Susman Faces Suit After Ex-Client's Arbitration Loss

By Adam Lidgett

Susman Godfrey LLP and a litigation funding business were hit with a lawsuit in Texas state court by an Irish patent litigation business that is challenging the outcome of an arbitration proceeding putting it on the hook for more than $37.8 million.

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Irate Cowboys Fan Says Netflix Stole His TV-Punching Video

By Spencer Brewer

A Dallas Cowboys fan says Netflix used a video of him punching his television after a loss by the team in a documentary series, telling a Texas federal court Friday that the streaming giant never obtained his permission to use the video even though he owns the copyright.

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Apple Hit With Patent Claims Over Liquid Glass Design

By Hailey Konnath

Peer Global Inc., a company behind an operating system for artificial intelligence, has accused Apple in Texas federal court of infringing a trio of patents with the new Liquid Glass material used to craft its iOS software design.

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OpenAI Challenges X's Deposition Bid In Antitrust Case

By José Luis Martínez

OpenAI said one of its former executives shouldn't be deposed in an antitrust case brought by X Corp. regarding ChatGPT integration on Apple devices, saying he had nothing to do with the deal.

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Court Backs Southwest's Interpretation Of Loss In Outage Suit

By Hope Patti

A Texas federal court handed Southwest Airlines Co. a win in its suit seeking $10 million in coverage for a 2016 computer outage under its excess cyber risk policy, agreeing that the term "but for" within the policy's definition of loss means "except for."

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Schlumberger Sues Ex-Employees Alleging Trade Secrets Theft

By Elliot Weld

Oil field services firm Schlumberger Technology Corp. sued two former longtime employees and two companies, alleging that its trade secrets were stolen during a business collaboration.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Roundup

Real Estate Recap: Build-To-Rent, Apollo, Boston

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including takeaways for the build-to-rent sector following a recent executive order on Wall Street investment in the single-family market, Apollo REIT's $9 billion portfolio sale, and a view of Boston from the chair of a BigLaw real estate practice.

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Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Clifford Chance, Ropes & Gray

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, real estate investment trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. announces plans to sell a loan portfolio to retirement services company Athene Holding Ltd., engineering and technology company Leidos acquires Entrust Solutions Group, and Prosperity Bancshares Inc. and Stellar Bancorp Inc. announce a merger.

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Tesla Gets Del. Justices To Cut $100M From Investor Atty Fees

By Lauren Berg

The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday handed Tesla a win, reducing by roughly $100 million the attorney fees awarded to shareholder counsel as part of an excessive director compensation suit settlement, rejecting the lower court's fee calculation.

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Insurer Says No Coverage For $105M Fatal Crash Judgment

By Hope Patti

An insurer for a trucking company told a Texas federal court Friday that it owes no coverage for a $105 million judgment over a fatal collision, saying the policyholder does not qualify as an insured since the crash did not involve a vehicle listed under the policy.

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Texas Appeals Court Upholds $14M Truck Crash Verdict

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appellate court kept largely intact a $14 million verdict against a cellular phone tower construction company and an employee, saying the company knew the employee had a history of alcoholism before he caused a crash that left a couple with debilitating injuries.

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Live Nation Plaintiff States Fight Plan To Stay Antitrust Claims

By Ben Adlin

Nearly three dozen states accusing Live Nation of stifling competition in the live entertainment industry urged a New York federal judge not to pause their state-law claims in order to focus on federal law, arguing that handling all claims at once "will be the most efficient approach."

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5th Circ. Gives Lumen Investors Another Shot In Lead Suit

By Sydney Price

The Fifth Circuit determined Friday that a group of shareholders should get another chance to amend their proposed class action accusing Lumen Technologies Inc. of not disclosing potential liabilities related to its lead-wrapped cables, saying the lower court did not sufficiently explain why it would not allow them to amend their suit after dismissing it.

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Creditors Given Weekend To Review Saks Off 5th Closures

By Ben Zigterman

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday indicated that he will approve Saks Global's emergency motion to close the majority of its Saks Off 5th retail locations and its remaining Neiman Marcus Last Call stores, but not until Monday at the earliest.

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Oracle Accused Of Infringing Wireless Technology Patents

By José Luis Martínez

A wireless technology licensing company has sued Oracle, accusing it of selling products and services on its website that infringe its patents related to technology underpinning mobile communication systems, such as 4G and 5G networks.

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2 Rulings Showcase Fuzzy Limits Of 'Related To' Jurisdiction

The Fifth and Ninth Circuits recently handed down decisions, in Sanchez Energy and Sawtelle Partners, respectively, reminding practitioners that bankruptcy court jurisdiction over lingering disputes is not guaranteed, regardless of whether confirmation orders contain specific "retention of jurisdiction" language, says Brian Shaw at Cozen O’Connor.

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4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

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FTC Warns 42 Law Firms Of DEI 'Anticompetitive Collusion'

By Sarah Jarvis

The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that it has sent warning letters to 42 major law firms for their purported participation in an outside diversity, equity and inclusion program, alleging their participation could constitute anticompetitive collusion.

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Analysis

Real Estate Attys 'Not Going In Blind' Amid Data Center Boom

By Chris Villani

The explosion of artificial intelligence has created a sharp demand for new data centers with no signs of slowing down, posing challenges that have some real estate attorneys turning to well-worn playbooks from other industries.

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Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules

By Jake Maher

Two Alabama attorneys who were sanctioned for allegedly judge shopping in a civil rights case urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss the sanctions Friday, arguing the judges accusing them were seeking to "rewrite" the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Brief

Bill Regulating Attorney AI Use Passes California Senate

By Emily Sawicki

A proposed California law that would regulate attorneys and arbitrators' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide has headed to the Assembly after the state Senate unanimously approved the measure.

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Colo. Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado law firm failed to properly care for the personal information of clients and their customers and did not provide adequate notice of a February 2025 data breach, according to a proposed class action in state court.

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Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed

By Ryan Boysen

A lawsuit that claims a Janus Henderson Group subsidiary schemed to take over a mass torts litigation funder can go forward, after a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled the funder's case was compelling enough to survive a motion to dismiss.

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House To Vote On Reform Of Court Nondisclosure Orders

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fumed at the House on Friday for trying to undo a provision that allows him and other senators investigated by special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages and held up the government funding vote as a result. But a bill the House is poised to take up next week could alleviate some of his concerns.

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9th Circ. Says DOJ Can Withhold VW Grand Jury Records

By Emily Field

The Ninth Circuit on Friday held that the U.S. Department of Justice couldn't be forced to hand over about 6 million Volkswagen documents that were part of a Jones Day investigation into the automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal, as the government obtained them through a grand jury subpoena.

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Analysis

The Message From Delaware Courts: Change Is Coming

By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Supreme Court delivered a reminder to the state's corporation law ecosystem recently with a reversal of a Court of Chancery decision invalidating a 7-year-old stockholder agreement that granted broad corporate powers to investment bank Moelis & Co.'s founder.

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Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London saw collapsed solar bonds company Rockfire Capital sue the Royal Bank of Scotland, e-ticket platform Eventbrite target the owners of Salford Red Devils rugby club over an alleged contract breach, and Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons square off against a former MP in a trademark tussle tied to its Glenfiddich whisky. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

When Minnesota-based companies publicly called for de-escalation after two fatal shootings by federal ICE agents, the nation saw how CEOs and their general counsel can step up amid controversy. And a new study shows that white collar offenders received more than half of all recent pardons. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. Circuit panel revived a lawsuit that accuses pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorism in Iraq.

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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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