Trials

  • October 21, 2026

    BREAKING: Meta Owes $25B After NM Data Privacy Trial

    A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion for the "systematically broadcast" lies the social media giant offered the public regarding its data privacy practices, including in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  • October 20, 2026

    11th Circ. Upholds Producer's Financing Scheme Conviction

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to disturb the conviction and sentencing of a producer accused of stealing $68.7 million from film and theater investors and producers, ruling that the producer hasn't shown that the district court made any mistakes.

  • October 20, 2026

    'Petulant' Attorney Behavior Requires New Trial, 5th Circ. Says

    The Fifth Circuit ordered a new trial Friday for a woman who was halted while speaking at a Louisiana local council meeting, saying defense lawyers for two council members threw "a skunk into the jury box" with a bevy of improper maneuvers.

  • October 20, 2026

    No PTSD, Expert Says In Ex-SF DA Worker's Racial Slur Trial

    A Stanford medical school psychiatry professor testifying in a California state trial on Tuesday refuted claims of post-traumatic stress disorder from a Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker who says she was left debilitated when the city failed to take appropriate action after a co-worker called her a racial slur.

  • October 20, 2026

    Colo. Justices Mull Criminal Trial Court's Restitution Authority

    Colorado's justices appeared hesitant Tuesday to limit a trial court's ability to impose restitution in cases where prosecutors fail to make a diligent effort to bring restitution information to sentencing, but pressed the state on what ruling would make victims whole and incentivize prosecutors to meet statutory deadlines.

  • October 20, 2026

    Meta To Rereview MDL Privilege Claims Under Special Master

    Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to have an independent special master rereview potentially thousands of documents the company withheld as privileged in social media addiction multidistrict litigation, after a California federal judge criticized Meta's privilege claims and refused to let Meta use an AI tool to rereview 170,000 documents at issue.

  • October 20, 2026

    Mich. Pharmacist Tells 6th Circ. Feds Silenced Key Witness

    A Michigan pharmacist serving an eight-year prison sentence for medical fraud is entitled to a new trial, his attorney told a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday, arguing that a key defense witness in the case was threatened by the government and dissuaded from testifying.

  • October 20, 2026

    Magellan, Powder Springs To Pay $20M To End Sunoco IP Suit

    Energy infrastructure firm Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Powder Springs Logistics have agreed to pay $20.3 million to resolve a judgment against them after a jury trial loss in a patent infringement case brought in Delaware federal court by Sunoco related to gasoline blending patents.

  • October 20, 2026

    Ex-Holtec CFO's Atty Asks Jury To Think Like 'Judge Judy'

    Counsel for the former chief financial officer of nuclear services company Holtec International told jurors Tuesday to use common sense when evaluating the credibility of witnesses who testified in the two-week trial on his client's whistleblower claim, quoting the star of TV's "Judge Judy."

  • October 20, 2026

    Conn. Eyes 'Way To Resolve' Homicide Case Against Ex-Atty

    A Connecticut prosecutor said Tuesday there may be a "way to resolve" a manslaughter case against former Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. after a state appeals court reversed his conviction due to the "appearance of a lack of impartiality" posed by a trial judge's job application.

  • October 20, 2026

    Google Makes Last DC Circ. Push Against DOJ's Search Win

    Google took one final swing Monday at upending a D.C. federal judge's rulings faulting it for monopolizing online search and forcing it to prop up search engine rivals with data and syndicated results, telling the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Department of Justice's case targets earned market dominance.

  • October 20, 2026

    New Rule On Invoking Defendant's Past Convictions Hits Snag

    A yearslong effort to make it harder for prosecutors to invoke a criminal defendant's past convictions appeared to be gaining traction — until the senior executive arm of the Judicial Conference recently intervened and the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly withdrew its support for the proposal.

  • October 20, 2026

    Albertsons Says It Offered $800M To Save Kroger Deal

    Albertsons Cos. Inc.'s general counsel testified Tuesday that The Kroger Co. passed on proposed store divestitures that could have helped save their $24.6 billion merger, while Kroger's lawyers pointed to information shared with Albertsons and challenged its complaints about the process.

