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July 17, 2026
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general asked a New York federal judge Thursday for a peek into the negotiations behind the Justice Department's controversial midtrial settlement with Live Nation, voicing concerns the deal isn't in the public interest and saying they need details as they seek a breakup.
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July 17, 2026
In the second of a two-part series on the Virginia Revival Courtroom in the Charlotte federal courthouse, judges, architects and a trial consultant explain the strategy behind designing a space they see as more conducive to justice.
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July 17, 2026
Federal enforcers reached a number of merger settlements in the first half of 2026, while state attorneys general stepped up their independent enforcement efforts, taking on Nexstar's planned purchase of rival broadcaster Tegna and Paramount's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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July 16, 2026
This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.
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July 16, 2026
A straight Ohio state worker whose sexual orientation bias suit made it to the U.S. Supreme Court has been denied a promotion, isolated from coworkers and slapped with manufactured misconduct accusations in the year since the justices revived her case, according to a complaint filed in federal court.
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July 16, 2026
Kroger was hit with a proposed class and collective action in Georgia federal court alleging the company automatically deducted 30-minute meal breaks from delivery drivers' hours and failed to pay Illinois workers for mandatory security screenings.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. and 48 states and territories have reached a $29.6 million settlement resolving allegations the company fixed prices in the generic pharmaceuticals market.
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July 15, 2026
Car parts giant First Brands Group told a Texas bankruptcy judge that it can't keep paying retired employee benefits past the end of July under its Chapter 11 budget, and asked for authority to stop covering life insurance, health insurance and other benefits.
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July 14, 2026
A trio of Russian nationals and the "bulletproof hosting" services they operated have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio on charges that they helped facilitate cyberattacks against banks, hospitals and other critical infrastructure operators across nearly two dozen states and several countries, leading to more than $62 million in losses, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
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July 14, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $709,000 settlement with an Ohio-based electric- and gas-powered vehicle manufacturer and its CEO to resolve claims that they made misleading statements portraying the company as being more successful than it actually was in connection with a $112 million convertible debt offering.
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July 14, 2026
Grocery giant Kroger urged an Ohio federal judge to toss a suit challenging the legality of an extra health plan fee it charged tobacco users, stating it complied with federal benefits law by giving workers a 90-day window each year to dodge the fee by enrolling in a wellness program.
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July 14, 2026
A week after a bankruptcy court approved a $46.75 million settlement between the DNA testing company 23andMe and data breach claimants, a coalition of more than 40 states announced Tuesday that they would share in an additional $18 million to resolve claims of unreasonable security practices.
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July 13, 2026
After more than eight hours of deliberation, a Michigan federal jury announced a verdict Monday in favor of truck manufacturer Navistar, which was defending itself against claims by two trucking companies over delayed delivery of trucks, finding the evidence did not show Navistar committed fraud or breach of contract.
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July 13, 2026
An Ohio federal judge on Monday ordered state officials to stop enforcing a new law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, although the order's scope is limited to the products manufactured and sold by the hemp interests that challenged the policy.
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July 13, 2026
A group of Republican-led states is calling on the D.C. Circuit to stay a lower court decision vacating the Trump administration's changes to a database used to verify voters' citizenship or immigration statuses, saying that a number of state laws cannot be executed if Social Security number searches are not allowed.
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July 13, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Monday again threw out a preliminary injunction barring sales of insulated doors while patent litigation over them plays out, ruling an Ohio federal judge wrongly found that the patent owner and a licensee were likely to prevail in the case.
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July 10, 2026
A volunteer firefighter says the Lord Division of Parker-Hannifin Corp. sent him and his colleagues into a fire at a northwestern Pennsylvania chemical plant without warning them it contained a mixing tank that had sat idle more than three days longer than normal, triggering an explosion that injured the firefighter and others.
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July 10, 2026
More than 2,600 lawyers and legal professionals on Friday urged lawmakers to oppose the nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general, saying Blanche's dismissal of the idea that the U.S. Department of Justice should be independent from the White House and his record as interim attorney general make him unfit for the role.
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July 10, 2026
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has announced that the firm expanded its public affairs strategies group with the hire of six former Ice Miller LLP attorneys and legal professionals including two partners and a pair of vice presidents.
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July 10, 2026
Closing arguments Friday in the breach of contract case brought by GLS Leasco trucking company against truck manufacturer Navistar in Michigan federal court dug deep into the semantics of the contracts and communications between the parties, with the two sides disputing whether June 30, 2022, was a firm truck delivery date or an estimated date by which the 1,100 ordered trucks would be built.
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July 09, 2026
A divided Ohio Supreme Court held that in cases where a criminal defendant faces multiple carbon-copy charges in an indictment, jury instructions are not required to assign specific unique conduct to each count in order for a jury to convict.
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July 09, 2026
An Ohio state judge on Thursday preliminarily blocked the National Collegiate Athletic Association from enforcing its newly approved eligibility rules against 24 college basketball players who claim that the rules unjustly exclude them by barring athletes who began college in 2022 from playing a fifth season.
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July 09, 2026
Clashes over the Trump administration's bid to void California's vehicle emissions standards, federal restrictions on commercial drivers' licenses for foreign truckers and Boeing 737 Max securities litigation involving class certification standards are among the court battles that transportation attorneys are monitoring in the latter half of 2026.
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July 09, 2026
A dozen states have objected to Freedom Forever's settlement with one of its key financing partners, telling a Delaware judge they were concerned about the deal's impacts on customer contracts with the bankrupt solar panel installer.