The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling this week in favor of Monsanto over its blockbuster pesticide Roundup established that a pesticide's labeling must meet federal standards, ensuring that businesses don't have to comply with a variety of potentially conflicting state laws.
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4 Takeaways From The High Court's Monsanto Ruling

By Emily Field

The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling this week in favor of Monsanto over its blockbuster pesticide Roundup established that a pesticide's labeling must meet federal standards, ensuring that businesses don't have to comply with a variety of potentially conflicting state laws.

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Meta, State AGs Criticized As Social Media MDL Trial Nears

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge overseeing an upcoming trial over states' claims against Meta in the social media addiction multidistrict litigation said Friday she will likely deny most requests from both sides to limit trial evidence, calling the requests overbroad and criticizing Meta's "shocking" and "ridiculous" number of sealing requests.

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PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

By Bonnie Eslinger

The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Analysis

5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026

By Kellie Mejdrich

A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.

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Judge Won't Halt Nonparty Outreach In $14M Wage Deal

By Benjamin Morse

A Colorado federal judge on Friday refused to block a plaintiff in a related state court case from contacting nurses in a $14 million wage and hour settlement, finding the health system and workers had not shown the court could step in and restrict a nonparty's conduct.

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SECURITIES

Calif. Judge Gives Final OK To $48M Emissions Warranty Deal

By Jonathan Capriel

A California federal judge has granted final approval to a deal between drivers and Mercedes-Benz USA, settling claims the automaker failed to place "high-priced" emissions parts under the proper warranty and awarding class counsel $2.8 million on the settlement valued at more than $48 million.

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Beacon Stockholder Challenges Director Removal Rule

By Jarek Rutz

A Beacon Financial Corp. stockholder has filed a proposed class action in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to invalidate a charter provision requiring directors to be removed only for cause, arguing the restriction violates Delaware corporate law because the bank holding company no longer has a classified board.

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COMPETITION

Brief

Law School Admission Council Can't Escape Fee-Fixing Suit

By Hailey Konnath

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday refused to throw out a proposed class action claiming the Law School Admission Council conspired with law schools to fix application prices, giving the parties until late September to wrap up fact discovery and file motions for summary judgment.

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PRODUCT LIABILITY

Jeep Fire-Risk Suit Sends 15 Drivers' Claims To Arbitration

By Susan Smiley

Some Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee drivers alleging the batteries in the plug-in hybrids are at risk of spontaneously catching fire and exploding must arbitrate their claims, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, saying that 15 members of the proposed class must adhere to an arbitration agreement.

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Sea-Doo Recall Misled Buyers On Boat Fix, Fla. Suit Says

By David Minsky

Canadian boat manufacturer Bombardier issued a deceptive safety recall stating that a design defect causing a line of vessels to capsize can be easily repaired, according to a proposed class action filed by four consumers in Florida federal court.

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CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY

ZoomInfo Downplayed AI Biz's Slowdown, Investor Suit Says

By Sydney Price

Software company ZoomInfo was hit with a proposed shareholder class action in Washington federal court accusing it of hiding slowing growth and minimizing concerning trends regarding customers' adoption of its artificial intelligence tools.

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CONSUMER PROTECTION

Colgate Escapes Omission Claims In Lead Toothpaste Action

By Jonathan Capriel

Several consumers saw their claims trimmed or were booted entirely from a proposed class action accusing Colgate-Palmolive Co. of allowing their toothpastes to become tainted with lead and mercury, with a Manhattan federal judge suggesting a third-party study and other testing that all buyers relied on proved very little.

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Elite Schools Must Face Aid-Fixing Trial First, Appeal Later

By Lauraann Wood

Cornell University and certain other elite schools defending against students' accusations that they illegally conspired to fix their financial aid offerings will not be able to challenge an order sending those claims to trial before a jury resolves them first, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL

Disposables Co. Says Ore. Recycling Law Is Unconstitutional

By Ganesh Setty

A supplier of disposable food service supplies has told an Oregon federal court the state's recycling modernization law has deprived the company of its constitutional due process rights by enlisting a private entity to set fees, classify materials and conduct other regulatory actions.

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BANKING

Wells Fargo Customers Denied Class Cert. In Cash Sweep Suit

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge determined Friday a proposed class of Wells Fargo customers accusing the bank of underpaying interest on cash sweep accounts can't be certified as of now because better inquiries are required into the statute of limitations in each potential member's state of residence.

