Trials

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-U.S. Rep. Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal In Insider Trading Case

    Former Indiana Rep. Stephen Buyer has failed to convince the Second Circuit to overturn his insider trading conviction or to grant him a new trial, with the appellate court ruling Wednesday to keep his 22-month sentence intact.

  • March 19, 2025

    DOJ Says Anthropic View Of Google Search Fix Is Now Moot

    The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a D.C. federal judge to dismiss Anthropic's bid to submit witness declarations in the remedies phase of the government's search antitrust case against Google, arguing that it already dropped the proposed remedy that drew Anthropic's input in the first place.

  • March 19, 2025

    2 Convicted For Role In 2022 Deaths Of 53 Migrants In Texas

    Two men have been convicted by a Texas federal jury for their role in a human smuggling operation blamed for the deaths of 53 migrants who were found in a tractor-trailer in the Lone Star State in June 2022.

  • March 19, 2025

    Calif. Panel Probes Disbarring Eastman Over 2020 Election

    An appeals panel appeared unlikely Wednesday to reverse a California State Bar judge's finding that John Eastman, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, engaged in misconduct when he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but questioned whether disbarment is the appropriate punishment.

  • March 19, 2025

    Fla. Court Affirms Boardwalk Easement, Despite Defunct Law

    Florida's First District Court of Appeal confirmed Wednesday that Walton County, Florida, had a right to a public easement on a beach, finding it need not have exercised that right before the federal government repealed the law under which the land was conveyed to private owners.

  • March 19, 2025

    Jury Deliberates Fraud Charges Against 'Jailhouse Lawyer'

    A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday weighed charges accusing a longtime "jailhouse lawyer" of unauthorized practice of law, conspiracy and fraud after he began charging inmates and their families for legal services upon leaving prison.

  • March 19, 2025

    Monsanto Lawyers Face Reduced Penalties Over PCB Reports

    A Washington state judge has partially reconsidered a decision to personally sanction eight attorneys representing Monsanto for late disclosure of expert reports ahead of a Seattle PCB tort trial, downgrading some of the penalties while still concluding the defense team deliberately violated a court scheduling order at the company's behest.

  • March 19, 2025

    How Cleary, Simpson Thacher Went To The Mattresses With FTC

    The Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block Tempur Sealy's $5 billion bid to acquire retailer Mattress Firm suffered a likely fatal blow when a Texas federal court refused to put the merger on hold.

  • March 19, 2025

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Wants Suspension Halved

    A Connecticut attorney suspended for two weeks over his role in the mishandling of Sandy Hook families' confidential records has asked a state court judge to credit him for a weeklong suspension he served more than two years ago and to pause the order while he appeals.

  • March 19, 2025

    Greenpeace Owes More Than $660M In Dakota Pipeline Case

    A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $666 million in a suit alleging the group falsely disparaged the Dakota Access Pipeline project amid environmental protests, a case the organization has called a threat to its future and an attack on free speech.

  • March 19, 2025

    Plaintiffs Attys Fight Arbitration, While Imposing It On Clients

    Plaintiffs attorney groups have for decades lobbied against forced arbitration, saying it strips injured consumers and aggrieved workers of their right to jury trial and hides corporate misconduct from public view. But many plaintiffs lawyers nationwide have subjected their own clients to forced arbitration in their retainer contracts — including leaders of some organizations that forbid the practice, Law360 has found.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump Order

    A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing a bribery trial next month has fired Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from his defense team following the Trump administration's revocation of the firm's security clearances, according to a withdrawal motion filed Wednesday by firm partner Roberto Finzi.

  • March 19, 2025

    Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

  • March 19, 2025

    Connecticut Jury Awards $5.7M To Murder Exoneree

    A Connecticut federal jury on Wednesday handed an exonerated murder defendant $5.7 million, finding a town police officer negligent for failing to stop evidence fabrication by a state police interrogator.

  • March 18, 2025

    High 5 Can't Undo Jury's $7M Enhanced Damages, Class Says

    A class of players said that High 5 Games can't escape $7.2 million in enhanced damages for targeting gambling addicts with social casino-style mobile apps, arguing that a federal judge should not upend the plaintiffs' right to a trial by jury.

  • March 18, 2025

    Lab Co-Founder Takes Stand For Gov't In $40M Testing Case

    A co-founder of a laboratory accused of submitting $40 million in unnecessary COVID-19 and genetic testing claims to healthcare benefit programs took the stand for the government on Tuesday, first testifying that the lab used an unauthorized test to cut corners and save money before admitting on cross-examination that the test was chosen because it performed better.

  • March 18, 2025

    Netlist Slams Samsung's 'Abuse Of Power' As 3rd Trial Begins

    Samsung Electronics Co. engaged in a "raw abuse of power" when it breached the terms of a patent licensing agreement with chipmaker Netlist Inc., a jury heard Tuesday as the contract dispute went to trial for the third time in California federal court.

