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July 02, 2025
The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.
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July 02, 2025
Kenyan Firm's Boeing Crash Fee-Sharing Suit Is Tossed
An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a suit by a Kenyan firm alleging that an Illinois firm wrongly pushed it out of a fee-sharing agreement stemming from a settlement with Boeing over the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash, finding some of the claims fall under Illinois' litigation privilege, while the rest are unsupported by the complaint.
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July 01, 2025
10 States Challenge Asbestos Claim Doc Purge Plans
Ten states have won Delaware Court of Chancery clearance to submit a friend of the court brief opposing nationwide asbestos claims trust proposals to purge records linked to tens of thousands of exposure cases, adding their views to a suit filed by asbestos litigation defendants.
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July 01, 2025
Infant Car Seat Co. Faces Class Claims Over Defective Belts
Premium baby gear maker Nuna was hit with a proposed class action by a parent who claims the three roughly $500 car seats he bought have a defect that allows debris to block up components, which prevented the seat belts from staying snug on his children.
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July 01, 2025
NJ Assault Weapon Ban Unconstitutional, 3rd Circ. Told
Gun advocates told a Third Circuit panel on Wednesday that a Garden State federal court did not go far enough when it overturned the state's ban on AR-15 assault rifles, arguing that the state's ban on a number of other firearms and large capacity magazines should also be overturned.
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July 01, 2025
Stockton Rush Estate Seeks To Exit OceanGate Death Suit
The estate of OceanGate founder Stockton Rush has urged a Washington state court to throw out wrongful death claims brought against the late billionaire on behalf of a French explorer, who also died aboard the Titan submersible during a June 2023 exploration of the Titanic wreckage, contending the lawsuit was filed in the wrong venue.
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July 01, 2025
The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.
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July 01, 2025
Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.
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July 01, 2025
Hurricane Beryl Lawsuits Combined Into MDL
The Texas Multi-District Litigation Panel has agreed to consolidate cases stemming from a July 2024 hurricane into an MDL.
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July 01, 2025
Hartford Units Avoid Asbestos Settlement Coverage
Three Hartford units have no duty to cover a brake and clutch manufacturer for an asbestos injury settlement, a New Jersey federal court ruled, finding the company's late notice of the claim doomed its chances at coverage.
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July 01, 2025
Judge Rules Gun Ban For Medical Pot Users Constitutional
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday that a federal policy barring medical marijuana patients from owning firearms does not violate the Second Amendment, granting the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to dismiss a challenge brought by a state prosecutor and others.
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July 01, 2025
Axing Lit Funding Tax Bid Relieves Industry But Fears Remain
Litigation funders are breathing a sigh of relief after a provision to impose a 41% punitive tax on the $16 billion industry was stripped Tuesday from the massive federal spending bill, but many think the episode is just the prelude to further battles with corporate opponents.
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July 01, 2025
Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2025 Midyear Report
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling over whether personal injury claims can be brought under a RICO statute and a $7.4 billion settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2025.
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July 01, 2025
Jenner & Block Lands Mass Tort Team From Mayer Brown
Jenner & Block LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on a five-attorney team in Chicago from Mayer Brown LLP for its mass torts and product liability practice, including two seasoned partners who will help co-chair the group.
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July 01, 2025
7th Circ. Backs Walmart's 'Raw Honey' False Ad Dismissal Win
A Walmart customer who accused the retail giant of falsely labeling processed honey as raw or organic "pled himself out of court" by acknowledging the product's higher chemical compound levels could have other obvious explanations beyond simply overheating, the Seventh Circuit said Tuesday.
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July 01, 2025
Pool Co. Can Sell Off Inventory On Amazon Despite Sales Ban
A bankrupt swimming pool equipment company can sell off its remaining inventory on Amazon notwithstanding a contempt order that largely bans its Chinese parent company from selling products in the United States, a North Carolina federal judge has ruled.
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July 01, 2025
2nd Circ. Scrubs $4M Wet Wipes Settlement Over Atty Fees
The Second Circuit on Tuesday vacated a $4 million settlement agreement to end claims that wet wipes made by Kimberly-Clark Corp. are not flushable as advertised, saying the trial court didn't properly consider the allocation of recovery between class counsel and the class.
