Google, Epic Fight Uphill To Tweak App Antitrust Injunction

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he's unlikely to grant Epic and Google's request to modify a permanent injunction issued after a jury found Google monopolized the distribution of apps on Android devices, saying they have to show changed circumstances, and "I haven't seen anything change, other than a deal" between the companies.

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Google Can't Duck Case Over Paid Search, Privacy Claims

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court has refused to toss a proposed consumer class action alleging Google's default search agreements block competition from rival search engines that could provide more privacy or even pay users to search.

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FTC Cites 'Serious Concerns' With Epic-Google Play Deal

By Bryan Koenig

A settlement resolving Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit against Google that would replace the injunction Epic won against Google's Play Store controls has drawn pushback from the Federal Trade Commission, which is urging strict scrutiny of the agreement currently under the eye of an already skeptical California federal judge.

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Patagonia Claims Activist 'Pattie Gonia' Rips Off TM In $1 Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Patagonia Inc. has sued an activist who goes by the "Pattie Gonia" persona in California federal court, asking the court to block the drag queen from selling T-shirts and other merchandise and services that allegedly rip off its popular trademarks, while only seeking $1 in nominal damages.

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Meta Can't Arbitrate Suit Alleging Bias Against White Workers

By Gina Kim

Meta Platforms can't arbitrate a former engineer's suit alleging it fostered a hostile work environment that discriminated against white male employees and job applicants for hiring opportunities, promotions and bonuses, according to a minute order issued by a California state judge.

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Smucker Pet Food Buyers Win Cert. In PFAS Disclosure Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge certified Thursday a class of Golden State consumers who accuse The J.M. Smucker Co. of failing to disclose risks of so-called PFAS forever chemicals in certain pet food packaging, rejecting Smucker's arguments, among others, that PFAS exposure is too individualized for classwide resolution.

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Calif. Court Sides With Tenants In Background Check Suit

By Hailey Konnath

A California appellate court on Wednesday issued a landmark opinion partially resurrecting a suit accusing a Los Angeles-area landlord of illegally refusing to share various background check information with rental applicants, finding that tenants do have standing to sue under California law even if they haven't suffered any actual damages.

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Investors Drop LA Law Firm From Bioscience Fraud Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A group of investors including a "Toy Story" screenwriter pursuing an $87 million fraud suit against a bioscience company in California state court has agreed to drop claims against a California law firm and its name partner, with the firm in turn withdrawing an anti-SLAPP motion it filed in the suit.

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Judge Expands Block On Trump's Grant Restrictions

By Isaac Monterose

A Washington federal judge agreed to broaden a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration over its political restrictions for using over $12 billion worth of federal grants, expanding the block to cover additional plaintiffs who were added to the suit.

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Feds Given More Time To Revisit School Grant Cancellations

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge agreed Thursday to extend a deadline for the Trump administration to make fresh determinations as to 138 public school mental health grants that the court has found were illegally canceled, but admonished the federal government for previously understating how long those reassessments would take.   

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Nationwide Unit Says Insurers Must Defend Construction Co.

By Isaac Monterose

A subsidiary of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. on Thursday accused Underwriters at Lloyd's London and other insurers of wrongfully refusing to defend a general contractor from a construction defects suit involving a Los Angeles home that was bought for $7.1 million.

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Google Moves To Toss Privacy Suit Alleging AI Spying

By Craig Clough

Google urged a California federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss a proposed class action claiming it secretly enabled artificial intelligence tools to scan users' Gmail, Chat and Meet communications, arguing the plaintiffs don't allege their data was accessed or if they suffered any harm.

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FDA Action Shouldn't Halt Amazon Labeling Suit, Plaintiffs Say

By Ben Adlin

Shoppers accusing Amazon of failing to make required disclosures on dietary supplement product pages told a Washington federal judge there's no need to pause their proposed class action amid possible rulemaking by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, arguing that the supposed rule change wouldn't negate the suit's claims under California law.

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AI Diagnostics Co.'s Patent Claims Don't Pass Alice Test

By Adam Lidgett

A California federal judge has thrown out artificial intelligence diagnostics company Tempus AI's patent infringement suit against medical test-maker Guardant Health, finding claims in the patents weren't patent-eligible to begin with.

