete Brush

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's pick to succeed him, James McDonald, will assume a leadership role as Clayton works on his own nomination for director of national intelligence in Washington.

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Judge Says Warning 'Sufficient Deterrent,' Nixing AI Sanctions

By Emily Sawicki

A Kentucky federal judge has declined to sanction two attorneys who filed a brief that included errors generated by artificial intelligence amid a fraud case against a notary public, finding the lawyers had no history of misconduct and had shown sufficient remorse.

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Wis. Judge Avoids Prison Time In ICE Obstruction Sentence

By Nate Beck

A former Wisconsin state judge on Wednesday was fined $5,000 but will not serve prison time for obstructing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of a defendant in her courtroom by directing him down a private hallway away from agents before he was later captured.

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Del. Judge Recuses Herself From Apollo $570M Payout Suit

By Katryna Perera

The Delaware vice chancellor presiding over litigation regarding a $570 million payout to Apollo Global Management Inc. insiders has disqualified herself from the case after a possible conflict of interest arose due to her former role as an attorney with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, which was involved in a merger with ties to the payout.

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McCarter Trial Judge Has 'Serious Doubts' About NY Expert

By Brian Steele

The Hartford judge presiding over a $22.5 million lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP and a former partner said Wednesday he had "serious doubts" about allowing testimony from a defense expert, but let him proceed as long as he did not claim to interpret New York law.

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Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Fight Won't Get Another Review

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Court of Appeals has rejected Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to challenge a trial court ruling denying the firm's summary judgment motion in a legal malpractice case brought against it by clients seeking representation in a personal injury action.

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Day Pitney Can't Be Cut Off From New Counsel, Client Says

By Aaron Keller

A former Connecticut chief justice's ethics gaffe cannot preclude fellow lawyers at Day Pitney LLP from communicating with new counsel for John B. Clinton, a private equity management firm owner locked in a 13-year-old, $1.3 million corporate windup lawsuit, Clinton has urged a Connecticut state court judge to conclude.

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American Public Health Association

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Athene Holding Ltd.

Averitt Express

BNP Paribas SA

Bayer AG

British Broadcasting Corp.

Burford Capital LLC

Burke Inc.

Chick-fil-A Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Deere & Co.

Eastern Environmental Law Center

Exxon Mobil Corp.

Food & Water Watch

Google LLC

Instagram Inc.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

International Legal Finance Association

Joby Aero Inc

Johnson & Johnson

Major League Baseball Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Monsanto Co.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Navistar International Corp.

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.

Parabellum Capital LLC

Sierra Club

Suncor Energy Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Kroger Co.

The UPS Store

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Uber Technologies Inc.

United States Telecom Association

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

YouTube Inc.

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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Torridon Law

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Executive Office of the President

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Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

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Los Angeles Superior Court

Maritime Administration

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New Mexico Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

New York City Police Department

Port of Anchorage

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State of Michigan

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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U.S. Department of Energy

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

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 Southern District of New York

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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U.S. Senate

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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