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May 21, 2025
Democrats Wary of Nominees' Pledge To Honor Court Orders
Nominees for top roles at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security fended off questions from Democrats on Wednesday about the Trump administration's willingness to defy court orders and pledged that the White House would at least follow rulings of the Supreme Court.
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May 21, 2025
Sports Betting Fraudster Gets 5 Years In Prison
A Las Vegas man was sentenced Wednesday in Ohio federal court to five years and five months in prison after pleading guilty in a case alleging he used sports betting businesses to bilk $8.5 million from investors for his personal enrichment.
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May 21, 2025
Tech Co. Dynavision Says Rival Ripped Off 'Neuro-Visual' IP
An Ohio-based technology company has brought a lawsuit in federal court claiming the trade dress of its "neuro-visual" training system, used by athletes and others, was ripped off by a rival.
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May 21, 2025
LA Chargers Latest NFL Team To Add PE Minority Ownership
The Los Angeles Chargers have become the third NFL team to sell a minority ownership stake to a private equity firm since the league approved such investments in August, with NFL owners OK'ing the purchase of a Chargers stake by Arctos Partners LP.
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May 20, 2025
5 Ohio Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Negligence Claims Still In Play
Five Ohio cities have told a California federal judge that Hyundai and Kia cannot try to circumvent the Ninth Circuit and scuttle negligence claims in consolidated litigation alleging the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave.
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May 20, 2025
Franchise Group Says Ch. 11 Plan Cuts $1.5B In Debt
Bankrupt retail franchise owner and operator Franchise Group Inc. told a Delaware judge on Tuesday that its proposed Chapter 11 plan would slash $1.5 billion from its balance sheet while positioning the business to emerge with 1,700 retail locations intact.
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May 20, 2025
Health Clinics Say Fake Trash Fee Scheme Cost Them Millions
Republic Services Inc. got hit with a proposed class action by health clinics in Michigan and Ohio that claim the waste disposal company breached its contracts with them by charging "tens of millions" in excess fees without any legal justification.
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May 20, 2025
Worker Says Health System Must Face Time Rounding Suit
An Ohio county health system should face a proposed collective action accusing it of illegally rounding down workers' time in efforts to short them on wages, a medical assistant said, telling a federal judge she put forward enough detail to back up her claims.
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May 19, 2025
6th Circ. Splits On 'Classic,' 'First-Year' Contract Price Dispute
A split Sixth Circuit on Monday upended Parker Hannifin Corporation's win in a breach of contract fight with a Mexican automotive supplier, saying the Ohio company's terms over the price of its pistons didn't govern in a "classic" dispute fit for a law student's first-year contract class.
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May 19, 2025
House Urged To Ax Proposed 10-Year Ban On State AI Laws
More than 140 civil rights and consumer advocacy groups on Monday became the latest to oppose a sweeping provision in the U.S. House of Representatives' budget proposal that would place a 10-year moratorium on states enacting or enforcing laws to regulate emerging artificial intelligence systems, joining a bipartisan coalition of state enforcers that issued a similar call last week.
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May 19, 2025
Liberty Mutual Unit Can't Dodge Spoiled Wine Coverage Suit
A Liberty Mutual unit can't escape a vineyard's suit seeking indemnification for a settlement reached with another winery over 320,000 damaged cases of wine, a Washington federal court ruled Monday, saying none of the exclusions cited by the insurer clearly apply.
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May 19, 2025
Biotech Services Company Files Ch. 11 With $60M In Debt
Contracted biotechnology research company AmplifyBio filed for Chapter 11 protection late Friday in Ohio bankruptcy court listing about $60 million in debt, saying it intends to sell its assets after failing to realize sufficient revenue to support its capital-intensive operations.
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May 19, 2025
Trump Signs Anti-Revenge Porn Bill Into Law
President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a bipartisan bill to combat deep fake revenge porn, a major priority for first lady Melania Trump that has been met with criticism from some technology groups over security and constitutional concerns.
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May 16, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Gold Card, Hospitality, Revolving Door
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into the "Gold Card" visa program, the hospitality sector's reaction to tariffs, and the path from in-house attorney to private practice.
