Analysis

Closing The Chapter On DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case

By Linda Chiem

Boeing appears to have closed a chapter in the legal saga over the two 737 Max 8 crashes after a Fifth Circuit ruling underscored that courts cannot interfere with prosecutors' choices to bring criminal charges, dashing the hopes of victims' families for justice and accountability.

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Calling Snapchat User 'Expert' Can't Upend $26M Crash Award

By Y. Peter Kang

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a $26.1 million jury verdict against a trucking company and its driver over a catastrophic underride crash, saying the reference by the plaintiffs' counsel to the crash victim's friend as a "Snapchat expert" didn't warrant a new trial.

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Yellow Corp. Gets OK For Most Of $1.4B Pension Deals

By Emily Lever

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has mostly approved settlements that trucking company Yellow Corp. struck to resolve $7.4 billion worth of pension fund claims, finding three of the deals were outside the range of reasonableness but the other 12 were acceptable. 

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7th Circ. Says Ford Plant Drivers Fall Under OT Exemption

By MJ Koo

Shuttle truck drivers who hauled automobile parts between storage lots and a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago were engaged in interstate commerce and thus exempt from federal overtime requirements, the Seventh Circuit has ruled, affirming a win for their employers in two consolidated class actions.

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NJ Top Court Snapshot: ICE Detention, Megan's Law

By George Woolston

The New Jersey Supreme Court in March granted petitions for certification and leaves for appeal on issues ranging from late tort notice claims to medical malpractice liability.

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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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Delta Pay Range Suit Goes Back To Wash. State Court

By Ben Adlin

A Delta Air Lines Inc. job applicant's proposed class action accusing the carrier of failing to include required pay information on job postings will return to Washington state court after a Seattle federal judge ruled Friday that the plaintiff didn't suffer the type of concrete harm necessary to have federal standing.

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Boeing Mechanic Wage Class Action Takes Off In Wash.

By Rachel Riley

Boeing has been accused of shorting thousands of Washington state mechanics and other airplane assembly workers on break time and forcing them to work off the clock, according to a proposed class action the aerospace giant removed to Seattle federal court Friday.

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Patent Holder Says JetSuiteX Infringed Call Routing Patent

By Spencer Brewer

A patent holder told a Texas federal court that public charter operator JetSuiteX Inc. infringed its call routing and auction system patents, asking the court to find that JetSuiteX stole the intellectual property.

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Brief

DoorDash Dropped From Allstate Road Rage Coverage Row

By Gianna Ferrarin

Allstate voluntarily dropped DoorDash from its Washington federal suit seeking a judgment that it has no duty to defend a delivery driver facing allegations he killed another man in a road rage incident, leaving Uber as the only corporate defendant in the coverage dispute.

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$9.5M FedEx Security Screening Pay Deal Gets Initial OK

By Matthew Santoni

A Connecticut federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $9.5 million settlement between FedEx and workers at eight of its facilities in the state over unpaid time spent going through security screening before and after their shifts.

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Analysis

Ill. Businesses Score Win In 7th Circ. BIPA Retroactivity Ruling

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit's holding that a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law applies retroactively to all cases pending before the change took effect is a major victory for businesses facing potentially enormous damages in those lawsuits, and offers important clarity for the lawyers handling them and negotiating settlements, attorneys told Law360.

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Gulf Reinsurance Plan Doubles To $40B With Added Insurers

By Hope Patti

Six major American insurers will join Chubb in providing $20 billion for the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.'s initiative to restore maritime trade in the Gulf region amid the Iran war, doubling the total amount of available reinsurance to $40 billion, according to an announcement Friday.

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Parsing Rule 12(c) Motion Overuse In Securities Class Actions

Defendants in securities class actions have more frequently been filing motions for judgment on the pleadings following the denial of motions to dismiss, but courts have recently demonstrated an increasing willingness to reject these previously rare motions, finding them transparent attempts to relitigate already-decided issues, say attorneys at Labaton Keller.

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How Cos. Can Prepare For 'Made In America' Ad Scrutiny

The Trump administration's executive order to combat fraudulent "Made in America" claims in consumer-facing advertising, along with actions by the Federal Trade Commission, suggest a potential increased focus on consumer protection and pricing-related matters, say attorneys at Skadden.

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What's Missing From Latest Gov't Claims Against Harvard

The most interesting thing about the Trump administration’s recent civil rights enforcement efforts targeting Harvard University is its decision not to assert violations of the False Claims Act when given the opportunity, despite signals that its enforcement efforts will include use of the federal FCA, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

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Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Jackson Walker, Sorrento CEO Hit With RICO Suit Over Ch. 11

By Emlyn Cameron

More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."

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Trump Orders Could Chill US Arbitration, Group Warns

By Caroline Simson

The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction

By Lauren Berg

A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.

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