4 Takeaways From The High Court's Monsanto Ruling

By Emily Field

The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling this week in favor of Monsanto over its blockbuster pesticide Roundup established that a pesticide's labeling must meet federal standards, ensuring that businesses don't have to comply with a variety of potentially conflicting state laws.

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American Airlines Passenger Says Employee Broke Her Arm

By Y. Peter Kang

An American Airlines employee repeatedly ignored warnings about a passenger's medical condition while rendering assistance which resulted in a severe arm fracture, according to a suit filed Friday in Texas federal court.

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Meta, State AGs Criticized As Social Media MDL Trial Nears

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge overseeing an upcoming trial over states' claims against Meta in the social media addiction multidistrict litigation said Friday she will likely deny most requests from both sides to limit trial evidence, calling the requests overbroad and criticizing Meta's "shocking" and "ridiculous" number of sealing requests.

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Palisades Fire Arson Trial Ends In Mistrial After Jury Deadlock

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge declared a mistrial Friday morning in the government's arson case against Palisades Fire suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht, a day after the deadlocked jury told the judge that divided jurors were "dead set, unwavering and unwilling" to change their opinions.

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Coercion Or Consent? A View From Inside The OneTaste Trial

By Stewart Bishop

Coming in as lead counsel for OneTaste's former sales director four months ahead of ​the high-profile trial after previous lawyers were conflicted out, Celia Cohen and her Ballard Spahr LLP team were tasked with building a defense against a first-of-its-kind forced labor conspiracy case against top leaders ​of the "orgasmic meditation" organization​.

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Analysis

Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2026

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia faces major litigation in the second half of 2026, including disputes over data center growth, PFAS contamination and whether companies can be forced to fund medical monitoring for people alleging no current injuries. Here, Law360 highlights some of the biggest cases to keep an eye on in the Peach State.

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Texas Justices Revive Woman's Detransition Malpractice Suit

By Spencer Brewer

The Texas Supreme Court revived a young woman's claims against a counselor for negligently recommending gender-affirming care, saying Friday that the clock started ticking on the woman's medical malpractice claims after the completion of treatment with her counselor.

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PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

By Bonnie Eslinger

The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.

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Conn. Provider Must Share Takeover Data After $49M Verdict

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Connecticut state court has ordered Westchester Medical Group PC to produce corporate takeover documents and leadership information as the court contemplates the provider's bid to set aside a $49 million jury verdict over claims its staff failed to diagnose a woman with cervical cancer.

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NJ Panel Vacates $1M In Damages Awarded For Boating Injury

By George Woolston

A New Jersey appellate panel Friday vacated a jury's award of nearly $1 million to a woman who broke her back on her longtime friend's boat, ruling that the trial court should have granted the defense's bid to extend discovery in order to respond to medical evidence presented on the eve of trial.

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Colgate Escapes Omission Claims In Lead Toothpaste Action

By Jonathan Capriel

Several consumers saw their claims trimmed or were booted entirely from a proposed class action accusing Colgate-Palmolive Co. of allowing their toothpastes to become tainted with lead and mercury, with a Manhattan federal judge suggesting a third-party study and other testing that all buyers relied on proved very little.

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Norfolk Southern's Post-Mallory Arguments Fail, Justices Told

By Linda Chiem

A rail worker's estate told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that Norfolk Southern cannot keep trying to evade a Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit by refashioning its constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's business-registration statute asserting jurisdiction over the rail giant.

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Insurer Says NJ Atty Sank Coverage By Not Cooperating

By Christine DeRosa

Hanover Insurance Co. has asked a New Jersey federal court for a declaratory judgment finding that it doesn't have to defend an attorney and his firm in a suit over a real estate deal gone wrong, telling the court that the attorney refuses to cooperate with the firm it hired to defend him in the underlying suit.

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Red Bull Not Covered In Promotion Injury Suit, Court Told

By Hope Patti

Red Bull isn't entitled to coverage for fraud claims brought by a Pittsburgh TV reporter who was injured while participating in a promotional event staged by the energy drink company, a capital provider for a Lloyd's of London underwriter told a Pennsylvania federal court.

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Chicago IP Duo Leave Winston For King & Spalding

By Tracey Read

King & Spalding LLP has added two more ex-Winston & Strawn LLP partners who will reunite with 15 former colleagues who joined the firm earlier this year.

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Justices' Montgomery Ruling Doesn't Expand Shipper Liability

Whether negligent hiring liability claims against shippers will increase after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II is anyone's guess, but the ruling itself will have no impact on shippers' actual liability in personal injury claims relating to trucking accidents, says Ronald Leibman at McCarter & English.

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Opinion

State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony

Based on my experience in the state judiciary, emulating federal courts' role as gatekeepers of expert witness testimony would help state court judges maintain the appearance of impartiality and assist juries, thus enhancing the overall confidence people have in their justice system, says Lorie Gildea at Greenberg Traurig.

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Justices Strike Down Humphrey's Presidential Firing Limits

By Katie Buehler

The president has unlimited authority to fire members of independent agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a major win for President Donald Trump's campaign against officials at the Federal Trade Commission and beyond.

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Insurer Says Firm, Atty Not Covered For Malpractice Claim

By Hope Patti

A Georgia law firm and attorney are not entitled to coverage for a legal malpractice claim brought by a former client who said their handling of an underlying lawsuit resulted in a nearly $600,000 default judgment against him, the firm's professional liability insurer told a federal court.

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Harris Beach Murtha To Combine With Peabody & Arnold

By Christine DeRosa

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is set to expand its footprint in the Northeast through a combination with Boston firm Peabody & Arnold LLP.

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Greenberg Traurig Hires Nuclear Commission Veteran In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission leader, who spent 18 years there, most recently as deputy assistant general counsel for materials, fuel cycle and waste programs, the firm announced Monday.

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Ex-Pa. AG, Trump Defense Firm Want Malpractice Claims Axed

By James Boyle

An elections nonprofit is seeking to keep alive its malpractice claim against the former acting attorney general of Pennsylvania and his firm, van der Veen Hartshorn & Levin, filing a quick response over the weekend to a motion to dismiss its amended complaint in Pennsylvania federal court.

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Justice Jackson Tops High Court Book Earnings In 2025

By Ryan Boysen

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson made nearly $1.2 million in book royalties last year, bringing her total to $4.14 million and making her the most highly compensated author on the high court, according to financial disclosure forms released Monday.

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Brief

NC 'Faithful Slaves' Monument Suit To End In Settlement

By Abigail Harrison

North Carolina residents are nearing a settlement in their lawsuit against a county alleging a monument that commemorates "faithful slaves" considered loyal to the South during the Civil War is unconstitutional, according to a notice filed in North Carolina federal court.

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Judge Limits Vegas Trip For BigLaw Insider Trading Defendant

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge said Monday a defendant described by prosecutors as a "lynchpin" in the BigLaw insider trading case must limit a planned visit to Las Vegas next month to just two nights, saying she also has "concerns about the validity" of a financial statement he provided to obtain a federal defender.

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