Analysis

LaGuardia Airport Runway Collision: What We Know So Far

By Linda Chiem

A late Sunday runway collision between an Air Canada passenger jet and a fire truck marked the first deadly accident at LaGuardia Airport in more than three decades, federal and state officials said, raising troubling questions about air traffic control procedures at one of the busiest airports serving the New York metropolitan area.

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Roundup

Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name

By Y. Peter Kang

A Meta attorney's gaffe and Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the closely watched social media addiction bellwether trial, and an announced $7.25 billion settlement by Bayer over Roundup weedkiller claims, lead Law360's Injury Law Roundup.

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Bosch Didn't Infringe Fuel Injector Patents, EDTX Jury Says

By Adam Lidgett

An Eastern District of Texas jury on Monday cleared engineering and technology company Robert Bosch of allegations that it infringed a Canadian company's fuel injection patents.

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Calif. Sues To Stop Trump's 'Power Grab' To Restart Pipeline

By Lauren Berg

California slammed as a "breathtaking power grab" the U.S. Department of Energy's order directing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart a pipeline in Southern California that was shuttered in 2015 following a massive oil spill, asserting in a lawsuit Monday that the order is a "stunning usurpation" of state authority. 

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Co. Denied Denver Airport Workers Screening Pay, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

An airport services company failed to pay employees at Denver International Airport for off-the-clock tasks, including time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

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Chicago Can't Ditch Airline Group's Sick Leave Law Challenge

By Irene Spezzamonte

An organization representing the largest U.S. airlines supported its claims that Chicago's new paid sick leave law could affect air carriers' business, an Illinois federal judge said, keeping alive the group's challenge to the law.

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Fiat Chrysler Agrees To Pay $3.8M In OT Math Case

By Irene Spezzamonte

Fiat Chrysler has agreed to pay approximately $3.8 million to about 68,000 workers to settle a suit in Michigan federal court accusing it of not including shift differentials and nondiscretionary bonuses in production employees' pay.

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EV Co. Faraday Future Says SEC Probe Ended Without Action

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is not recommending an enforcement action against electric vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. after years of investigation, the company has told investors.

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Brief

Commerce Seeks Inclusion Requests For Auto Part Tariffs

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Monday that it will accept new recommendations on goods to include under the tariff regime for auto part imports.

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Trucking Co. Denied H-2A Workers Overtime, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

A Texas trucking company denied H-2A workers overtime pay and misrepresented the nature of their work to qualify for the federal visa program, according to a proposed collective action filed Monday in federal court.

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Concrete-Maker Survives OT Suit With FLSA Exemption

By Irene Spezzamonte

A concrete-maker supported its arguments that drivers who claimed they were misclassified as overtime-exempt fell under a Fair Labor Standards Act exemption, a Texas federal judge said, adopting a magistrate judge's findings.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured high-stakes disputes involving major consumer brands, a reinstated video game executive, revived noncompete and compensation claims and fresh allegations of corporate misconduct in the healthcare sector.

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Semiconductor Co. Can't End Suit Over Key Witness's Reversal

By Katryna Perera

An investor's securities fraud suit accusing STMicroelectronics of failing to acknowledge pandemic-related declines in demand will proceed after a New York federal judge rejected the semiconductor manufacturer's bids for dismissal and reconsideration.

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Progressive Escapes Workers' Tobacco, Vaccine Fee Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

Allegations that Progressive Corp. wrongly charged higher health premiums from workers who used tobacco or refused the COVID-19 vaccination failed to state a claim for violating federal benefits law, an Ohio federal judge ruled as he tossed a proposed class action against the insurance giant.

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US Pays TotalEnergies $1B To Abandon Offshore Wind Leases

By Keith Goldberg

The Trump administration said Monday that it would pay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to give up a pair of offshore wind leases in exchange for the French energy giant sinking the cash into U.S. oil and gas development.

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Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair

By Tracey Read

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that the global leader of its labor and employment practice was unanimously elected as the firm's next chair to take over for Jami McKeon, who will retire at the end of the year.

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Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'

By Craig Clough

A California judge on Monday sanctioned an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial alleging Meta Platforms and Google's social media platforms harm children's mental health, fining him $1,100 and keeping him off the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.

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NJ Judges Name US Atty In Apparent End To Leadership Fight

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal court on Monday appointed a career federal prosecutor to serve as U.S. attorney for the Garden State in what appears to end a lengthy standoff between district judges and the U.S. Department of Justice over leadership of the office.

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Immigration Judges To Challenge Their Firing At Fed. Circ.

By Britain Eakin

Attorneys for a pair of fired immigration judges said Monday they will ask the Federal Circuit to review a federal panel ruling that stripped them of civil service protections, warning of a dramatic expansion of presidential authority over the civil workforce.

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Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard

By Aaron Keller

Day Pitney LLP has apologized after former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a firm partner, billed 15.7 hours for reviewing a since-remanded case he heard years ago as a justice, but the firm said the "error" should not disqualify its other lawyers from advancing the litigation. 

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Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP is urging a New Jersey state trial court to allow it to resume its deposition of a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination years after the last deposition date in the wake of an appeals court decision widely expanding the scope of discovery.

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Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A San Francisco federal judge has ordered three sanctioned attorneys, including Texas intellectual property lawyer William Ramey III, together with their client, to cover $107,389 in attorney fees stemming from three identical patent suits the lawyers launched and withdrew in 2024, also ordering Ramey to show cause why he should not face further sanctions.

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