29 State AGs Want Unified Meta Youth Addiction Trial

By Mike Curley

A group of 29 states and their attorneys general is doubling down on a request in California federal court to hold a single, unified trial in their suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. is designed to addict and harm minors, saying they have now identified another case where such a singular trial was held involving multiple attorneys general's claims.

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Meta Blamed For Teens' Instagram 'Sextortion' Suicides

By Lauren Berg

The parents of a 16-year-old boy from Scotland and a 13-year-old boy from Pennsylvania blame Meta and Instagram for their children dying by suicide after being "sextorted" through the photo sharing platform, alleging in a lawsuit Wednesday that the social media companies know the app connects predators to children.

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Analysis

The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a trademark infringement award that reached nearly $47 million and found nonparties couldn't be on the hook for the amount, while the Federal Circuit reproached a trademark tribunal for its handling of a man's attempt to register the F-word. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2025.

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5th Circ. Finds 'Truffle,' Reverses Samsung Battery Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

A Seventh Circuit opinion has convinced the Fifth Circuit to reverse its decision forcing Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. to face a lawsuit over burn injuries a man suffered when one of the company's batteries exploded in his pocket, suggesting the company didn't do a great job making its case the first time around.

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Fed. Circ. Backs $162K Fee Win For Vizio In Ramey Case

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that a patent owner represented by embattled firm Ramey LLP must pay Walmart Inc.-owned television maker Vizio Inc. nearly $162,000 in attorney fees for bringing a "weak" patent suit and litigating it in an "unreasonable" manner.

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EFF Loses Fed. Circ. Appeal Over Patent Case Intervention

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday tossed the Electronic Frontier Foundation's challenge to a Texas federal court's denial of its bid to intervene in a now-settled patent dispute between Entropic and Charter Communications, agreeing the digital rights nonprofit waited too long.

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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.

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DOJ Weighs In On Apple Watch Antitrust Claims

By Matthew Perlman

The Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the private smartphone monopolization case against Apple to urge the court to reject several arguments supporting the tech giant's bid to nix claims that it restricts the capabilities of competing smartwatches.

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Adobe Infringed Copyrights To Train AI Model, Writer Says

By Dorothy Atkins

A writer hit Adobe with a proposed class action in California federal court Tuesday, alleging the software giant illegally used copyrighted books in the "RedPajama" dataset to train its artificial intelligence large-language models, marking the latest development in a wave of litigation over tech companies' use of the controversial dataset.

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Feature

The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Nexstar's $6.2B Tegna Deal

By Matthew Perlman

A group of Democratic lawmakers has urged federal enforcers to closely scrutinize Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s planned $6.2 billion purchase of rival broadcast company Tegna Inc. and to block the deal if they find it violates the law.

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Senate Dems, FCC Tangle Over Agency's 'Independent' Status

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's Republican chair faced off Wednesday against Senate Democrats, who accused him of trying to muffle dissenting political views and gutting the telecommunications regulator's longstanding independence.

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Bill Would Ease Copyright Registration For Visual Artists

By Ivan Moreno

Visual artists would have a simplified and cheaper copyright registration process under a bill introduced Wednesday by Tennessee Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

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Brief

Trump Admin's BEAD Redo Subject To Hill Review, GAO Says

By Christopher Cole

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has ruled that Congress can review the Trump administration's sweeping revision of rules covering a $42.5 billion broadband deployment program.

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High Court Seals End To NAR Optional Rule Antitrust Suit

By Grace Dixon

The U.S. Supreme Court again declined to review antitrust claims centered on Zillow's adoption of an optional National Association of Realtors rule, which a defunct brokerage claimed was necessary after a district court reading of Seventh Circuit precedent deepened an existing split.

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Fed. Circ. Upholds Ax Of Patent From Settled Apple Case

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday refused to revive a patent for using credit cards on mobile devices, backing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Apple was able to prove the patent was invalid.

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2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Mobileye Shareholder Suit

By Craig Clough

The Second Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed investor class action accusing Intel unit Mobileye of artificially inflating its stock by concealing how a supply glut was going to impact profits, finding the plaintiffs failed to identify any misleading statements made by company executives.

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ASUSTeK Gets Albright To Send 3 Patent Cases To Calif.

By Adam Lidgett

A Texas federal judge on Wednesday transferred to California a patent owner's suits accusing Taiwanese computer company ASUSTeK of infringing numerous patents, finding the Golden State is the more convenient place for the litigation.

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Ill. Judge Grants Transit Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate GIPA Claims

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge sent to arbitration a proposed class action claiming those applying to work for a transit services provider were required to divulge family medical history during a preemployment physical in violation of Illinois' genetic privacy law, finding the lead plaintiff had agreed to arbitrate disputes as part of his application process.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks German Patent Case Against BMW

By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a patent company from pursuing legal action against carmaker BMW in German court, after BMW said the company was making an "unprecedented" legal move by pursuing an injunction in German court related to U.S. patents.

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Late Plaintiff Substitutions Sink Hospital Health Data Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a proposed data breach class action against Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc. over the named plaintiffs purported inability to serve as leaders of the suit, ruling that they had two years to find substitutes.

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Repair Co. Not Owed Coverage For Damage Scheme Suits

By Hope Patti

A company that repairs tubular air heaters and its founder were not entitled to coverage for a criminal case and a civil suit alleging that they defrauded customers by deliberately damaging property in order to secure repair jobs, an Illinois federal court ruled.

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Consulting Co., Ex-Worker Seek OK Of Revised $295K OT Deal

By Benjamin Morse

A consulting company and a former worker who lodged a proposed collective action took a second crack at persuading a Washington federal judge to sign off a $295,000 settlement, saying they now have shown a bona fide dispute over whether the company was required to pay overtime.

