Takeaways From Meta's $25B Data Privacy Trial Loss

By Cara Salvatore

As Meta Platforms Inc. digests Wednesday's $25 billion trial bill for repeatedly misrepresenting its privacy practices to New Mexicans, observers say there are lessons to take away — beyond the fact that it's believed to be the largest commercial verdict in nominal dollars in U.S. history.

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9F, Investors Reach $6.5M Deal To End IPO Fraud Claims

By Katryna Perera

Investors of Chinese fintech 9F Inc. have reached a $6.5 million deal with the online lending platform to resolve claims that the company hid its financial woes and failed to disclose an "illegal arrangement" that investors said it had with an insurance carrier.

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Roundup MDL Atty Fund 'Cries Out' For Review, 9th Circ. Told

By Dorothy Atkins

Plaintiffs' firms urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a ruling Thursday requiring them to contribute 8% of their recovery fees to a common benefit fund in multidistrict litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer, arguing the judge ignored a special master's recommendation and the issue "cries out for some appellate supervision."

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Skechers Accused Of Using Tariffs To Shortchange Investors

By Jessica Corso

Skechers USA Inc. is facing a lawsuit in California federal court accusing it of overstating the impact that tariffs would have on its business in order to defraud investors into agreeing to a $9.4 billion take-private transaction.

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Domino's Must Face Investor Suit Over Overseas Growth

By Hailey Konnath

A Michigan federal judge Thursday refused to throw out a proposed securities class action against Domino's Pizza Inc., finding that the investor plaintiff has adequately alleged that the pizza chain knew a major franchisee would underperform when the company made positive, forward-looking statements to shareholders.

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2 Firms To Lead Roblox Age-Verification Investor Action

By Mike Curley

A California federal judge has appointed Johnson Van Kwawegen LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA as co-lead counsel of a consolidated proposed class action filed by investors who allege they lost $48 million to a stock drop driven by Roblox Corp.'s age verification system.

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J&J Says Justices' Denial Backs Tossing Fee Suit At 3rd Circ.

By George Woolston

Johnson & Johnson told the Third Circuit Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up a group of executives' federal benefits dispute backed its position in an appeal from J&J workers who alleged their health plans were saddled with excessive prescription drug fees.

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Starbucks Seeks To Exit Supply Chain Forced Labor Suit

By Rachel Riley

Starbucks has called on a Washington federal judge to throw out a proposed class action accusing the java giant of relying on Brazilian coffee farms that forced workers to endure inhumane conditions, arguing Wednesday that the plaintiffs haven't shown the plantations that employed them supplied its beans.  

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Deaf Inmates Call Food, Health Access 'Life And Death' Issue

By David Aaro

A certified class of hearing-impaired inmates urged a federal judge to force the Georgia Department of Corrections to provide them better access to meals and healthcare, warning that the state's failure to communicate effectively with them is putting their lives at risk.

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NextEra Investors Try Again On $150M Deal After 1st Denial

By Sydney Price

NextEra investors are again looking for approval of their $150 million settlement to their lawsuit accusing NextEra of political interference after a Florida federal judge rejected their initial attempt over supposed deficiencies, providing the court with more detail on how the deal was calculated and benefits to class members.

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Investors Say AST Hid Failures, Made $277M In Insider Sales

By Nadia Dreid

AST SpaceMobile has been hit with a lawsuit accusing the satellite designer and manufacturer of misleading shareholders about the company's prospects amid mounting competition from Starlink, resulting in a drop in the stock's value.

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Paramount Gets Viewers' Deal Challenge Tossed Again

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court has tossed a case from consumers challenging Paramount's merger with Skydance and completed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, finding for a second time that the case fails to properly allege any harm from the deals.

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Nestle's Solgar Has Dangerous Vitamin B6 Levels, Suit Says

By Gina Kim

Nestle was hit with a proposed false advertising class action Wednesday in New Jersey federal court alleging its Solgar VM-75 supplements contain dangerous levels of vitamin B6, which can heighten the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy or worsen the condition.

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Aeropostale Shopper Can Amend Discount Suit, 9th Circ. Says

By Ben Adlin

A divided Ninth Circuit panel gave an Aeropostale customer another chance to lay out her claim that the clothing brand's allegedly false discount scheme violated Washington state law, ruling in an unpublished opinion Wednesday that the customer can amend her complaint that she paid too much for a pair of leggings.

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UPS Waiting On Feds To Refund Tariff Costs, Court Told

By Jack McLoone

An Atlanta federal court should, at minimum, pause a proposed class action looking to force UPS to reimburse customers for costs they incurred as the result of struck-down reciprocal tariffs, the shipping giant said, as the company itself is still waiting on refunds.

