Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Stephan Rauch advised Schaeffler AG in a transformative multistep merger with Vitesco Technologies Group AG, earning him a spot among transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Stephan Rauch

By Linda Chiem

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Stephan Rauch advised Schaeffler AG in a transformative multistep merger with Vitesco Technologies Group AG, earning him a spot among transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Fla. Judge Backs Sanctions Against Tesla In Fatal Crash Suit

By David Minsky

A Florida state court judge has backed penalties against Tesla Florida Inc. in a lawsuit brought by family members who allege the carmaker is responsible for a crash that claimed the life of their daughter, recommending an adverse jury instruction at trial and attorney fees for discovery violations.

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EPA Waiver Review Could Upend Rulemaking, Judge Signals

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge predicted Wednesday that there could be wide-ranging implications for oversight of agency rulemaking if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to put California emissions waivers up for congressional review more than a decade after they were first granted.

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AVIATION

Spirit Flight Attendants Object To Google Data Sale

By Rick Archer

The union representing Spirit Aviation's flight attendants has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject the bankrupt airline's request to sell its internal data to Google for artificial intelligence training unless the privacy of its members is protected.

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AUTOMOTIVE

Delivery Driver Loses Class Cert. Bid In Misclassification Suit

By MJ Koo

A delivery driver who accused a logistics company of misclassifying him and thousands of other California workers as independent contractors cannot get his proposed class certified, a federal court found, finding the variation in the drivers' operations prevents them from resolving their claims on a classwide basis.

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Snow Equipment Cos. Say Norwegian Co.'s Fraud Cost $100M

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado-based snow removal equipment company and its Canadian sister company told a state court that a Norwegian manufacturer sold more than $10 million worth of equipment that contained engines not compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements, causing more than $100 million in damages to the companies.

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'Bob's Burgers' Actor Sues Lucid Over 'Lemon' SUV

By Julie Manganis

Comedian and "Bob's Burgers" star Eugene Mirman has sued California-based electric automaker Lucid in Massachusetts state court for leasing him a "lemon" last year.

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Electric Vehicle Biz ALSO Secures $150M Series D

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Goodwin Procter LLP-led small electric vehicle manufacturer ALSO, which was originally incubated within Rivian, on Wednesday announced that it raised $150 million in its latest financing round.

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Fla. Court Cuts Teen's Convictions In Police Shooting Case

By Brandon Lowrey

A Florida appellate panel on Wednesday reversed two attempted first-degree murder convictions for a juvenile who shot at an unmarked vehicle containing four police detectives, saying the evidence only supported attempted second-degree murder.

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SUPPLY CHAIN

FTC Warns Secret Personalized Prices Likely To Draw Scrutiny

By Allison Grande

Retailers and other businesses that use consumers' personal data to set individualized prices are likely to face regulatory backlash if these practices aren't clearly disclosed, the Federal Trade Commission cautioned in a proposed policy statement issued Wednesday that vowed the agency would "aggressively" enforce such misconduct.

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LOGISTICS

Fed. Circ. Rejects Patent Marking Immunity For NPEs

By Dani Kass

Nonpracticing entities hoping for presuit damages can't get out of Patent Act requirements to mark products with patent information just because licensees don't believe their products infringe, the Federal Circuit held Wednesday.

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MARITIME

Gov't Seeks $2M From Boaters In DC Maritime Hit-And-Run

By Jonathan Capriel

The U.S. government wants two Maryland boaters to pay $2.2 million after they allegedly strayed into restricted Potomac waters and crashed into a U.S. Navy research pier, causing millions of dollars in damage and then fleeing, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Mich. Ruling Gives Consumer Protection Law Its Teeth Back

The Michigan Supreme Court's recent decision in Attorney General v. Eli Lilly, overruling key holdings in two earlier cases, means that Michigan businesses can no longer defeat allegations of deceptive conduct under the state's consumer protection law simply by pointing to any governmental regulation of the business, say attorneys at DiCello Levitt.

