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  • May 12, 2025

    GAO Denies Protest To $36M DHS Training Task Order

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office rejected a Florida-based company's protest of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's $36 million task order for training support services, saying the agency didn't need to evaluate how realistic the price offers were.

  • May 12, 2025

    Feds Ask Tesla For More Info On Texas Robotaxi Launch

    Federal auto safety regulators have asked Tesla Inc. for more information about its upcoming plans to launch robotaxis in Austin, Texas, and whether the company has determined that its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, automated driving technology can achieve "acceptably safe behavioral competency."

  • May 12, 2025

    Boeing Execs Say Cert. Appeal Warrants Stay Of 737 Max Suit

    Boeing executives have argued state pension fund litigation accusing them of putting profits over safety should be paused while the Fourth Circuit reviews the certification of a class of investors who are accusing the company and its leaders of making false statements about the 737 Max.

  • May 12, 2025

    Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections

    Environmental groups on Sunday asked a Texas federal court to reject the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's effort to reverse its decision to protect two populations of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

  • May 12, 2025

    Wheelchair Restraint Co. Says Fla. Rival Misled Customers

    An Ohio wheelchair restraint company accused a Florida competitor of false advertising, saying in a bench trial Monday in Florida federal court that it was damaged after the rival distributed a flyer telling dealers its products were the only ones that were federally approved for use in motor vehicles.

  • May 12, 2025

    Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit

    The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling allowing the city and county of Boulder's climate change tort against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to proceed, saying that the claims aren't preempted by federal law.

  • May 12, 2025

    Fla. Man Says Seat Defect Injured Him On Air France Flight

    A Florida man is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and Air France KLM SA in Georgia federal court, alleging he tripped and fell because of a malfunctioning seat at the end of an international flight, causing him serious and permanent injuries.

  • May 12, 2025

    Unions Assert WARN Claims In Yellow Bankruptcy Appeal

    The Teamsters and the International Association of Machinists are challenging a bankruptcy court's finding that Yellow Corp. is not liable for failing to tell 22,000 union workers they were about to lose their jobs because the company was folding, asking a Delaware federal judge to reverse the ruling.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 09, 2025

    Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power

    The scope of powers held by the Pennsylvania governor, the attorney general, and state and local utility authorities will take center stage in Harrisburg when the state Supreme Court convenes for its May session.

  • May 09, 2025

    Atlanta Sued Over Ex-Cop's Sexual Assault Of Teen

    The city of Atlanta and a former police officer were hit with a civil rights lawsuit from a mother and her teenage daughter who said the officer sexually assaulted the girl when he stopped under the guise of helping her after a serious car crash.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ga. Auto Dealer Accused Of Race Bias By Ex-Workers

    A Georgia automobile dealership operator has been sued in Georgia federal court by six Black former employees who allege they were discriminated against because of their race, then were fired for reporting the alleged mistreatment.

  • May 09, 2025

    Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts

    A Wells Fargo stockholder launched a derivative suit on Friday in Delaware's Court of Chancery seeking damages from 17 of the banking giant's directors and officers for potentially billions in costs tied to alleged "sham" diversity-focused recruitment and hiring initiatives.

  • May 09, 2025

    Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight

    A fleet management company has hit back at arguments that it relied on making "improper religious and racial insinuations" to a jury to beat a rival's infringement claims, saying nothing that happened in the case warrants a new trial.

  • May 09, 2025

    Kaman Aerospace Liable For $22M In Fatal Helicopter Crash

    A Montana federal jury has hit aircraft manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. with a $22 million verdict over claims that it defectively manufactured a helicopter that crashed and killed a veteran pilot who was fighting a wildfire.

  • May 09, 2025

    Funds Fight GM Push For 2nd Look At Bid To Toss Cruise Suit

    Investor plaintiffs have told a Michigan federal judge that General Motors shouldn't get a second chance to avoid proposed class claims alleging its self-driving car unit Cruise LLC misrepresented the technological capabilities and commercial readiness of its autonomous vehicles.

  • May 09, 2025

    American Airlines Wins Suit Over Teen's In-Flight Death

    A Texas federal judge has sided with American Airlines Inc. in a mother's suit over her teenage son's death on a flight, finding the flight crew's "imperfect" response to her son's emergency does not constitute an "accident" under international flight law.

  • May 09, 2025

    W.Va. Justices Say UIM Coverage Needn't Always Be Offered

    West Virginia does not require commercial auto insurers to offer underinsured motorist, or UIM, coverage for all vehicles they insure, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled, answering a question from the Fourth Circuit in a dispute over a policy insuring both owned and "non-owned" vehicles.

  • May 09, 2025

    IP Partner Rejoins Venable After Morgan Lewis Stint

    Venable LLP has welcomed an intellectual property litigator back to its Washington, D.C., office after a stint at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, touting her experience advising media, consumer product and software companies on a variety of IP matters, especially those involving artificial intelligence and copyright issues.

  • May 09, 2025

    Boeing, Alaska Air Can't Dodge Outrage Claim In Blowout Suit

    A Washington state court judge has rejected attempts by Boeing and Alaska Airlines to dismiss claims for outrage brought by nearly 40 passengers over a harrowing door-plug blowout during a 737 Max flight in January 2024.

  • May 09, 2025

    Auto Parts Mogul Challenges Order To Pay Alter Domus $127M

    An auto parts manufacturer accused of failing to make good on a credit agreement urged a Michigan federal judge to undo a 2021 ruling ordering him to pay $127 million to Alter Domus, saying the administrative agent admitted it did not have a financial stake in the case.

  • May 09, 2025

    6th Circ. Ruling Shows Toughening On ERISA Fiduciary Suits

    A recent Sixth Circuit decision that backed the dismissal of a proposed class action against an auto parts maker demonstrates how appellate courts are raising the bar for cases alleging breaches of fiduciary duty under federal benefits law, experts say.

  • May 09, 2025

    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

  • May 09, 2025

    Conn. Man Charged With $3M Amazon Logistics Scheme

    A Connecticut man has been charged with bilking $3 million from Amazon.com Inc. by using trucking companies' names without their knowledge and submitting fraudulent invoices for services that never occurred, federal officials announced Friday.

  • May 09, 2025

    Clients Rely On Enviro Attys' Know-How On Rocky Reg Turf

    The Trump administration's deregulatory agenda, staff reductions and funding threats are creating instability for industries that rely on environmental permits and communities reliant on pollution protections, leading law firms to dig deeper into their wealth of experience to better advocate for clients.

Expert Analysis

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • NLRB Likely To Fill Vacuum After NMB Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The National Mediation Board's recent ruling in Swissport Cargo Services LP abandoned decades of precedent by concluding the Railway Labor Act doesn’t apply to airline service providers, likely leading the National Labor Relations Board to assert its jurisdiction instead and potentially causing more operational disruptions and labor strife, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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