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October 07, 2025
Pa. Justices Wary Of Lifting Corporate Veil To Beat Time Limit
Members of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a bid by asbestos claimants to sue the parent company of a defunct industrial firm, pointing to a two-year time limit for claims against the dissolved subsidiary.
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October 07, 2025
Cos., Mass. Town End $50M Earth Removal Permit Bylaw Suit
A construction supplies company and its quarry operator have agreed to permanently bring an end to their more than $50 million suit challenging a Massachusetts town's amended bylaw for earth removal permits that allegedly impeded the plaintiff's quarry operations, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed in Massachusetts federal court.
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October 07, 2025
Calif. Allows Tax Break For Solar Property Until Owner Change
A California property tax exclusion for newly built solar energy systems that is set to end in 2027 will continue to apply until there is a change in a qualifying property's ownership under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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October 07, 2025
Hess Cuts Deal To End Suit Over 401(k) Investment Roster
Energy company Hess agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging it cost workers millions of dollars in retirement savings by loading its employee 401(k) plan with expensive and poorly performing investment options, according to filings in Texas federal court.
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October 07, 2025
Brookfield Wraps $20B Energy Transition Fund
Private equity giant Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. on Tuesday revealed that it closed its flagship energy transition fund after securing $20 billion of investor commitments, a feat that the firm says marks the "world's largest private fund" dedicated to the transition to clean energy.
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October 06, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Green Infrastructure Co. Suit
The Second Circuit on Monday revived a proposed class action against defunct green infrastructure firm Abengoa SA, ruling that details from Spanish criminal proceedings against the firm could be used to claim that the company had defrauded its U.S.-based investors.
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October 06, 2025
Clark Hill Expands Transactions Practice In Denver
Clark Hill PLC on Monday added six attorneys formerly of Burns Figa & Will to its Denver office in a move aimed at expanding the international firm's securities and corporate transactions practice in Colorado.
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October 06, 2025
Pioneer Couldn't Deliver Gas During Storm, Court Hears
Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. told a Texas federal court Monday that Winter Storm Uri made it impossible to deliver about $9 million worth of natural gas to an energy trading company, saying during a Monday bench trial that the storm exempted it from its contractual obligations.
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October 06, 2025
Unions Ask Court To Save Fed. Workers' Jobs Amid Shutdown
A California federal judge should block the Trump administration from carrying out its threats to use the government shutdown as an occasion to fire another large swath of federal workers, two unions argued, requesting a temporary restraining order that would protect the jobs of the federal workers they represent.
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October 06, 2025
Labor, Energy Groups Challenge EPA's $7B Solar Cancellation
A coalition of the labor and solar energy industry players on Monday alleged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Constitution and federal law by canceling a $7 billion program providing solar equipment to low-income households.
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October 06, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby was hit with a suit accusing it of withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.
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October 06, 2025
NC Chamber Says AG Overstepping In DuPont Pollution Suit
The North Carolina Chamber has urged the state's top court to review a forever chemical contamination suit against two DuPont spinoffs, saying state Attorney General Jeff Jackson is "driving far outside of his lane" by continuing to press forward with the case.
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October 06, 2025
FirstEnergy Pushes Justices To Restore FERC Grid Incentive
FirstEnergy Corp. has said electricity markets would be roiled by uncertainty if the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't undo the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's revocation of an incentive for power companies that are required to be members of a regional transmission organization.
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October 06, 2025
Justices Won't Revisit Apache Land Exchange Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court won't reconsider its decision to deny an Apache nonprofit's petition that looked to block the transfer of nearly 2,500 acres to a copper mining company it said would destroy an ancient Indigenous worship site.
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October 06, 2025
Ares Buys 49% Stake In $2.9B EDPR Energy Portfolio
Ares Management Corp. announced Monday that a fund managed by its Infrastructure Opportunities strategy has acquired a 49% stake in a renewable energy portfolio from Spain's EDP Renováveis SA, giving the portfolio a total estimated enterprise value of about $2.9 billion.
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October 06, 2025
Justices Seek US Opinion On $419M Arbitration Question
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday requested that the federal government weigh in on Spain's petition challenging a D.C. Circuit decision laying a path to enforce some $419.45 million in arbitral awards against it, a case that the country argues raises two questions of "critical importance" for foreign sovereigns.
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October 06, 2025
Supreme Court Rejects Wash. State Climate Law Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ohio-based Invenergy Thermal LLC's challenge to Washington state's Climate Commitment Act, which the company alleged illegally favors in-state power providers.
