Fed. Circ. Axes P&W, DOD Overhead Cost Deal

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Federal Circuit on Friday invalidated a deal between Pratt & Whitney and the federal government concerning what can be included in the company's overhead costs for its government and commercial engine programs, while declining to rule on how those costs should be allocated.

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Nuclear Waste Storage Worries Too Hypothetical, Justices Told

By Ganesh Setty

A company licensed to temporarily store nuclear waste urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to a condition in its license application to contract with the U.S. Department of Energy once Congress allows it.

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Panel Says NJ County Illegally Awarded $13.5M Jail Contract

By George Woolston

A New Jersey county violated the state's public contracts law when it awarded a $13.5 million contract to provide medical care and other services at a county jail, a state appeals court has ruled, backing a determination from the Office of the State Comptroller.

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Feds Wrap Up FARA Case Against Ex-NY Gov. Aide Linda Sun

By Stewart Bishop

Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Friday rested their case against a former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after about three weeks of trial over alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and other charges.

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2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Conviction

By Phillip Bantz

Former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng's attempt to overturn his conviction in the $6.5 billion 1MDB corruption scheme hit a wall Friday at the Second Circuit, where a panel categorically rejected his multipronged appeal.

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Judge Denies $165M Navy Support Deal Challenge

By Tom Lotshaw

A Court of Federal Claims judge has backed the Navy's call to award a $165 million contract to Phoenix Air Group Inc. to support electronic warfare training and testing activities, saying a protester failed to show its lower-cost proposal was treated unfairly.

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Energy Dept. Defends $7.5B Grant Cuts In Political Bias Case

By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Department of Energy has urged a federal judge in Washington not to block its termination of energy project grants worth more than $7.5 billion, arguing there is no merit to claims alleging the federal government unconstitutionally targeted funds for Democratic-leaning states.

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Jet Fuel Leak Sparks $2M Suit Against Air Force

By Elaine Briseño

A California general contractor hired to perform drainage work at Travis Air Force Base is seeking $2.17 million over the alleged retaliatory termination of its contract after the business reported the military's discharge of jet fuel into Union Creek.

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Key Takeaways From Armed Services Board's FY 2025 Report

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals an increase in new cases filed, but a decrease in cases resolved, and fewer parties choosing alternative dispute resolution, despite the likely reduction in time and expenses incurred during a prolonged appeal process, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

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10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

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Bonus Spotlight

Katten Exceeds Market Bonus Scale, Orrick Matches

By Tracey Read

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has joined a select few law firms that have gone beyond the BigLaw norm for year-end and special bonuses.

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Immigration Lawyers Battle Burnout Amid Deportation Surge

By Daniel Connolly

As the Trump administration carries out a mass deportation campaign across the country, immigration attorneys faced with heavy demand and changing norms are feeling the impact of burnout and stress on their practices and emotions, they told Law360.

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Judges Beat Ethics Suits For Dropping Retirement Post-Trump

By Jake Maher

A Fourth Circuit judge and two district court judges have defeated ethics complaints from a conservative legal organization alleging they improperly reversed their decisions to take senior status after President Donald Trump was elected.

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Rosen Law Firm Sanctioned Over 'Frivolous' Investor Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

A Wisconsin federal judge has sanctioned The Rosen Law Firm PA for failing to conduct an adequate investigation before filing a "frivolous" securities complaint against an airline holding company.

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Utah Atty Avoids Monetary Sanction For 'Hallucinated' Cases

By Matt Perez

A Utah federal judge handling a trademark infringement matter has sanctioned an attorney for filing court documents with "hallucinated" cases, but instead of issuing a fine, the lawyer was ordered to read all the cases and authorities cited in the opinion and file a summary statement within 30 days.

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Supreme Court Halts Immigration Judges' Free Speech Suit

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Fourth Circuit decision reviving a free speech suit from an immigration judges union challenging a policy barring them from speaking publicly about immigration without approval.

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Feature

For NY Inmate, Jamaica's Violence Waits Outside Prison Walls

By Rachel Rippetoe

Jamaican-born Eric Tolliver is nearing the end of his 33-year prison sentence in New York, but what waits for him on the other side might be worse: deportation to his home country, where many want him dead.

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Fla. Court Upholds Atty Disqualification In $1M Estate Dispute

By David Minsky

A Florida state appellate court on Friday affirmed the disqualification of an attorney who abandoned his client and began representing his client's adversaries in a $1 million probate case, finding that he likely violated ethics rules regarding conflicts of interest.

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Fla. Judge OKs Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

By Rae Ann Varona

A Florida federal judge on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from an investigation of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, citing a newly enacted law that the government said overrides a prohibition on disclosing the documents to the public.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

An SEC panel has asked the agency to adopt regulations that could standardize the way publicly traded companies report details about AI use. Meanwhile, the FCC approved AT&T's $1 billion UScellular deal after AT&T became the latest of the big three mobile carriers to agree to do away with diversity, equity and inclusion policies. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Gupta Wessler LLP and Block & Leviton LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eleventh Circuit revived a proposed class action against NextEra Energy Inc. that seeks to hold the energy company liable for a share price drop that followed political interference allegations involving a subsidiary.

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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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