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  • June 03, 2025

    State Farm, Inventor Agree To End Driver Tech Patent Feud

    An inventor of driver monitoring technology has agreed to end a Texas federal suit accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of using aspects of his technology without his authorization.

  • June 03, 2025

    Fla. Judge Trims Suit Over Cruise Passenger's Drowning

    A Florida federal judge Tuesday declined to toss a lawsuit accusing Norwegian Cruise Lines of negligence in the death of a Pennsylvania man who drowned while on a shore excursion in Bermuda, but said the complaint must be refiled after ruling some counts weren't sufficiently alleged.

  • June 03, 2025

    FCC Urged To Move Faster In Opening Upper C-Band

    A Washington, D.C., think tank said the Federal Communications Commission should move quickly to open the upper C-band for mobile 5G use while maintaining protections for aircraft that use nearby airwaves.

  • June 03, 2025

    Rocket Startup Launches $400M Deal With Wilbur Ross' SPAC

    Space and defense-focused startup Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. plans to go public at a $400 million value by merging with a special purpose acquisition company led by private equity executive and former Trump cabinet official Wilbur Ross.

  • June 03, 2025

    4th Circ. Backs NLRB Order On Trucking Co.'s Union Threat

    The Fourth Circuit has upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision concluding a trucking company in Virginia made an illegal threat to workers in response to a union organizing push, and also clarified what messages from employers are protected under federal labor law.

  • June 03, 2025

    Calif. Mazda Oil Leak Deal Dooms NC Class Claims

    Mazda has escaped class claims alleging leaky valve stems caused cars to burn excessive oil when a North Carolina federal judge ruled that the driver didn't opt out of a similar class action settlement across the country in California.

  • June 03, 2025

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • June 03, 2025

    Fired Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Drops Bias Suit

    A Black former worker at Mercedes-Benz has dropped her remaining claims in a race and sex bias suit that targeted the automaker and a pair of staffing companies, wrapping up a case in which she claimed she was fired from an apprenticeship program after she complained that white men received better treatment.

  • June 03, 2025

    Mass. 'Sanctuary' Cities Ask To Keep Federal Funds Flowing

    A pair of Massachusetts cities on Tuesday asked a judge to block the Trump administration's efforts to strip them of all federal funding if they continue to act as so-called sanctuary cities that limit local authorities' involvement in federal immigration enforcement.

  • June 02, 2025

    Trucking Co. Can't Ditch Ill. Suit Over Workers' Face Scans

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to toss a putative class action accusing HMD Trucking Inc. of violating the state's biometric privacy law by collecting and storing drivers' face scans through cameras installed in its trucks, finding that this data qualifies as "biometric identifiers" protected by the statute and that the claims aren't preempted by federal law. 

  • June 02, 2025

    Homeland Security Blocked From Scrapping TSA Union Deal

    A Washington federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from scrapping a union deal for Transportation Security Administration workers, saying the American Federation of Government Employees had a "strong" argument that DHS was retaliating for challenging the Trump administration's "attacks on federal workers."

  • June 02, 2025

    DOI Looks To Void Biden Era Rule On Alaska Arctic Drilling

    The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday it wants to rescind a 2024 Biden administration rule limiting fossil fuel production in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, saying the regulation hinders energy development in a 23-million-acre area on the state's North Slope.

  • June 02, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Asks Whether Trade Secrets Were Secret Enough

    The Federal Circuit set out Monday to determine whether an Ohio federal judge was right or wrong to throw out a $64 million jury verdict finding that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. stole an inventor's ideas for self-inflating tires because the trade secrets were too vague to have gone to a jury.

  • June 02, 2025

    Alaska Airlines, Flyers Say Boeing Can't Ditch Calif. Blowout Suit

    Boeing's extensive business ties to California sufficiently establish a Golden State federal court's specific personal jurisdiction over a lawsuit stemming from a January 2024 midair door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines flight, the airline and passengers told a federal judge Friday.

  • June 02, 2025

    TitleMax Must Face NC Borrowers' Unfair Lending Suit

    TitleMax can't duck a consumer complaint accusing it of predatory lending practices in North Carolina, a federal judge has said, finding that the auto title lender deliberately reached into the state to do business even if it doesn't officially operate there.

  • June 02, 2025

    Trump Taps Vinson & Elkins Atty To Replace FERC Chair

    President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney to replace current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie, whose term expires on June 30.

  • June 02, 2025

    Florida Court Tosses $28M Verdict Over Ignored Mandate

    A Florida appeals court has vacated a $28 million verdict and ordered a new, bifurcated damages trial in a suit over a car accident, saying the trial court ignored a previous appeals court's mandate to keep evidence that the at-fault driver was drunk out of the compensatory-damages phase.

