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  • June 30, 2025

    NRA Pushes To Move Florida Lobbyist's Suit To Virginia Court

    The National Rifle Association has asked a Florida federal court to transfer its former longtime lobbyist's lawsuit alleging wrongful use of her image out of state, arguing that she previously agreed to bring any legal actions involving the parties to courts in Virginia.

  • June 30, 2025

    Yoga To The People Founder Gets 4 Years For Tax Evasion

    A Manhattan federal judge Monday sentenced the founder of Yoga to the People to four years in prison for dodging more than $1 million in taxes over an eight-year period, during which the once-popular fitness chain did not file a single corporate tax return.

  • June 30, 2025

    Feds Defend Authority To End NY Congestion Pricing Deal

    The U.S. Department of Transportation has told a Manhattan federal judge that courts cannot handcuff it to now-disfavored policies of earlier administrations, while New York transportation agencies maintain that the federal government is grasping at illusory legal arguments to justify trying to shut down congestion pricing.

  • June 30, 2025

    Beasley Is Latest Player Scrutinized In NBA Gambling Probe

    The National Basketball Association's Malik Beasley is at least the third player in the league to be investigated by federal prosecutors for his role in gambling on performances in games, sources confirmed Monday to Law360.

  • June 30, 2025

    DOJ Says Over 300 Charged In $14.6B Healthcare Fraud Sting

    A healthcare fraud operation conducted by federal and state law enforcement groups netted more than 300 defendants in a slew of schemes amounting to $14.6 billion in potential false claims, the Justice Department announced Monday.

  • June 30, 2025

    Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report

    From the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of Catholic charities seeking an unemployment tax exemption to the New York Supreme Court ruling on the state's rule governing the application of P.L. 86-272, it's been a busy first half of the year for state and local tax. Here, Law360 looks at some of the top state and local tax cases of the past six months.

  • June 30, 2025

    Dunn Isaacson Now In NY, Calif. With Latest Paul Weiss Hires

    Two more litigators from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP who have represented top technology companies and other clients in court battles have joined Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP.

  • June 30, 2025

    Ripple To Abandon Appeal After NY Judge Rebuffed SEC Deal

    Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said the blockchain firm plans to drop its appeal in its landmark case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ending the matter after the New York federal judge overseeing the case refused to sign off on a settlement that would've truncated a court-ordered $125 million penalty.

  • June 30, 2025

    Real Estate Groups Say NYC Broker Fee Ban Is Raising Rents

    Real estate trade groups, landlords and brokers have told a New York federal court to block the enforcement of a New York City law that bans broker fees in certain circumstances, arguing that the local law is raising rents and that it needs to be blocked while they appeal the dismissal of several claims.

  • June 30, 2025

    Justices Rebuff American Airlines' Bid To Revive JetBlue Pact

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed American Airlines' bid to revive its codeshare agreement with JetBlue in Boston and New York.

  • June 30, 2025

    High Court To Hear Fight Over Investment Fund Suits

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that could limit the ability of private parties to assert contract violations against investment funds, with one activist investor accusing several closed-end funds of shutting it out of its voting rights.

  • June 27, 2025

    Crytpo Co. Boss Gets 8 Years For $40M Ponzi Schemes

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday sentenced the head of multiple cryptocurrency companies to nearly eight years in prison for his role atop interrelated Ponzi schemes that raised over $40 million from investors based on false promises of guaranteed returns.

  • June 27, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Compass, Tariffs, Opportunity Zones 2.0

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into the Compass v. Zillow lawsuit, tariff disruption and a potential update to the opportunity zone program.

  • June 27, 2025

    Sarepta Faces Investor Suit Over Gene Therapy-Linked Deaths

    Biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. is facing a proposed investor class action after the deaths of two patients being treated with one of its therapies prompted regulatory scrutiny, with investors claiming the company failed to disclose the drug's risks.

  • June 27, 2025

    Meta, TikTok Can't Escape 'Subway Surfing' Death Suit

    TikTok and Meta Platforms can trim, but not escape, a lawsuit over the death of a teen who allegedly participated in a "subway surfing" social media challenge, a Manhattan judge ruled Friday, saying the complaint plausibly pleads the algorithms inundated the teen with dangerous "challenge" content he never sought.

  • June 27, 2025

    NY Man Wins New Trial Over Jury Instruction Issue

    A man who was convicted of criminal weapons possession for firing a gun on a Brooklyn street was granted a new trial by the New York state appeals court, which found a trial court hadn't explained to the jury that it was sometimes legal to snatch a gun in self-defense.

