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May 16, 2025
Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit
Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."
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May 16, 2025
Trucking Co. Worker Says Tobacco Surcharge Violates ERISA
An employee of Marten Transport Ltd. is suing the trucking company in Wisconsin federal court, alleging that a tobacco surcharge in its health plan violates federal antidiscrimination law.
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May 15, 2025
$666M Pipeline Verdict 'Poster Child' For Reduction, Judge Told
Lawyers for Greenpeace urged a North Dakota state judge Thursday to significantly reduce a $666 million verdict over claims that it falsely disparaged the Dakota Access pipeline amid environmental protests, with the jury having awarded ten times more on certain claims than even the pipeline's builder wanted.
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May 15, 2025
Polar Air Vendor Gets 2 Years For $32M Kickback Scheme
The owner of a California aviation company was sentenced Thursday in New York federal court to two years in prison for paying Polar Air Cargo executives $4.4 million in kickbacks in exchange for lucrative contracts, as part of a $32 million scheme to enrich the cargo airline's C-suite and others, at the company's expense.
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May 15, 2025
Semiconductor Co. Fights Investors' Pandemic Demand Suit
Semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics has urged a federal judge to boot an investor suit alleging the company and its executives failed to predict pandemic-related demand declines, arguing the suit is flawed with "fraud-by-hindsight" logic.
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May 15, 2025
Enterprise Inks $11.5M Deal In Wrongful Death Suit
The family of an Illinois man who died after being struck by an Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee while doing utility work has reached an $11.5 million settlement with the car rental company to end litigation over his death, marking the highest known wrongful death recovery in McHenry County history.
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May 15, 2025
NJ Judge Trims VW, Audi Fuel Leak Defect Suit
A New Jersey federal judge said Volkswagen Group of America Inc. cannot ditch a proposed class action over vehicles with allegedly faulty engines that could leak fuel, finding that drivers sufficiently asserted various fraud and other claims, and that the alleged defects were broader than what was covered in two recalls.
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May 15, 2025
$60.5M In Settlements Get Final OK In RTX No-Poach Case
A Connecticut federal judge has granted final approval to $60.5 million worth of settlements to resolve accusations that RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division and five contractors colluded to avoid hiring one another's workers, with RTX paying more than half of the total and attorneys taking nearly $20.2 million in fees.
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May 15, 2025
Plaintiff's 'Total Victory' Forces End To Southwest Bias Suit
A Texas federal judge intends to issue a final judgment in a nonprofit's suit challenging an award program for Hispanic employees of Southwest Airlines Co., saying the "obstinate plaintiff" has already achieved total victory in the suit.
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May 15, 2025
Regulatory Rollback Orders Legally Risky, FERC Chair Says
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is attempting to comply with executive orders that aim to roll back federal regulations, but Chairman Mark Christie said Thursday that implementing the orders could open FERC up to lawsuits and potentially courtroom defeats.
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May 15, 2025
FTZ Holding Can't Stop Duty Refund Clock, Trade Court Rules
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Thursday that a cigarette distributor waited too long to seek out duty refunds on its product, explaining that products being held for several years in a foreign-trade zone did not prevent the statutory clock from running.
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May 15, 2025
Ex-Eletson Board Facing Fees In Ch. 11 Fight
A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday said international shipping group Eletson Holdings can collect legal fees for its long-running fight against former board members and that he would consider new sanctions against parties Eletson says are interfering with its Chapter 11 plan.
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May 15, 2025
Conn. Justice Warns DMV Rule May Destroy Towing Program
If the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is correct in its interpretation of how towing companies can be paid for certain services, a state police program for clearing wrecks will evaporate because participating will not be profitable, a justice of the state Supreme Court warned Thursday.
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May 15, 2025
Norfolk Southern Death Suit Can Go On With Delayed Estate Rep.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has found in an en banc precedential opinion that a woman can pursue claims against Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over her husband's cancer and death despite not petitioning to become the representative of his estate until after the statute of limitations expired.
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May 15, 2025
Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Privileged, NY Judge Says
A New York federal judge has determined that the federal government's mistakenly filed memo in litigation over Manhattan's congestion pricing program is privileged and cannot be cited in the parties' arguments, but the memo won't be sealed because it's already been widely reported on.
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May 15, 2025
Davis Wright Adds Longtime Knobbe Martens IP Duo In Seattle
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has brought in two intellectual property partners credited with helping Knobbe Martens open its Seattle office.
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May 15, 2025
Senate Confirms Trump's Pick For EPA General Counsel
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Sean Donahue as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's general counsel.
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May 15, 2025
Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case
The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest.
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May 14, 2025
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Settles Fatal Plane Crash Suit
Google co-founder Sergey Brin and others have settled at least one wrongful death lawsuit filed by family members of a pilot who died while ferrying Brin's private aircraft from California to Hawaii, according to a California state court filing.
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May 14, 2025
Judge's 'Tested' Patience May Mean Sanctions In GM Deal
A Michigan federal judge has warned parties not to test his patience after receiving what he called a "dismaying" progress report on a pending settlement of racial bias allegations against the security force at Detroit's General Motors-owned Renaissance Center.
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May 14, 2025
Aetna, Cigna Can't Nix Suit Over Late Emergency Benefit Bills
A Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday that Aetna and Cigna can't fully escape a suit from six air ambulance companies claiming the insurers owe $20 million in unpaid or late bills to cover emergency services, ruling they have the legal authority to seek the missing cash.
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May 14, 2025
Pa. Justices Seem OK With Transit Crimes Special Prosecutor
Elements of Pennsylvania's Constitution seem to support the Legislature's ability to single out Philadelphia and its district attorney, Larry Krasner, for special treatment in a law establishing a "special prosecutor" for crimes committed within its regional transit agency, several state Supreme Court justices suggested during arguments on Krasner's challenge to the law Wednesday.
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May 14, 2025
Judge Orders Boeing To Share Disclosures, Allow Depositions
A Virginia federal judge has said Boeing must share disclosures about its "false-stamping" of aircraft testing with three state pension systems that accuse the company and its executives of putting profits over safety, and that some board members must sit for depositions.
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May 14, 2025
Boeing Whistleblower Suicide Suit Ends In Quick Settlement
A suit accusing Boeing of causing a whistleblower's suicide was quickly settled for an undisclosed sum less than two months after it was filed, according to a South Carolina judge's order dismissing the case.
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May 14, 2025
Reed Smith Can't Duck Out Of Eletson Ch. 11, Judge Says
A New York bankruptcy judge has rejected Reed Smith LLP's effort to withdraw its representation of one of the parties vying for control of international shipping group Eletson Holdings, ruling the law firm's bid to end its apparently limited work for the company's pre-Chapter 11 shareholders while still counseling them in related matters was improper.
Expert Analysis
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Musk Pay Fight Shows Investor Approval Isn't Universal Cure
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.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
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.
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Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025
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.
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What Loper Bright And Trump 2.0 Mean For New Transpo Tech
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.
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What A Motorcycle IP Case Says About Parallel Int'l Litigation
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.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
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.
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California's New AV Law May Steer Policy Nationwide
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.
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How Trump's Tariff Promises May Play Out In 2nd Term
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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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
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.
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5 Employer Defenses To Military Status Discrimination Claims
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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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement
While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.
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AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now
While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.