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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Braidwood Asks For Judgment In ACA Preventive Care Fight

By Spencer Brewer

Christian-owned, for-profit management company Braidwood Management Inc. asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to end its challenge to an Affordable Care Act provision that requires coverage of lung cancer screenings and preexposure prophylaxis for HIV/AIDS, citing a U.S. Supreme Court finding upholding the provision.

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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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5th Circ. Judges Knock Biden NLRB For 'Gamesmanship'

By Braden Campbell

Four dissenting Fifth Circuit judges slammed the National Labor Relations Board's "political gamesmanship" Wednesday as the court declined to rethink a panel's decision to enforce a Biden-era board ruling that knocked Exxon for violations the Trump-era board rejected.

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20 States Back 10th Circ. Rehearing In Colo. Interest Rate Row

By Katryna Perera

Utah has led a group of 20 states in backing a push by banking groups for a full Tenth Circuit rehearing of their challenge to a Colorado law intended to curb high-cost lending in the state, saying a recent panel decision upholding the law harms states' interests.

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States, Groups Urge DC Circ. To Preserve EPA Soot Rule

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's request that the D.C. Circuit vacate a Biden-era soot rule is legally untenable and should be rejected, Democrat-led states and cities, along with health and environmental groups, told the court.

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Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse

By Rick Archer

A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted the ex-CEO and ex-chief operating officer of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying they engaged in years of fraud on the company's lenders and investors.

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Eating Disorder Pros Get 'One Final Attempt' Against Group

By Bryan Koenig

Eating disorder specialists have one more chance for fraud and antitrust class claims against a professional association they accuse of forcing membership to obtain important certification, after an Illinois federal judge said they have not sufficiently claimed harm from the fraud and have not shown market power behind the alleged coercion.

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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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5th Circ. Overturns 20-Year Sentence For Illegal Reentry

By Tom Lotshaw

A Fifth Circuit panel vacated a 20-year sentence imposed on a Mexican national for unlawful reentry, ruling Wednesday that prosecutors broke an informal agreement to support far lower sentencing guidelines if the man entered a guilty plea with no formal deal.

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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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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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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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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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First Brands' Former CEO Moves To Dismiss Fraud Case

By Emlyn Cameron

Patrick James, the founder and former CEO of First Brands Group, urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss an adversary suit the auto-parts maker filed targeting him, saying the complaint failed to adequately accuse him of fraudulent activity.

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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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Watchdog Pushes To Strip Genesis Of Ch. 11 Control

By Hilary Russ

The U.S. Trustee's Office is seeking to wrest control from bankrupt Genesis Healthcare Inc., alleging the nursing home operator's Chapter 11 case in Texas is being undermined by an insider and his loyalists and arguing that new independent oversight is needed.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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