  • June 27, 2025

    Injunction OK'd In Ex-FTX Exec Ch. 11 Clawback Case

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a preliminary injunction Friday against former FTX executive Ryan Salame to prevent him from dissipating as much as $6 million in assets he is accused of taking from the cryptocurrency exchange prior to its 2022 collapse.

  • June 27, 2025

    2nd Circ. Mulls Arguments In NY Atty Grievance Privacy Suit

    A Second Circuit panel has questioned whether a pathway exists to limit the scope of "presumptive public access" to attorney grievance documents in New York, as the panel considers the state's appeal of a federal district court ruling that would make records related to attorney misconduct cases public.

  • June 27, 2025

    Compass Wants 'Zillow Ban' Halted For Antitrust Case

    Compass asked a New York federal court Friday to stop Zillow from enforcing a new policy the real estate brokerage claims is designed to block competition, saying the threat of Zillow's rules is already causing harm and confusion.

  • June 27, 2025

    Pillsbury Adds Restructuring Pro From Paul Hastings In NY

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has grown its insolvency and restructuring practice in New York with the addition of a Paul Hastings LLP partner.

  • June 27, 2025

    DC Judge Says Teen Health Projects Can 'Shutter' Temporarily

    Five Planned Parenthood affiliates will not be irreparably harmed by changes to federal guidance for teen health programs instructing grantees to demonstrate alignment with executive orders from the Trump administration rejecting transgender identity and diversity programs, a D.C. federal judge has ruled.

  • June 27, 2025

    Hinshaw Continues Finance Growth With Goldman Sachs Atty

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced today that a former vice president and senior legal director at Goldman Sachs Bank USA has returned to firm life as a senior counsel in its New York office.

  • June 27, 2025

    Off The Bench: Tatis Says Loan 'Predatory,' Tennis Player Suit

    In this week's Off The Bench, a Major League Baseball star wants out of a "predatory" loan from a future earnings investment company, a group of migrant workers keep alive their suit accusing companies that helped develop World Cup facilities in Qatar of exploitation and abuse, and the tennis Grand Slam tournaments may be in the crosshairs of players suing the sport's hierarchy.

  • June 27, 2025

    2 Firms Accused Of Vexatious Litigation Over Property Liens

    Law firms Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC and Cuddy & Feder LLP have been sued by a Greenwich, Connecticut, couple who claim the firms misused the court system in order to delay payouts they were owed by a property owner, including a stake in a $7.9 million judgment in New York.

  • June 27, 2025

    Trump Urges Court To Push Bob Woodward Suit Forward

    President Donald Trump asked a Manhattan federal judge to move forward with his case against Simon & Schuster and Bob Woodward over the investigative reporter's audiobook, saying the lengthy delays in resolving a pending motion to dismiss have put Trump in an untenable position.

Expert Analysis

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • How Courts Weigh Section 1782 Discovery For UPC Cases

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    A look at cases from six different federal district courts reveals a number of discretionary factors that influence how courts consider Section 1782 discovery applications in connection with Unified Patent Court proceedings, say attorneys at Finnegan.

  • How Plan Sponsors Can Mitigate Risk In PBM Contracts

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    A recent lawsuit in New York federal court alleges that JPMorgan caused exorbitant prescription costs by mishandling the pharmacy benefit manager arrangement, adding to a growing body of Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary breach litigation and affirming that fiduciaries must proactively manage their healthcare plan vendors, say attorneys at Hall Benefits Law.

  • How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void

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    California and New York have historically taken the lead in consumer financial protection, and both show signs of becoming even more active in this area during the second Trump administration amid an enforcement pullback at the federal level, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Digesting A 2nd Circ. Ruling On Food Delivery App Arbitration

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    The Second Circuit recently rejected Grubhub's attempt to arbitrate price-fixing claims, while allowing Uber Eats to do so, reinforcing that even broad arbitration clauses must connect to the underlying dispute and suggesting that terms of service litigation may center on websites' design and content, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.

  • Calif. May Pick Up The Slack On Foreign Bribery Enforcement

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    The California attorney general recently expressed an interest in targeting foreign bribery amid a federal pause in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, so companies should calibrate their compliance programs to mitigate against changing risks, especially as other states could follow California’s lead, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Ripple Settlement Offers Hope For Better Regulatory Future

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    The recent settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple — in which the agency agreed to return $75 million of a $125 million fine — vindicates criticisms of the SEC and highlights the urgent need for a complete overhaul of its crypto regulation, says J.W. Verret at George Mason University.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • Series

    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • TikTok Bias Suit Ruling Reflects New Landscape Under EFAA

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    In Puris v. Tiktok, a New York federal court found an arbitration agreement unenforceable in a former executive's bias suit, underscoring an evolving trend of broad, but inconsistent, interpretation of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

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