  • June 02, 2025

    Ga. Panel Urged To Back $17M Honda Seatbelt Verdict

    A Georgia man whose wife was killed after being ejected from her Honda SUV asked a Georgia appellate panel Monday to uphold a $17 million verdict against the automaker, urging the court to reject Honda's arguments that it was wrongly denied the chance to defend itself after its attorneys introduced prohibited materials at the trial's opening.

  • June 02, 2025

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The Federal Trade Commission finally dropped its long-pending challenge of Microsoft's purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard, as enforcers pushed monopolization cases seeking to break up Google, Meta and Live Nation, while also pursuing several traditional merger cases. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from May.

  • June 02, 2025

    Texas Bill Aimed At Curbing Juries' Injury Verdicts Fails

    A controversial bill that would have limited jury awards for injured Texans died Sunday after the two branches of the Texas Legislature couldn't hash out differences in the bill's language.

  • June 02, 2025

    GM Says $2M Fee Ask In Security Bias Case Is 'Outlandish'

    The General Motors-owned Detroit Renaissance Center and a security company said attorneys for visitors to the building's hotel are asking for "outlandish" attorney fees, urging a Michigan federal judge to reject the $2 million request because it was submitted without documentation.

  • June 02, 2025

    Justices' Rail Order Irrelevant To Merger Row, DC Circ. Told

    Chicago suburbs challenging federal approval of Canadian Pacific's merger with Kansas City Southern urged the D.C. Circuit on Monday to pay no heed to the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting government environmental reviews, arguing their own case challenges "other" deficiencies in addition to a failed consideration of broader climate impacts.

  • June 02, 2025

    Emotional Distress Claim Dropped In Ohio Derailment Lawsuit

    An industrial tube maker dropped an emotional distress claim from a seven-count complaint seeking to hold Norfolk Southern liable for the fallout to local businesses impacted by a February 2023 train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio, according to an order released Monday.

  • June 02, 2025

    FERC 'Never' Considered Costs Of NW Pipeline, 5th Circ. Told

    The state of Washington told a Fifth Circuit panel Monday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission " never rationally considered what the true costs" were for a TC Energy Corp. pipeline expansion project in the Pacific Northwest.

  • June 02, 2025

    Supreme Court Asks US To Weigh In On Hertz's Ch. 11 Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court invited the solicitor general Monday to file a brief in car rental giant Hertz's challenge to a Third Circuit ruling that as a solvent debtor it owed noteholders $272 million in interest and fees when it emerged from Chapter 11.

Expert Analysis

  • Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments

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    As 2024 draws to a close, significant rulings and policies aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices or addressing emerging challenges have reached patent law, says Michael Ellenberger at Rothwell Figg.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • Justices May Find Gov't Can Keep Fraudulent Transfer Benefit

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    Based on the justices' questions at the recently argued U.S. v. Miller, the Supreme Court appears prepared to hold that the U.S. — unlike any other creditor — is permitted to retain the benefits of a fraudulent transfer to the detriment of other bankruptcy creditors, says Kevin Morse at Clark Hill.

  • Musk Pay Fight Shows Investor Approval Isn't Universal Cure

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent denial of a motion revising its prior rescission of Elon Musk's nearly $56 billion compensation package is a reminder of the heightened standard corporate boards must meet in conflicted controller transactions and that stockholder approval doesn't automatically cure fiduciary wrongdoing, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

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    As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025

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    Emerging disputes between established tech giants and smaller trademark holders promise to test the boundaries of trademark protection in 2025, following a 2024 marked with disputes in areas ranging from cybersquatting to geographic marks, says Danner Kline at Bradley Arant.

  • What Loper Bright And Trump 2.0 Mean For New Transpo Tech

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, combined with the incoming Trump administration's deregulatory agenda, will likely lead to fewer new regulations on emerging transportation technologies like autonomous vehicles — and more careful and protracted drafting of any regulations that are produced, say attorneys at Venable.

  • What A Motorcycle IP Case Says About Parallel Int'l Litigation

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    A Texas federal court recently rejected an electric motorcycle manufacturer's attempt to dismiss a design patent suit in the U.S. and limit the litigation to China, illustrating the challenges in trying to counter a parallel litigation strategy, say attorneys at King & Wood.

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • California's New AV Law May Steer Policy Nationwide

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    California's new law establishing various requirements for autonomous vehicles is something other states should pay close attention to — especially because the Golden State's policies may become a de facto mandate for manufacturers due to its market size, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio Dubey.

  • How Trump's Tariff Promises May Play Out In 2nd Term

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    While it is unclear which of President-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs he intends to actually implement in January, lessons from his first administration, laws governing executive action and U.S. trade agreements together paint a picture of what may be possible, say attorneys at Butzel.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • 5 Employer Defenses To Military Status Discrimination Claims

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    A Colorado federal court's recent ruling, finding a Navy reservist wasn't denied promotion at his civilian job due to antimilitary bias, highlights several defenses employers can use to counter claims of violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, say attorneys at Littler Mendelson.

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