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July 20, 2026
A Pennsylvania hospital employee disclosed her diabetes too late and did not clearly ask for accommodation before she was fired for sleeping on the job, a Third Circuit panel ruled Monday, additionally sanctioning her attorney for filing a minor motion that possibly contained artificial intelligence hallucinations.
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July 20, 2026
Attorneys general in 20 states have raised alarms over the U.S. Department of Justice's "unprecedented effort" to halt a disciplinary case in D.C. against former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Clark, warning the Trump administration is trying to "upend a centuries-old system of attorney discipline" and put federal government lawyers beyond the reach of local disciplinary authorities.
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July 20, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving intellectual property, corporate control, fiduciary duties, artificial intelligence, trust administration and cryptocurrency litigation.
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July 17, 2026
The full Third Circuit on Friday held that New Jersey's decades-long ban on semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional, though some judges said the way the weapons are now being used as well as recent technological advances couldn't have been foreseen by the Constitution's framers.
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July 17, 2026
The federal government asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Friday to dismiss much of a patent suit against it by Arbutus Biopharma tied to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, saying the court couldn't hear the bulk of the case because Arbutus and Moderna reached a multibillion-dollar consent judgment that is subject to appeal.
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July 17, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge said Friday the Trump administration cannot rely on a shift in policy to retroactively change the terms of already awarded grants in order to justify canceling them.
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July 17, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court has recommended denying a cryptocurrency holding company's bid to throw out a former executive's breach of contract claim, concluding that Delaware's procedural rules permit so-called "counter-counterclaims" and rejecting arguments that the claim was barred by res judicata or was untimely under the doctrine of laches.
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July 17, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court has declined to apply the U.S. Supreme Court's Jarkesy holding to a state securities fraud suit arising from an administrative enforcement action brought by the state's Investor Protection Unit, finding there are no similar common-law cases requiring the right to a jury trial.
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July 17, 2026
Nearly 20 states have told an Oregon federal judge they want in on a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to block land-based wind projects in the U.S. from moving forward.
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July 17, 2026
A Rivian Automotive Inc. stockholder has filed a derivative lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing the electric-vehicle maker's current and former directors and officers of misleading investors about customer demand, production growth and the company's path to profitability, allegedly exposing Rivian to significant legal costs and potential liability.
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July 17, 2026
The Third Circuit ruled Friday that the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, gets to keep income from a casino, a trash incinerator and other sources that secured its debt, finding that its creditors' liens on the revenues did not survive Chester's Chapter 9 filing.
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July 17, 2026
Federal enforcers reached a number of merger settlements in the first half of 2026, while state attorneys general stepped up their independent enforcement efforts, taking on Nexstar's planned purchase of rival broadcaster Tegna and Paramount's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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July 16, 2026
Drugmakers like Novartis, former federal judges, a startup group and others have urged the Federal Circuit to reject calls to shift liability in a COVID-19 vaccine patent suit against Moderna to the federal government, saying that doing so would undermine patent rights.
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July 16, 2026
Bankrupt furniture retailer American Signature Inc. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to sell its potential antitrust claims against Google for about $5.76 million, arguing that converting an uncertain litigation asset into immediate cash is the best way to maximize value for creditors while avoiding the costs and risks of pursuing the claims itself.
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July 16, 2026
The Third Circuit on Thursday revived some ERISA contract claims in a New Jersey hospital network's suit alleging Cigna underpaid out-of-network reimbursements by $114 million, but backed the dismissal of the network's fiduciary duty claims.
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July 16, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that Fifth Third Bank must participate in discovery in litigation accusing Arden Trust Co. of mismanaging two congressionally created trust funds for displaced Bikini Atoll residents, while putting on hold Arden's separate claim seeking indemnification from the bank until the underlying case is resolved.
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July 16, 2026
Richards Layton & Finger PA and one of its attorneys have apologized to the Delaware Chancery Court for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence, asking that sanctions not be imposed.
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July 16, 2026
A McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney has told a Delaware vice chancellor that he is in "complete shock" and "hurt" by a longtime friend's contention that he pressured him to change his testimony in a Chancery Court case, saying the accusation "is false and without any merit."
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
A Paramount Skydance Corp. stockholder seeking to block Paramount's proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery alleges in a new suit that Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and his son and Paramount CEO David Ellison have promised "illegal, private benefits" to President Donald Trump to secure regulatory approval for the deal.
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July 15, 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb and MyoKardia have filed patent infringement suits in Delaware against a variety of pharmaceutical companies, including MSN Laboratories and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, targeting their planned generic versions of the cardiac drug Camzyos.
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July 15, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Delaware Chancery Court improperly limited evidence used to calculate a $6.9 million award to a former member of a Philadelphia-area EB-5 investment company, with each side accusing the other of misapplying Delaware law governing expert evidence and attorney fee awards.
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July 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major opinion that limited contributory copyright liability for internet service providers, while a major verdict in a Digital Millennium Copyright Act case could hint at what's to come in artificial intelligence litigation. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings for the first half of 2026.
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July 15, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. and 48 states and territories have reached a $29.6 million settlement resolving allegations the company fixed prices in the generic pharmaceuticals market.
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July 15, 2026
A stockholder of the world's largest LGBTQ+ dating app has sued in Delaware Chancery Court to force Grindr Inc. to turn over books and records related to a share repurchase program that allegedly handed majority voting control to Chairman G. Raymond Zage III without requiring him to pay a control premium.