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  • June 03, 2026

    4th Circ. Scraps Order Blocking Chemours PFAS Dumping

    The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday wiped out an injunction blocking the Chemours Co. FC LLC from discharging forever chemicals into the Ohio River, finding the environmental group spearheading a Clean Water Act suit against the company failed to show irreparable harm.

  • June 02, 2026

    'Citizenship Lists' For Mail Voting Worry Mass. Judge

    A federal judge in Boston had tough questions on Tuesday for a lawyer defending President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail voting rules, flagging concerns that voters could be disenfranchised by the changes.

  • June 02, 2026

    6th Circ. Weighs Mich. City's Pride Flag Policy

    A panel of the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday wrestled with whether a Detroit-area city's decision to bar rainbow Pride flags from its flagpoles while continuing to fly flags representing countries tied to residents' national origins was a lawful expression of government speech. 

  • June 02, 2026

    WARN Act Plaintiffs Vie For Control In First Brands Ch. 11

    Attorneys representing two groups of employees terminated by bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group asked to be put in control of mass termination litigation against the company, each saying on Tuesday that they have the necessary experience to guide the cases toward class certification.

  • June 01, 2026

    DOJ Says Ohio Health System Can't Duck Antitrust Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice defended its antitrust case accusing OhioHealth Corp. of blocking competition through its contracts with insurers, telling an Ohio federal court the health system is depriving consumers of lower-cost health plans.

  • June 01, 2026

    Charter Communications Faces 5 Suits Over Alleged Hack

    Charter Communications, which provides telecommunications services in 41 states, has been hit with five Connecticut federal court lawsuits alleging that hackers stole more than 40 million private records through a cyberattack that infiltrated an employee's computer access account.

  • June 01, 2026

    Tipped Brewery Workers Get Green Light To Sue Collectively

    A North Carolina federal judge has cleared the way for servers and bussers at a craft brewing company to pursue their wage claims as a group, finding that tipped workers across the company's taprooms shared a common grievance over how they were paid.

  • June 01, 2026

    Court Botched Scammer Restitution Process, 6th Circ. Says

    A Romanian man convicted of running multimillion-dollar online schemes has, for now, upended a court order requiring him to pay $850,000 to his alleged victims, the Sixth Circuit ruled, saying in a published opinion that the trial court violated federal law by imposing the prosecution's requested restitution sum without explaining how it got to that number.

  • June 01, 2026

    States Back Air Force In High Court Munitions Disposal Fight

    Several states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling finding the U.S. Air Force had to conduct environmental review over its application to renew a munitions disposal permit, arguing it imposed needless procedural hurdles.

  • June 01, 2026

    Manufacturer Stiffed Workers On Safety Gear Time, Suit Says

    An Ohio manufacturer required hourly production workers to don safety gear and attend preshift meetings without pay, a former employee told a federal court.

  • May 29, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers, SEC, Law Firm Leasing

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the tireless lives of data center attorneys, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to ease capital formation in public markets, and the two-year low in U.S. law firm leasing.

  • May 29, 2026

    Ohio AG Says Cigna Can't Use Sherman Act To Ax State Case

    The Ohio attorney general has urged a federal judge not to dismiss prescription drug price-fixing claims against Express Scripts, its Cigna parent and fellow pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, arguing the companies are trying to fight his state law antitrust claims by invoking federal law standards that do not apply.

  • May 29, 2026

    USW Can't Block Retiree Healthcare Shift, Pa. Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected the United Steelworkers' bid to block materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain from changing union retirees' healthcare benefits, ruling that the union fell short in proving its members would suffer irreparable harm if the changes are made before the parties have finished arbitrating them.

  • May 29, 2026

    Samsung Must Face Insurer's $653K Electric Range Fire Suit

    Samsung Electronics can't escape a Nationwide unit's suit seeking to recoup the more than $653,000 it said it paid after its policyholders' home was damaged in a fire caused by a defective electric range, a North Carolina federal court ruled.

  • May 28, 2026

    Ohio Governor Pauses Data Center Tax Breaks

    Ohio became the most recent state to signal the growing unease in giving tax breaks to data centers as Gov. Mike DeWine said he directed the state tax credit authority to pause consideration of any new exemption requests.