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July 01, 2025
Sikorsky Inks Settlement In Canadian Military Chopper Deaths
Sikorky Aircraft Corp. has reached a confidential settlement to resolve claims from the families and estates of six Canadian air force members who died in a 2020 crash off the coast of Greece.
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June 30, 2025
Ill. Judge Skeptical Of Grouping Buyers' THC Potency Suits
An Illinois federal judge seemed unsure Monday that consolidation is right for a group of false advertising suits claiming various cannabis companies illegally mislabel their vapable oil products, saying an omnibus dismissal ruling may not be enough to find such a move warranted.
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June 30, 2025
Vaping Interests Can't Pause New NC E-Cigarette Law
North Carolina officials can proceed with enforcing a law that could prevent the sale of many types of e-cigarettes, a federal judge ruled, rejecting industry arguments that the law runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause by having state officials enforce federal tobacco law.
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June 30, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Delaware's Supreme Court was kept busy this past week with litigants' attempts to challenge its previous decisions, as well as those of Delaware's Court of Chancery, which included an argument that the state's high court incorrectly ruled in favor of energy company Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP by rejecting the Chancery's decision upholding class claims branding the call-in of public shares unfair. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court.
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June 30, 2025
Alaskan Tribe Found Immune In Residents' Casino Fight
A federal judge has found that the Native Village of Eklutna is a required party in a lawsuit by Anchorage residents who oppose the construction of a 58,000-square-foot casino, but has simultaneously ruled the tribe can't be joined in the litigation due to its sovereign immunity.
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June 30, 2025
NutriBullet Dodges Suit Over Exploding Blender Injury
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday threw out a woman's suit alleging her NutriBullet blender was defective, resulting in it exploding and cutting her, finding her expert's opinion unreliable and irrelevant to the facts in the case.
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June 30, 2025
Pa. Judges Reduce $4.65M Bus Death Verdict To $500K
A panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Monday reduced a $4.65 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman killed when she was hit by a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus down to $500,000, saying the verdict is subject to a statutory limit in the state's sovereign immunity law.
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June 30, 2025
Teen's Family Can't Stay Anonymous In Grindr Death Suit
A Florida federal judge won't let the family of a 16-year-old who was allegedly killed after matching with a 35-year-old man on Grindr proceed anonymously in their suit against the company, saying they haven't shown that their privacy concerns outweigh the public interest in disclosure.
Expert Analysis
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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Series
Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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When Rule 12 Motions Against Class Allegations Succeed
Companies facing class actions often attempt early motions to strike class allegations, and while some district courts have been reluctant to decide certification issues at the pleading stage, several recent decisions have shown that Rule 12 motions to dismiss or strike class allegations can be effective, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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Opinion
NJ Should Align With Federal Rule On Expert Testimony
The time is right to amend Rule 702 of the New Jersey Rules of Evidence to align it with the recently amended Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and clarify the standard for admissibility of expert testimony, says Timothy Freeman at Tanenbaum Keale.
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3 Corporate Deposition Prep Tips To Counter 'Reptile' Tactics
With plaintiffs counsel’s rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Class Standing Issues Still Murky After Justices Punt LabCorp
While litigants and district courts had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in LabCorp v. Davis would provide much-needed clarity on the interplay between Article III standing and class certification, the court's failure to rule on the issue leaves disagreement, confusion and uncertainty for stakeholders, says Erica Rutner at Cozen O'Connor.
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Series
Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.
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GM Case Highlights New Trends In AI-Related Securities Suits
Bold company statements about artificial intelligence have resulted in a rise in AI-related securities litigation, and a recent Michigan federal court decision in In Re: General Motors Co. Securities Litigation illustrates how courts are analyzing these AI-based claims and applying traditional securities concepts to new technologies, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.
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Statistics Tools Chart A Path For AI Use In Expert Testimony
To avoid the fate of numerous expert witnesses whose testimony was recently deemed inadmissible by courts, experts relying on artificial intelligence and machine learning should learn from statistical tools’ road to judicial acceptance, say directors at Secretariat.
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Compliance Refresher For 'Made In USA' Labeling Claims
As tariffs reshape the trade landscape, companies hoping to invoke the powerful consumer appeal of “Made in USA” labels must understand the strict rules for making acceptable claims so they avoid the costly legal ramifications and brand damage possible from misrepresenting products as 100% American, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.