Analysis

EPA Targets High Court Do-Over With GHG Rule Repeal

By Keith Goldberg

The Trump administration's removal of the link between greenhouse gases and public health takes aim at the U.S. Supreme Court's 2007 landmark determination that GHGs are air pollutants, and will spark a prolonged battle with consequent uncertainty for industries.

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Uber $8.5M Bellwether Verdict Boosts Plaintiffs' MDL Leverage

By Y. Peter Kang

Uber was recently hit with an $8.5 million verdict in the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over driver sex assaults, and one particular finding by the jury bodes well for the thousands of cases remaining in the MDL, experts tell Law360, and could prove pivotal for any future global settlement.

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EPA Sews Up Repeal Of GHG Endangerment Finding

By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

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5th Circ. Won't Revive Firing Claim Against American Airlines

By Emily Brill

The Fifth Circuit won't revive an airline mechanic's claim that American Airlines fired him because of his work as a union representative, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the claim belongs in arbitration rather than federal court.

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DC Circ. Is Asked To Vet New DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule

By Linda Chiem

Drivers and labor unions on Thursday petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule tightening states' screening procedures and eligibility criteria for nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.

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USMCA Must Be Extended In Joint Review, Senators Told

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement should be strengthened and extended given the benefits it has generated for businesses, the former chair of the House Ways and Means Committee told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as President Donald Trump's actions cast doubt over the deal's future.

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2nd Circ. Declines To Block TRO On Gateway Tunnel Project

By Carla Baranauckas

Federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project must resume flowing — at least for now — after the Second Circuit declined on Thursday to pause a district court order requiring the Trump administration to lift its freeze on reimbursements to New York and New Jersey.

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US Sets 15% Tariff On Taiwanese Imports In Trade Deal

By Hailey Konnath

Taiwan has agreed to lift nearly all of its tariffs on U.S. imports and pledged to purchase nearly $85 billion in American goods in exchange for a 15% tariff on Taiwanese goods, according to a reciprocal trade deal signed Thursday.

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7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Thursday over whether a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law has retroactive application to lawsuits filed before it took effect, with one judge on the panel saying it seemed like "billions of dollars of consequences turn on how we label the change."

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Flight Simulator Co. Files Ch. 11 Amid Industry Challenges

By Rick Archer

Florida-based flight simulator company Avenger Flight Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court, saying airline industry headwinds have left it seeking a sale to deal with more than $273 million in debt.

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Tesla Says Case Transfer Boosts Mandamus Bid In PTAB Fight

By Dani Kass

A Texas federal judge's decision to send patent infringement litigation against Tesla Inc. to California strengthens the automaker's mandamus petition claiming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly turned away its challenges, Tesla told the Federal Circuit.

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Brief

Trump Admin EV Funding Cuts Suits Merged In Wash. Court

By Jonathan Capriel

A Washington federal judge has consolidated two lawsuits seeking to stop the Trump administration from preventing nearly $2.5 billion in congressionally appropriated funds from going to electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs.

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Ga. Panel Says Jury Confusion Perhaps Caused $113M Verdict

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia appellate panel threw out a $113 million judgment Thursday awarded to a construction worker who was struck by a passing car, ordering a new trial after finding that vague instructions may have caused the jury to double-count its attorney fee award.

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AI Mapping Co. Accused Of Copying Rival's Maps, Technology

By Ivan Moreno

An apartment mapping software company has accused a former potential business partner of copying thousands of its property maps and using them to launch a competing 3D product, alleging in a federal copyright and breach of contract lawsuit that it is losing customers as a result.

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Brief

ITC Finds Van Trailer Imports Harmed US Production

By Jack McLoone

Imported van-type trailers and their assemblies entering the U.S. from Mexico, Canada and China are harming U.S. producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Thursday.

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2nd Circ. Seems Wary Of Restarting Norfolk Derailment Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Second Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of investors' bid to revive a proposed class action against Norfolk Southern alleging that the company botched disclosures about how an efficiency plan might cause derailments, as judges seemed open to a lower court's interpretation that railroad statements about safety were puffery.

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Town Officials Off Hook For Railroad's Axed Superfund Deal

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts intermediate appellate panel affirmed that two Hopedale officials are immune from claims that they torpedoed a railroad's contract to ship uranium-contaminated soil through their town of 6,000, saying the officials "had every right" to ask questions.