  • October 20, 2026

    NC Warehouse Owner Wins $1.94M Verdict In Insurance Fight

    A North Carolina federal jury awarded nearly $2 million to the owner of a warehouse after determining his insurer improperly delayed issuing a decision for coverage of a fire at the building and wrongfully accused the owner of setting the blaze himself.

  • October 19, 2026

    Ex-Josh Cellars Prez Can Keep Litigation Funding Out Of Trial

    A Connecticut judge on Monday refused to allow companies behind the Josh Cellars wine brand to introduce an ex-president's alleged litigation funding deals during an upcoming trademark royalties trial, finding that the agreements aren't relevant to his $4 million contract and fiduciary duty claims against his former employers.

  • October 19, 2026

    Salsa Composer Says He Kept Rights To 6 Albums

    A Venezuelan salsa composer suing his former business partner and producer for copyright infringement told jurors Monday that he never transferred ownership rights to six albums that he says have been disseminated without consent or payment.

  • October 19, 2026

    9th Circ. Doubts Kids Agreed To Arb. Roblox Gambling Claims

    A Ninth Circuit panel doubted Monday a website owner's arguments he is entitled to a trial over whether a putative class of minors agreed to arbitrate their claims Roblox and others operated an illegal gambling business, with one judge asking if the appellant wants 9-year-olds to attest to whether they entered a contract.

  • October 19, 2026

    Texas Justices Won't Review Union Pacific Death Suit

    The Texas Supreme Court refused to undo a win for Union Pacific, which was accused of causing the death of a father of three by failing to correct an "extra-hazardous" railroad crossing with a history of near misses and collisions.

  • October 19, 2026

    NSO Avoids Contempt As WhatsApp Says It's Still Hacking

    An Israeli spyware company isn't going to be held in contempt on allegations it violated a court order restricting its use of WhatsApp because the order wasn't so specific that it banned the company from using accounts it already had, only restricted it from making new ones, a judge has ruled.

  • October 19, 2026

    Jackson Lewis Hires Calif. DOJ Atty With Employment Chops

    An attorney who has decades of experience representing employees in wage-and-hour class actions and Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions against major companies and most recently served as supervising deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice has joined Jackson Lewis PC.

  • October 19, 2026

    Insurers Want Unadmitted Report Axed From McCarter Brief

    A pair of insurers urged a Connecticut state judge Monday to order McCarter & English LLP to file a substituted post-trial brief in a more than $20 million malpractice case over commercial loan transactions, arguing the firm improperly quoted a report never admitted into evidence at trial this summer.

  • October 19, 2026

    Taction Seeks To Boost $5.7B Patent Verdict Against Apple

    Taction Technology Inc. has asked a California federal judge to award it even more damages, along with interest, on top of a jury's $5.7 billion award against Apple in a haptic vibration technology patent dispute.

  • October 19, 2026

    Mass. Court Affirms Doctor's Partial Win Over Insurer

    A doctor whose career was cut short after losing the use of his feet is entitled to damages from Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. for breach of contract and unfair settlement practices under state law, but cannot revive other claims tossed by a judge or extend the statute of limitations, an intermediate appellate court said Monday.

  • October 19, 2026

    Prior 5th Amendment Pleadings Complicate Mylan Testimony

    Mylan can use deposition testimony from one current and one former executive in next year's price-fixing trial, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday, but state attorneys general can bring up the company "pulling the strings" in the witnesses' decision to testify after originally invoking the Fifth Amendment.

  • October 19, 2026

    DOJ Appeals New Trial Order In Ex-NFL Player's Fraud Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice said it's asking the Fifth Circuit to review a Texas federal judge's decision to grant a new trial for a former NFL player convicted in a $328 million Medicare billing scheme.