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IMMIGRATION

Suit Says ICE Is Unlawfully Arresting People At Check-Ins

By Tom Lotshaw

A proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court accused a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Philadelphia of unlawfully abandoning a policy that limited its ability to re-arrest and re-detain noncitizens previously found to not pose a community danger or flight risk.

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SPORTS & BETTING

Quinnipiac Athletes Say Team Downgrade Was Title IX Payback

By Aaron Keller

Quinnipiac University should be stopped from demoting its women's rugby team from varsity to club status because the school seized the earliest opportunity to retaliate against a coach who raised Title IX complaints, current and recruited players told a Connecticut federal judge Friday.

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Athletes Vow To Fight Magistrate's Third-Party NIL Deal Ruling

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal magistrate judge has rejected a request from a class of college athletes to exempt multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsor deals from a landmark $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement with the NCAA, a decision the class said Friday it'll appeal to the district judge overseeing the case.

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Ex-Cal Basketball Player Sues NCAA Over Age Eligibility Rule

By Celeste Bott

The National Collegiate Athletic Association was sued in Illinois federal court Thursday by a proposed class of athletes challenging a new policy that restricts players to five years of eligibility with no opportunity for "redshirting" or other eligibility waivers, arguing it imposes "restrictions that arbitrarily and disparately cut short college athletes' ability to compete."

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COMPLIANCE

At Angola Farm Line Trial, An Enduring Debate Over Slavery

By Marco Poggio

A yearslong federal case over forced agricultural labor at Louisiana's Angola prison raised questions about prison labor and its ties to slavery, but ended earlier this year with a judge's refusal to halt the practice despite finding workers remained exposed to dangerous heat. Advocates say that was a mistake.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

3rd Circ. Decision Sheds Light On BIPA Bank Exemption

The Third Circuit's recent decision in McGoveran v. Amazon illuminates how courts are extending the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act's financial institution carveout beyond banks and insurers to technology vendors and other businesses handling biometric data, a defendant-friendly shift that still casts uncertainty around BIPA's enforcement, say attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney.

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Opinion

State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony

Based on my experience in the state judiciary, emulating federal courts' role as gatekeepers of expert witness testimony would help state court judges maintain the appearance of impartiality and assist juries, thus enhancing the overall confidence people have in their justice system, says Lorie Gildea at Greenberg Traurig.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

High Court To Issue Big Decisions In Term's Final Days

By Katie Buehler

As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independent agency officials, transgender athletes and election rules. 

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Q&A

This Pride Month, LGBTQ+ Bar Leader Talks Community, Hope

By Emma Cueto

In 2026, the LGBTQ+ Bar is focused on expanding programs, especially those focused on law students and younger attorneys, and building up community ties at a time of growing legal threats to LGBTQ people.

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Scientologists Want 'Ignored' Boies Schiller AI Errors Review

By Emily Sawicki

The Church of Scientology has asked the California Supreme Court to review an appellate order that didn't impose sanctions on Boies Schiller Flexner LLP for filing a brief containing artificial intelligence-generated citation errors in a harassment and retaliation suit pending against the church.

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King & Spalding Insists On Fraud Suit Pause Amid 'Conflicts'

By Brian Steele

King & Spalding LLP has urged a Connecticut state court to keep its involvement in a $300 million fraud lawsuit on hold while it challenges the denial of its attorneys' withdrawal from representing several individual defendants, citing "serious, nonwaivable conflicts of interest" that will prevent the firm from proceeding.

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Analysis

Bosch DOJ Declination Shows Benefits Of Early Self-Reporting

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to prosecute German technology company Bosch for exporting products to a sanctioned Chinese company signals to businesses that prompt self-reporting to the government can help them secure a declination even for serious national security offenses.

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Trump Reportedly Mulls FCC Attorney For DOJ Antitrust Chief

By Matthew Perlman

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to nominate the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel to serve as the top antitrust official in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Judge Stays Jackson Walker RICO Suit Over Sorrento Ch. 11

By Clara Geoghegan

A California federal judge has paused Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders' litigation after a Texas bankruptcy court ruled they lacked standing to pursue racketeering claims over a former Jackson Walker attorney's relationship with the judge who initially oversaw the biotech company's Chapter 11.

