Delaware's Chancery Court has appointed an attorney who served more than a decade with the state Department of Justice, including leading its misdemeanor trial unit, to fill one of two newly funded magistrates posts to help handle the court's caseload.
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Chancery Taps Former Prosecutor For New Magistrate Post

By Rose Krebs

Delaware's Chancery Court has appointed an attorney who served more than a decade with the state Department of Justice, including leading its misdemeanor trial unit, to fill one of two newly funded magistrates posts to help handle the court's caseload.

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Moelis Says Pact Spurring Del. Corp. Law Rework Is Lawful

By Jeff Montgomery

Attorneys for Moelis & Co. have told Delaware's justices that a stockholder agreement that solidified Ken Moelis' control of the investment bank was either valid or lawfully obtainable by other means before the Court of Chancery struck it down last year, with time to challenge key provisions long since expired.

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3rd Circ. Won't Toss Talc Co. Whittaker Clark & Daniels' Ch. 11

By Emily Lever

Defunct talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels properly filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2023 and its bankruptcy case should not be dismissed, the Third Circuit has ruled, siding against talc claimants who argued the company already being in receivership precluded it from filing for bankruptcy.

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BANKRUPTCY COURT

Magnesium Producer Hits Ch. 11 Following Plant Failures

By Alex Wittenberg

US Magnesium LLC, once North America's largest producer of primary magnesium, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with up to $500 million of debt, years after major equipment failures at its Utah facility ground production to a halt.

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Brief

Entities Tied To Several CVS Locations File For Ch. 11

By Yun Park

Several entities tied to properties operating as CVS locations have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, saying that the filings are "in the best interests" of the debtors, creditors and other stakeholders.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

Medicare Drug Pricing Plan Survives Novartis' 3rd Circ. Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ability to negotiate "maximum fair prices" with drugmakers doesn't violate their constitutional rights, rejecting an argument by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. that the practice amounted to a raw deal for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Khalil Asks 3rd Circ. To Affirm His Release From ICE Detention

By Rae Ann Varona

Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist whom immigration officials are seeking to deport, urged the Third Circuit on Wednesday to affirm his release from immigration detention, saying a lower court got it right in several decisions that led to his release.

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DISTRICT COURT

Burford Urges Del. Court Not To Reconsider Arbitration Ruling

By Rose Krebs

A Burford Capital affiliate is urging a Delaware federal court not to reconsider a decision ordering German entity Financialright Claims GmbH to arbitrate a dispute over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration pact, saying the court already carefully considered its arguments.

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PEOPLE

Barnes & Thornburg Hires Real Estate Legal Project Managers

By Isaac Monterose

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced it hired two former land use planners for Delaware's New Castle County as real estate legal project managers for the firm's real estate department in its Wilmington office.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

When The Supreme Court Says Using Race Is OK

By Marco Poggio

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing government agencies to expressly use race in furthering their immigration enforcement goals, while prohibiting the use of race as even one of the factors to consider in college admissions. Some legal scholars see a double standard.

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Quinn Emanuel's $30M Fee Bid Flouts Ch. 11, Co. Says

By Julie Manganis

Israeli printed circuit maker Nano Dimension has told a Massachusetts federal judge that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can't claim a $30 million attorney's lien to make an "end run" around the bankruptcy of 3D printing company Desktop Metal, a former client that Nano acquired.

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Hagens Berman Doubles Down On AI-Tainted Brief Correction

By Adrian Cruz

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP said that the firm has an ethical duty to correct briefs tainted by artificial intelligence errors and that the corrected versions shouldn't be stricken from a proposed class action against online platform OnlyFans' parent company.

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Calif. Bill Blocking Fee Sharing With ABS Firms Heads To Gov.

By Emily Sawicki

A bill heading to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk is poised to tighten rules to restrict alternative business structure law firms from operating in the Golden State by blocking lawyers from sharing fees with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers.

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Analysis

Appeals Courts Rethink Harsh Youth Sentences, Search Rules

By Brandon Lowrey

State appellate courts across the country have issued major criminal law opinions this year, softening some of the harshest sentences for young defendants while shifting rules for searches and evidence collection.

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NYC Eviction Counsel Program Struggles To Meet Its Goals

By Andrea Keckley

More than half the households eligible for New York City's Right to Counsel program are not receiving legal representation in eviction cases, with representation rates peaking at just over half the qualified tenants in 2022 before falling to roughly one-third of citywide tenants in 2024, according to a report.

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Analysis

New Guidance Hacks Away At Immigration Judges' Powers

By Britain Eakin

A steady stream of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions and Executive Office for Immigration Review memos, capped by recent guidance on handling constitutional claims, shows a Trump administration reining in immigration judges overseeing removal cases.

