Blue Cross Affiliates Get Trim Of Aramark Health Benefits Row

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday trimmed but refused to toss a federal benefits lawsuit from food service giant Aramark against a Blue Cross affiliate that administered the company's employee health benefit plans, opening discovery on allegations that improper claims management cost tens of millions and breached fiduciary duties.

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John Deere Workers Fight Bid To Toss Severance Claims

By Benjamin Morse

Former John Deere workers urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to preserve proposed class claims alleging the company manipulated performance ratings to reduce severance payouts, arguing its severance program is governed by federal benefits law and that they plausibly alleged they were entitled to benefits.

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Boeing Beats Suit Over Board's 737 Max Safety Oversight

By Jarek Rutz

The Boeing Co. won dismissal Thursday of a Delaware Chancery Court derivative suit seeking to hold current and former directors and officers responsible for safety and manufacturing problems that culminated in the January 2024 Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout.

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Brief

Employers Expecting Bump In Health Plan Costs, Survey Says

By Grace Elletson

GLP-1 medications and catastrophic coverage claims are two leading factors employers anticipate will push health plan costs up 10% in 2027, according to new data released Thursday by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

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4th Circ. Won't Undo Block Of Gilead-Branded Drug Imports

By Adam Lidgett

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday refused to undo a lower court's order in a trademark suit that blocked a vendor, used by health plans to cut medication costs, from importing Gilead-branded medications into the U.S.

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3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Lipitor Pay-To-Delay Case

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit on Thursday backed the dismissal of an antitrust suit alleging Pfizer Inc. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. conspired to delay the market entry of a generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing.

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Series

Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While government contracts law and the hardcore scene may seem entirely unrelated, in my experience, both are about community, focus, being prepared for the unexpected and managing chaos, says Isaac Natter at Fluet.

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Are your summer associates prepared for a legal career?

How does your firm shape the summer associate experience and mentor new talent? Invite your summer associates to share their perspectives in this year’s Law360 Pulse Summer Associates Survey.

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Analysis

Can Texas, Nevada Replicate Delaware's Corporate Edge?

By Jarek Rutz

Texas and Nevada have spent the past few years rewriting corporate laws and building specialized business courts in an effort to challenge Delaware's long-standing dominance as the preferred home for U.S. companies. While a handful of high-profile corporations have already made the move, corporate law experts say creating another Delaware will require far more than new statutes and judges.

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Immigration Judge Says Anti-DEI Bias Led To Her Ousting

By Elaine Briseño

A Black immigration judge has sued the U.S. Department of Justice for discrimination, alleging her firing was related to anti-DEI sentiments at the agency that overwhelmingly targeted older, nonwhite women.

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White House, BigLaw Atty Picked For Tenn. Federal Bench

By Jack Karp

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating a White House attorney and former BigLaw associate to serve as a Tennessee federal judge.

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Holland & Knight Loses Bid To Escape GWG Fraud Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Holland & Knight LLP must face adversary claims in Houston bankruptcy court after a Texas federal judge found the trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. had made a plausible case that the firm and one of its attorneys engaged in a racketeering conspiracy with its ex-chairman.

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Law Student's Race Bias Claim Survives In Kirk Discipline Suit

By Matt Perez

A Texas federal judge on Friday allowed a former Texas Tech law student to proceed with her claim that the university board was discriminatory in disciplining her over comments she made allegedly celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk because non-Black students who spoke about the assassination weren't investigated.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen newly signed Real Madrid footballer Yan Diomandé sued over access to his image rights, Nigel Farage and Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice accuse the NCA of leaking confidential financial information, and a right-wing American journalist hit The Guardian with a libel claim. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Boeing has won dismissal of a Delaware suit brought by pension funds accusing its board of putting profits before safety. And in-house counsel helped pick Latham & Watkins as the leader on an annual list of client service all-stars.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Baker Botts LLP and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit enforced an over $2 billion arbitral award issued to a satellite communications company, ruling that the legal concept of an optimal venue for a case doesn't apply in matters concerning the enforcement of international arbitral awards.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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