Hagens Berman Not Very Contrite About AI Errors, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge chided attorneys from Hagens Berman on Thursday over what he called a lack of contrition after submitting briefs that contained errors lifted from ChatGPT in a proposed class action against the online platform OnlyFans, saying the attorneys seemed more interested in excuses.

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Amazon To Pay $2.5B To End FTC's Prime Claims Midtrial

By Rachel Riley

Amazon has agreed to a landmark $2.5 billion settlement to end the Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection case targeting its Prime subscription program, the commission announced Thursday, just days into what was expected to be a monthlong trial.

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Anthropic Judge Greenlights 'Historic' $1.5B Copyright Deal

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge on Thursday preliminarily approved a $1.5 billion deal Anthropic PBC struck with authors to end their copyright class action against the artificial intelligence developer, with counsel for the plaintiffs calling it a "historic settlement" that will result in the "largest copyright recovery of all time."

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Trump Blesses Deal To Transfer TikTok To $14B US Co.

By Rae Ann Varona

President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order greenlighting a proposed deal that transfers the majority of TikTok's U.S. operations to a new U.S.-based joint venture, saying that the divestiture adequately addresses national security concerns.

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Amazon Denied Quick Appeal Of Massive Antitrust Class Cert.

By Matthew Perlman

The Ninth Circuit has rejected a petition from Amazon seeking permission to immediately appeal an order certifying a class of roughly 300 million consumers in a sweeping antitrust case accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating prices through its merchant policies.

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Ukraine Oil Co. Fails To End Disclosure In $150M Award Fight

By Joyce Hanson

A Texas federal magistrate judge will not lift disclosure obligations on Ukraine's largest oil company as U.S.-based Carpatsky Petroleum Corp. looks to enforce a $150 million arbitral award against it, ruling that the documents being turned over continue to prove relevant to enforcement efforts.

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Pa. Justices Allow Utilities To Deny Rivals' Billing For Add-Ons

By Matthew Santoni

Electricity distributors in Pennsylvania can apply add-ons to their customers' bills for things like smart thermostats, line insurance and tree trimming while denying the same "on-bill billing" service to third-party electricity providers, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

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Biogas Co., Lender End Biz Battle Ahead Of Trial

By Abigail Harrison

On the eve of a trial, a biogas project developer and its lenders have ended their legal battle over the financing and control of renewable energy projects and also finalized a roughly $734,000 judgment against the developer and its principal.

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Brief

NC BBQ Chain Nets Deal To End Trademark Fight With Flagship

By Hayley Fowler

A chain of barbecue restaurants and its original location have resolved a short-lived clash over the use of their shared trademark on branded sauces and rubs, North Carolina federal court records show.

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Judge Grants Limited Sanctions In Sports Betting Secrets Suit

By Elliot Weld

A Nevada federal judge has granted some sanctions requested by a gambling technology company locked in a trade secrets case, finding that the rival litigant won't be allowed to introduce some evidence.

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Boeing Asks Chancery To Ground 737 Max Derivative Suit

By Jarek Rutz

Boeing Co. wants the Delaware Chancery Court to throw out a derivative lawsuit that accuses the company's leadership of ignoring safety risks in the wake of a January 2024 incident in which a door plug flew off one of its 737 Max planes.

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Mich. Judge Backs $778M Judgment Against Auto Parts Mogul

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal judge on Thursday said Alter Domus LLC can pursue a judgment against a Detroit-area businessman's trust in a decades-old dispute over a guaranty agreement, renewing the more than $770 million award to the administrative agent after determining it properly took over the case from JPMorgan Chase.

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European Commission Probing SAP Over Software Support

By Matthew Perlman

European enforcers have opened an investigation into concerns that German software giant SAP restricts the market for maintenance and support services for the company's business management software.

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Tribal Co. Sues Feds Over $2M Military Bridge Project Loss

By Crystal Owens

A California tribal company is seeking more than $2 million in damages after it says the U.S. Air Force breached a contract for construction of a bridge by providing it with an incomplete engineering report and failing to gain timely environmental approvals for the project.