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EMortgage Seeks Exit From Proposed Text Ads Class Action

By Isaac Monterose

Mortgage lender eMortgage Funding LLC has urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a proposed class action that accuses the company of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state law by sending unwanted advertising texts and calls to consumers.

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Transpo Tracker: CH Robinson Verdict, Tesla Class Action

By Linda Chiem

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a Dallas County judge confirmed a blockbuster $604 million verdict against freight broker C.H. Robinson, while the Ninth Circuit dismantled a certified class action accusing Tesla of misleading consumers about its cars' self-driving capabilities.

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Liberty Mutual Must Tailor Auto Rental Coverage, Judge Says

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a Liberty Mutual unit failed to fulfill its obligation to provide policyholders with replacement transportation for as long as "reasonably required" after a wreck.

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TPS Applicants Win $660K In Fees Over Work Permit Delays

By Elaine Briseño

A Washington federal judge has awarded Afghanistan and Somali citizens $660,500 in attorney fees after granting the immigrants summary judgment in a class action that challenged the government's refusal to let them work while they awaited their temporary immigration protections.

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AG Watch: Minnesota Takes Action To Secure Child Safety

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has built one of the most aggressive and structurally coherent child protection enforcement programs in the country, targeting consumer-facing sectors that his office has concluded prey on minors, such as tobacco and nicotine, social media platforms, and artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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Being In The Peace Corps Made Me A Better Lawyer

When I served in the Peace Corps, the people of the West African village where I was stationed helped me acclimate to my new surroundings and enabled me to develop problem-solving, teamwork and empathy skills that have bolstered my legal practice far beyond the ability to offer technical advice, says Brian Bewley at McGuireWoods.

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Are You Happy With Your In-House Role? Take Our Survey

Is your company giving you everything you need to succeed? What are some misconceptions about working in-house? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Satisfaction Survey.

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Weil Merger Talks With Willkie End, Another Partner To Leave

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP have ended merger discussions and another top Weil partner is set to depart the firm, sources with knowledge on the matters told Law360 Pulse on Friday.

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Holland & Knight Legal Profession Head On MSO Dealmaking

By Al Barbarino

Holland & Knight LLP partner Trisha Rich is at the forefront of the firm's work in a fast-growing corner of the legal industry, advising law firms setting up management services organizations, or MSOs, as well as the investors looking to buy into them.

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Trump Adviser Ducking Service In Exec Orders Suit, ABA Says

By Jack Karp

Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn has evaded service of subpoenas, so the American Bar Association should be allowed to pursue alternative means of serving him in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate BigLaw firms, the organization is telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge.

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Mass. Judge Jailed Atty For 'Attitude,' Ethics Complaint Says

By Julie Manganis

A former Massachusetts state court judge placed a public defender into custody for hours over his "attitude" during a March 2025 hearing, the state's judicial conduct commission has said in a disciplinary complaint.

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SEC Fights LSU Claim That Case Citations Were 'Hallucinated'

By Alex Lawson

The Southeastern Conference is disputing claims that it submitted "hallucinated" case citations in its lawsuit challenging Louisiana State University's efforts to add former professional players to its sports teams, urging an Alabama federal judge to strike the allegations.

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Insurer Says NY Firm Staged Accidents For Suits

By Danielle Ferguson

A reinsurance company has filed another complaint accusing a New York personal injury law firm of recruiting workers to stage injuries in support of meritless claims, a few months after the Second Circuit dismissed similar claims because the insurer didn't have any direct injuries to bring a racketeering suit. 

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Ex-DOJ Officials And Judicial Nominees Vie For Office

By Courtney Bublé

Hundreds of candidates are on the ballot in the midterm elections, happening in less than two weeks, and among them are former U.S. Department of Justice officials and unsuccessful judicial nominees.

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9th Circ. Judge Hints Trump US Atty Firing OK Despite 'Chaos'

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit judge remarked on Friday that President Donald Trump's ouster of court-appointed Seattle U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff has sown "chaos," but pushed back against Rogoff's contention that the move amounted to executive overreach, noting that the president already controls the office via the attorney general.

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NY Commercial Attys Must Justify Discovery Cost Bids Early

By Andrea Keckley

New York Courts Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas said in an administrative order earlier this month that commercial litigators who want opposing counsel to fund some or all of the discovery process must state their basis for the request and provide a "good faith" estimate of the costs.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA and DiCello Levitt lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New Mexico federal judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over the lies that the social media giant offered the public regarding its data privacy practices.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Meta's legal chief says the company will appeal a $25 billion verdict involving data privacy practices including the Cambridge Analytica scandal. And a new study shows that while in-house starting salaries are staying stable, adding special skills like AI expertise can lift them higher.

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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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