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Nvidia Settles Valeo's Suit Over Stolen Driving Assist Code

By Rae Ann Varona

Nvidia Corp. has settled automotive tech supplier Valeo's lawsuit that accused the artificial intelligence chipmaker of using trade secrets a former Valeo engineer stole before joining Nvidia and later accidentally left on his screen during a videoconference call with Valeo.

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Anker, Ugreen Near Peace In Mobile Power Bank Patent Suit

By Ben Adlin

Electronics-makers Anker and Ugreen have reached a tentative agreement to end Anker's intellectual property claims accusing its rival of infringing a patent for a mobile power bank and marketing "virtually identical" products to consumers.

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Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says

By George Woolston

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton's trade libel claims against CNBC and short‑seller Hindenburg Research are actually defamation claims and time-barred, a New Jersey appellate panel said in a decision tossing the suit and awarding the defendants attorney fees.

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Great American Says Cryo Unit Co. Hid Facts In Getting Policy

By Mark Payne

Insurer Great American has gone to California federal court asserting that it doesn't owe coverage to a cryotherapy unit seller for an underlying lawsuit involving an alleged injury in a hyperbaric chamber at the company's subsidiary, arguing that the cryotherapy company never told the insurer it had a subsidiary.

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Zurich Owes $130M For Helene Damage, NC Mining Co. Says

By Hope Patti

A quartz mining company has sued a Zurich insurer to recover $130 million for property damage and business interruption losses stemming from Hurricane Helene, saying the insurer has stonewalled for over a year and improperly tried to limit coverage to $28 million.

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Crypto Card Co. Claims Millions Lost To Counterfeit Scheme

By Zach Dupont

A Florida-based cryptocurrency trading card company claimed in Colorado federal court Wednesday that a man obtained counterfeit versions of its "Currency Series 1" cards and attempted to sell them on Facebook.

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Warner Bros. Board Rejects 'Inferior' Paramount Bid

By Al Barbarino

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said Wednesday that its board has determined Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $108.4 billion hostile offer is not a "superior proposal" to the company's pending $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix. 

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Coursera, Udemy Merging Into $2.5B Online Education Co.

By Al Barbarino

Online education company Coursera said Wednesday it has agreed to buy rival Udemy in an all-stock deal valuing the combined company at about $2.5 billion, as the firms look to scale their platforms amid rising demand for job-ready skills driven by artificial intelligence.

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Fenwick-Led Healthcare Platform Tebra Secures $250M

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Electronic healthcare platform Tebra, led by Fenwick & West LLP, on Wednesday revealed that it secured $250 million in new equity and debt financing, which will be used for research and development in artificial intelligence and automation.

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IT Biz Sues Feds For Failure To Reimburse Discounted Service

By Elaine Briseño

MetComm.Net LLC has told the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that the government did not keep its promise to reimburse the company for the $1.52 million in discounted rates it offered to numerous schools for information technology services.

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EV Battery Swapping Co. Enters Chapter 11 With Sale Plans

By Clara Geoghegan

Ample Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protections in Texas to sell its business, saying it wasn't able to raise enough money to commercially scale up its electric vehicle battery swapping stations.

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PG&E Electrical Transformer Bomber Gets 10 Years In Calif.

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge Wednesday sentenced a San Jose software engineer to 10 years in prison for willfully bombing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. electrical transformers using homemade explosives in late 2022 and early 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

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DOJ Says Live Nation Can't Avoid Jury In Antitrust Case

By Bryan Koenig

The Justice Department wants a New York federal judge to force Live Nation to face a jury next year on allegations it bought, coerced and leveraged its way to live performance dominance, arguing in a newly unsealed brief that there are too many factual disputes to upstage the lawsuit.

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Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations

In light of increasing state and federal action to oversee the use of artificial intelligence, companies that develop or deploy the technology should keep abreast of current and forthcoming AI laws and consider their applicability to their business activities, says Jessica Brigman at Spencer Fane.

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How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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Intellectual Property Challenges In AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Given the adoption of artificial intelligence-based drug discovery platforms and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent guidance on determining inventorship in AI-assisted inventions, practitioners must consider unprecedented questions regarding inventorship, patentability standards and infringement liability, says Paul Calvo at Sterne Kessler.

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2025 State AI Laws Expand Liability, Raise Insurance Risks

As 2025 nears its end, claims professionals should be aware of trends in state legislation addressing artificial intelligence use, as insurance claims based on some of these liability-expanding statutes are a certainty, say attorneys at Wiley.

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Reel Justice: 'The Mastermind' And Juror Decision-Making

The recent art heist film “The Mastermind” forces viewers to discern the protagonist’s ambiguous motives and reconcile contradictions, offering lessons for attorneys about how a well-crafted trial narrative can tap into the psychological phenomena underlying juror decision-making, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 2026 Editorial Calendar

Law360 publishes several award series throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attorneys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you can prepare ahead of time.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonus News: Glenn Agre, Bursor & Fisher Reveal 2025 Levels

By Andrea Keckley

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance."

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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial

By Adrian Cruz

Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.

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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

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Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him

By Ivan Moreno

A Tenth Circuit judge on a panel reviewing a copyright infringement claim against Netflix over a video clip included in its "Tiger King" docuseries can stay on the case after inadvertently contacting a former attorney for the plaintiffs, the parties told the appellate court in separate letters.

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Pentagon Must Justify JAG Firings Under New NDAA

By Courtney Bublé

Under the annual defense policy bill that was sent to the president's desk on Wednesday, the Pentagon will have to explain its firings of military lawyers — a provision that comes after the Trump administration controversially dismissed its top military lawyers at the beginning of the year.

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