Ex-FDA Chief Testifies 100s Of J&J Docs Tie Asbestos To Talc

By Craig Clough

A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Tuesday testified in a Los Angeles bellwether trial over claims Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused deadly ovarian cancer in three women, saying hundreds of internal company documents reveal the company knew for decades that its talc contained asbestos.

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Apple Reaches $250M Deal Over Claims It Overhyped IPhone AI

By Lauren Berg

Apple customers asked a California federal judge Tuesday to greenlight a $250 million settlement resolving claims that the tech giant falsely promised the iPhone 16 would include new artificial intelligence Siri features, saying the "exceptional" deal will put cash in class members' hands and provide free future AI software updates.

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Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says

By Cara Salvatore

New Mexico unveiled further details of safeguards it says a court should impose on Meta in a $3.7 billion bench trial, calling an expert witness Tuesday who said displaying a warning pop-up to minors is an idea that's backed by the former surgeon general and desperately needed.

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EPA Says Clean Water Act Doesn't Impose PFAS Sludge Curbs

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the D.C. Circuit Tuesday that the lower court rightly found farmers, who accused the agency of not regulating "forever chemicals" in sewage sludge, did not identify how the agency violated the Clean Water Act.

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Pa. Sues Character.ai For Bot Acting Like A Doctor

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The state of Pennsylvania and its medical licensing board have sued Character Technologies Inc. for allegedly allowing an AI chatbot generated on its platform to engage in the unlicensed practice of medicine with members of the public.

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Utah Judge Won't Block Kratom-Kava Product Sales Ban

By Emily Field

A Utah federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a new state law banning sales of psychoactive products derived from the kratom leaf the day before the law takes effect, finding that the new restrictions aren't barred by federal law.

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CooperSurgical Strikes Deal To End Embryo Loss Class Suit

By Brian Steele

Connecticut-based fertility products manufacturer CooperSurgical Inc. has reached a settlement with a proposed class of in vitro fertilization patients and their partners, who claimed the company's defective product caused the loss of their embryos.

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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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Hemp Powder Buyer Says Amazon Images Don't End Claims

By Mike Curley

A woman leading a proposed class action alleging Tilray Brands Inc. misleads consumers about the protein content of its hemp powders is pushing back against the company's dismissal bid, saying its latest motion is based on inadmissible evidence in the form of website printouts and other outside materials.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Wants Boneless Wing Suit Gone For Good

By Celeste Bott

Consumer surveys and social media posts introduced in a second amended complaint don't add any meat to claims that Buffalo Wild Wings deceived customers by marketing breast meat as "boneless wings," the restaurant chain argued Monday, asking an Illinois federal judge to throw out the lawsuit again, but this time for good.

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Insurer Loses Bid To Recoup $3.4M Coverage For Grill Fire

By Danielle Ferguson

An insurer attempting to recoup more than $3.4 million it paid to homeowners whose house was greatly damaged in a grill fire lacks the proof needed to claim the negligence by the grill-maker caused the fire, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the case.

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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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Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims

By David Steele

A U.S. federal court erroneously ruled that federal antitrust law did not apply in a case involving Canada-based hockey leagues and teams, players hoping to revive their suit alleging mistreatment by the developmental leagues told the Ninth Circuit on Monday.

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Norton Rose Grows In Calif., Ill. With 6-Atty DLA Piper Hire

By Adrian Cruz

Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that the firm has grown its California and Illinois offices with a team of six litigation attorneys, including three partners, who were most recently with DLA Piper.

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AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits

Nascent litigation matters against data center operators, set against limited government regulation and a growing body of public health research, suggests we may be on the cusp of an era of mass toxic tort claims, with a liability framework firmly rooted in precedent from other industries, says Benjamin Heller at RFZ Law.

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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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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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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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