Verano Sues Over NJ's Cannabis Labor Peace Law

By Katherine Smith

Cannabis giant Verano Holdings Corp. filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a provision of New Jersey's cannabis law requiring labor peace agreements between cannabis operators and their employers, arguing that a federal judge has already declared that the requirement is invalid.

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NJ University Hit With Class Claims Over Data Breach

By Carla Baranauckas

Kean University failed to implement basic cybersecurity safeguards prior to a ransomware attack attributed to cybercrime group Qilin, exposing the personal information of thousands of students, applicants, alumni and employees and leaving them at lifelong risk of identity theft, according to a proposed class action brought in New Jersey federal court.

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Fired NJ Judge Again Pushes For Ex-Gov. Murphy's Deposition

By Jake Maher

A terminated New Jersey workers' compensation judge suing the state for reinstatement renewed her request for a "narrowly tailored" deposition of former Gov. Phil Murphy this week, saying that recent discovery justifies undoing a protective order from last year.

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Judges Rip DHS GC's 'Worst' Posts As Intimidation Campaign

By Jake Maher

Sitting federal judges on Friday blasted the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for "painting a target" on judges' backs in a recent series of social media posts attacking judges who ruled against the Trump administration in immigration cases and called on him to take them down.

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Roundup

NJ Detention Center Access, Gun Liability: A Midyear Report

By Carla Baranauckas

As the second half of 2026 unfolds, New Jersey courts will grapple with disputes testing the limits of state authority and examining gun-industry accountability.

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Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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NJ AI Limits, Microbets, Greenhouse Gasses: Midyear Report

By George Woolston

In addition to mulling newly minted Gov. Mikie Sherrill's first budget proposal, New Jersey lawmakers have spent the first half of 2026 tackling buzzy topics like artificial intelligence and perennial issues like greenhouse gasses.

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Real Estate Recap: The Fed, Tariffs, SF Housing

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney reactions to the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady, the latest round of tariffs and San Francisco's attempt to reboot housing development.

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End In Sight For Ovarian Cancer Patients With $5.5B+ J&J Deal

By Emily Field

The $5.5 billion global deal over talc ovarian cancer allows women to move past recent court setbacks requiring them to provide experts who can show a causal link between their disease and use of talc, and for defendant J&J to close a decade of litigation that included judicially criticized gambits to spin off liability through bankruptcy maneuvers.

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AV Operator Says Mapping Co. Didn't Pay For Meetings, Travel

By MJ Koo

A former autonomous vehicle operator has sued a New Jersey mapping and technology company in federal court, alleging the company failed to pay workers for mandatory post-shift meetings, excluded the first hour of workday travel from compensation and delayed overtime premium payments.

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NJ Justices Reject Mass Tort Status For Debt Buyer Suits

By Carla Baranauckas

The New Jersey Supreme Court denied borrowers' bid to consolidate 67 lawsuits accusing LVNV Funding LLC of attempting to collect consumer debts, finding that the debt‑collection actions do not fit the model of the large‑scale personal injury or product liability matters that typically warrant multicounty litigation.

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Brief

J&J's $25M Talc Appeal Can Advance, Conn. Panel Rules

By Aaron Keller

A Connecticut appeals court has advanced Johnson & Johnson's challenge to a $25 million talc trial judgment, denying a Massachusetts real estate developer's attempt to dismiss the appeal based on what he argued was a late-filed brief.

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Split 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Town Wrongly Limited Jewish Worship

By Matthew Santoni

A Northeast Pennsylvania town's zoning code placed unacceptable burdens on the religious exercises of an Orthodox Jewish congregation using two properties for worship, instruction and communal living, a split Third Circuit panel said in an opinion ordering the properties to be reopened.

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3rd Circ. Backs Trust In Pa. Game Commission Title Dispute

By Ganesh Setty

The Pennsylvania Game Commission constitutes a Pennsylvania citizen, the Third Circuit ruled Friday in a land title dispute between the commission and a trust, rejecting the commission's "Hail Mary" change in position that it's instead an "arm" of Pennsylvania, which would erase the court's diversity jurisdiction.

