Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $212.5M Fraud Case

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former CEO of a now-defunct medical billing company to five years in prison, the statutory maximum penalty, for his role in a $212.5 million scheme to inflate the value of his company to defraud investors.

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NJ-NY Tunnel Commission Asks Court To Toss PLA Challenge

By Emily Brill

The Gateway Development Commission asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a construction contractor's constitutional challenge to a project labor agreement that the commission used on a Hudson Tunnel Project initiative, saying the PLA requirement that the contractor is fighting doesn't violate the right to freedom of association.

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Cannabis Giants Sued Over Mental Health Marketing

By Jonathan Capriel

Recreational cannabis users hit some of the industry's largest companies — Cresco Labs, Green Thumb Industries, Verano Holdings and Curaleaf — with two sprawling lawsuits alleging the businesses overcharged for products deceptively marketed as safe and effective treatments for mental health disorders.

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Apple Says Webcam IP, Antitrust Suit Belongs In Calif.

By Bonnie Eslinger

Apple Inc. has urged a New Jersey federal court to transfer a British software company's antitrust and patent infringement case over iPhone camera technology, arguing that the developer signed a license agreement consenting to litigate disputes with the tech giant in the Northern District of California.

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Ex-McCarter & English Atty Pushes To Keep Alive Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

A former McCarter & English LLP attorney suing the firm for discrimination against veterans is trying to fight off several motions to dismiss his New Jersey federal suit, arguing the firm is relying on a rehash of rejected arguments.

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GM Says Brake Defect System Claims Came Too Late

By Susan Smiley

Claims that General Motors knowingly installed defective brake vacuum pumps on three SUV models are unfounded, the automaker told a Michigan federal court Monday, saying that issues experienced by plaintiffs are nothing more than normal wear and tear on the braking system.

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High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision that the New Jersey Attorney General's Office infringed free speech by asking an anti-abortion nonprofit to release donor names gives nonprofits and companies more leverage for challenging subpoenas at the outset, although the question remains if and how attorneys general and other enforcers can ultimately obtain sought-after information following a constitutional affront.

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3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Pilot's Military Bias Case

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit on Tuesday held that a pilot who sued Piedmont Airlines Inc. for allegedly discriminating against him by refusing him a $70,000 bonus because he was away on military duty must arbitrate his claims because it involves an interpretation of his union's collective bargaining agreement.

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Building Codes Ruling May Inform AI Copyright Arguments

The Third Circuit's recent decision in ASTM v. UpCodes, finding that republication of copyrighted building codes incorporated into binding law likely constitutes fair use, may help shape intellectual property strategy for standards organizations, rights holders and potentially even AI stakeholders, says Mitesh Patel at Reed Smith.

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How Oregon Ruling Affects Federal Gender Care Crackdown

In a favorable development for healthcare providers, an Oregon federal court recently vacated certain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, but the government's broader campaign against this care, including proposed rulemaking and agency investigations, leaves significant uncertainty, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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A Core Weakness In The Challenge To Birthright Citizenship

The government’s recent oral arguments against birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara would have the Supreme Court use modern immigration classifications as markers for a constitutional boundary that is not expressed in the Fourteenth Amendment, making the theory easier to administer but weaker as a matter of text and history, says attorney Tara Kennedy.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Make Your Voice Heard

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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DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'

By Lauren Berg

A Rhode Island federal judge, whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized for releasing a noncitizen with an alleged overseas warrant for homicide, on Tuesday said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney for disciplinary proceedings for not disclosing the warrant to her beforehand.

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Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

State high courts are responsible for regulating the legal profession in their jurisdictions, and so New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon thinks it's only right that justices reevaluate the principles behind law school accreditation.

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Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case

By Lauren Berg

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday sanctioned a Clayton County assistant district attorney for filing briefs that contained nonexistent case citations generated by artificial intelligence in a murder defendant's bid for a new trial, saying the prosecutor's misconduct has "sidetracked" the justices from delving into the merits of the appeal.

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FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's staff are playing musical chairs, and it means high-level promotions for a half-dozen legal aides of agency chief Brendan Carr.

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SEC Lifts NY Atty's Lifetime Practice Ban

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday lifted a lifetime ban preventing a New York attorney from practicing before the agency, following an attempt to leverage a client's testimony before the SEC.

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