Judge Says Ga. Workers' Comp Precedent Is 'Ridiculous'

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Court of Appeals appeared open Thursday to revising the intersections of tort law and the state's workers' compensation claims process, and in the process potentially reviving a wrongful death suit from the spouse of a Six Flags worker who was killed on the job.

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Georgia Insists Criminal Rules Should Cover Trump Fee Battle

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia is urging a Fulton County judge to rethink his ruling that President Donald Trump and others' motions seeking more than $16 million in legal fees in the state's election interference case were covered by civil, not criminal, procedures, saying the designation would have "far-reaching implications."

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Carpet Co. Seeks Fast Appeal Of Ruling Sustaining PFAS Suit

By Chart Riggall

Carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries has asked a Georgia state court judge for permission to immediately appeal his refusal to dismiss a suit accusing it of forever-chemicals pollution before the suit goes any further.

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Ga. Appeals Court Weighs Safety Duty In Lineman's Burn Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A power lineman told a Georgia appeals court Thursday that an engineering company he says caused him injury by failing to ensure a worksite feeder line was de-energized should face his lawsuit alleging the company had an obligation to keep him safe.

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Dallas Attys Shutter Firm While Co-Founder Remains Missing

By Emily Johnson

Dallas boutique Hosch & Morris PLLC closed Wednesday amid its co-founder's ongoing disappearance since he went hiking in Georgia, with the firm's remaining two attorneys joining Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP.

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Citizens Group Says 27 States Are Eyeing AI Chatbot Laws

By Joyce Hanson

Twenty-seven U.S. states are looking at passing laws to make artificial intelligence companies face liability claims in civil suits if they fail to protect consumers who interact with chatbots, while another three states have already enacted protections, according to a citizens group's new legislative tracker.

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Fed Orders Georgia Bank To Halt Dividends, Raise Capital

By Sarah Jarvis

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday ordered a Georgia bank holding company to retain and raise capital as part of a consent order tied to its small business and agricultural lending that examiners raised concerns about earlier this year.

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Telecom Tower Builder Fights Ga. County's Project Rejection

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A telecommunications tower builder has sued Georgia's Clayton County after officials rejected its construction request over risk of harm to the community, saying the county's denial lacked evidence for its reasoning.

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11th Circ. Says Co. Owes $80M In I-4 Joint Venture Row

By Carolina Bolado

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed an $80 million judgment against The Lane Construction Corp. after finding its joint venture partner, Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc., acted in the best interests of the venture when it refused Lane's calls to back out of a $2.3 billion central Florida highway project.

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High Seas Drug Enforcement Constitutional, 11th Circ. Says

By Carolina Bolado

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act by three drug traffickers who were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of the Dominican Republic, citing binding precedent that the felonies clause of the U.S. Constitution authorizes their prosecution.

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Multi-Color Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $3.9B In Debt

By Alex Wittenberg

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed Multi-Color Corp.'s reorganization plan less than three months after the label-maker sought Chapter 11 protection, allowing the company to slash $3.9 billion in debt and raise $889 million in new capital.

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Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My involvement in martial arts, specifically Isshin-ryu, which has principles rooted in the eight codes of karate, has been one of the most foundational in the development of my personality, and particularly my approach to challenges — including in my practice of law, says Kaitlyn Stone at Barnes & Thornburg.

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Another Record-Breaking Year For NY Lobbying: Watchdog

By Andrea Keckley

The amount of money spent on lobbying in New York state reached a new high — again — in 2025 despite lower dollar amounts from that year's top spenders, a state ethics and lobbying watchdog said Thursday.

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties

By Craig Clough

The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

New data found that some companies are being wary during the 2026 proxy season by negotiating deals behind closed doors rather than allowing shareholders to vote on issues. In the meantime, a report showed that the higher annual rate growth for outside counsel fees that began in 2022 has become the new normal. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Balancing The Scales: Juror Bias, First For Revenge Porn Law

By Orlando Lorenzo

The California Supreme Court tossed the conviction and death sentence in a double slaying over the trial court's failures to investigate claims of juror bias, and an Ohio man is believed to be the first person in the nation convicted under a federal law intended to battle revenge porn.

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