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May 16, 2025
Bank Balks At Nostrum Ch. 11 Sale Over Drug Disposal Issue
Waterford Bank NA has objected to New Jersey drugmaker Nostrum Laboratories Inc.'s plan to sell an Ohio property, saying the bank doesn't want to be left to pay for the disposal of large quantities of controlled substances left at the site, an issue the parties are now negotiating ahead of a hearing next week.
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May 16, 2025
Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit
Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."
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May 15, 2025
Each Justice's Key Comments At Universal Injunction Args
U.S. Supreme Court justices conducted a searching inquiry Thursday regarding the Trump administration's quest to curtail sweeping injunctions against its agenda, sometimes sounding sympathetic but also wary of alternative remedies and the White House's willingness to accept any future courtroom losses.
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May 15, 2025
Justices Wary Of Pausing Sweeping Injunctions In Birthright Case
A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed eager Thursday to limit lower courts' use of universal injunctions generally, but several justices voiced concerns about the effect such a ruling would have on lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order that aims to limit birthright citizenship.
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May 15, 2025
Ohio Court Upholds Home's $450K Value Based On Sale
The Ohio tax appeals board didn't err in determining that a couple's home was correctly assessed at $450,000 based on its 2020 sale price, a state appeals court said in an opinion released Thursday.
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May 15, 2025
Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit
Apple pulled a bait-and-switch on phone buyers when it promised that new artificial intelligence features would be available on the iPhone 16, despite knowing it hadn't yet developed those features, according to a sprawling proposed class action that brings claims under consumer protection laws in all 50 states.
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May 15, 2025
Ex-Ohio Speaker Wins More Time To Retool Bribery Appeal
The Sixth Circuit Thursday granted former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder more time to iron out his bid for the court to reconsider its refusal to vacate his bribery conviction over the FirstEnergy nuclear bailout scandal that got him sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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May 14, 2025
6th Circ. Won't Send Bitcoin Latinum Suit To Arbitration
A Michigan federal judge was right to find that cryptocurrency firm Bitcoin Latinum can't send investor fraud claims to arbitration after waiting two years to seek that option, the Sixth Circuit has determined.
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May 14, 2025
5th Circ. Declines To Rehear SEC's Kroger Proxy Decision
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday declined to rehear conservative shareholders' case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a shareholder proposal from Kroger Co.'s 2023 ballot, following a November opinion that rejected the shareholders' challenge.
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May 14, 2025
NC Progressive Customers Get Class Cert. In Car Value Suit
A class of Progressive Auto Insurance customers in North Carolina suing over the company's alleged practice of making adjustments that reduced their compensation for total loss claims has been certified by a federal judge.
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May 14, 2025
FERC Chair Floats Plan To Slash Grid Project Perks
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of financial perks for $3 billion worth of transmission projects has prompted Chair Mark Christie to suggest a way to scale back the awarding of additional rate incentives to grid developers.
Expert Analysis
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The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wong Kim Ark opinion and subsequent decisions, and the 14th Amendment’s legislative history, establish that the citizenship clause precludes the political branches from narrowing the definition of citizen based on how a parent’s U.S. presence is categorized, says federal public defender Geremy Kamens.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Opinion
US Steel-Nippon Merger Should Not Have Been Blocked
The Biden administration's block of the U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel merger on national security grounds was unconstitutional overreach and needs to be overturned, with the harms remedied in federal court, says attorney Chuck Meyer.
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High Court Sentencing Case Presents Legal Fork In The Road
On Feb. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Esteras v. U.S. about the factors trial courts may consider when imposing a sentence of imprisonment after revoking supervised release, and the justices’ eventual decision may prioritize either discretion or originalism, says Michael Freedman at The Freedman Firm.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up
Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.
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Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
The U.S. government is primarily interested in restraining foreign transactions involving countries of concern, but former President Joe Biden’s January order blocking the merger of Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel shows that all foreign direct investments are under the federal government’s microscope, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Series
Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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Opinion
Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
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Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.