Quinn Emanuel Contempt In $600M Row Probed By Fed. Circ.

By Ryan Davis

A contempt finding against Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP that contributed to a more than $600 million patent judgment against the firm's former client NortonLifeLock was scrutinized by a Federal Circuit panel on Monday, with one judge saying the order appeared to be invalid.

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Uber Sex Assault MDL Judge Won't Delay Bellwether Trial

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge on Monday denied Uber's request to postpone the first of some 20 bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation over passenger sexual assaults despite the company's assertion that the jury pool will be tainted by what it said was a plaintiffs' counsel advocacy group commercial saying Uber refused to make safety improvements.

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Wis. Judge Resigns After Conviction In ICE Arrest Case

By Jack Karp

A Wisconsin state judge has resigned from the bench after being convicted of felony obstruction for helping an unauthorized immigrant in her court evade arrest by federal immigration officers, the Wisconsin Assembly speaker confirmed to Law360 Monday.

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Feds Fight To Keep Goldstein 'Sham Employee' Evidence

By Cara Salvatore

Federal prosecutors heading to trial against former SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein are urging a judge to deny his bid to prevent a jury from hearing about four love interests allegedly paid as no-show employees at his former law firm.

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Fed. Circ. Examines Timing Of $452M Trade Secrets Suit

By Ivan Moreno

A Federal Circuit panel delved into the statute of limitations for trade secrets cases Monday, pressing an attorney for a South Korean company seeking to reverse a verdict that prompted a $452 million jury award to explain why the clock should start when a plaintiff suspects misappropriation rather than when it is actually discovered.

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Ex-CTA Worker Fights New Trial Ordered Over Jury Instruction

By Celeste Bott

A former Chicago Transit Authority employee who prevailed at trial last year on claims that he was unlawfully fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds is asking an Illinois federal judge to reconsider his decision to order a new trial, after the judge found he'd erred in instructing the jury.

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Woman Convicted Of Murder Keeps $2.8M Bus Injury Award

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois state appellate panel has upheld a jury's $2.8 million award for a pedestrian woman who was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority bus and later convicted of murder, but said the "troubling result here" should not be considered an endorsement of her criminal conduct.

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Shootout Defendant Gets New Trial, And Lawyers Get Warning

By Brandon Lowrey

A California appellate panel has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to 166 years in prison for shooting at police, calling the case a "cautionary tale" for lawyers who use hypothetical questions to eliminate prospective jurors during voir dire.

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Fla. Insurance Broker Gets New Trial For $1M Damages Verdict

By David Minsky

A Florida state appeals court reversed a nearly $1 million jury award against an insurance broker over coverage for two businesses following Hurricane Matthew in 2016, granting a new trial after a jury found the company liable for breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation. 

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Legatum Exec Keeps $8M Libel Verdict Against Investigator

By Jonathan Capriel

A private investigator can't escape an $8 million jury verdict on claims he and his company defamed a businessman by disseminating a bogus background report falsely stating the executive was a Russian asset, a D.C. federal court ruled, saying the defendants' "newly discovered evidence" is not important.

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Tribe Seeks $662K Atty Fees After RICO Win Over Pot Shop

By Jonathan Capriel

After successfully winning its RICO trial but securing an underwhelming monetary award, the Cayuga Nation urged a New York federal court to force the retailers who operated an illicit smoke shop on tribal land to cover the costs of the nation's legal fees.

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Dish Wins $32M Lease Dispute In Colo. Appeals Court

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado appellate panel has unanimously affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Dish Wireless LLC after the court determined the master lease agreement governing a $32 million lease dispute between Dish and several telecommunications infrastructure companies was ambiguous.

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Average Quinn Emanuel Partner Payouts Rise To $9.5M

By Aebra Coe

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP saw a 10% uptick in its profits per equity partner in 2025, bringing the firm's average partner pay up over $9 million last year amid an active litigation market, a firm spokesperson confirmed Monday.

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Feature

His Client Got A Pro Se Suit. Then The AI Filings Started.

By Chris Villani

Employment attorneys say the increased use of AI by pro se plaintiffs has the potential to clog dockets, drag out cases and make litigation significantly more expensive.

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McGuireWoods Atty Fined Over Citation Errors In BoA Suit

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia federal judge has slapped a McGuireWoods LLP attorney with a $1,500 fine for using incorrect citations in a brief lodged in a recently dismissed mortgage suit against Bank of America.

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Federal Court Wrong Place For Judges' Suit, Justices Told

By Elaine Briseño

Federal immigration officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate decision that allowed immigration judges to hash out their spat over a newly created speech policy in district court instead of within the congressionally designated special review system.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of December

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the last month of 2025 included high-profile appointments at Apple, Berkshire Hathaway and LPL Financial. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from December.

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