Trials

  • June 09, 2026

    Mass. Justices Keep 3 Murder Defendants Held Without Bail

    The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed on Tuesday that a high court justice had the discretion to deny bail to three men charged with first-degree murder, despite the fact that they had been incarcerated without a guilty verdict since 2021.

  • June 09, 2026

    Amazon Settles Fight Over DivX Patent Ahead Of Trial

    Video technology company DivX and Amazon told a Virginia federal judge Tuesday they reached a settlement in a suit accusing Amazon of infringing an encrypted video playback patent and asked the court to stay a jury trial set for later this month.

  • June 09, 2026

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

    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.

  • June 09, 2026

    Dodge, Jeep Accused Of Delaying Headrest Class Action Trial

    Class members claiming headrests in several Dodge and Jeep vehicles can spontaneously deploy with a potential to cause serious injury accused automaker FCA on Monday of using arbitration claims to delay a federal court trial that has been pending for six years.

  • June 09, 2026

    Pa. Bill On Juror Damages Guidance Passes Committee

    A state bill designed to allow attorneys to propose specific dollar amounts for damages during closing arguments was advanced Monday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee.

  • June 09, 2026

    Boston Beer Seeks To Undo $175.5M Aluminum Can Verdict

    A Boston Beer affiliate argued Monday that evidence doesn't support the lost profit damages a jury recently awarded to an aluminum can supplier alleging the company didn't purchase the agreed-upon number of beverage cans, saying the $175.5 million verdict is "the cumulative product of multiple errors" and arguing for either judgment or a new trial.

  • June 09, 2026

    Ex-DOJ Antitrust Chief In Washington Joins King & Spalding

    King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday the hiring of the former chief of the Washington criminal section of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division for its business litigation practice group.

  • June 09, 2026

    Attys, Broker Lose 4th Circ. Bid To Toss Tax Convictions

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the convictions of a father-daughter attorney duo and an insurance agent in a $22 million tax avoidance scheme, rejecting their arguments that the calculations on the allegedly false tax forms were technically true and the venue was improper.

  • June 09, 2026

    2nd Circ. Seems Wary Of Nadine Menendez's Arguments

    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.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    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.

  • June 09, 2026

    Conn. Murder Defendant Loses Bid To Halt Anonymous Jury

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday granted expedited review but denied immediate relief to a defendant who claimed a trial judge violated his right to a fair trial and constitutional separation of powers principles by creating what defense counsel described as a new procedure for empanelling an anonymous jury.

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Scrutinizes UT's 'Inflammatory' Comments In IP Trial

    The "inflammatory" language used by the University of Texas to secure a $42 million patent infringement verdict against Boston Scientific is "about as good an example as one can possibly think of," U.S. Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto told the university's attorney on Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Soldier's Maduro Raid Betting Case Set For December Trial

    A federal judge in Manhattan set a December trial date Monday in a "novel" and "complex" insider trading case against a U.S. Army soldier accused of unlawfully profiting off prediction market bets based on his knowledge of the January capture of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

  • June 08, 2026

    NC Doctor Avoids Prison For Role In $11M Medicaid Fraud

    A North Carolina doctor received five years of probation with eight months of house arrest for making false statements in an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme, after a federal judge said he was struggling to balance the need to deter others with unwarranted sentencing disparities.

  • June 08, 2026

    Game Co. Calls Out Rival's $1.4B Damages Enhancement Bid

    Mobile game company Papaya Gaming Ltd. has asked a Manhattan federal judge to deny rival Skillz Platform Inc.'s request for a $420 million jury verdict based on false advertising claims to be boosted to $1.4 billion, saying the amount is unprecedented and far greater than Papaya's profits over the entire period relevant to the case.

  • June 08, 2026

    7th Circ. Says Wis. County Jail Must Face Forced Labor Suit

    The Seventh Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging Kenosha County forced civil immigrant detainees housed at its jail to do unpaid janitorial work or be punished, ruling Friday the forced labor statute doesn't allow local jails to force detainees to work "on pain of solitary confinement" or loss of phone privileges. 

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Panel Backs Invalidation Of OxyContin Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Delaware federal court's decision that deemed invalid a Purdue Pharma patent covering an abuse-deterrent version of the opioid OxyContin, rebuffing the company's arguments that the lower court got its obviousness analysis wrong.

  • June 08, 2026

    Colo. Jury Convicts 4 In $50M Tax Shelter Fraud Scheme

    A Colorado federal jury convicted four individuals Monday of conspiring to defraud the government by using their businesses to help promote and sell abusive and illegal trust tax shelters, leading to about $50 million in losses over more than a decade.

  • June 08, 2026

    Colo. Justices Bar Retrial After Jury's Partial Acquittal

    In a split 4-2 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court departed from federal precedent, finding that a defendant's double jeopardy protections were violated when a trial court declared a mistrial though a jury "spontaneously and unequivocally" signaled it acquitted a defendant of certain offenses.

  • June 08, 2026

    Liability Insurer Owes $1M On $13M Botched Surgery Verdict

    A medical professional liability insurer will pay its $1 million policy limit toward a $13 million verdict against a Washington state doctor in a botched cosmetic surgery case, a federal judge has ruled.

  • June 08, 2026

    Shoals Solar Patent Dispute Kept Alive By NC Court

    A North Carolina federal court has refused to find that three Shoals Technologies Group solar energy patents were unenforceable in the company's infringement suit but said the court would keep certain issues in mind should the case result in a damages verdict.

  • June 08, 2026

    Baker Donelson Owes $2.8M After Ponzi Trial, Court Told

    A court-appointed receiver argued Friday that Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC is on the hook for at least $2.8 million following a jury's verdict finding the firm committed negligent supervision amid a Mississippi timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme.

  • June 08, 2026

    'Hard-Money' Lenders Stole Millions In Fees, Feds Tell Jury

    Two Florida men used their "hard-money" commercial real estate finance company to steal millions, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal jury Monday, calling their operation a scam designed to reap upfront fees before the defendants put up "roadblocks" to kill transactions.

  • June 08, 2026

    Reality TV Stars Say Balch & Bingham Botched Their Defense

    Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were pardoned by President Donald Trump in May 2025 after serving over two years in prison for financial crimes, filed suit against Balch & Bingham LLP and their former defense attorney, alleging they wouldn't have been convicted "had their lawyers done their jobs."

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Disgorgement Questions Linger After Justices' SEC Ruling

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission avoided placing new limits on the SEC’s disgorgement powers, it passed over several questions, including whether the commission can seek disgorgement when returning the money to investors isn't possible, says David Slovick at Kopecky Schumacher.

  • A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

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    Following a recent jury verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly to fix ticket prices, a New York federal court stands to weigh Live Nation's bid for a new trial, approve the U.S. Department of Justice's March settlement with the defendants, and impose remedies that include full structural separation, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • 2nd Circ.'s Embedded Video Ruling May Protect Publishers

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    The Second Circuit's recent decision in Richardson v. Townsquare, dismissing an infringement claim arising from an embedding of a YouTube-hosted interview, reaffirms a potent defense for publishers who regularly use social media platforms' embed functionality, says Amanda Harris at Jassy Vick.

  • Citron Founder Verdict Tests Reach Of 'Half-Truth' Fraud

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    A California federal jury's conviction this week of Citron founder Andrew Left may be remembered less as a conventional manipulation prosecution than as a case about how far the "half-truth" doctrine can reach when applied to modern market speech, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard.

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    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

  • 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them

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    The fastest civil trial courts in the country are currently in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida, and their chief judges provide insights into the court rules that keep them ahead, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Opinion

    Attys Should Aid Clients' AI Use While Safeguarding Privilege

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    Until legislatures enact laws expressly extending privilege to artificial intelligence queries, lawyers should try to shield their clients' case-related use of AI tools by offering them dedicated access on firms' enterprise accounts and utilizing a long-standing privilege precedent, says Joseph Rillotta at Meadows Collier.

  • Teva Ruling Offers Patentees New Support For Genus Claims

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Teva v. Eli Lilly, finding that the Teva patents at issue are not invalid, offers an interesting counterexample against the recent trend of courts invalidating patents claiming a broad, functionally defined class of compounds, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value Of Early-Stage Governance

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    A California federal court's ruling last week in Musk v. Altman preserves the status quo at OpenAI, but signals to the technology industry at large that courts will not relitigate the governance decisions of early-stage organizations on a founder's competitive timetable, surfacing questions that will outlast the litigation, says attorney Alan N. Walter.

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    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

  • Opinion

    Murdaugh Reversal Masks Deeper Justice System Issues

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    The South Carolina Supreme Court's recent reversal of Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction leans heavily on improper jury influence by an ex-county clerk of court while underbilling other errors in the case, which are emblematic of larger issues with the justice system, says Barry Edwards at Fair Trial Analysis.

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