A group of 29 states and their attorneys general is doubling down on a request in California federal court to hold a single, unified trial in their suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. is designed to addict and harm minors, saying they have now identified another case where such a singular trial was held involving multiple attorneys general's claims.
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29 State AGs Want Unified Meta Youth Addiction Trial

By Mike Curley

A group of 29 states and their attorneys general is doubling down on a request in California federal court to hold a single, unified trial in their suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. is designed to addict and harm minors, saying they have now identified another case where such a singular trial was held involving multiple attorneys general's claims.

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Meta Blamed For Teens' Instagram 'Sextortion' Suicides

By Lauren Berg

The parents of a 16-year-old boy from Scotland and a 13-year-old boy from Pennsylvania blame Meta and Instagram for their children dying by suicide after being "sextorted" through the photo sharing platform, alleging in a lawsuit Wednesday that the social media companies know the app connects predators to children.

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Ill. Judge Grants Transit Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate GIPA Claims

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge sent to arbitration a proposed class action claiming those applying to work for a transit services provider were required to divulge family medical history during a preemployment physical in violation of Illinois' genetic privacy law, finding the lead plaintiff had agreed to arbitrate disputes as part of his application process.

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ENFORCEMENT

Adderall Telehealth Startup Indicted After CEO's Conviction

By Mark Payne

A San Francisco grand jury has indicted California telehealth startup Done Global, alleging it had a role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved submitting false claims to government health programs and distributing $100 million in Adderall and other drugs through subscription services, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. 

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LITIGATION

Late Plaintiff Substitutions Sink Hospital Health Data Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a proposed data breach class action against Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc. over the named plaintiffs purported inability to serve as leaders of the suit, ruling that they had two years to find substitutes.

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Ill. Personal Injury Law Firm Sued Over Data Breach

By Daniel Connolly

A Virginia man alleges in a new proposed class action in Illinois federal court that personal injury law firm TorHoerman Law LLC failed to prevent a cyberattack that exposed his private information to criminals, and that the firm didn't report the attack to the affected people for several months.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 2026 Editorial Calendar

Law360 publishes several award series throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attorneys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you can prepare ahead of time.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonus News: Glenn Agre, Bursor & Fisher Reveal 2025 Levels

By Andrea Keckley

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance."

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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial

By Adrian Cruz

Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.

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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.

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Analysis

The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a trademark infringement award that reached nearly $47 million and found nonparties couldn't be on the hook for the amount, while the Federal Circuit reproached a trademark tribunal for its handling of a man's attempt to register the F-word. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2025.

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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

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Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him

By Ivan Moreno

A Tenth Circuit judge on a panel reviewing a copyright infringement claim against Netflix over a video clip included in its "Tiger King" docuseries can stay on the case after inadvertently contacting a former attorney for the plaintiffs, the parties told the appellate court in separate letters.

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Pentagon Must Justify JAG Firings Under New NDAA

By Courtney Bublé

Under the annual defense policy bill that was sent to the president's desk on Wednesday, the Pentagon will have to explain its firings of military lawyers — a provision that comes after the Trump administration controversially dismissed its top military lawyers at the beginning of the year.

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Feature

The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

ArentFox Schiff

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Boies Schiller

Bursor & Fisher

Caldwell Law Office

Cole & Van Note

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Debevoise & Plimpton

Finnegan

Gibson Dunn

Glenn Agre

HSF Kramer

Irell & Manella

Jackson Walker LLP

Jones Day

Kirkland & Ellis

Knobbe Martens

Kroger Gardis

Libby Hoopes

Littler Mendelson

McCarter & English

McDonald Carano

McGuire Law PC

Mitchell Silberberg

Morrison & Foerster

Norton Rose

Paul Weiss

Quarles & Brady

Rhoades & Morrow

Rusty Hardin

Social Media Victims Law Center

Spencer Fane

Stephan Zouras

Sterne Kessler

Stranch Jennings

TorHoerman Law

Troutman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

Above the Law

Advanced Accelerator Applications SA

American Bar Association

American Petroleum Institute Inc.

Apple Inc.

BP PLC

ByteDance Ltd.

Citigroup Inc.

DISH Network Corp.

Eicher Motors Ltd.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

Google LLC

Honeywell International Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Lantheus Holdings Inc.

LastPass US LP

MV Transportation Inc.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Motorola Mobility LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

Netflix Inc.

Reddit Inc.

SAP AG

Salesforce.com Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Shell PLC

Snap Inc.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.

TikTok Inc.

TransUnion LLC

Verizon Communications Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of the United States

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

National Institutes of Health

National Labor Relations Board

New York Department of Financial Services

U.S. Army

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana