Roundup

Transpo Tracker: Amazon Crash Suits, Md. Bridge Claims Trimmed

By Linda Chiem

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a deadly runway crash of an Amazon cargo plane has sparked a series of negligence and wrongful death lawsuits, while California scored two injunctions blocking the Trump administration's efforts to wipe out the state's Clean Air Act waivers. 

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DoorDash Incentivizes Speeding Drivers, Ind. Panel Says

By Y. Peter Kang

An Indiana appeals court on Friday revived a negligence claim accusing DoorDash of fostering unsafe driving through its delivery platform, holding that the company may owe a duty of care to motorists allegedly harmed by business practices that incentivize speed and app use behind the wheel.

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Ga. High Court Stays Out Of Uber CEO Deposition Battle

By David Aaro

The Georgia Supreme Court rejected Uber's bid for review of trial court order refusing to block the deposition of the ride-hailing giant's CEO in a personal injury case, though several justices signed on to a concurrence that called the lower court's ruling "seriously flawed."

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Split 7th Circ. Rejects NLRB's Bid To Reinstate Union

By Dorothy Atkins

A split Seventh Circuit panel on Friday upheld a decision denying the National Labor Relations Board's bid to reinstate a truck-seller's union, with the majority finding that the union hasn't shown irreparable harm justifying such "extraordinary relief," while a dissenting judge criticized the majority for making harm nearly impossible to show.

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3rd Circ. Says SBA Can Deny Excess PPP Loan Forgiveness

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey car dealership that exceeded the federal limit on Paycheck Protection Program loans early in the COVID-19 pandemic is not entitled to partial loan forgiveness, the Third Circuit ruled Friday, holding that the Small Business Administration acted within its authority when it denied the company's relief bid.

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Hertz Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over Liquidity Woes

By Sydney Price

Executives and directors of car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. were hit with a shareholder's derivative suit accusing them of making misleading statements about the company's financial position and vehicle-depreciation metrics ahead of a raise of capital announced earlier this year.

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Nonprofit Plans To Sue Atlanta Airport Over Sewage Pollution

By Kelcey Caulder

The Southern Environmental Law Center and an environmental nonprofit say they intend to take legal action against the city of Atlanta over what they describe as ongoing illegal pollution of the nearby Flint River, shortly after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported an estimated 33,000-gallon sanitary sewage spill.

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Swift Seeks To Narrow Truckers' OT Class Over Rest Time

By MJ Koo

A trucking company has asked a Washington federal court to clarify that truck drivers certified to pursue overtime claims cannot also pursue a separate theory that rest and sleeper berth time is compensable, arguing the theory was never included in the lawsuit or addressed when the court certified the class.

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FTC's Meador Touts Right-To-Repair Progress After Deere Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador has hailed the commission's "progress" in right-to-repair enforcement during recent remarks before the National Farmers Union, touting the agency's July settlement in its case against John Deere.

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Brief

EU Continues Above-Average Pace Probing Trade Practices

By Jack McLoone

The European Union saw its uptick in trade defense measures carry on in 2025, continuing the previous year's trend of a "significant increase" in antidumping and antisubsidy investigations over the historic average, according to a report released Friday.

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Mass. High Court Again Upholds Housing Density Law

By Carolyn Muyskens

A controversial law that requires towns served by the Boston metro area's public transit system to allow greater housing density survived another legal challenge Friday, as Massachusetts' highest court affirmed the measure does not conflict with the state constitution.

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OpenAI Can't See SpaceXAI, Apple Antitrust Settlement Terms

By Ganesh Setty

OpenAI cannot access a confidential settlement between Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Apple Inc. over SpaceXAI's antitrust lawsuit challenging Apple's integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT into its devices, a Texas federal court has ruled, finding the settlement isn't relevant to the case against OpenAI.

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Claims In Tech Exec's Stock Theft Suit Sent To Arbitration

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge has sent claims against a manager of lender W Management Services and agent SRT Capital SPC Ltd. to arbitration in a wide-ranging suit brought by an Aeva Technologies co-founder who alleges Credit Suisse provided "institutional cover" to conspirators who stole tens of millions of dollars.

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Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Latham, Sullivan

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check company, and Infineon Technologies sells its memory chip business to Winbond Electronics.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Poppy Grainger

The past week in London has seen Victoria's Secret and Thomas Pink file competing IP claims, more than 1,000 retail consumers launch a group action against Binance, Baker Hughes targeted in a commercial claim by its former Russian subsidiary and university students hit four British institutions with breach of contract claims over pandemic-era closures.

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Fla. Panel Upholds $1.19M Auto Crash Verdict Against Insurer

By David Minsky

A Florida state appellate court on Friday issued a split opinion upholding a $1.19 million noneconomic damages verdict for a woman injured by an uninsured motorist, but reversed a $230,000 award for future medical expenses after finding most of that amount was based on speculation. 

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Bungled Injury Settlement Cost Insurer $3.7M, NC Suit Says

By Hayley Fowler

An insurer says a third-party claims administrator owes $3.7 million for an underlying personal injury settlement after the administrator allegedly failed to tender a settlement offer in time that would have been within the insured's policy limits.

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A Texas Ruling May Offer Guidance On Freight Broker Liability

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport removed federal preemption defenses to freight broker negligent-selection claims, and a July verdict in Texas against C.H. Robinson raised further questions about how brokers can achieve compliance — but another recent Texas decision involving Home Depot may offer some answers, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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The 2026 Regional Powerhouses

By Cara Bayles

From major deals to high-profile litigation, the firms named to Law360's 2026 Regional Powerhouses list are leading the way across 14 states. They deliver deep regional expertise and make a lasting impact at the state and local level.

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Analysis

Attys 'Itching' To Join Congressional Probes Of Trump Admin

By Phillip Bantz

Efforts to recruit high-powered lawyers to Capitol Hill to potentially lead congressional committee probes into the various dealings of President Donald Trump's administration are gaining momentum as Democrats push to retake control of Congress in the quickly approaching midterm elections.

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Ex-DOJ Chief Lambastes 'Abuses Of Power' In Goldstein Case

By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervaded every stage of the proceedings," a former DOJ prosecutor told the Fourth Circuit.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Keeps License Amid ICE Conviction Appeal

By Ryan Boysen

The ex-Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing an ICE arrest will remain an attorney in good standing while she appeals, after the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declined to suspend her law license.

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Richards Layton Litigator Selected For Chancery Seat In Del.

By Rose Krebs

A Richards Layton & Finger PA attorney has been nominated by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer to serve on the bench of the nationally important Chancery Court, a venue that adjudicates some of the biggest corporate law cases.

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Judge Questions Whether 'Lawfare' Fund Fight Is Really Moot

By Jared Foretek

A Virginia federal judge seemed unlikely to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's nixed "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and tax audit immunity for the Trump family Friday, saying she worries the fund could be revived in a different form down the road.

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Chief US District Judge In SC To Take Senior Status Oct. 1

By Courtney Bublé

Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Cain of the District of South Carolina has informed the president that he will be taking semiretired status on Oct. 1, according to an update posted Friday by the federal judiciary.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Starbucks settled a high-profile discrimination suit with Florida over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, agreeing not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting. And the SEC floated changing how publicly traded companies seek shareholder input, including promising to end one pathway for shareholders to place their proposals on corporate ballots. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Reed Smith Defends Docs Production In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP urged a New Jersey court on Thursday to reject an "impulsive" motion from a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination seeking to strike its answer and affirmative defenses.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Schemery Zicolello leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Third Circuit panel ruled that police cannot conduct warrantless strip searches outside of jails or prisons absent consent or an emergency.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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