Commercial Contracts

  • July 27, 2026

    Boom Fantasy User Must Arbitrate Illinois Gambling Suit

    A proposed class action accusing Boom Shakalaka Inc. of operating an illegal gambling platform disguised as a fantasy sports app will be sent to arbitration, after an Illinois federal judge ruled that the app's arbitration clause was easily accessible to users.

  • July 27, 2026

    Regeneron Says Drug Approval Irrelevant In Antitrust Case

    Regeneron told a Delaware federal court the recent regulatory approval of a new cholesterol drug is irrelevant to its case accusing Amgen of bundling Repatha with other medications, as the court mulls an injunction bid following Regeneron's $407 million jury win.

  • July 27, 2026

    Live Nation, DOJ Say States Have Enough Discovery Into Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice has joined with Live Nation to resist a discovery request by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general seeking more information about a settlement the federal government reached with the company in the middle of an antitrust trial.

  • July 27, 2026

    Trade Group Can't Challenge Calif. PBM Law

    A healthcare industry group representing pharmacy benefit managers lost its initial bid to challenge a California state law restricting their business practices, after a federal judge determined its complaint didn't go far enough to prove standing for the group representing PBMs, which intermediate between drugmakers, pharmacies and insurers.

  • July 27, 2026

    Bus Co. Settles Bid-Rigging Claims For $2.4M

    A national student transportation company will pay $2.4 million to settle allegations that two Massachusetts subsidiaries colluded with another bus company to allocate contracts in three Greater Boston communities, the state attorney general's office announced Monday.

  • July 27, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving restrictive covenants, corporate governance, trade secrets, real estate investments, receiverships, and books and records demands.

  • July 27, 2026

    Installer Sues Canadian Solar After He's Crushed By Panels

    A Washington man who owns a solar component contractor is suing Canadian Solar Inc. and its affiliates in federal court, alleging poor packaging caused 1,800 pounds of solar panels to fall over and crush him.

  • July 27, 2026

    Investment Bank Says Workers' Wage Suit Is Contract Dispute

    An investment bank and two managing directors are urging a Texas federal judge to toss a proposed collective action alleging employees went months without pay, arguing that the workers were exempt from overtime and had turned a contract dispute into a federal wage law case.

  • July 24, 2026

    Amazon Accused Of Poaching Warner Exec Under Contract

    Warner Bros. Discovery sued Amazon in Los Angeles court alleging it poached one of its executives despite her being under contract in "blatant disregard" of the law, and said the move is part of a pattern of behavior of inducing Warner executives to breach their employment agreements.

  • July 24, 2026

    Cement Co. Can't Undo $54M Arbitration Award, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge concluded Thursday that an arbitral tribunal did not disregard the law by allowing claims asserted by a Mexican cement company to proceed despite a statute of limitations issue, in a long-running dispute stemming from the 2011 sale of a Bolivian cement company.

  • July 24, 2026

    Microsoft Seeks To Pause Or Exit Teams BIPA 'Voiceprint' Suit

    Microsoft urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to pause a proposed class action alleging its Teams software illegally intercepts meeting participants' "voiceprints" and force several of the Illinois residents to arbitrate their claims individually, or else dispose of the revised complaint entirely on the grounds that the plaintiffs still haven't detailed their interactions with the challenged feature.

  • July 24, 2026

    Onsemi Beats Securities Suit Over Supply Deal Statements

    Semiconductor manufacturing company Onsemi has beaten a shareholder's suit accusing it of misleading investors about the value of its long-term customer contracts, with an Arizona federal court ruling that the third version of the complaint suffers from the same pleading defects as its predecessors.

  • July 24, 2026

    Insurer Hit With Bad Faith Suit In 'Grow-House' Fire Claim

    Two landlords are demanding their insurance company pay for needed repairs to their Los Angeles area property after a renter's illegal cannabis growing setup sparked a fire, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court, accusing the provider of wrongfully denying coverage for fire-related repairs by reclassifying them as tenant damage.

  • July 24, 2026

    Big Fish Can't Pursue Apple Store Takedown, Dev Says

    An Armenian game developer accused of withholding source code belonging to Big Fish Games urged a Washington federal judge Friday to block the company's attempt to have games removed from the Apple Store.