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Analysis

Mich. AG's Loss Spells Trouble For Other Fake Elector Cases

By Carolyn Muyskens

The dismissal of charges against Michigan Republicans who participated in the so-called fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election shows that establishing intent could be a hurdle for prosecutors as they pursue similar cases in other states, legal experts said.

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'Tyrant' Indiana Judge Ousted Over Misconduct

By Lynn LaRowe

An Indiana superior court judge who "wielded his position of power like a tyrant" during his three years on the bench has been permanently barred from judicial service by the state's Supreme Court.

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Analysis

Fresh Angles On Display In ERISA Summer Filing Uptick

By Kellie Mejdrich

Attorneys dealing with a rise in Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases are paying close attention to a handful of recent suits with allegations that put a twist on traditional benefits disputes. Here, Law360 looks at three cases with fresh angles that lawyers are keeping an eye on.

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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 former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The federal government has accused Uber Technologies Inc. of discriminating against riders with disabilities, including individuals traveling with service animals or using stowable wheelchairs. Meanwhile, a new Law360 analysis shows that male lawyers still hold nearly three times as many equity partner roles as women do.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kaplan Martin LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit upheld an $83.3 million award against President Donald Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 in the wake of her sexual assault allegations, rejecting his claims of presidential immunity.

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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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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Alston & Bird

Bailey & Glasser

Barnes & Thornburg

Birketts LLP

Bullotta Law

CMS Cameron McKenna

Caplin & Drysdale

Capsticks Solicitors LLP

Choate Hall

Cleary Gottlieb

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Cole Schotz

Cooley LLP

Cozen O'Connor

Cross & Simon

Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners

DLA Piper

Dentons

Dorsey & Whitney

Duane Morris

Elarbee Thompson

Freeths LLP

FryeLaw

Gateley PLC

Geldards

Gellert Seitz

Gibbons PC

Gibson Dunn

Greenberg Traurig

HWG LLP

Hagens Berman

Hausfeld LLP

Hill Dickinson

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Holman Fenwick

JMW Solicitors LLP

Joseph & Hall

Keker Van Nest & Peters

Kellogg Hansen

Kennedys Law LLP

Kirkland & Ellis

Kleinberg Kaplan

Kobre & Kim

Kurzban Kurzban

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Lewis Silkin

Lofton & Lofton

Martin LLP

Mayer Brown

Meritz Reddy

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Morris Nichols

Muckle LLP

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

Olshan Frome

Osborne Clarke

Paul Weiss

Potter Anderson

Powell Gilbert

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Reynolds Porter

Richards Layton

Sanford Heisler

Saxena White

Schlichter Bogard

Shakespeare Martineau

Sheppard Mullin

Sherman Silverstein

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Squire Patton

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Stris & Maher

Taylor Wessing

Timoney Knox

Troutman

Trowers & Hamlins

Tycko & Zavareei

Van Der Hout LLP

Varnum LLP

Voyles Vaiana

Wachtell Lipton

White & Case

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

Winstead PC

Young Conaway

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ABP Corp.

AECOM

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

Alliance Airlines

Alphabet Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American International Group Inc.

American Property Casualty Insurance Association

Anthropic PBC

Arconic Corp.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.

Bouygues

Brennan Center for Justice

Brenntag AG

British Broadcasting Corp.

Burford Capital LLC

Business Roundtable

CVS Health Corp.

California Chamber of Commerce

Center for Constitutional Rights

Church's Chicken

Consumer Attorneys of California

Consumer Watchdog

CureVac AG

Desktop Metal Inc.

EchoStar Corp.

Empower Annuity Insurance Co. of America

Ernst & Young LLP

Fidelis Inc.

Florida Coastal School of Law

Google LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

HgCapital LLP

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

Illumina Inc.

Infinity Equity

Instagram Inc.

James Madison University

Juniper Networks Inc.

Lambda Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Lion Capital LLP

Litigation Solutions LLC

MS Amlin PLC

McDonald's Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Miami Herald Media Co.

Moelis & Co.

Munchkin Inc.

New York Civil Liberties Union

Novo Nordisk A S

Ohio State University

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Pfizer Inc.

Phillips 66

RELX PLC

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Regents of the University of California

Snap Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Stanford University

State Bar of California

Target Health Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Legal Aid Society

The Renco Group

Trader Joe's Co.

Twitter Inc.

UCLA School of Law

Uber Technologies Inc.

University of California Davis

WSP Global Inc.

WSP Holdings Ltd.

Wells Fargo & Co.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

Xiaomi Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Companies House

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Commission

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Court of Appeals

Illinois Supreme Court

Indiana Supreme Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Michigan Supreme Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York City Human Resources Administration

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Nevada

The Crown Prosecution Service

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court