  • March 18, 2025

    Bausch Eye Vitamin Case Should Go To Jury, Judge Says

    The maker of eye care product MacularProtect shouldn't get a ruling clearing it from allegations it infringed Bausch & Lomb patents related to its PreserVision vitamin based on a doctrine allowing patent holders to claim infringement if an accused product is similar enough to the patented invention, a federal magistrate judge in Delaware has said.

  • March 18, 2025

    Conn. Murder Exoneree Asks Civil Rights Jury For $50M

    A Connecticut exoneree on Tuesday urged a federal jury to award more than $50 million — or $5,000 per day — for the three decades he spent behind bars for a 1985 murder, arguing two town cops ignored cracks in the case almost from the beginning.

  • March 18, 2025

    Ill. Senator Fights Gov't's Plan For Bribery Trial Recordings

    An Illinois state senator headed to trial on federal bribery charges argued Tuesday that the court should preserve his Sixth Amendment rights and block prosecutors from presenting evidence of prerecorded conversations involving a late former colleague who'd previously admitted to participating in a similar scheme.

  • March 18, 2025

    Fla. Mall Investor Gets 5 Years In $77M WeWork Stock Fraud

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a real estate investor and former owner of a Florida waterfront shopping complex to five years in prison Tuesday following a fraud conviction in connection with manipulating the price of WeWork Inc.'s stock at $77 million shortly before the company declared bankruptcy.

  • March 18, 2025

    Karen Read Asks 1st Circ. To Intervene As 2nd Trial Looms

    Karen Read on Tuesday asked the First Circuit to consider her so far unsuccessful bid to claim double jeopardy to avoid another trial for allegedly killing her boyfriend with her SUV, telling the panel that the trial judge assumed, but never verified, that the first jury was deadlocked on all charges.

  • March 18, 2025

    Curaleaf Cos. Say Illegal Contract Nixes Farm's $32M Verdict

    Curaleaf units that lost a $31.8 million trial in January are urging a Michigan federal court to wipe out the verdict, saying the contract at issue violates federal law, warranting either a judgment as a matter of law or a new trial.

  • March 18, 2025

    Mistrial Declared In Magnet Co. Export Control Violation Case

    A Kentucky federal judge has declared a mistrial in a case accusing Quadrant Magnetics LLC of violating export control law by sending schematics from military contractors to Chinese companies, finding that the government withheld relevant documents from the company.

  • March 18, 2025

    Fate Of Boston Women's Soccer Stadium Turns On Site Status

    Opponents of a $200 million project to turn a decrepit 75-year-old stadium into the home of a new professional women's soccer team at a historic Boston park urged a judge on Tuesday to find that officials have failed to follow a state law intended to preserve public parks.

Expert Analysis

  • US Soccer Win Shows Value Of Defining 'Relevant Market'

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    Despite U.S. Soccer's successful defense against North American Soccer League's antitrust allegations, sports leagues should continue to be mindful of risks posed by hierarchical structures since the New York federal judge in that suit found a triable issue of fact on the relevant markets issue, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Managing Anti-Corporate Juror Views Revealed By CEO Killing

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    After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson laid bare deep-seated anti-corporate sentiments among the public, companies in numerous industries will have to navigate the influence of related juror biases on litigation dynamics, say Jorge Monroy and Keith Pounds at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • Terraform Case May Be Bellwether For Crypto Enforcement

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    The prosecution of crypto company Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, offers a unique test of the line between lawful and unlawful conduct in digital transactions, and the Trump administration’s posture toward the case will provide clues about its cryptocurrency enforcement agenda in the years to come, say attorneys at Brooks Pierce.

  • What's Next For Russia Sanctions After Task Force Disbanded

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was initially aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ funds and assets, is unlikely to mean the end of Russia sanctions enforcement and other economic countermeasures, as the architecture for criminal enforcement remains in place, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case

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    The federal judge in the Southern District of New York overseeing the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams deferred making a decision on the government's motion to dismiss the indictment, and while he does have limited authority to deny the motion, that would ultimately be a futile gesture, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.

  • Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements

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    A proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) would broaden the definition of nonhearsay, reflects a more pragmatic approach to regulating the admissibility of out-of-court statements by declarant-witnesses, and could help level the playing field between prosecutors and criminal defendants, say attorneys at Hangley Aronchick.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less

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    When conducting cross-examination at trial, attorneys should remember that “less is more, and more is less” — limiting both the scope of questioning and the length of each query in order to control the witness’s testimony and keep the factfinders’ attention, says Thomas Innes at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • DOJ Memos Likely To Increase Mandatory Minimum Charges

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    In line with previous administrations’ pingpong approach to sentencing policy, new U.S. Department of Justice leadership recently rescinded Biden-era memos on charging decisions, cabining prosecutorial discretion and likely leading to more mandatory minimum sentences, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions

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    Though leading questions can be efficient and effective for constraining a witness’s testimony, this strategy isn’t appropriate for every trial and pretrial scenario, so techniques like headlining and looping can be deployed during direct examination, depositions and even witness interviews, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.

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