  • July 24, 2026

    FDA, CDC Broaden Cyclospora Outbreak To 9 States

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the investigation into the ongoing cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has now expanded into four more states, bringing the total to nine.

  • July 24, 2026

    Fannie, Freddie Investors' $612M Trial Win Affirmed

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday affirmed a $612 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the jury was provided with "ample evidence" reasonably leading to its conclusion that FHFA improperly amended stock purchase agreements related to the companies.

  • July 24, 2026

    Amundsen Davis Sued For Malpractice Over Nobu Hotel Case

    Amundsen Davis is facing a lawsuit in Illinois federal court from the romantic partner of a construction executive convicted of misusing millions intended for Chicago's Nobu Hotel, alleging the firm failed to notify her of a roughly $750,000 turnover judgment entered against her personally before the window to appeal expired.

  • July 24, 2026

    Cornerstone, Old Republic Partly Settle $9.8M Coverage Suit

    A building products manufacturer has settled its coverage dispute with Old Republic Insurance Co., though its claims against Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co., seeking $9.8 million in coverage for defense and settlement costs in other litigation, remain unresolved.

  • July 24, 2026

    Live Nation Says Nielsen Ruling Doesn't Help State AGs

    Live Nation is pushing back after state enforcers told a New York federal court that a recent Second Circuit ruling in a case against Nielsen supports their antitrust claims, saying the ruling instead supports its bid to undo the jury verdict.

  • July 24, 2026

    CVS Seeks Toss Of Hospitals' 340B Suits In NY, Mich.

    CVS urged New York and Michigan federal courts to toss separate suits brought by hospital operators accusing the health giant of diverting savings from the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to itself, saying the suits purport to raise key questions about the program when they actually concern simple contract disputes.

  • July 24, 2026

    Spotify 'Slow-Rolled' Discovery In Audiobook Case, Court Told

    A nonprofit royalties distribution group said Spotify has "slow-rolled" discovery in a case challenging its new method for calculating artist royalties and asked a Manhattan federal judge to order the streaming giant to produce key documents.

  • July 24, 2026

    5th Circ. Affirms Defeat Of French Co.'s Bid For Exxon Docs

    A Texas federal court provided sufficient reasoning for its decision to quash a request to subpoena Exxon Mobil Corp.'s records for use in a French derivative suit alleging mismanagement of a former affiliate, a Fifth Circuit panel affirmed.

  • July 24, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield 401(k) Climate Risk Suit Shipped To Ill.

    A proposed class action accusing commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield of mismanaging its 401(k) plan by including a fund that ignores climate change-related financial risks has been transferred to Illinois federal court by a Washington federal judge, according to a recently filed order.

  • July 24, 2026

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

    The past week in London has seen financial advice firm Smith Square Partners sue ailing social housing company Home REIT, Pogust Goodhead hit with a contract claim by one of its investors, and Entain faced with its latest claim in expanding litigation linked to alleged bribery at its former Turkish business. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • July 24, 2026

    Colo. Doctor Says Billing Co. Skimmed Pay, Mishandled Data

    A Colorado doctor has sued a medical billing company in state court, saying it mishandled patients' protected health information, skimmed her earnings and tried to pressure her into signing a new agreement allowing it to keep more collections after she left.

Expert Analysis

  • Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

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    The Disney-OpenAI agreement last month is less an anomaly than an early attempt to define what licensed generative use of entertainment intellectual property looks like in practice, including how artificial intelligence user-generated content is permitted without eroding ownership and control, says Alex Locke at Meister Seelig.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

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    2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Nuclear Power Pitfalls And Opportunities To Watch For In 2026

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    Shepherding nuclear power projects to completion requires navigating more risks and obligations than almost any other infrastructure undertaking, but with the right strategies, states, developers, vendors and contractors can overcome these hurdles in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Delay, Plain Text, Sovereign Acts

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    Three recent decisions addressing familiar pressure points show that even well-worn doctrines evolve, and both contractors and the government should reexamine their assumptions, says Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth.

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