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NFL's Lions Should Face Copyright Suit In Calif., Photog Says

By Rae Ann Varona

A California photographer has pushed back against the Detroit Lions' bid to dismiss his lawsuit accusing the NFL team of using photos he took of quarterback Jared Goff without permission, telling a California federal court that his lawsuit, contrary to the team's contention, belongs in the Golden State.

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Brief

Calif. Universities, Faculty Settle EEOC Info-Sharing Fight

By Grace Elletson

The California State University system has struck a deal with faculty labor unions to resolve a suit claiming the CSU improperly shared employee contact information with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to aid an investigation into antisemitism on its campuses.

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Calif. Couple Charged With $100M Stock Manipulation Scheme

By Sydney Price

A married couple in California has been indicted by a federal grand jury for charges related to their alleged involvement in a securities fraud and money laundering scheme involving falsely promoting and dumping shares of several public companies, including a purported rooftop solar business and a crypto mining firm, according to prosecutors.

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FTC Defends BOTS Act Case Against Live Nation

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal court not to toss its case accusing Live Nation of deceiving customers and artists, saying the live events and ticketing giant failed to disclose the actual price of tickets and turned a blind eye to scalpers on its platforms.

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Simpson Thacher Adds Quinn Emanuel Atty To New SF Office

By Gina Kim

A Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorney who worked on high-profile intellectual property matters representing Google and Jane Street Group has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as partner in its newly opened San Francisco office, the firm announced Thursday.

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MoFo Adds Two Akin M&A, Litigation Experts In LA

By James Mills

Morrison Foerster LLP is expanding its California team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in two Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys — a mergers and acquisitions expert and a litigation ace — as partners in its Los Angeles office.

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Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2025: An Empirical Review

In 2025, the Federal Circuit's increased output was not enough to keep up with its ever-growing patent case load, and patent owners and applicants fared poorly overall as the court's affirmance rate fell, says Dan Bagatell at Perkins Coie.

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Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year

The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.

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Series

Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.

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Analysis

Supreme Court Caseload Hits 160-Year Low

By Katie Buehler

Not since the Civil War has the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in as few cases as it will this term — the latest milestone for the court's shrinking docket, and one attorneys say might have more to do with the high court's culture than its expanding emergency appeals caseload.

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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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Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London saw Travelers Insurance hit with a claim from a property buyer over a payout tied to collapsed law firm Axiom Ince, Swedish music group Pophouse Entertainment clash with the production company that helped it create the ABBA Voyage experience, and biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals sue rival entity ToolGen for patent infringement.

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Analysis

More Push In The 'Push-Pull' As DOJ Targets 'Gamesmanship'

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice continues to build its task force targeting "gamesmanship" that it says BigLaw attorneys for major companies, especially technology platforms, are using to obstruct antitrust investigations — an effort that has been welcomed by some practitioners and questioned by others.

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5 Arrests Made In Shooting Of Indiana Judge, Wife

By Lynn LaRowe

Five people have been charged in connection with the shooting of an Indiana Superior Court Judge and his wife at their home Sunday following an investigation involving state law enforcement in Indiana and Kentucky and federal agencies.

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Shook Hardy Adds 2 E-Discovery-Focused Partners

By Matt Perez

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has hired two e-discovery experts as partners for its complex litigation strategic counseling practice in Washington, D.C., and New York City.

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Dems Push For Another Round Of Jack Smith Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Following former special counsel Jack Smith's congressional appearance, Democrats are looking for him to return once he is able to speak about the second volume of his report on President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents after he left office.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

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DOJ Alumni Back Maurene Comey In Effort To Keep Suit Alive

By Rose Krebs

U.S. Department of Justice alumni and a group that includes attorneys, law professors and former judges have filed briefs supporting former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's call for a New York federal court to reject the DOJ's bid to dismiss a suit over her firing.

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How Attorneys Can Balance Careers With Caring For Parents

By Kevin Penton

As baby boomers get older and develop more intense healthcare needs, attorneys in the prime of their careers are increasingly pressed to also provide care to their elderly parents.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The EEOC voted to retract major harassment and discrimination protections as civil rights advocates protested. And Goldman Sachs denied rumors it was easing out its prominent chief legal officer despite the lingering stigma over her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Embezzler's Legal Malpractice Claims Too Late, Court Says

By Julie Manganis

A convicted embezzler who accused her attorneys of botching her defenses in criminal and civil cases cannot rely on a longer six-year statute of repose for breach of contract claims to overcome her delay in filing a legal malpractice case, an intermediate Massachusetts appellate court said Friday.

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