Mich. Judge Gives Final OK To $150M Chevy EV Battery Deal

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal judge Monday gave the final approval to a $150 million deal to resolve claims that General Motors sold Chevy Bolt vehicles with a battery defect that posed a fire risk, finding the agreement was in the best interest of class members.

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

11th Circ. Backs Mercedes-Benz Win In Religious Bias Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

The Eleventh Circuit on Monday declined to revive a discrimination suit brought against Mercedes-Benz by a Muslim employee who alleged he was denied a religious accommodation to take breaks to pray at specific times throughout the workday as required by his faith.

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

Billionaire's Estate To Pay $750M To End Tax Fraud Case

By Craig Clough

The estate of late billionaire Robert Brockman, who died while awaiting a trial in the largest criminal tax fraud case against an individual in U.S. history, agreed Tuesday to pay roughly $750 million in back taxes and penalties, according to a filing in U.S. Tax Court. 

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

'Surprise' Expert Prompts Axing Of $14M Car Crash Verdict

By Y. Peter Kang

A California appellate court has vacated a $13.8 million jury verdict after finding that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing a "surprise" medical expert witness to testify at an auto collision trial, saying his testimony likely affected the jury's substantial award.

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

Analysis

Biggest Energy & Environmental Court Decisions Of 2025

By Keith Goldberg and Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that erected stricter boundaries on federal environmental reviews and permitting highlighted an action-packed 2025 for energy and environmental litigation. Here, Law360 looks back at this year's most consequential court decisions in energy and environmental law.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Top Delaware Chancery Cases Of 2025: A Year-End Report

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court closed out 2025 amid a period of institutional uncertainty, as landmark cases addressing fiduciary duty, executive compensation, board oversight and the limits of equitable power unfolded against the backdrop of sweeping legislative changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Feature

Top North Carolina Cases Of 2025

By Hayley Fowler

A sweep of settlements in major lawsuits punctuated the second half of the year in North Carolina, from a record-breaking wrongful death deal to an eleventh-hour resolution in a lending fight over a biogas development project. Here are some of the top North Carolina case outcomes in the second half of 2025.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Airport Contractor Wins By Default In $91M Peru Award Feud

By Caroline Simson

A contractor on a stymied project to construct and operate an airport in a tourist-heavy region of Peru has won approval from a D.C. federal court for a $91 million default judgment against the country, which has ignored the contractor's petition to enforce an underlying arbitration award for more than a year.

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

Brief

Jones Day-Led VSE Seals $350M Aero 3 Acquisition

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services company VSE Corp., advised by Jones Day, on Tuesday revealed that it closed its $350 million acquisition of aircraft parts distribution and maintenance services provider Aero 3 Inc., led by Winston & Strawn LLP.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Car Services Co. Inks $25M Deal In Securities Suit

By Carla Baranauckas

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that the company and certain executives misled investors by overstating the success of the integration of its glass repair acquisitions and performance of its car wash businesses.

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

Fed. Circ. Won't Let Delayed Review Doom Ford's PTAB Wins

By Dani Kass

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board was right to invalidate claims of three Massachusetts Institute of Technology fuel management patents during a challenge from Ford Motor Co., the Federal Circuit affirmed Tuesday.

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

3 Key Trends For The Legal Industry In 2025

By Tracey Read

Executive orders, updated office attendance policies and private equity interests were three top issues that shaped the industry this year.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

ITC Atty's 1st Kids' Book Imagines A Santa-Less Christmas

By Dani Kass

Michelle Klancnik, assistant general counsel at the U.S. International Trade Commission, spends her days looking into when imports should be banned for violating intellectual property rights, but outside work, she​'s focused on one big question: What would happen if Santa took a year off?

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-Oura CEO Pushes To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Firing Suit

By Emily Sawicki

The onetime CEO of fitness tracker company Oura Health is pushing to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing the smart ring maker in his compensation suit, telling a San Francisco federal judge that he shared confidential information when he consulted with the firm about his claims prior to filing suit.

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

NYC Bar Issues Opinion On AI Use For Recording Client Calls

By Tracey Read

The New York City Bar Association's Professional Ethics Committee has issued an opinion addressing how the New York Rules of Professional Conduct impacts the use of artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and create summaries of conversations in audio and video calls between attorneys and their clients.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-DOJ Employees Fight Gov't Bid To Toss Their Firing Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

An ex-assistant U.S. attorney and two other former Justice Department employees urged a Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday to deny the government's motion to dismiss their lawsuit claiming they were unlawfully fired, arguing an internal government employment board isn't appropriate for their cases and is controlled by President Donald Trump.

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

Hub Hires: Cooley, Morgan Lewis, Nixon Peabody

By Chris Villani

The end of the year marked the beginning of new chapters for plenty of Boston attorneys, as Cooley added more than 30 professionals to its life sciences team, Morgan Lewis snagged an intellectual property partner, and Nixon Peabody beefed up its cybersecurity practice.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »