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  • October 08, 2025

    Golf Execs Deny Discrediting Jack Nicklaus In NY Lawsuit

    Two executives with the company named after Jack Nicklaus testified in Florida state court on Wednesday that they played no role in providing defamatory statements in a New York lawsuit against the golf legend, denying that they also forwarded false claims to reporters and were involved with filing the complaint.

  • October 08, 2025

    Decade-Old $139M Telecoms Award Still Unpaid, Court Hears

    Intel Capital Corp. and Deutsche Telekom AG are seeking to renew a judgment just shy of a decade old that enforces a roughly $139 million award against one of the founders of a Chinese wireless broadband company, telling a Michigan federal judge that they still haven't received a penny.

  • October 08, 2025

    5th Circ. Wary Of TitleMax Affiliate's Aim To Skip Usury Case

    A Fifth Circuit panel appears skeptical of a TitleMax affiliate's argument that it should get to escape the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities usury case alleging the affiliate breached state law, saying Wednesday the proceedings looked like typical state police power.

  • October 08, 2025

    Amazon Can't Nix Counterclaims In Calif. Solar Projects Battle

    Amazon can't dodge counterclaims in a dispute over the fallout from power purchase pacts tied to two California solar developments, a Washington state judge has said, finding the projects' backers have adequately alleged the tech giant spoiled the deals by abusing its dominance in the renewable energy market.

  • October 08, 2025

    Ex-Hospital CEO Drops Fraud Suit Against Former Employer

    The former CEO of a Nevada-based psychiatric hospital operator has dropped her Colorado federal lawsuit alleging the company's president transferred contracts to his own business to avoid paying her severance and a consultation bonus after the company laid off all its employees.

  • October 08, 2025

    Judge OKs Amazon's Evidence Clawback In Antitrust Suits

    Amazon can claw back certain documents it handed over during discovery in a series of antitrust lawsuits alleging the company's merchant policies artificially raised market prices, a Seattle federal judge has ruled, rejecting objections raised by consumers suing the e-commerce giant.

  • October 08, 2025

    NC Apartment Owner Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M In Debt

    A North Carolina-based corporation connected to real estate investment and construction development company Abranova has filed for Chapter 11 protection in North Carolina, listing up to $50 million in liabilities.

  • October 08, 2025

    Software Co.'s Ex-Chair Faces Jurist Ire Over 'Sloppy' Practices

    A New York federal judge expressed frustration with the former chairman of The Resource Group International Ltd. in his bid to challenge his ouster from the software investment company following a widely reported sexual harassment scandal, criticizing the executive's "sloppy and irresponsibly careless practices" in the proceeding.

  • October 08, 2025

    Avon Trust Sues Insurers Over Coverage Of Talc Liabilities

    A trust established to pay asbestos claimants in Avon's Chapter 11 has urged a Delaware state court to rule that almost 30 insurers must help indemnify more than $225 million of the cosmetics company's talc injury liabilities, saying the insurance carriers had or would fail to do so.

  • October 08, 2025

    Crypto Co. Sues Mercury Funds Over $270M Token Dispute

    A blockchain startup sued several entities of a venture capital firm on Wednesday, claiming they are trying to turn a $100,000 investment in the blockchain company's early-stage digital asset venture into $270 million worth of tokens by exploiting a contract typo that mistakenly tied token rights to all their shares.

  • October 08, 2025

    Pioneer Used Winter Storm To Dodge Obligations, Court Told

    Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. failed to meet its end of a natural gas sale contract and cannot use Winter Storm Uri to dodge its obligations, an energy trading company told a Texas federal court during closing statements on Wednesday.

  • October 08, 2025

    Teen Owes $50K In Video Game Hacking Case

    A Canadian teenager who was accused of hacking the online video game Rec Room, harassing other users and thwarting bans has agreed to stay off the game and pay $50,000 to end a civil suit in Washington federal court brought by the game's developers.

  • October 08, 2025

    Fox Wins $5.8M Judgment In Mexican Media Co. IP Dispute

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday awarded Fox Corp. $5.8 million from the leader of a Mexican media company as part of a lawsuit alleging that Fox's trademarks were wrongly being used in the country.

  • October 08, 2025

    Discord Sued After User Info Leaked In Breach Of Vendor

    Communications platform maker Discord Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Tuesday after one of its third-party customer support partners suffered a data breach that allowed unauthorized parties to access personal information belonging to Discord's users. 

  • October 08, 2025

    NASCAR Antitrust Case Judge Agrees To Settlement Talks

    A North Carolina federal judge is asking NASCAR and two of its teams to appear in his courtroom with their chosen mediator after the private stock car racing company requested a judicial settlement conference to try to resolve their antitrust fight ahead of trial.

  • October 08, 2025

    DOJ Asks For Stay In PVC Antitrust Case Amid Criminal Probe

    The U.S. Department of Justice is asking an Illinois federal court to pause discovery in a case accusing polyvinyl chloride pipe manufacturers of using a commodity pricing service to exchange information and fix prices while a grand jury investigates the alleged activity.

  • October 07, 2025

    Aetna COVID-19 Test Provider Sues Insurer For 'Unpaid' $53M

    A Nebraska company that provided COVID-19 testing for Aetna has filed suit in California federal court, alleging that the insurer owes it more than $53 million for testing services but has refused to pay up.

  • October 07, 2025

    5th Circ. Queries If ChampionX Covered In $40M Oil Spill Suit

    A Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday pressed ChampionX Corp. to explain how it can pursue a lawsuit in Texas seeking to make multiple insurers pay for its defense in a $40 million oil spill lawsuit if the underlying policies don't name it.

  • October 07, 2025

    Ex-Prisoners Push Back On Bid To Decertify Debit Card Class

    Former prisoners accusing Central Bank of Kansas City of charging excessive fees on prepaid debit cards have pushed back on the bank's effort to undo their certified class, arguing they were subject to a "uniform pattern of conduct" that forced them to accept the cards.

  • October 07, 2025

    11th Circ. Rules Atty Privacy Invasion Suit Can't Be Arbitrated

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied two Florida attorneys' request for the out-of-court resolution of a lawsuit brought by former clients alleging their private legal information was disclosed in public court dockets, ruling that the claims against the lawyers aren't covered by a retainer agreement's arbitration clause.

  • October 07, 2025

    Chamber Asks 9th Circ. For Clarity In Trade Secrets Cases

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed Boeing's bid for the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a panel's decision to reinstate a $72 million jury verdict against the company, saying the panel's "swift treatment" of such a complex issue threatens creating confusion.

  • October 07, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Ponders Document Sealing In EDTX's Patent Cases

    A Federal Circuit panel grappled Tuesday with document sealing practices in patent cases in the Eastern District of Texas, appearing at points skeptical about a digital rights nonprofit's efforts to unseal records in since-concluded litigation involving Charter Communications Inc.

  • October 07, 2025

    Prospect Medical Fights $1M Software Fee Claims In Ch. 11

    Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. says the pending Chapter 11 proceedings for its hospitals in California and Connecticut should keep two technology companies from demanding more than $1 million in payment for disputed software and IT contracts, according to Prospect's filings with a Texas bankruptcy court on Monday.

  • October 07, 2025

    No Coverage For Smoke Shop Over Fatal Crash, Insurer Says

    A smoke shop's insurer told a North Carolina state appeals court the shop shouldn't receive coverage for a lawsuit alleging it's liable for a fatal auto collision because it sold nitrous oxide products to the at-fault driver, arguing its policy covered bodily injury only on the shop's premises.

  • October 07, 2025

    4 Oral Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Oct.

    The Second Circuit will hear from Teamsters looking to revive a proposed class action alleging mismanagement of a multiemployer pension plan, while Alcoa will ask the Seventh Circuit to overturn a ruling requiring the aluminum maker to cover union retirees' healthcare for life. Here, Law360 looks at four arguments that benefits attorneys should have on their radar this month.

Expert Analysis

  • Courts Are Still Grappling With McDonnell, 9 Years Later

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    The Seventh and D.C. Circuits’ recent decisions in U.S. v. Weiss and U.S. v. Paitsel, respectively, demonstrate that courts are still struggling to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling in McDonnell v. U.S., which narrowed the scope of “official acts” in federal bribery cases, say attorneys at Quinn Emanuel.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

  • Contractor Considerations As Construction Costs Rebound

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    The U.S. construction industry is navigating rising costs driven by energy and trade policy, which should prompt contractors to review contract structuring, supply chain management and market diversification, among other factors, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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    Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.

  • What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech

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    Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.

  • Kimmel 2nd Circ. Victory Holds Novel Copyright Lessons

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    The Second Circuit's recent decision in Santos v. Kimmel, dismissing a copyright infringement claim against Kimmel for airing Cameo videos recorded by former U.S. Rep George Santos, examines the unusual situation of copyrighted works created at the request of the alleged infringer, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes

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    Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Expect DOJ To Repeat 4 Themes From 2024's FCPA Trials

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    As two upcoming Foreign Corrupt Practice Act trials approach, defense counsel should anticipate the U.S. Department of Justice to revive several of the same themes prosecutors leaned on in trials last year to motivate jurors to convict, and build counternarratives to neutralize these arguments, says James Koukios at MoFo.

  • Texas Suit Marks Renewed Focus On Service Kickback Theory

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    After a dormant period at the federal level, a theory of kickback enforcement surrounding nurse educator programs and patient support services resurfaced with a recent state court complaint filed by Texas against Eli Lilly, highlighting for drugmakers the ever-changing nature of enforcement priorities and industry landscapes, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

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    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • What Novel NIL Suit Reveals About College Sports Landscape

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    A first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness lawsuit — recently filed in Wisconsin state court by the University of Wisconsin-Madison against the University of Miami — highlights new challenges and risks following the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow schools to make NIL deals and share revenue with student-athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • Sales And Use Tax Strategies For Renewables After OBBBA

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    With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act sharply curtailing federal tax incentives for solar and wind projects, it is vital for developers to carefully manage state and local sales and use tax exposures through early planning and careful contract structuring, say advisers at KPMG.

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