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February 03, 2025
Exec Cops To Crashing Drone Into Plane Fighting LA Fires
The former president of Skydance Media's video game division has admitted to crashing his drone into a water-scooping airplane that was fighting Los Angeles' deadly and destructive Palisades Fire last month, according to a plea agreement in California federal court.
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February 03, 2025
GPS Maker Settles Patent Suit Over Car Tracker Technology
A Texas company has dropped its claims that GPS tracking device maker Linxup LLC infringed its patent on a device that can monitor a car's operations data, according to a dismissal notice filed in North Carolina federal court.
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February 03, 2025
Tesla Says Judge DQ Bid In Crash Suit Arrived On Time
Tesla Inc. has doubled down on its bid to disqualify a California federal judge from an accident case over his prior law firm's work, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the automaker filed the motion too late.
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February 03, 2025
DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."
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January 31, 2025
FDIC Fines Fintech Bank Over Fee, Disclosure Issues
Fintech bank Wex Bank has agreed to pay a $650,000 fine to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to settle claims it allegedly failed to disclose certain fees and charged some customers higher fees than they agreed to pay, among other things.
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January 31, 2025
Funding Freezes 'Commonplace,' Feds Tell DC Judge
The Trump administration is asking a D.C. federal judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging a freeze on federal spending outlined in a since-rescinded memo from the White House budget office, telling the court that the withdrawal moots the litigation.
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January 31, 2025
Ohio Businesses Hit Norfolk Southern With Derailment Suits
Norfolk Southern was hit with a slew of new lawsuits over the February 2023 train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio, including by two landlords who claim they lost tenants because of the environmental contamination.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Ties DOT Funds To Immigration And Other Dictates
The Trump administration's Department of Transportation says it's not going to provide federal assistance to any states that don't comply with its efforts to deport as many people as possible or those that have vaccine or mask mandates.
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January 31, 2025
Uber Loses Bid To Block Colo. Rideshare Pay Disclosure Law
Uber Technology Inc. came up short in its effort to bar a Colorado law requiring the company to disclose driver pay to riders after a federal judge ruled Friday that the company hurt its own cause by waiting so long to raise the issue.
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January 31, 2025
FCA, Chamber Tell 6th Circ. GM Defect Class Has Flaws
Fiat Chrysler, tax-exempt legal organizations and industry trade groups are urging the Sixth Circuit to undo the class certification of drivers suing General Motors over alleged transmission defects, arguing in amicus briefs that a trial court lumping the plaintiffs together "glossed over material differences in the evidence and applicable state laws."
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January 31, 2025
Via Picks Up $1.4M Verdict In 'Virtual Bus Stop' Patent Fight
A federal jury in Waco, Texas, said a Canadian ride-hailing software startup owed nearly $1.4 million to rival developer Via Transportation in a fight in which each side accused the other of patent infringement.
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January 31, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Aerospace Co. Code Meets Fair Use Standard
Aerospace contractor Astronics has convinced Ninth Circuit judges that the code used in its replacement parts is covered by the same fair use protections created by the U.S. Supreme Court's Google v. Oracle decision.
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January 31, 2025
Med Transport Broker Must Face Injury Claims, Ga. Panel Says
The Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court's grant of summary judgment to a non-emergency medical transportation broker that was sued when the driver of one of its vehicles allegedly failed to secure a woman's wheelchair, throwing her to the floor during a sudden stop.
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January 31, 2025
Titan Sub Death Suit Sent To Wash. State Court
A Washington federal judge on Friday remanded to state court a wrongful-death lawsuit filed on behalf of a French explorer who died aboard the Titan submersible while exploring the wreck of the Titanic, saying Jones Act claims can't be removed to federal court if the plaintiff chooses to file in state court.
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January 31, 2025
Jet Co. Can't Escape Suits Over Producer's Death In Crash
A Florida federal judge has denied a jet charter company's bid to dismiss two lawsuits brought by the family members of a Puerto Rican reggaeton producer who died in a 2021 plane crash in the Dominican Republic, citing the company's substantial business ties to the Sunshine State.
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January 31, 2025
Full DC Circ. Will Not Review White House NEPA Power Ruling
The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected petitions for en banc review of a panel's ruling that the White House does not have the legal authority to promulgate regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act.
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January 31, 2025
Amid Suits, Wis. Tribe Tickets For Use Of Contested Roads
A Wisconsin tribe embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau over four tribal roads said they will ticket anyone who trespasses on them following a federal court ruling that said it couldn't restrict access to non-Native American homeowners.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
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January 31, 2025
New EPA Leader's First Days Bring Heat From Senators, Staff
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new chief is facing stiff tests from Democratic senators demanding answers about whether money Congress appropriated for grants has been inappropriately frozen and from workers speaking out about deteriorating morale.