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Takeaways From 1st DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower Payout

The U.S. Justice Department's recent $1 million antitrust whistleblower reward accelerates the race to report by signaling that the Antitrust Division's program can result in substantial financial awards and reinforcing the need for corporate compliance programs that reach beyond core components, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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Goldman Sachs' CLO Resigns After Epstein Email Revelations

By Michele Gorman and Hailey Konnath

Kathryn Ruemmler, the chief legal officer for Goldman Sachs, announced plans Thursday to step down, after the U.S. Department of Justice released emails showcasing her relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Analysis

IP Firms Are Navigating AI Era With Range Of Guardrails

By Elliot Weld

Intellectual property law firms are taking various approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into their professional routines, with some developing their own tools, others limiting what external AI platforms that lawyers can access and one firm saying it has banned attorneys from using AI to draft legal briefs.

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Judiciary Issues 'Rule Of Law' Ethics Guidance For Judges

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary advisers Thursday sought to clarify ethical boundaries for judges wading into politically charged legal waters, saying jurists can rebut "illegitimate criticism" and urge stronger security amid fears of violence while also eschewing "demeaning" or "acerbic" rhetoric.

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DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater Stepping Down

By Matthew Perlman

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, said on Thursday she will be leaving her post just shy of a year after being confirmed by the Senate.

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Affairs, Spending Come Out In Goldstein Cross-Examination

By Jared Foretek

SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein was confronted Thursday with allegations of extramarital affairs, lavish spending and lies on asset disclosures, all in front of the jury in his ongoing tax fraud trial.

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9th Circ. Judges Doubt AG-Picked Nevada US Atty Can Serve

By Dorothy Atkins

Two judges on a Ninth Circuit panel doubted Thursday the government's argument that a lower court erred by finding the U.S. Attorney General wrongly appointed Nevada's top federal prosecutor, with both judges repeatedly noting that the government's legal theory suggests that U.S. attorneys could circumvent the nomination process indefinitely.

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Fulton DA Willis Fights $17M Fee Bid In Trump Case

By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia district attorney who charged President Donald Trump and his allies with election interference and was later disqualified from the case protested the nearly $17 million in legal fees they recently requested, taking aim at a new state law that allows them to seek the costs.

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Watchdog Defends Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Conn. Suspension

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut judge did not abuse her discretion when she suspended an attorney who formerly represented conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones in a $1.4 billion defamation case, the state's professional misconduct watchdog has told the Connecticut Supreme Court in asking the justices to skip Norman A. Pattis' appeal.

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Former NJ AG Matthew Platkin Launches Litigation Boutique

By Jake Maher

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Thursday announced the launch of Platkin LLP, a litigation boutique made up of former state prosecutors looking to take on cases touching on consumer protection, the rule of law and other public interest causes.

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Interview

12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr

By Christopher Cole

It's been a "banger" of a year at the Federal Communications Commission, says agency chief Brendan Carr, who took over at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term with the goal of cutting regulations and quickly turning over more spectrum to the private sector.

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McCarter & English Can't Tank $22M Suit, Insurer Says

By Aaron Keller

Two insurance companies have urged a Connecticut Superior Court judge to maintain a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, saying document production delays don't warrant killing the case less than a month before trial.

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NY Senators Criticize DOJ Over US Attorney Firing

By Courtney Bublé

New York's senators blasted the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday for abruptly firing the newly appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.

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State Antitrust Enforcement On The Upswing, Panelists Agree

By Bonnie Eslinger

Speaking at a Silicon Valley antitrust conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie LLP, a senior California antitrust enforcer, an in-house Intel attorney, a University of Southern California law professor, and others agreed that the country is headed into a period of increased activity by state antitrust enforcers.

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Mass. US Atty Calls ICE Criticism 'Hyperbole,' Praises Agents

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said Thursday that criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by state and local officials and a lack of cooperation with federal agents is to blame for "chaos in the streets," as she forcefully defended the Trump administration's policies.

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Trump Nominates Judges For SC, Mont., Virgin Islands

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced district court nominees for South Carolina, Montana and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one nominee for the International Trade Court.

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