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Messner Reeves Says $8.3M Fraud Suit Repeats Utah Case

By Zach Dupont

Colorado law firm Messner Reeves LLP has claimed in federal court that a lawsuit accusing it of stealing more than $8 million as part of a fraudulent loan scheme should be dismissed because the plaintiffs' Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims were dismissed by another court with prejudice.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A Connecticut federal judge told attorneys to challenge clients who demand use of generative artificial intelligence tools to conduct legal research, and a Kansas federal judge blocked a state law imposing requirements on proxy advisers' voting recommendations. These were among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Michelle Mone sued by PPE Medpro, Broadfield Law sued by the founders of an international aid company, and litigation funder Fortress bring a claim against Edwin Coe and businesses the law firm represented in a cartel claim.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Clement & Murphy PLLC, Covington & Burling LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court handed Monsanto a win in its long-running battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup.

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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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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Addleshaw Goddard

Allegaert Berger

ArentFox Schiff

Baker Botts

Berger Montague

Boies Schiller

Bracewell LLP

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Carlton Fields

Chase Law & Associates

Cleary Gottlieb

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Cohen & Wolf

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cowdery Murphy

Cuneo Gilbert

DWF LLP

Davis Polk

Dorsey & Whitney

Edwin Coe

Epstein Becker

Eversheds Sutherland

Faegre Drinker

Fenwick & West

Fladgate LLP

Freedman Firm PC

Freedman Normand

Freshfields

Frontier Law Center

Gateley PLC

George Feldman

Gibson Dunn

Goldberg & Rosen

Goldman Ismail

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

Groom Law Group

Gustafson Gluek

Hagens Berman

Handley Farah

Haynes Boone

Healy LLC

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Hart

Holtzman Vogel

Horvitz & Levy

Jackson Lewis PC

Janove PLLC

Jones Day

K&L Gates

Kane Russell

Kantor & Kantor

Kennedys Law LLP

Keogh Cox

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Klein Thomas

Kutak Rock

Langer Grogan

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman

Lennon Murphy

Levi & Korsinsky

Lieff Cabraser

Lockridge Grindal

Maderal Byrne

Matthew G. Miller PC

Mayer Brown

Messner Reeves

Michael Best & Friedrich

Milbank LLP

Milberg PLLC

Miller Shakman

Mishcon de Reya

MoloLamken

Morgan Lewis

Mortenson Taggart

Norton Rose

Ogletree Deakins

Parmet Law

Paul Weiss

Pillsbury Winthrop

Pomerantz LLP

Quinn Emanuel

RM Law PC

Rahman Ravelli

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Riley Safer

Rosca Scarlato

Shakespeare Martineau

Shook Hardy

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Simmons & Simmons

Skadden Arps

Slack Davis

Sokolove Law

Spector Roseman

Spencer Fane

Stephens Scown

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Venable LLP

Wexler Boley

White & Case

Wiggin & Dana

Wilkinson Stekloff

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

AirAsia Bhd.

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Arbitration Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

Anthropic PBC

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd.

Bauer Inc.

Bayer AG

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.

Bio-Techne Corp.

Boyer Co.

Brookline Bancorp Inc.

ByteDance Ltd.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisneros

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Cornell University

DAF Trucks NV

Daimler AG

Dell Technologies Inc.

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Dubai International Financial Centre

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Exxon Mobil Corp.

FCA US LLC

FTI Consulting Inc.

First Liberty Institute

Gerald Holdings LLC

Glass Lewis & Co. LLC

Google LLC

HP Inc.

Haleon PLC

Honeywell International Inc.

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Instagram Inc.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.

Intel Corp.

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.

International Business Machines Corp.

Kobalt Music Group Ltd.

Laing O'Rourke

Law School Admission Council Inc.

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Medtronic PLC

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

Merck & Co. Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michigan State University

Monsanto Co.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Nike Inc.

Nuance Communications Inc.

Pac-12 Enterprises LLC

Pindrop Security Inc.

Rhapsody International Inc.

Robert Bosch GmbH

SEI Investments Co.

Scania

Smith & Nephew plc

Snap Inc.

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

StoneX Group Inc.

Techne Corp.

The Charles Schwab Corp.

The Council of State Governments

The District of Columbia Bar

The Gatorade Company Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Trilogy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Wayfair LLC

Wells Fargo & Co.

Worth Rises

Yale University

YouTube Inc.

Zillow Group Inc.

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Supreme Court

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Department of Justice

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Commission

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

House of Lords of the United Kingdom

Illinois General Assembly

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Kansas Attorney General's Office

Louisiana Attorney General's Office

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Louisiana Supreme Court

Mississippi Secretary of State

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

New Jersey Supreme Court

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Wisconsin Legislature

World Health Organization