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  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    Honda Drivers Allege Camera Defect Impairs Safety System

    A proposed class of Honda drivers are suing the company in California federal court, saying a range of 2018 to 2025 vehicles have a defect in their front-facing cameras, which causes every safety system built on that camera to fail.

  • June 08, 2026

    Port Of Tacoma Deal Ends Pollution Row With Enviro Group

    The Port of Tacoma and the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance have reached a tentative agreement to resolve their long-running dispute over wastewater regulation enforcement, with the Washington port agreeing to pay $3.9 million, including attorney fees and research.

  • June 08, 2026

    Archer Can't Ditch Trimmed Joby Air Taxi Trade Secrets Suit

    A California federal judge has said Joby Aviation can forge ahead with a pared-down lawsuit alleging rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation misappropriated its trade secrets, but has tossed Archer's "shotgun pleadings" counterclaims alleging Joby misclassified imports to evade tariffs and concealed its China ties.

  • June 08, 2026

    Auto Lender, NY Near Deal To End 'Predatory' Loan Suit

    Subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corp. and New York's attorney general are closer to settling the rest of an enforcement lawsuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped out of last year, according to New York federal court filings.

  • June 08, 2026

    Southwest Asks Texas Judge To Ground Pilot Union's Suit

    Southwest Airlines told a Texas federal judge that a pilot union's lawsuit can't advance under the Railway Labor Act, saying it had the right to discipline a pilot who fell short of standards. 

  • June 08, 2026

    Warranty Seller Wins Injunction For Rival's Deceptive Calls

    An Illinois federal judge has enjoined a Chicago-area extended auto warranty service's rival from violating trademark and competition laws in a dispute over its allegedly deceptive customer calls and web impersonation, saying the company is likely to prove the conduct was illegal.

  • June 08, 2026

    American Airlines Says Couple's Arrest Claims Not Contractual

    American Airlines Inc. is urging a Texas federal court to dismiss a suit from a couple alleging it wrongly had them arrested and put on a no-fly list, saying their claims are largely unsupported by facts, self-contradictory, or not causes of action under Texas law.

  • June 08, 2026

    First Brands Pitches New Ch. 11 Plan To Avoid Liquidation

    Car parts maker First Brands Group on Monday touted a new Chapter 11 plan in Texas bankruptcy court about two weeks after a judge denied its bid to take votes on its previous effort, saying the new version gives creditors more time to vote and encompasses all the First Brands debtors instead of just one.

  • June 08, 2026

    Ariz. Authorizes Special Tax Districts To Fund Infrastructure

    Arizona authorized the formation of special taxing districts to fund infrastructure projects with revenue from property taxes and other sources under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 08, 2026

    VW Settles Suit Over 2nd-Degree Burns From Seat Heater

    Volkswagen AG has settled a suit from a paraplegic woman who alleged that the seat heaters in one of VW's vehicles were too hot to be safe and left her with second-degree burns, ending the case on the eve of trial.

  • June 08, 2026

    American Airlines Escapes Flight Attendants' OT Suit

    Federal law preempts a proposed class action over American Airlines flight attendants' allegedly unpaid overtime before and after flights, since the time flight attendants are paid for is governed by their collective bargaining agreements, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    Seattle Fights Uber, Instacart Bid To Undo 9th Circ. Gig Ruling

    The city of Seattle urged the Ninth Circuit not to revisit a panel decision backing its app-based worker deactivation ordinance against a First Amendment challenge from Uber and Instacart, arguing the companies are trying to turn an ordinary worker protection law into a speech case.

  • June 08, 2026

    High Court Won't Hear Ex-GM Worker's Disability Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a former General Motors employee's suit alleging the company wouldn't move her to a different position after an on-the-job injury, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit ruling that found she hadn't shown she could perform an open role.

  • June 05, 2026

    Rail Co. Loses DC Circ. Appeal Challenging State Forest Law

    The D.C. Circuit rejected Grafton & Upton Railroad Co.'s effort to preempt a Massachusetts town's claim over forest land the railroad wants to use for a new transloading facility, finding Friday that the federal Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act doesn't preempt a state right-of-first-refusal law.

  • June 05, 2026

    Spirit Unions Blast Executive Bonus Proposal In Ch. 11

    A pair of unions representing former Spirit Airlines employees Friday tore into the bankrupt airline's request to pay executives incentives to keep them on while the carrier winds down its operations, saying there is "no conscionable basis" to prioritize the highest-paid executives at the expense of the thousands of workers who lost their jobs.

  • June 05, 2026

    NYC Beats Taxi Drivers' Unfair Suspensions Suit

    A New York federal judge has said the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission had probable cause for summarily suspending the licenses for taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers who've been arrested, but not convicted, rejecting a proposed class action alleging the drivers were maliciously prosecuted.

