Analysis

DOJ Charges Bring More Complications For Key Bridge Ship

By Linda Chiem

Recent federal criminal charges over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster have created new risks for operators of the cargo ship at the center of the wreck, potentially upending a civil trial that's set to start next month to determine the scope of damages for victims' families and other injured claimants.

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Analysis

Unsafe Carriers Seem Doomed After Freight Broker Ruling

By Y. Peter Kang

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding that freight brokers can be held liable under state law for the negligent hiring of motor carriers that cause auto collisions is a "monumental" win for highway safety, plaintiffs attorneys said, as dangerous "fly-by-night" trucking companies could be put out of business.

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Boeing Owed Duty To Worker's Future Kid, Wash. Panel Says

By Rachel Riley

Boeing must face claims that a factory worker's on-the-job chemical exposure caused birth defects in his child, a Washington Court of Appeals panel said in a published ruling Monday, finding that an employer "may be liable for negligence towards an employee's not-yet-conceived offspring."

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Volvo Inks $197M Emissions Deal With Calif. Regulators

By Hailey Konnath

Volvo Group North America has agreed to pay roughly $197 million to resolve allegations the automaker violated California's emissions and certification standards, according to an announcement made Monday by the California Air Resources Board.

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Amputee Keeps $55M Verdict Over Freight Cos., Driver's Estate

By George Woolston

A New Jersey appeals court said on Monday it won't disturb a $55 million verdict awarded to a motorist who lost both of her legs in a collision with a tractor-trailer, holding that there was no miscarriage of justice.

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FTC And Deere In 'Advanced' Right-To-Repair Settlement Talks

By Bryan Koenig

The Federal Trade Commission got an Illinois federal judge to hit pause on its right-to-repair antitrust lawsuit against John Deere, citing ongoing settlement talks less than two months after the company struck a $99 million deal with farmers promising to facilitate independent equipment repairs.

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Judge Severs FedEx Wage Suits Affecting 14K Drivers

By Benjamin Morse

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday severed three wage suits against FedEx affecting more than 14,000 delivery drivers, saying their claims were improperly joined and represented an attempt to sidestep failed collective and class action efforts.

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Supreme Court Won't Revive Car ID Patent Claims

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday shot down a vehicle identification system patent owner's challenge to the Federal Circuit's reversal of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision allowing it to amend claims in two patents challenged by rideshare giant Lyft.

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Train Co.'s Claim Construction Dodge Ended IPRs

By Dani Kass

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.'s attempt to rely on other parties' claim constructions doomed its challenges to Railware Inc. railway traffic control patents, according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires.

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Justices Pass On Bakery Distributors' FAA Arbitration Fight

By Benjamin Morse

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether a Federal Arbitration Act exemption applies to agreements between two business entities when neither is a worker, leaving intact a Second Circuit decision that sided with two delivery drivers seeking to pursue their claims in court rather than arbitration.

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Freight Co. Gets Ch. 11 Plan OK After Settling Debt Deal Suit

By Alex Wittenberg

Freight services company STG on Monday secured a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's approval of a Chapter 11 plan that will let the debtor cut more than $1 billion in liabilities, weeks after STG resolved major litigation launched by its lenders.

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11th Circ. Doubts Amazon's Appeal Of Captive Audience Ban

By Braden Campbell

Amazon appeared likely Monday to lose its challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's ban on mandatory anti-union meetings after an Eleventh Circuit panel doubted the company's standing to fight the policy, which the board announced but did not apply in a decision involving the company.

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Minn. Lawmakers OK Federal Conformity, Property Tax Relief

By Sanjay Talwani

Minnesota would conform with several changes to the federal tax code and extend its workaround of the cap on corporate deductions for state and local taxes under an omnibus tax package approved by lawmakers and heading to Gov. Tim Walz.

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Boating Retailer West Marine Files Ch. 11 To Stay Afloat

By Emlyn Cameron

Boating supply retailer West Marine commenced a Chapter 11 case in Delaware to deal with almost $550 million in debt after reaching a deal on a restructuring support agreement with lenders and equity holders.

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Judge Awards $12.9M, Injunction In E-Bike Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

A Texas federal judge on Monday found that two Chinese electric motorcycle companies owe nearly $13 million for infringing a design patent owned by a rival manufacturer and issued a rare permanent injunction.

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Farmers Secures Retrial On $6.4M Medical Costs Award

By Hope Patti

A California state appeals court ordered a limited retrial of a jury's nearly $6.4 million economic damages award in a drunk driving dispute, saying the trial court erred by allowing a life care planning expert to testify about the costs of the crash victim's past and future medical care.

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Trisura Says Policy Doesn't Cover $25M Wrongful Death Case

By Danielle Ferguson

Trisura Specialty Insurance asked an Illinois federal court to declare it does not have to defend or indemnify a Texas-based trucking company against a $25 million default judgment for its alleged involvement with a crash that killed a 23-year-old man in 2024.

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Aetna Denied A Freeze On Trans Facial Surgery Order

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Connecticut federal judge ordered Aetna to comply with a preliminary injunction requiring it to reconsider coverage denials affecting two transgender health plan participants who sought gender-affirming facial surgery, refusing to stay the insurer's compliance obligations during its pending appeal in the proposed class action.  

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Native, Enviro Groups Challenge Calif. Oil Pipeline Waiver

By Zak Kostro

California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection granted safety regulation waivers without proper review, allowing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart operations of a Santa Barbara oil pipeline system a decade after a catastrophic oil spill, environmental and Native American organizations said in a suit removed to federal court.

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Greenberg Traurig Lands Fla. Litigator From K&L Gates

By Madison Arnold

A former K&L Gates LLP litigator has moved his practice to Greenberg Traurig PA in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the firm announced Monday.

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Series

Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.

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The 2026 Summer Associates Survey

By Daniela Porat

Law students hoping to land summer associate roles at their dream firms have to start applying earlier and earlier, forcing students to strike a difficult balance between focusing on academics and completing applications. Find out how students navigated the ever-competitive process and which firms topped students’ wish lists in the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.

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Cooley Adds Privacy Duo From Perkins Coie In DC, Denver

By Andrea Keckley

Cooley LLP announced on Tuesday that it has welcomed two attorneys to its cyber, data and privacy practice from Perkins Coie LLP, one of whom had co-chaired that firm's privacy and security practice.

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Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case

By Julie Manganis

A former BigLaw associate charged with orchestrating a sweeping insider trading scheme can have his legal expenses covered by his co-defendant brother if the two waive potential conflicts, a Massachusetts federal magistrate judge said Tuesday.

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Ex-Trader Says Crypto Co.'s Bid For Sanctions Is 'Unfounded'

By Hayley Fowler

A former trader said a cryptocurrency company is using an "unfounded" characterization of his deposition conduct to seek sanctions and lend credence to facts it hasn't otherwise been able to prove in its suit accusing him of usurping $8.1 million in digital assets.

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Akerman Goes All In With AI At Orlando Retreat

By Matt Perez

When planning Akerman LLP's employee retreat held once every two years, chief executive Scott Meyers quickly honed in on artificial intelligence and how he wanted the firm to think about the technology.

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Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End

By Bonnie Eslinger

Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg is expected to conclude his time as the top judge for the Northern District of California in July, according to a spokesperson for the judiciary, to be succeeded by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

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Nelson Mullins Partner Confirmed To SC Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 52-38 on Tuesday to confirm Sheria Clarke, a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, as a judge for the District of South Carolina.

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$1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued before a Senate committee on Tuesday that the nearly $1.8 billion settlement fund announced on Monday as part of the president's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax documents "is not a slush fund."

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