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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

After 2026's second quarter, there is more authority rejecting class certification on total loss valuation theories from courts at the federal circuit, federal district and state appellate level — along with a resolution of a novel issue of depreciation on a wildfire claim, says Kevin Zimmerman at BakerHostetler.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial

Most of law school trial advocacy is geared toward the sprint of trying a short case, but beyond managing a cross-examination or closing argument, effectively handling the marathon of a lengthy trial requires the ability to maintain composure, organization and credibility with the jury, says Mihir Elchuri at Hirschler.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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Trump Taps DOJ Official, ND Solicitor General For Judgeships

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he's tapping Jesus Osete, a top U.S. Department of Justice official, to serve on the Western District of Missouri and Philip Axt, solicitor general of North Dakota, for the District of North Dakota.

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McGuireWoods Hires Womble Bond Commercial Attys In DC

By Jack Rodgers

McGuireWoods LLP has hired two attorneys from Womble Bond Dickinson who focus their practice on postacquisition disputes, construction litigation and government contract matters, the firm announced Thursday.

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Eastman Among 16 Calif. Attys Disbarred In Q2 2026

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California removed the licenses of 16 attorneys between April and June of this year over a broad spectrum of ethical breaches ranging from the high-profile case of John Eastman attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, to a lawyer found to be in possession of child sex abuse images.

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Mich. Panel Rejects $2.5M Malpractice Suit Over Bank Debt

By Melanie Dorsey

An attorney failed to show a law firm and two lawyers derailed his efforts to settle a PNC Bank debt and caused him to ultimately pay more than $2.5 million, a Michigan appellate court has ruled, upholding the dismissal of his malpractice suit. 

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Man Accused Of Threatening Judge In Mass Shooting Case

By Jack Karp

A Texas man is accused of threatening the state judge and district attorney in a Georgia school shooting case, as well as a federal judge in Alabama, according to an announcement from federal prosecutors.

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CREXi Drops 9th Circ. Challenge To Quinn Emanuel DQ

By Isaac Monterose

Property listing company Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. has moved to dismiss its own Ninth Circuit mandamus petition, which challenged a lower court's disqualification of CREXi's counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, from a legal battle against rival CoStar.

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Harris Beach Adds Environmental Atty From Nixon Peabody

By Isaac Monterose

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has hired former Nixon Peabody LLP attorney Aaron B. Goldman as a senior counsel on its commercial real estate and environmental teams in New York.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

American Petroleum Institute Inc.

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Audi AG

CoStar Group Inc.

DoorDash Inc.

Drummond

Eli Lilly & Co.

Farmers Insurance Group Inc.

Google LLC

Harvard University

JetBlue Airways Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

LoopNet Inc.

MVP Ventures

Macy's Inc.

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

Porsche

RXO Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Schaeffler AG

State Bar of California

Tesla Inc.

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

Volkswagen AG

Walmart Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Boyamian Law

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Clifford Chance

Davis Polk

DiCello Levitt

Finnegan

Gibson Dunn

Girardi & Keese

Goodwin Procter

Hancock Daniel Johnson & Nagle

Hansen Reynolds

Harris Beach Murtha

Hirschler

Jackson Lewis PC

Kelley Uustal

King & Spalding

Latham & Watkins

Levine Benjamin

Luks Santaniello

McGuireWoods

Miles & Stockbridge

Miller Waxler

Nelson Mullins

Nixon Peabody

Parkins & Rubio

Plunkett Cooney

Quinn Emanuel

Ramey LLP

Rights Protection Law Group PLLC

Shoemaker Ghiselli

Sullivan & Cromwell

Susman Godfrey

Womble Bond

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Attorney General's Office

Food and Drug Administration

Michigan Legislature

Michigan Supreme Court

North Dakota Attorney General's Office

Supreme Court of Missouri

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

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 Western District of Missouri

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Navy

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota