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  • May 06, 2025

    SDNY Taps Sullivan & Cromwell Atty To Lead Criminal Division

    A former Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner has been selected to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's criminal division, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

  • May 06, 2025

    OneTaste Execs Used Sexual Meditation For Abuse, Jury Told

    A prosecutor on Tuesday told a New York federal jury that OneTaste Inc. founder Nicole Daedone and her top deputy used the company's "orgasmic meditation" practice to manipulate vulnerable women for the leaders' own financial gain, including through coerced sex work, while defense lawyers argued that patrons of the sexual wellness startup were consenting adults who could have left at any time.

  • May 06, 2025

    Quarles & Brady Adds New IP, Real Estate Partners

    Quarles & Brady LLP has welcomed a Milwaukee-based intellectual property litigator from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Phoenix-based real estate and public finance attorney from Ice Miller LLP.

  • May 06, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Asks What Law Applies For Sleep Drug Injunction

    The Federal Circuit lifted an injunction Tuesday that had placed limits on Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals' clinical trials for sleep disorder treatments, but sent the infringement case back to Delaware to determine whether a future injunction should be governed by the Hatch-Waxman Act.

  • May 06, 2025

    Google Says DOJ's Monopoly Fixes Could Reveal 'Essential IP'

    The head of Google's search engine warned a D.C. federal judge Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed data sharing mandates would allow rivals to clone nearly everything that makes up Google, dramatically changing the company's incentives to innovate and pulling away key resources.

  • May 06, 2025

    Texas Jury Clears Marathon Oil In $123M Force Majeure Case

    A Texas federal jury has freed Marathon Oil Co. from a $123.7 million contract dispute stemming from a natural gas delivery impeded in 2021 by Winter Storm Uri.

  • May 06, 2025

    4th Circ. Flags Possibly New Arguments In Severed-Foot Case

    A Fourth Circuit judge on Tuesday suggested a North Carolina farm had sandbagged a federal district court judge by raising arguments on appeal that weren't fleshed out for the lower court in an effort to overturn a $2.5 million jury verdict favoring a worker who lost his foot to a grain silo auger.

  • May 06, 2025

    4th Circ. Affirms Win For Ariz. Law Firm In 'Sham' TCPA Suit

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to vacate a $2 million jury award against a Phoenix-based law firm, saying the dozens of Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases the firm brought against a student loan servicer shouldn't be considered "sham litigation" as the jury initially held.

  • May 06, 2025

    Mistrial Declared On Punitive Damages In Bard Cancer Case

    A Georgia state judge declared a mistrial as to punitive damages Tuesday in a suit alleging C.R. Bard's ethylene oxide emissions caused a man's cancer, leaving a $20 million compensatory damages verdict in place but inviting a round of briefing on the unusual situation.

  • May 06, 2025

    Google Calls Proposed Ad Tech Breakup 'Unworkable'

    Google has told a Virginia federal court that fixes being proposed by enforcers in the ad tech monopolization case calling for the sale of its ad exchange and publisher-side tool are legally inappropriate and practically "unworkable."

  • May 06, 2025

    Dorsey & Whitney Adds Epstein Becker Trial Pro In Dallas

    Dorsey & Whitney LLP has brought on a partner in Dallas from Epstein Becker & Green PC who will lead the firm's trial practice group.

  • May 06, 2025

    Meta Wins $168M Verdict Against NSO Over WhatsApp Hack

    A California federal jury found Tuesday that Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta Platforms Inc. $444,719 in compensatory damages and a staggering $167.25 million in punitive damages for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices.

  • May 06, 2025

    Atty's Derisive Comments Warrant New Trial, NJ Panel Says

    A New Jersey appellate panel on Monday said that an attorney's comments during her opening and closing arguments in a trial over a real estate transaction gone wrong went way too far, vacating a jury's $420,000 verdict in favor of her clients.

  • May 06, 2025

    Alex Jones' Atty Seeks Discipline Pause In Sandy Hook Leak

    Alex Jones' former lead Connecticut attorney has asked a state appeals court to pause the remaining seven days of a suspension he was handed for a role in transferring Sandy Hook families' confidential records to another Jones attorney in Texas, arguing the case should be stayed while he again appeals the punishment.

  • May 06, 2025

    How A Small Pa. Firm Defended A Huge Fraud Case

    When attorneys at Grail Law took on representation of one of three defendants facing trial for their purported roles in a $22 million healthcare fraud, the team knew it was up against the federal government's robust resources, and in a case that had already netted a string of guilty pleas.

  • May 06, 2025

    SafeMoon CEO Tells Jury Founder To Blame For Investor Fib

    Counsel for a U.S. Army veteran in Utah who served as CEO of SafeMoon told a Brooklyn, New York, federal jury Tuesday that he did not conspire to loot the crypto company's assets, implying its fugitive founder is to blame for a key misrepresentation.

  • May 06, 2025

    6th Circ. Backs Convictions In FirstEnergy Scandal

    The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday backed the convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and Republican lobbyist Matthew Borges for their roles in a FirstEnergy Corp. bribery scandal, saying in a published opinion that the jury instructions were clear enough to draw a distinction between legal campaign contributions and bribes.

  • May 05, 2025

    Western Digital Fights Uphill To Ax SPEX's $553M Patent Win

    Western Digital urged a California federal judge Monday to rethink his tentative decision upholding a jury's $316 million verdict for infringing a SPEX Technologies Inc. data security patent, an award that was upped to $553 million with interest, arguing that the accused products don't perform the same functions specified in the patent.

  • May 05, 2025

    Ex-OneTaste Leaders Face Trial On Forced Labor Charges

    After nearly three years of bruising pretrial litigation, jury selection began Monday for OneTaste founder and "orgasmic meditation" advocate Nicole Daedone and her former deputy over allegations that they extracted free labor from followers by fostering an abusive environment at the sexual wellness company.

  • May 05, 2025

    Energy Co. Didn't Mess With Costa Rica Deal, Retrial Jury Told

    A South Dakota energy company urged a Denver jury Monday to reject allegations that it interfered with a deal for oil and gas rights on nearly 2.3 million acres in Costa Rica, in a retrial after an appellate panel threw out a $42 million jury award against it.

  • May 05, 2025

    'Punish' NSO For WhatsApp Hack, Meta Tells Jury In Closings

    Meta's counsel urged a California federal jury during trial closings Monday to "punish" Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group by awarding "significant" punitive damages, plus $445,000 in compensatory damages, for "vile" conduct hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, while NSO's counsel argued Meta never lost money and its demands are a PR stunt.

  • May 05, 2025

    Regeneron, Amgen Open Drug 'Bundling' Trial In Del.

    The founder and CEO of Regeneron Inc. told a federal jury in Delaware on Monday that a major pharmacy benefit insurer told him in mid-2020 his company was wasting its time in trying to keep a cholesterol-drug supply contract, with Amgen Inc. offering a better-priced but allegedly anticompetitive multidrug portfolio.

  • May 05, 2025

    Med Mal Retrial Axed Despite 'Confusing' Jury Instructions

    A Georgia appellate panel on Monday reversed a trial court's decision to grant a new trial in a suit accusing an orthopedic surgeon of botching a knee surgery, saying "confusing" instructions to the jury from the trial judge did not warrant a retrial, given the circumstances.

  • May 05, 2025

    Levi Strauss Beats Former Exec's Sex-Bias Suit At Trial

    A California federal jury Monday cleared Levi Strauss of sex-bias claims brought by a former company executive who claims she was skipped over for a senior director's role after announcing her pregnancy, reaching their decision in about 20 minutes after a one-week trial.

  • May 05, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Palin, Fox, Crime Podcasters

    In this month's review of ongoing defamation fights, Law360 looks back on developments in two voting technology companies' cases against news organizations that claimed they helped rig the 2020 election.

Expert Analysis

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    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Managing Litigation Side-Switching During 2nd Trump Admin

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    Now that the new presidential administration is in place, the government will likely switch positions in a number of pending cases, and stakeholders should employ strategies to protect their interests, say attorneys at Covington.

  • The Fed. Circ. In 2024: 5 Major Rulings To Know

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    In 2024, the Federal Circuit provided a number of important clarifications to distinct areas of patent law – including design patent obviousness, expert testimony admissions and patent term adjustments – all of which are poised to have an influence going forward, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

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    If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it’s harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Defense Strategies For Addressing Conspiracy-Minded Jurors

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    As conspiracy theories continue to proliferate and gain traction in the U.S., defense attorneys will need to consider ways to keep conspiracy-minded jurors from sitting on the jury, and to persuade them when this isn’t possible, say consultants at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict

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    A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • How Trial Attys Can Wield Amended Federal Evidence Rules

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    Trial lawyers should assess recent amendments to four Federal Rules of Evidence and a newly enacted rule on illustrative aids to determine how to best use the rules to enhance pretrial discovery and trial strategy, says Stewart Edelstein, former litigation chair at Cohen & Wolf.

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