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January 31, 2025
Honeywell Handed Win In Aircraft-Brake Parts Duty Dispute
Honeywell International Inc. has won its dispute with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over imported parts used to make aircraft brake discs, with the U.S. Court of International Trade agreeing the parts were incorrectly classified and should be duty-free.
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January 31, 2025
Chancery Pushes Air Transport SPAC Suit Toward Trial
Stockholders who sued for damages after the take-public merger of an air taxi and medical transport company on Friday beat a dismissal motion filed by the company's principals in Delaware's Court of Chancery, sending the case to discovery and toward trial.
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January 31, 2025
Chiropractors Can Testify On Injury Cause, Mich. Panel Says
Michigan law does not bar chiropractors from testifying about how injuries could be connected to car crashes if the issues fall within the scope of their expertise, a Michigan appellate panel said in reviving a physical therapy clinic's quest to recover no-fault benefits for treatment provided to a crash victim.
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February 14, 2025
Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Funding Freeze Blocked As Court Doubts Reversal
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing spending on federal grant and aid programs, calling the move illegal and saying the issue was not mooted by a White House memo claiming the directive had been rescinded.
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January 31, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen another claim by Woodford investors against Hargreaves Lansdown in the widening £200 million ($248 million) dispute over the fund's collapse, a solicitor barred for his role in a suspected advance fee fraud face action by a Swiss wholesaler, and The Resort Group, which markets investments in luxury hotel resorts, hit with a claim by a group of investors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
Expert Analysis
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New Employer Liability Risks In Old Ill. Genetic Privacy Law
Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act has been litigated very sparsely, but two recent federal court decisions — Taylor v. Union Pacific and McKnight v. United Airlines — holding that preemployment family medical history questions violated the 1998 law may encourage more lawsuits, say Peter Berk and Madison Shepley at Clark Hill.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Questions Justices May Soon Address
The petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas stands out for a number of reasons — including a deepening circuit split regarding the NRC's nuclear waste storage authority under the Atomic Energy Act, and broader administrative law implications, say attorneys at MoloLamken.
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3 Patent Considerations For America's New Quantum Hub
Recent developments signal an incredibly bright future for Chicago as the new home of quantum computing, and it is crucial that these innovators — whose technology has the potential to transform many industries — prioritize intellectual property strategy, says Andrew Velzen at McDonnell Boehnen.
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Series
After Chevron: Conservation Rule Already Faces Challenges
The Bureau of Land Management's interpretation of land "use" in its Conservation and Landscape Health Rule is contrary to the agency's past practice and other Federal Land Policy and Management Act provisions, leaving the rule exposed in four legal challenges that may carry greater force in the wake of Loper Bright, say Stacey Bosshardt and Stephanie Regenold at Perkins Coie.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.
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Opinion
Big Oil Climate Ruling Sets Dangerous Liability Precedent
The recent Maryland court dismissal of Baltimore's case seeking to hold BP responsible for climate damage mischaracterized the city's injuries as divorced from the conduct that caused them, and could allow companies that conceal the dangers of their products to escape liability, says Randall Abate at George Washington University Law School.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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5 Ways To Confront Courtroom Technology Challenges
Recent cybersecurity incidents highlight the vulnerabilities of our reliance on digital infrastructure, meaning attorneys must be prepared to navigate technological obstacles inside the courtroom, including those related to data security, presentation hardware, video playback and more, says Adam Bloomberg at IMS Legal Strategies.
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Employers Should Not Neglect Paid Military Leave Compliance
An August decision from the Ninth Circuit and the settlement of a long-running class action, both examining paid leave requirements under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, are part of a nationwide trend that should prompt employers to review their military leave policies to avoid potential litigation and reputational damage, says Bradford Kelley at Littler.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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Opinion
Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation
The increased regulatory scrutiny on corporate victims of cyberattacks — exemplified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against SolarWinds — should be replaced with a new model that provides adequate incentives for companies to come forward proactively and collaborate with law enforcement, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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What We Know From Early Cyberinsurance Rulings
Recent cyber disruption incidents, like the Crowdstrike outage and the CDK Global cyberattack this summer, highlight the necessity of understanding legal interpretations of cyberinsurance coverage — an area in which there has been little litigation thus far, say Peter Halprin and Rebecca Schwarz at Haynes Boone.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.