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October 03, 2025
Up First At High Court: Election Laws & Conversion Therapy
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in six cases during the first week of its October 2025 term, including in disputes over federal candidates' ability to challenge state election laws, Colorado's ban on conversion therapy, and the ability of a landlord to sue the U.S. Postal Service for allegedly refusing to deliver mail.
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October 03, 2025
6th Circ. Says FirstEnergy's Bribery Probe Docs Are Privileged
The Sixth Circuit on Friday vacated a district court's order forcing FirstEnergy to disclose to investors its internal investigation materials amid a $1 billion bribery scandal involving an Ohio lawmaker, ruling that the materials were "clearly" protected by the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine.
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October 03, 2025
Biden-Era Drilling Ban Memos Overstepped Law, Judge Says
A Louisiana federal judge handed a partial victory to Republican-led states and oil and gas industry groups in their lawsuits challenging now-rescinded Biden-era memos that closed off waters to offshore drilling, finding that the memos exceeded the president's authority.
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October 03, 2025
4 Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
After a busy summer of emergency rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its October 2025 term Monday with only a few big-ticket cases on its docket — over presidential authorities, transgender athletes and election law — in what might be a strategically slow start to a potentially momentous term. Here, Law360 looks at four of the most important cases on the court's docket so far.
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October 03, 2025
Few Petitions Move Forward In Newest Discretion Reviews
Deputy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart rejected 15 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions Friday night, but allowed five challenges to proceed.
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October 03, 2025
Cameron Can't Pin $8.9M IP Verdict On Bankrupt Co.'s Owners
Cameron International Corp. cannot hold the owners of Nitro Fluids LLC liable for a nearly $9 million patent infringement verdict against the bankrupt fracking and oil drilling services group, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying Cameron waited too long to add the owners to the litigation.
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October 03, 2025
Retailers Push For Rounding Law To Avert Penny Shortage
A coalition of major retail and restaurant trade associations has urged the leaders of congressional banking committees to quickly enact national legislation for cash transaction rounding in light of the end of U.S. penny production.
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October 03, 2025
Megadeals Spur Jump In Global M&A Deal Values Through Q3
A flurry of megadeals in transportation, technology and infrastructure has propelled global mergers and acquisitions to their strongest showing since 2021, even as the number of transactions languishes at levels not seen since the financial crisis.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.
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How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law
The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.
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Rebutting Price Impact In Securities Class Actions
Defendants litigating securities cases historically faced long odds in defeating class certification, but that paradigm has recently begun to shift, with recent cases ushering in a more searching analysis of price impact and changing the evidence courts can consider at the class certification stage, say attorneys at Katten.
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7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.
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Reports Of Chemical Safety Board's Demise Are Premature
Despite the Trump administration's proposal to close down the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, companies should note that the agency recently enforced its accidental release reporting rule for the first time, is conducting ongoing investigations and expects more funding from Congress, say attorneys at Conn Maciel.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: ICSID Enforcement In Australia
The Federal Court of Australia recently ruled for award creditors in Blasket Renewable Investments v. Spain in a judgment that explains how Australia's statute book operationalizes the promise of depoliticized enforcement under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Convention while accommodating, without yielding to, the centrifugal forces of European Union law, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.
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Resilience Planning Is New Key To Corporate Sustainability
While the current wave of deregulation may reduce government enforcement related to climate issues, businesses still need to evaluate how climate volatility may affect their operations and create new legal risks — making the apolitical concept of resilience increasingly important for companies, says J. Michael Showalter at ArentFox Schiff.
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How EU Is Tweaking Enviro Laws After US Trade Deal
While a recent joint statement from the European Union and the U.S. in the wake of their trade deal does not mention special treatment for U.S. companies, the EU's ongoing commitment to streamline its sustainability legislation suggests an openness to addressing concerns raised by the U.S., say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.
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Restored Charging Project Funds Revive Hope For EV Market
While 2025 began with a host of government actions that prompted some to predict the demise of the U.S. electric vehicle market, the Trump administration's recent restoration of federal funding for EV charging infrastructure under new terms presents market participants with reason for optimism, says Levi McAllister at Morgan Lewis.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.
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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.
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State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
Following the Genius Act's passage, states like California, New York and Wyoming are racing to set new standards for crypto governance, creating both opportunity and risk for digital asset firms as innovation flourishes in some jurisdictions while costly friction emerges in others, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.