Ex-Ross Feller Casey Atty Suspended For Misleading Clients

By James Boyle

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday handed down a three-year suspension to a former partner at Ross Feller Casey LLP who admitted to misleading clients about the status of settlements in mass tort litigation against the makers of Roundup and Risperdal.

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Schnader Harrison Gets Final OK To Settle ERISA Claims

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania federal judge has given final approval to a $675,000 settlement of claims that former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP allegedly spent money meant for attorneys' retirement accounts to stay afloat, and awarded one-third of that amount to The Barton Firm LLP and The Garner Firm Ltd.

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Cartiva Hid Toe Implant Safety Info, Pa. Woman's Suit Claims

By Emily Field

Cartiva Inc. was sued Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court by a woman who claims that she was injured by a recalled defective toe implant device and that the company has concealed its safety data from regulators and medical providers.

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Feature

Paraquat, J&J Talc Litigation Headline Philly's 2026 Mass Torts

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Cases concerning illnesses stemming from the herbicide paraquat and talcum power are kicking off 2026 in Philadelphia's mass tort system, pitting corporate powerhouses like Chevron, Syngenta and Johnson & Johnson against the city's perceived plaintiff-friendly juries.

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Live Nation Antitrust Judge Wants To 'Punt' On State Claims

By Pete Brush

A federal judge in Manhattan asked Friday whether federal and state authorities accusing Live Nation of stifling competition in live entertainment would consent to staying the state law claims and focus on federal claims in an upcoming trial so it won't end up "lasting five years."

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Trio Leading US Atty Office Raises 'Red Flag' For Judge

By Carla Baranauckas

The same federal judge who disqualified President Donald Trump's former personal counsel Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor asked the government Friday to explain why the "triumvirate of attorneys" now supervising the office was any more legitimate.

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$200M Sun, Taro Generics Deal Gets Final OK

By Bryan Koenig

A Pennsylvania federal judge granted final approval Friday for a $200 million deal resolving employee benefits plans' claims against Sun Pharmaceutical and Taro Pharmaceuticals in the sprawling price-fixing litigation against generic-drug makers, while again ensuring the claims from dozens of state attorneys general remain untouched by the settlement.

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Roundup

Real Estate Recap: HUD, Corporate Landlords, Atty Errors

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development may be shifting focus, what President Donald Trump's executive order on investment in single-family homes means for Wall Street, and a look at some of the mistakes made by real estate attorneys.

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3rd Circ. Preview: Citizens Bank, Quest Fight Appeals In Jan.

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit's January lineup will find Citizens Bank and Quest Diagnostics attempting to fight off bids from former employees to revive suits over their compensation.

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Lawmakers Float Bill To Track Content Used In Training AI

By Elliot Weld

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would give musicians, artists, writers and copyright holders the ability to determine if their works were used to train artificial intelligence without their permission.

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Justices' Med Mal Ruling May Hurt Federal Anti-SLAPP Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Berk v. Choy restricts the application of certain state laws in diversity actions in federal court — and while the ruling concerned affidavit requirements in medical malpractice suits, it may also affect the use of anti-SLAPP statutes in federal litigation, says Travis Chance at Brownstein Hyatt.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.

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Analysis

Supreme Court Caseload Hits 160-Year Low

By Katie Buehler

Not since the Civil War has the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in as few cases as it will this term — the latest milestone for the court's shrinking docket, and one attorneys say might have more to do with the high court's culture than its expanding emergency appeals caseload.

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Analysis

More Push In The 'Push-Pull' As DOJ Targets 'Gamesmanship'

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice continues to build its task force targeting "gamesmanship" that it says BigLaw attorneys for major companies, especially technology platforms, are using to obstruct antitrust investigations — an effort that has been welcomed by some practitioners and questioned by others.

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5 Arrests Made In Shooting Of Indiana Judge, Wife

By Lynn LaRowe

Five people have been charged in connection with the shooting of an Indiana Superior Court Judge and his wife at their home Sunday following an investigation involving state law enforcement in Indiana and Kentucky and federal agencies.

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DOJ Alumni Back Maurene Comey In Effort To Keep Suit Alive

By Rose Krebs

U.S. Department of Justice alumni and a group that includes attorneys, law professors and former judges have filed briefs supporting former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's call for a New York federal court to reject the DOJ's bid to dismiss a suit over her firing.

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Dems Push For Another Round Of Jack Smith Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Following former special counsel Jack Smith's congressional appearance, Democrats are looking for him to return once he is able to speak about the second volume of his report on President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents after he left office.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Max Austin

This past week in London saw Travelers Insurance hit with a claim from a property buyer over a payout tied to collapsed law firm Axiom Ince, Swedish music group Pophouse Entertainment clash with the production company that helped it create the ABBA Voyage experience, and biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals sue rival entity ToolGen for patent infringement.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The EEOC voted to retract major harassment and discrimination protections as civil rights advocates protested. And Goldman Sachs denied rumors it was easing out its prominent chief legal officer despite the lingering stigma over her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Williams & Connolly LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

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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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