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3rd Circ. Issues Warning Against Vague Sentencing Factors

By Parker Quinlan

The Third Circuit on Friday upheld the conviction of a man accused of smuggling marijuana into the Virgin Islands, finding in a precedential opinion that a federal court in the territory did not incorrectly rely on his previous arrest record when determining his sentencing length.

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Uniroyal Legacy Unit Files Ch. 11 To Handle Asbestos Claims

By Vince Sullivan

A legacy unit of defunct tire maker Uniroyal filed for Chapter 11 protection on Friday in New Jersey to address 35,000 asbestos injury claims and hand over administration of ongoing retiree benefit programs.

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How State Actions Are Reshaping Surveillance Pricing Risk

Amid heightened state enforcement activity and expanding legislative action to curb surveillance pricing concerns related to transparency, fairness and discrimination, businesses should closely examine how consumer data is used in pricing decisions, say attorneys at Steptoe.

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DOJ Renews Bid To Oust Susman From ABA Trump EO Case

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Department of Justice renewed its call for a D.C. federal judge to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Trump administration's law firm executive orders, saying Susman Godfrey's attorneys could potentially have to serve as fact witnesses in the case.

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Jackson Walker, Trustee Agree On $15M Romance Settlement

By Emma Cueto

Jackson Walker LLP has agreed to pay $15 million and reform its conflicts and disclosure practices to resolve claims brought by the regional U.S. trustee regarding bankruptcy fees approved by a bankruptcy judge who was at the time concealing a relationship with a Jackson Walker partner.

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ABA To Assess Aggressive BigLaw Campus Recruitment

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday approved a resolution sponsored by law students seeking reprieve from increasingly early BigLaw recruitment drives and clarified rules regarding client confidentiality and prosecutorial responsibility, some of the first votes taken on day one of its annual meeting.

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Simpson Thacher's PIPE Work Was 'Dogged,' Jury Told

By Jake Maher

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP did all it could to help Patriot National Inc. and the company's owner and warn them about risks as they pursued a financing deal, a former capital markets attorney told a Florida state jury Monday in the insurance services company's malpractice case against the firm.

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Analysis

How State SG Offices Became A Judicial Pipeline

By Cara Bayles

The rapid growth of Missouri's solicitor general's office illustrates the import of top state appellate roles, which offer young lawyers a chance to gain courtroom experience they might never acquire in BigLaw. The gig is also, for young conservatives especially, one of the fastest paths to the federal bench.

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Blanche's Nix Of Trump's $1.8B Fund Wins Over GOP Sens.

By Asha Glover

Two holdout GOP senators said Monday that they would support confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the permanent role after he gave assurances that President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, created as part of a settlement with the IRS, would not move forward.

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Conn. Justices Order Education For Atty Who Missed AI Flubs

By Christine DeRosa

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a GLG Law LLC attorney to complete continuing education after finding that seven errors in filings caused by ChatGPT stemmed from negligence in the use of new technology, not from an intentional attempt to deceive or mislead the court.

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Brief

Judge Denies Bid To Oust Kirkland From Trade Secret Feud

By Ivan Moreno

A California federal judge has denied a healthcare software company's attempt to disqualify Kirkland & Ellis LLP from representing Commure Inc. in a trade secret lawsuit, ruling that the plaintiff failed to prove that information it disclosed during a prospective client consultation was materially harmful enough to warrant disqualification.

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Disputes Continue, 1 Week Into NY Public Defender Strikes

By Andrea Keckley

Two unions representing hundreds of New York public defenders remain on strike Monday, with managers from the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem requesting third-party mediation during their most recent negotiations on Sunday.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of July

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Goldman Sachs, Coinbase and Sanofi. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from July.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

A group of state enforcers challenged Paramount's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, as a separate group of states and DirecTV accused Nexstar of violating an order preventing it from integrating with Tegna and the Federal Trade Commission faced a bench trial seeking to block a constructive adhesive deal.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving merger litigation, insider trading allegations, books and records demands, advancement proceedings, fiduciary duties, public benefit corporations and more.

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