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July 28, 2026
A Michigan federal jury found Tuesday that a Ypsilanti, Michigan, school district had actual knowledge of harassment reported by a student but concluded the alleged conduct was not severe and pervasive enough to trigger liability under Title IX, returning a verdict for the defense after fewer than two hours of deliberations.
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July 28, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge has taken Teva to task for trying to avoid being held to its admissions of price-fixing in a $225 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ruling that Humana can use those admissions in one of the first bellwether trials in sprawling multidistrict litigation.
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July 28, 2026
The inventor of the Digger One Hitter smoking pipe is urging a Michigan federal court not to throw out his patent infringement claims against S&E Distributor Inc., saying the defendants are wrong to insist he has no right to sue.
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July 27, 2026
Consumers have filed another suit in Michigan federal court against Taco Bell and produce supplier Taylor Farms, alleging that the companies' negligence caused them to suffer cyclospora infections after eating contaminated iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell restaurants.
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July 27, 2026
Prominent food and beverage companies including Pepsi, Quaker Oats, Bimbo Bakeries and Frito-Lay filed an antitrust lawsuit in Minnesota federal court Friday alleging that major sugar refineries and producers have been involved in a price-fixing scheme since 2019.
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July 27, 2026
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and an affiliate are asking a California federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging that its Odyssey minivans have defective side air bags, saying a government-supervised recall means there is no injury to the buyers.
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July 27, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court has significantly expanded the state's constitutional protection against double jeopardy, finding prosecutors can be barred from retrying a criminal defendant following a mistrial, even if they did not specifically intend to provoke the defense into requesting one.
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July 27, 2026
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.
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July 27, 2026
A Michigan federal judge ruled Friday that Nationwide Insurance may proceed with its declaratory judgment lawsuit against the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center and the parents of a 5-year-old boy killed at the facility, noting that the insurance coverage dispute addresses issues separate from pending state civil and criminal cases involving the center.
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July 27, 2026
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after the First Circuit declined on Saturday to lift a lower court's order prohibiting the administration from enforcing restrictions on mail-in balloting in 23 states and the District of Columbia in this year's general election.
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July 24, 2026
A federal judge Friday permanently barred Illinois from providing benefits such as in-state tuition and education scholarships to unauthorized immigrants, agreeing with the Trump administration's argument that the offerings run afoul of federal law by discriminating against U.S. citizens.
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July 24, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into forbearance negotiations, the latest real estate investment craze, and the ongoing challenges for Wall Street landlords in the Sun Belt.
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July 24, 2026
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.
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July 24, 2026
A former high school senior accused of threatening to shoot his principal and teachers failed to escape criminal charges by claiming First Amendment protection, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has ruled, saying the teen went beyond mere talk when he bought a shotgun and tried to buy two pistols.
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July 24, 2026
The city manager of a Detroit suburb did not violate Michigan's Open Meetings Act by privately evaluating and ranking applicants for the city's limited recreational marijuana licenses, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled, reversing an appellate decision.
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July 24, 2026
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.
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July 24, 2026
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.
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July 23, 2026
A group of mostly Democratic-led states asked a Rhode Island federal court Thursday to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from withholding disaster-relief funds unless they comply with the Trump administration's election administration and immigration enforcement demands.
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July 23, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional part of a state law that lets judges impose sex-offender registration on people convicted of any felony if they committed a sex crime before the law took effect three decades ago.
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July 23, 2026
Counsel for a Michigan parental rights advocate told a Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday that a cease and desist letter from a Lowell Area Schools administrator barring her from contacting teachers directly violated the parent's First Amendment rights, even though the letter provided a process for Stefanie Boone to communicate through administrators.
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July 23, 2026
Police can't search a vehicle without a warrant based only on probable cause that someone committed a civil marijuana infraction, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, finding that the state's interest in enforcing a minor violation doesn't outweigh a driver's Fourth Amendment rights.
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July 23, 2026
A Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday questioned whether a Michigan man who spent more than two decades in prison before his assault convictions were vacated had done enough to revive his civil rights suit accusing Detroit police officers of fabricating and withholding evidence during the investigation that led to his arrest.
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July 23, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told a California federal court to toss a suit filed by the District of Columbia and 15 states over past standards for receiving funding for fair housing enforcement, arguing that the plaintiffs lack Article III standing because they have not shown how they have been harmed by the funding standards.
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July 23, 2026
A Michigan federal judge won't let Ford Motor Co. escape a proposed class action alleging its F-150 vehicles shipped with an engine defect causing excessive oil consumption, finding there is enough evidence to show that Ford was aware of the defect and failed to disclose it to buyers.
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July 22, 2026
A former public defender's discrimination and retaliation suit was dismissed with prejudice Wednesday after a Michigan federal judge found that she repeatedly ignored discovery orders, prejudiced the defendants and improperly sent a process server to an attorney's home on a Sunday.