American Airlines Escapes Flight Attendants' OT Suit

By Matthew Santoni

Federal law preempts a proposed class action over American Airlines flight attendants' allegedly unpaid overtime before and after flights, since the time flight attendants are paid for is governed by their collective bargaining agreements, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday.

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Seattle Fights Uber, Instacart Bid To Undo 9th Circ. Gig Ruling

By Benjamin Morse

The city of Seattle urged the Ninth Circuit not to revisit a panel decision backing its app-based worker deactivation ordinance against a First Amendment challenge from Uber and Instacart, arguing the companies are trying to turn an ordinary worker protection law into a speech case.

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First Brands Pitches New Ch. 11 Plan To Avoid Liquidation

By Alex Wittenberg

Car parts maker First Brands Group on Monday touted a new Chapter 11 plan in Texas bankruptcy court about two weeks after a judge denied its bid to take votes on its previous effort, saying the new version gives creditors more time to vote and encompasses all the First Brands debtors instead of just one.

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American Airlines Says Couple's Arrest Claims Not Contractual

By Mike Curley

American Airlines Inc. is urging a Texas federal court to dismiss a suit from a couple alleging it wrongly had them arrested and put on a no-fly list, saying their claims are largely unsupported by facts, self-contradictory, or not causes of action under Texas law.

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Southwest Asks Texas Judge To Ground Pilot Union's Suit

By Spencer Brewer

Southwest Airlines told a Texas federal judge that a pilot union's lawsuit can't advance under the Railway Labor Act, saying it had the right to discipline a pilot who fell short of standards. 

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Archer Can't Ditch Trimmed Joby Air Taxi Trade Secrets Suit

By Linda Chiem

A California federal judge has said Joby Aviation can forge ahead with a pared-down lawsuit alleging rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation misappropriated its trade secrets, but has tossed Archer's "shotgun pleadings" counterclaims alleging Joby misclassified imports to evade tariffs and concealed its China ties.

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High Court Won't Hear Ex-GM Worker's Disability Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a former General Motors employee's suit alleging the company wouldn't move her to a different position after an on-the-job injury, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit ruling that found she hadn't shown she could perform an open role.

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Brief

VW Settles Suit Over 2nd-Degree Burns From Seat Heater

By Mike Curley

Volkswagen AG has settled a suit from a paraplegic woman who alleged that the seat heaters in one of VW's vehicles were too hot to be safe and left her with second-degree burns, ending the case on the eve of trial.

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Warranty Seller Wins Injunction For Rival's Deceptive Calls

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge has enjoined a Chicago-area extended auto warranty service's rival from violating trademark and competition laws in a dispute over its allegedly deceptive customer calls and web impersonation, saying the company is likely to prove the conduct was illegal.

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Auto Lender, NY Near Deal To End 'Predatory' Loan Suit

By Jon Hill

Subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corp. and New York's attorney general are closer to settling the rest of an enforcement lawsuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped out of last year, according to New York federal court filings.

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Port Of Tacoma Deal Ends Pollution Row With Enviro Group

By Elaine Briseño

The Port of Tacoma and the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance have reached a tentative agreement to resolve their long-running dispute over wastewater regulation enforcement, with the Washington port agreeing to pay $3.9 million, including attorney fees and research.

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Ariz. Authorizes Special Tax Districts To Fund Infrastructure

By Zak Kostro

Arizona authorized the formation of special taxing districts to fund infrastructure projects with revenue from property taxes and other sources under a bill signed by the governor.

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A Changing Road Map For Trucking Fatigue Litigation

Trucking fatigue is undergoing a quiet but substantial transition, as juries expect an affirmative duty by the motor carrier to keep the public safe and emerging technology increases carrier accountability, says John Thomas at Farah & Farah.

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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

By Xiumei Dong

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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2nd Circ. Wary Of Nadine Menendez's Args At Bail Hearing

By Carla Baranauckas

A Second Circuit panel signaled skepticism Tuesday toward Nadine Menendez during a hearing on her bid for bail pending appeal of her bribery conviction, repeatedly questioning her claim that prosecutors had misled her about their plans to use her former lawyer as a witness against her.

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Q&A

Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead

By Emily Sawicki

Rob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.

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Regulatory Litigator Joins Steptoe In SF From K&L Gates

By Lynn LaRowe

Steptoe LLP announced Tuesday that it is growing its U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory bench and its West Coast offerings with a San Francisco-based litigator who came aboard from K&L Gates LLP.

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Trial Boutiques Roll Out Associate Pay Raises

By Andrea Keckley

Three trial boutiques are planning to bump associate salaries by at least $10,000 next month, the firms confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday.

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Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber's RICO Suit A 'Sham'

By James Boyle

Nearly a month after its motion to dismiss a RICO suit filed by Uber and FedEx was denied by a Philadelphia federal judge, personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC has lodged a counterclaim against the companies, saying their complaint is a "frivolous sham."

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Senate Confirms Kansas Prosecutor To Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to serve on the bench in the District of Kansas.

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Ex-EDNY Acting US Atty Joins Akerman's White Collar Practice

By Phillip Bantz

A longtime senior federal prosecutor in New York has returned to private practice as co-leader of the white collar crime and government investigations group at Akerman LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Judge Candidate Loses Ballot Challenge At Mich. High Court

By Melanie Dorsey

An Oakland County probate judge candidate will remain off the August primary ballot after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to review his challenge to the rejection of hundreds of petition signatures, while one justice urged lawmakers to reconsider election rules under which officials were not required to review affidavits that could have validated more than 100 disputed signatures.

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