Expert Analysis

  • AGs' Paramount Settlement Reflects States' Growing Influence

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    The recent California federal court approval of the California v. Paramount Skydance settlement illustrates how state attorneys general are gaining new independence and influence, and companies must account for state enforcement when assessing merger risks ahead of a deal's closing, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • How Rule 45 Update May Change Remote Trial Subpoenas

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    The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure's recently recommended update to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure would expand trial courts’ subpoena power for remote testimony, but it would not alter the standard for authorizing remote testimony and may prompt unresolved questions for foreign witnesses, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Reel Justice: 'The Odyssey' And Making Tough Trial Choices

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    In “The Odyssey,” Odysseus succeeds because he abandons the search for a perfect answer, highlighting for litigators why successful advocacy is about making thoughtful choices that circumvent cognitive biases and mental shortcuts, says Veronica Finkelstein at Widener-Delaware Law.

  • Rebuttal

    North Carolina's Funding Ban Is An Outlier, Not A Model

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    A recent Law360 guest article argues that North Carolina's litigation funding ban should be adopted by other states, but that analysis overstates what North Carolina did and misjudges how the law will travel, says Dai Wai Chin Feman at the International Legal Finance Association.

  • What's At Stake As Justices Rethink Sentencing Commentary

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    Tuesday’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Beaird v. U.S. highlighted the tension between preserving sentencing consistency and limiting the authority of sentencing guidelines commentary, and a decision favoring the latter could significantly reduce sentencing exposure for white collar defendants, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment

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    As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.

  • Mo. Official's Indictment Tests Limits Of Federal Bribery Laws

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    The recent bribery charges filed against a Missouri county executive raise questions about whether field-clearing conversations and job offers between rival candidates can rise to the level of illegal quid pro quos, potentially muddying the line between politics as usual and the federal bribery statutes, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Zillow-Redfin Settlement Spotlights Nontraditional-Deal Risk

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent settlement with Zillow and Redfin serves as a reminder that authorities are increasingly interested in challenging nontraditional transaction structures that effectively eliminate a market participant, which includes some exclusivity arrangements, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Series

    Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Convincing strangers I can read their minds may seem like an unusual second career for a legal practitioner, but both disciplines share several important requirements, including trust and preparation, says Warren Biro at Manatt.

  • Perspectives

    Illinois Should Vacate Convictions Tainted By Racist Counsel

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    After the Illinois Supreme Court’s recent suspension of a public defender’s law license over racist online threats, prosecutors should move to vacate the convictions of every Black client he represented, as an attorney’s racial animus is a serious conflict of interest akin to structural error, says Adam Murphy at Fordham Law.

  • Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice

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    By better understanding neurodiversity and implementing simple accommodations for clients with autism, ADHD or learning differences, attorneys can build stronger relationships with those who may otherwise struggle to obtain and benefit from legal services, while developing good habits that will benefit everyone they represent, says Ting Cheung at Sanford Heisler.

  • How FTC Win Charts A Court-1st Merger Litigation Playbook

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    A New York federal court's recent decision blocking Henkel's acquisition of Liquid Nails marked a decisive trial win for the Federal Trade Commission, and tips for merging parties in similar transactions now include preparing for full-blown federal litigation, including a complete evidentiary trial, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • AG Watch: Texas Takes A Lone State Stand Against Tech Cos.

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    A look at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent actions against Meta Platforms and Amazon.com illustrates how Texas is distancing itself from multistate coordination, offering practitioners a crucial perspective on navigating individual state actions amid coordinated attorney general litigation, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • DOJ-Agri Stats Settlement Offers Key Benchmarking Lessons

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    A Minnesota federal court's recent approval of the Agri Stats settlement marks a significant milestone as it's the most granular U.S. Justice Department guidance on permissible competitor benchmarking since the 2023 withdrawal of the safety zone, lending predictability for companies in data-pooling arrangements, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Opinion

    Clancy Trial Shows Need For Juror Anonymity Reforms

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    Doxing of the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder mistrial in Massachusetts illustrates the increasing need to provide jurors with greater protection once service ends in high-profile cases, balancing concerns about transparency and independence, says Daniel Schneider at Offit Kurman.

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