GM Not Privy To Ex-Chrysler Exec's Spousal Talks, Panel Told

By Melanie Dorsey

A former Fiat Chrysler labor executive convicted for his role in a union bribery scheme could risk incriminating himself if he gives General Motors privileged information, including communications with his wife, as part of the latter automaker's civil lawsuit over alleged corruption, his attorney argued before a Michigan appeals court Wednesday.

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MSU Beats Privacy Violation Suit From Mel Tucker Accuser

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan federal judge has tossed a suit filed by sexual assault victim advocate Brenda Tracy against Michigan State University's board of trustees, saying Tracy failed to connect factual allegations to her legal claims over the handling of her sexual harassment complaint against former football coach Mel Tucker.

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Hold Dish To Buildout Plans, Mich. Local Gov'ts Urge FCC

By Christopher Cole

A coalition of local government leaders in Michigan has asked the Federal Communications Commission to insist that Dish fulfill its wireless buildout obligations before its parent company EchoStar completes spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX.

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Jury Finds Live Nation Monopolized Concert Ticketing

By Stewart Bishop

Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services to major concert venues and unlawfully tying artists' use of large amphitheaters to Live Nation's promotional services, a Manhattan federal jury found on Wednesday.

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Judge Ices Calif. Climate Suit As Justices Mull Boulder Case

By Tom Lotshaw

A California state court judge has put on hold coordinated climate litigation that state and local governments have filed against oil and gas companies while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar case brought by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.

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Amneal Trims But Can't Nix AGs' Drug Price-Fixing Suit

By Lauren Berg

There is enough evidence from which a jury could conclude that Amneal Pharmaceuticals participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of an epilepsy medication, but not enough to show it participated in the overarching antitrust conspiracy alleged by dozens of state attorneys general, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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US Says It Will Stay Out Of Calif. Monument Venue Dispute

By Crystal Owens

The U.S. Department of the Interior won't weigh in on whether a dispute between a miner, tribal nations and conservation groups over the Chuckwalla National Monument's establishment in California should stay in a Michigan district court.

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Brief

Chinese Truck Bed Covers Likely Harm US Cos., ITC Says

By Kevin Pinner

Truck bed covers imported from China are likely harming domestic producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Wednesday in a preliminary determination, giving credence to a U.S. producer's allegations that the products were sold at less than fair value and received government subsidies.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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'Made In America' EO May Not Survive Section 230

President Donald Trump's recent executive order to combat fraudulent "Made in America" claims in advertising directs the Federal Trade Commission to deem online marketplaces' failure to verify third-party origin claims as unlawful, but such a rule would likely run into Section 230's publisher immunity doctrine, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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Meta, Uber Verdicts Top Product Liability Trials

By Emily Field

So far this year, juries have delivered landmark verdicts against Meta and Google in pending litigation over whether major social media companies design platforms that ultimately harm young users. Uber also saw a defeat in the first federal bellwether to go to a jury over its liability for assaults committed by its drivers earlier this year, and opening arguments started this week in the second trial in another sexual assault case brought by a rider. Here are the highlights of verdicts that topped headlines so far into 2026.

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Analysis

Bondi's Contempt Defenses Are Strong, But Not Without Risk

By Phillip Bantz

Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi currently has some potentially powerful defenses against Congress' relatively limited abilities to force her to comply with a subpoena to be deposed under oath about the Epstein files, but her exposure to being held in criminal contempt could shift with the political winds, experts said.

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Calif. Lawyer Sues Over State Bar Investigations

By Andrea Keckley

A California trial lawyer claimed in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that he has been unfairly investigated by the state bar since 2019, alleging the office "illegally prioritizes revenue-generation over protection of the public."

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Analysis

AGs' Win Over Live Nation Leaves DOJ Watching From The Side

By Bryan Koenig

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s across-the-board trial rout by 34 state attorneys general underscores the ascendancy of state antitrust enforcers looking to fill perceived enforcement gaps left by the U.S. Department of Justice during President Donald Trump's second term.

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NJ US Atty's Office Turmoil Doesn't Nix Conviction, Judge Rules

By Carla Baranauckas

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a New Jersey criminal defendant's attempt to dismiss his conviction and disqualify the state's top federal prosecutor, holding that the appointment of the current U.S. attorney complies with federal law and that any earlier defects in leadership do not warrant dismissal.

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Ramey Says Sanctions Violation Was 'Misunderstanding'

By Elliot Weld

William Ramey, an intellectual property attorney sanctioned in several federal jurisdictions, told a California federal judge Thursday that any violations of a previous sanctions order regarding his ability to practice law in the state were due to "good-faith misunderstanding of the scope of the court's order — not willful disregard."

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Judge Doubts Broad Shift In Immigration Hearing Access

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge appeared unconvinced Thursday by a human rights group's claim that the public is getting less access to immigration court hearings in Minnesota during the second Trump administration.

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Optimum Defends Antitrust Suit Against Apollo, BlackRock

By Alex Wittenberg

Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants are colluding to block Optimum Communications Inc. from negotiating a debt refinancing to avert bankruptcy, acting as a "cartel" and locking Optimum out of credit markets, Optimum said in a brief opposing the investors' bid to dismiss its antitrust suit in New York.

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Sentencing Commission Votes To Enact Modest Reform Agenda

By Stewart Bishop

The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Thursday voted to enact multiple revisions to the federal sentencing guidelines, including the first inflationary adjustment in over a decade for calculating penalties for economic crimes, but declined to take action on a series of more transformational changes that were under consideration.

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