Tesla Faces Case-Ending Sanctions In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit

By David Minsky

A family suing Tesla over the wrongful death of its 19-year-old daughter in a crash urged a Florida state court Friday to grant case-ending sanctions, claiming the automaker repeatedly refused to hand over records documenting underbody impact tests. 

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Fla. Judge Rejects PE Investors' Bid To Block Asset Sale

By Isaac Monterose

A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected a proposed class of private equity investors' emergency request to lift a mandated stay on their $150 million fraud suit and won't hand down a temporary restraining order that would've prevented the sale of infrastructure assets to major homebuilder D.R. Horton.

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Disbarred Fla. Atty Blames Firm For Lost $40M Ch. 11 Claim

By David Minsky

A disbarred attorney has sued his former counsel for alleged malpractice in Florida state court, saying he lost money after his $40 million claim was left unsecured in a federal bankruptcy proceeding for his company.

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Holland & Knight Taps Former Firm Atty For $1.2 Billion Suit

By Madison Arnold

Holland & Knight LLP has tapped a veteran litigator who is its former litigation section chair to defend it against a real estate company's $1.2 billion malpractice lawsuit.

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Barrage Of Amici Urge Justices To Mandate 12-Person Juries

By Stewart Bishop

Former judges, ex-prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, civil rights groups, Catholic bishops, university professors and others are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find that the Constitution requires 12-person juries to decide trials for serious crimes, taking aim at Florida's practice of seating six-person juries for most criminal trials.

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11th Circ. Mulls Tax Court's Cut To $33M Easement Deduction

By Natalie Olivo

An Eleventh Circuit panel grappled Friday with valuation questions regarding a Georgia conservation easement, including whether the U.S. Tax Court erred in rejecting the IRS' determination while still using the agency's data points in reducing a $33 million tax deduction.

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Feds Seek To Undo ADA Win In Fla. After DOJ Guidance Shift

By Carolina Bolado

The federal government asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to vacate a recent ruling upholding an injunction that found Florida's institutionalization of children with complex medical conditions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, in light of a change in directives from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Roundup

Real Estate Recap: NYC Office, Hotel Snapshot, Rising Stars

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the latest on the New York City office sector, how hotels fared in the second quarter, and two of Law360's Rising Stars.

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Contractor Seeks Sanctions In $110M Ecuador Energy Suit

By Caroline Simson

A subcontractor targeted in a $110 million racketeering suit over an alleged embezzlement scheme is urging a Florida federal court to sanction the Ecuadorian utility plaintiff, saying it's being used as a "scapegoat" to cover the utility's alleged role in two soured power plant construction projects.

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Worker Says Private Jail Co. Fired Him For Aiding Drug Probe

By Carolina Bolado

Private prison operator CoreCivic Inc. terminated an employee for cooperating with a local sheriff's investigation into drug smuggling at a Florida detention center, according to a suit filed Friday in federal court.

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Former FIU GC Joins Buchanan Ingersoll In Miami

By Madison Arnold

A former general counsel to Florida International University with more than three decades of experience has joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC's Miami office.

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Lowndes Adds BakerHostetler Commercial Real Estate Pro

By Christine DeRosa

Florida-based law firm Lowndes has welcomed an experienced commercial real estate attorney from BakerHostetler to its office in Orlando.

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How Copa América Reshaped Crowd Security Risk Planning

Two years after crowds overwhelmed security at the Copa América Final in Florida, the host stadium's updated practices demonstrate a reassessment of the standard of reasonable care for large events, illustrating broader principles that attorneys, venue operators, municipalities, insurers and security professionals should consider, says Joshua Padron at Padron & Lopez-Trigo.

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Fashion Greenwashing Risk Goes From Reputational To Legal

Fashion brands now face greenwashing risks that extend beyond reputational damage, with California's extended producer responsibility law taking effect soon, and regulatory enforcement and class actions increasing around terms like "sustainable" and "carbon-neutral" — so companies must ensure their marketing is backed up by evidence, says Benjamin Thompson at Thompson LLP.

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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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