Trials

  • October 14, 2025

    Exec Tells Fla. Jury He Wanted To Protect Nicklaus Brand

    An executive for the company bearing Jack Nicklaus' name denied making alleged defamatory statements in emails to clients regarding the golf legend's interest in a competing Saudi Arabian league, telling a Florida state court jury on Tuesday that he received contradicting information and wanted to protect the business' brand name.

  • October 14, 2025

    Repeat Conviction Challenges Case Meets Skeptical Justices

    U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism of the government's contention that a 1996 antiterrorism law forbids them from reviewing appellate rulings granting or denying incarcerated people permission to repeatedly challenge their convictions, saying any law that deprives the high court of jurisdiction must be clear and unambiguous.

  • October 14, 2025

    As Shutdown Drags On, Judiciary To Face Belt-Tightening

    With no end in sight to the government shutdown, the situation for the federal judiciary will get worse after Friday.

  • October 14, 2025

    Governor Won't Testify In Conn. Official's Corruption Case

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont won't be called to testify in the bribery and extortion trial of former school construction official Kosta Diamantis after a judge agreed with prosecutors on Tuesday that additional testimony about Diamantis' character and demeanor would be irrelevant to the charges against him.

  • October 14, 2025

    PacifiCorp Owes $26M In Latest Wildfire Trial

    An Oregon jury on Tuesday ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $26 million to the latest group of plaintiffs who fled Labor Day 2020 wildfires that the utility was previously found liable for starting.

  • October 14, 2025

    Hytera 'Can't Be Trusted,' Motorola Says In Push For Payment

    Motorola Solutions argued Tuesday that Chinese rival Hytera Communications Corp. should pay the full $371.7 million it still owes on a 2020 judgment and be permanently blocked from selling any mobile two-way radios using stolen source code so their long-running trade theft dispute in Illinois federal court can be brought to a just close.

  • October 14, 2025

    Six Pension Plans Settle In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case

    Six pension plans have settled claims by Denmark's tax agency accusing them of participating in a $2.1 billion scheme that fraudulently claimed refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends, with a New York federal court dismissing the allegations Tuesday.

  • October 14, 2025

    10th Circ. Allows Charges For Gun Spotted By Peeping Cop

    A man sentenced to 25 years in prison on weapons charges after an officer peering through a one-inch gap in motel room curtains spied him pantsless and holding a gun wasn't subject to an unlawful search, the Tenth Circuit said Tuesday, denying his appeal.

  • October 14, 2025

    Justices Lean Toward Ruling Mandatory Restitution Is Punitive

    A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to embrace arguments Tuesday that forcing convicted defendants to pay restitution with compounding interest years after conviction is a criminal punishment and therefore subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively.

  • October 14, 2025

    Fla. Woman Gets Life In Prison For FSU Law Prof Murder

    A Florida state court judge has sentenced Donna Adelson to life in prison after a jury found her guilty last month of masterminding a plot to hire hit men to kill her former son-in-law, Dan Markel, who was a law professor at Florida State University. 

  • October 14, 2025

    High Court Won't Hear Alex Jones' $1.4B Sandy Hook Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the appeal of right wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in connection with a $1.4 billion defamation judgment granted by a Connecticut state court in favor of family members of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.

  • October 10, 2025

    Some Cases Advance In Latest Stewart Discretionary Rulings

    Deputy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart rejected 37 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions Friday night, but allowed 17 challenges to proceed.

  • October 10, 2025

    Ex-Trump Ally Felix Sater Liable In Money Laundering Trial

    A bank and a Kazakh city won $52 million in New York federal court over claims that real estate financier and former Donald Trump ally Felix Sater skimmed money while helping others launder tens of millions of dollars, according to the plaintiffs. 

  • October 10, 2025

    Wyden Urges Justices To Revive UBS Retaliation Case Again

    Sen. Ron Wyden and several whistleblower organizations have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to revive for a second time a fired UBS worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, pointing to a "deep and direct conflict" the Second Circuit has created with its latest decision in the case.

  • October 10, 2025

    DUI Defendant Can't Blame Atty For Gun License Suspension

    A lawyer's failure to alert his client that a drunken-driving conviction would cost him his license to carry a gun is not ineffective assistance of counsel, a Massachusetts intermediate-level appeals court panel concluded.

  • October 10, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Voting Rights & Warrantless Entries

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return Tuesday to hear oral arguments in four cases, including a dispute over the constitutionality of the last remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act and whether federal prisoners seeking postconviction relief are subject to the same rules as state inmates.

  • October 10, 2025

    High Court To Eye Limits On Appeal Waivers In Plea Deals

    The U.S. Supreme Court will consider which exceptions might apply to criminal appeal waivers, which are common in plea deals, the court announced Friday.

  • October 10, 2025

    Cisco Tells Albright $65.7M Patent Verdict Was Rightly Axed

    Cisco has urged a Texas federal judge to reject Paltalk Holdings' request for reconsideration of a decision tossing a $65.7 million patent infringement verdict against Cisco, saying he correctly found that Paltalk presented no evidence of infringement.