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SmartLabs Accused Of Dodging Rent On Cambridge Lab

By Julie Manganis

Boston-headquartered SmartLabs is facing a lawsuit over millions in unpaid rent owed to the landlord of one of its Cambridge facilities, according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts state court.

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Judge Upholds $18M Arbitration Award In Filter Co. Dispute

By Caroline Simson

A New York federal judge has refused to vacate an $18 million arbitral award issued after a deal to distribute water filters in Asia deteriorated, saying that while it was a "close" question, the award did not violate public policy.

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Xerox Says Vendor Faked Equipment Leases, Paid Kickbacks

By Brian Steele

Xerox's financing arm says a Colorado company cost it nearly $2 million by paying kickbacks to induce its customers into fraudulent equipment leases, overbilling and lying about the deals.

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Pa. Justices Say Child Arbitration Invalid Despite Parents' OK

By Y. Peter Kang

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that parents signing waivers at attractions like trampoline parks cannot bind their children or spouses to arbitration, in twin injury suits seeking to hold Sky Zone liable for two minors' injuries.

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CSX Says Biz Owner Rehashing Claims In Rail Crossing Suit

By Grace Dixon

Railroad company CSX Transportation Inc. has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to permanently ax a local business owner's request for punitive damages amid a dispute over access to a railroad crossing, arguing the owner is repeating claims the court already rejected.

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Brief

Cleo AI Military Lending Suit Paused Amid 9th Circ. Appeal

By Sydney Price

A Washington federal judge has halted proceedings in an Army staff sergeant's proposed class action alleging Cleo AI Inc. violates the Military Lending Act by employing predatory lending practices through its cash advances.

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Series

Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

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Bryan Cave Taps Debevoise White Collar Litigator In Paris

By Joyce Hanson

Bryan Cave said this month it has hired a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigator to serve as the law firm's new white-collar crime and compliance lead in Paris.

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Analysis

How Attys' Pursuit Of Truth Got ICE To Release An Ohio Imam

By Britain Eakin

Kathryn Brady with the Muslim Legal Fund of America called it a "miracle." With no warning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released her client — Egyptian imam and chaplain Ayman Soliman — on Sept. 19 and reinstated his asylum protections after keeping him locked up for 73 days and threatening to deport him to a country where he said he would face certain death.

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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 Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Orrick Closing Switzerland Office To Invest In Other Markets

By Tracey Read

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Friday that it will wind down its 10-year-old Geneva office by the end of the year.

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Texas' Eastern District Tightens Sealed-Document Procedures

By Matt Perez

Chief U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas issued new protocols Wednesday for filing sealed documents that will prohibit electronic access effective immediately, a move that comes amid escalating cyberattacks on the federal judiciary's case management system.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Baker Botts LLP and MoloLamken LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit wiped out a $181 million jury verdict against AT&T and Nokia in a patent infringement case.

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The Comey Case Was Hard To Bring. It May Be Harder To Win.

By Phillip Bantz

The government faces steep challenges in proving key elements of its bare-bones indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey, including his state of mind during 2020 testimony before Congress and the potential lack of a credible star witness, experts say.

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Texas Justices Move To Nix ABA Approval In Bar Admissions

By Lynn LaRowe

The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday preliminarily approved ending a rule requiring graduation from a law school approved by the American Bar Association for admittance to the Lone Star State bar, with the court giving itself the authority for accreditation.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Tech industry giant Oracle will monitor the U.S. operations of social media platform TikTok after a Thursday deal turns 80% of the formerly Chinese-owned subsidiary over to a U.S.-based joint venture. And a new compensation study of large company general counsel finds steady growth since 2020, although it still trails pay for chief financial officers.

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Calif. Justices Approve Changes To Bar Exam Oversight Rule

By Emily Sawicki

The California Supreme Court has approved amendments to the state rules of court, in part to clarify oversight of the California bar exam in the wake of a botched administration in February.

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Former SGR Atty Accused Of Forcing Client Into Settlement

By Zach Dupont

A man who sued his sister on claims of undue influence over their mother's estate claims his former attorney's malpractice led to him taking a settlement worth "at least three times" less than what he should have received.

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