  • June 05, 2026

    Texas Justices To Weigh Timeliness Of Railcar Damage Suit

    The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a roughly $10 million verdict issued against a company that let corrosion deteriorate railcars it had rented, with the court set to weigh whether the suit was filed in time.

  • June 05, 2026

    Progressive Unit Says Trucking Co. Not Covered In Crash Suit

    A Progressive insurer said it doesn't owe coverage to a trucking company accused of wrongfully double-brokering an Amazon load that was later involved in a crash, telling a New Mexico federal court Friday that the truck involved in the incident was not an "insured auto" under the policy.

  • June 05, 2026

    Trade Court Backs Off Making CBP Chief Testify On Refunds

    The U.S. Court of International Trade judge handling the tariff refund cases for importers seeking refunds of unlawful duties amended his order that instructed the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to appear at a hearing.

  • June 05, 2026

    Activist Warns SpaceX Investors Over Valuation, Governance

    SOC Investment Group is cautioning potential investors in SpaceX's upcoming initial public offering about perceived financial risks, saying it has an inflated valuation and issues over transparency and governance.

  • June 05, 2026

    Alaska Says No Need For July Ruling In Refuge Road Dispute

    Alaska is asking a federal court to reject an environmental group and Indigenous villages' bid for a July 15 judgment in their challenge to a federal government decision to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, saying a date for its construction has not yet been solidified.

  • June 05, 2026

    Credit Check Co. Will Pay $17.5M To Settle Data Breach Suits

    A Michigan federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $17.5 million settlement for consumers who sued a loan credit check company following a data breach that potentially exposed the personal and financial information of some 5.8 million people.

  • June 05, 2026

    Turo, Insurer Seek $6M For Geico's Denied Renter Claims

    Car-sharing company Turo Inc. alleged in a new California federal complaint that Geico illegally systematically denied coverage to policyholders who were involved in accidents while renting vehicles, forcing Turo and its surplus insurer to unnecessarily shell out more than $6 million in payments.

  • June 05, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

Expert Analysis

  • What NY's GHG Reporting Program Means For Oil, Gas Cos.

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    New York's new Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program represents a significant compliance regime for the oil and gas industry, so any business touching the state's fuel market should determine its obligations, and be prepared to gather data, create a monitoring plan and institute controls for accurate reporting, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Courts Are Reanchoring Antitrust Enforcement In Evidence

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    Recent U.S. antitrust disputes, including with Meta and HPE-Juniper, illustrate how judicial scrutiny combined with internal institutional checks is pushing enforcement toward an evidence-based footing and refinements, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.

  • How States Are Advancing Enviro Justice Policies

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    The federal pullback on environmental justice creates uncertainty and impedes cross‑jurisdictional coordination, but EJ diligence remains prudent risk management, with many states having developed and implemented statutes, screening tools, permitting standards and more, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • NC Ruling Shows Mallory's Evolving Effects For Policyholders

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    A recent North Carolina decision, PDII v. Sky Aircraft, demonstrates how the U.S. Supreme Court's consequential jurisdiction decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern may permit suits against insurers anywhere they do business so long as the forum state has a business registration statute that requires submitting to in-state lawsuits, says Christopher Popecki at Pillsbury.

  • Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

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    Recent decisions from courts across the country demonstrate how different jurisdictions balance competing policy interests in determining whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned, providing a framework to identify when and how to challenge any attempted assignment, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin & Lodgen.

  • As Federal Enviro Justice Policy Goes Dormant, All Is Not Lost

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    Environmental justice is enduring a federal dormancy brought on by executive branch reversals and agency directives over the past year that have swept long-standing federal frameworks from the formal policy ledger, but the legal underpinnings of EJ have not vanished and remain important, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • When Bankruptcy Collides With Product Recalls

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    The recent bankruptcy filing by Rad Power Bikes on the heels of a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warning about dangerously defective batteries sold by the company highlights how CPSC enforcement clashes with bankruptcy protections, leaving both regulators and consumer litigants with limited options, says Michael Avanesian at Avian Law Group.

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    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Illinois

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    In 2025's last quarter, Illinois’ appellate courts weighed in on overlapping homeowners coverages for water-related damages, contractual suit limitation provisions in uninsured motorist policies, and protections for genetic health information in life insurance underwriting, while the Department of Insurance sought nationwide homeowners' insurance data from State Farm, says Matthew Fortin at BatesCarey.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026

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    Some of the key 2026 developments to watch in aerospace and defense contracting law stem from provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a push to reform procurement, executive orders that announced Trump administration priorities, the upcoming Artemis space mission and continuing efforts to deploy artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Aviation Watch: Busy Skies, Tough Market For Airlines In 2026

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    After a turbulent year in the U.S. commercial aviation sector, demand for air travel and premium service shows no signs of slackening in 2026, with airlines facing the need to compete in a saturated market, while seeking opportunities for consolidation and pursuing other avenues to profitability, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

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