  • October 10, 2025

    GoPro Beats Infringement Claims In $174M Camera IP Trial

    A California federal jury cleared camera giant GoPro of accusations that some of its products infringed two video camera technology patents in a case where Contour IP Holding LLC had sought $174 million in damages.

  • October 10, 2025

    Prosecutors, Ex-AT&T Exec To Resolve Bribery Case With DPA

    A former AT&T executive will not be retried on charges that he bribed ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan early next year as planned, as his attorneys and prosecutors told an Illinois federal judge that they've agreed to resolve the matter with a deferred prosecution agreement.

  • October 10, 2025

    EDTX Jury Says Samsung Owes $445.5M After Patent Trial

    Samsung has to pay up about $445.5 million after a Texas federal jury found that the South Korean electronics giant infringed a series of patents related to wireless communication network efficiency owned by Collision Communications.

  • October 09, 2025

    Judge Narrows Evidence Ahead Of Boeing 737 Max Trial

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday ruled on which evidence will be allowed in a Nov. 3 trial in LOT Polish Airlines' lawsuit against Boeing, in which LOT accuses the aerospace giant of tricking it into leasing defective 737 Max jets that were later grounded after two fatal crashes.

  • October 09, 2025

    Weinstein Says Jurors Traded Threats, Tainting Verdict

    Harvey Weinstein's legal team said his June sexual assault convictions were tainted by juror misconduct, including physical threats and an unfounded bribery claim, arguing in a motion for a new trial that a judge refused to properly investigate.

  • October 09, 2025

    Mich. Justice Eyes Scope Of Judge-As-Grand-Jury Issue

    Michigan's chief Supreme Court justice on Thursday pondered the real-world implications of retroactively applying a 2022 ruling that judges cannot act as a one-person grand jury to issue indictments, saying the practice seems to have grown more prevalent.

  • October 09, 2025

    Conn. Official Pushed Firm That Hired Family, Witnesses Say

    Two local Connecticut officials on Thursday testified that Kosta Diamantis, a former state budget official accused of corruption, pushed them to hire a construction management firm they considered expensive and unnecessary without disclosing that the firm had hired his daughter and was allegedly paying him kickbacks.

Expert Analysis

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    Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.

  • Opinion

    $40M Award Shows Hospitality Cos. Can't Ignore Trafficking

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    A Georgia federal jury's recent verdict in J.G. v. Northbrook Industries, ordering a hospitality company to pay $40 million to a woman who was sex-trafficked at one of its motels while she was a teenager, sends a powerful message that businesses that turn a blind eye to such activities on their property will pay a price, say attorneys at Singleton Schreiber.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal

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    Preparing lawyers for the nuances of a transactional practice is not a strong suit for most law schools, but, in practice, there are six principles that can help young M&A lawyers become seasoned, trusted deal advisers, says Chuck Morton at Venable.

  • From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates

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    Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • 9 Jury Selection Lessons From The Combs Trial

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    U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian’s unusually thorough jury selection process for the trial of Sean Combs offers attorneys and judges a master class in using case-specific juror questionnaires and extended attorney-led voir dire to impanel better juries that produce more just outcomes, say Kevin Homiak at Wheeler Trigg and Leslie Ellis at The Caissa Group.

  • Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships

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    As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.

  • Traditional Venue Theories May Not Encompass Crypto Fraud

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    A New York federal court's recent decision in U.S. v. Eisenberg, overturning a jury verdict against a crypto trader on venue deficiencies and insufficient evidence, highlights the challenges of prosecutions in the decentralized finance space, and will no doubt curtail law enforcement's often overly expansive view of jurisdiction and venue, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling

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    The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • Series

    Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.

  • SDNY Ruling Reinforces Joint Steering Committee Obligations

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    The recent Southern District of New York decision in ChemImage v. Johnson & Johnson makes joint steering committees a valuable tool in strategic relationships, as provisions for such committees can now be wielded to demand attention to core issues, say Lisa Bernstein at the University of Chicago Law School, and Reginald Goeke and Brad Peterson at Mayer Brown.

  • Fleeing Or Just Leaving Quickly? 2nd Circ. Says It Depends

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    The Second Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Bardakova decision adopted a new approach for determining whether a defendant who commits a crime in the U.S., and then leaves and remains abroad, intends to avoid prosecution — making it more difficult to argue against the fugitive disentitlement doctrine in most cases, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

  • What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI

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    After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.

  • Reel Justice: 'Eddington' Spotlights Social Media Evidence

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    In the neo-Western black comedy “Eddington” released last month, social media is a character unto itself, highlighting how the boundaries between digital and real-world conduct can become blurred, thereby posing evidentiary challenges in criminal prosecutions, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.

  • Rebuttal

    BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation

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    A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.

  • 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust

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    Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.

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