  • May 28, 2026

    6th Circ. Revives P-Funk Keyboardist's Copyright Royalty Suit

    The Sixth Circuit revived part of the estate of late Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist George "Bernie" Worrell's copyright suit against group co-founder George Clinton and his company Thang Inc., ruling that a jury must decide whether Worrell partly owned the recordings he helped create. 

  • May 28, 2026

    $40M Ballet Abuse Suits Not Covered, Insurer Tells Va. Court

    The Cincinnati Insurance Co. urged a Virginia federal court to declare that policy terms mean it has no duty to cover a Richmond ballet organization in underlying litigation seeking more than $40 million in damages over claims the group perpetuated a culture of starvation, overtraining and exploitation.

  • May 28, 2026

    6th Circ. Nixes Aircraft Co.'s $39M Excise Tax

    A fractional jet company is not liable for a $39 million air transportation excise tax because the levy applies only to its usage charges for each flight, not the fixed costs for management and operations, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

  • May 27, 2026

    3 Generic Drug Antitrust Deals Totaling $17.9M Get Final Nod

    A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday gave final approval to a $17.9 million generic drug price-fixing settlement between pharmaceutical companies Bausch Health US LLC, Bausch Health Americas Inc., and Lannett Co. Inc. and 48 states, territories, and governments, finding the terms reasonable despite an objection.

  • May 27, 2026

    Live Nation Wants AGs' Discovery To Wait On New Trial Bid

    Live Nation has told a New York federal judge that its bids for a new trial or judgment in its favor should go before state attorneys general to get discovery as they seek the forced divestiture of Ticketmaster to address the live music giant's monopoly.

  • May 27, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Insurer In Michigan Jewelry Store Flood Fight

    A Michigan jewelry store's insurer does not have to cover water damage from a historic rainstorm that overwhelmed a Detroit area sewer system, the Sixth Circuit said, finding that the policy's flood exclusion barred coverage. 

  • May 27, 2026

    $3.6B Cabinetry Merger Clears FTC Scrutiny

    MasterBrand Inc. and American Woodmark Corp. said they are on track to close MasterBrand Inc.'s $3.6 billion purchase of American Woodmark after clearing an in-depth Federal Trade Commission review.

  • May 27, 2026

    FirstEnergy, Verizon Sued Over Motorcyclist's Fatal Pa. Ride

    The family of a motorcyclist killed while riding down a Northampton County, Pennsylvania, road is seeking to hold FirstEnergy Corp., Frontier Communications and Verizon liable for low-hanging wires they say caused his death.

  • May 27, 2026

    Trump Taps Ohio Appeals Judge For Federal Bench

    President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he's nominating state Judge Matthew Byrne as a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio.

  • May 26, 2026

    First Brands' Plan Disclosures Denied Over Creditor Rights

    A Texas bankruptcy judge denied conditional approval of the Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement of car parts maker First Brands Group on Tuesday because the complicated plan proposal would not provide all creditors with their required procedural rights to review and vote on the plan.

Expert Analysis

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    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • How High Court Could Upend Campaign Spending Rules

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    In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the constitutionality of coordinated party contribution spending caps, and its decision will have immediate practical effects just as the 2026 election gets underway, says Bill Powers at Spencer Fane.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

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    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

  • The Ohio Supreme Court In 2025: A Focus On Civil Procedure

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    ​​​​​​​If 2025 will be remembered for any particular theme at the Ohio Supreme Court, it might just be the justices' focus on procedural issues, including in three cases concerning, respectively, proper service, response time and pleading standards, says Bradfield Hughes at Porter Wright.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

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    Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

  • Why Justices Must Act To End Freight Broker Liability Split

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling in Cox v. Total Quality Logistics Inc., affirming states' authority over negligence claims against transportation brokers, deepens an existing circuit split, creating an untenable situation where laws between neighboring states conflict in seven distinct instances — and making U.S. Supreme Court intervention essential, says Steven Saal at Lucosky Brookman.

  • Considerations When Invoking The Common-Interest Privilege

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    To successfully leverage the common-interest doctrine in a multiparty transaction or complex litigation, practitioners should be able to demonstrate that the parties intended for it to apply, that an underlying privilege like attorney-client has attached, and guard against disclosures that could waive privilege and defeat its purpose, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • NBA Gambling Probes Highlight Sports Betting's Broad Risks

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    Recent NBA gambling scandals illustrate the integrity risks arising from legal sports betting, but organizations, which must navigate a patchwork of state laws, can protect their reputations by drafting and enforcing internal policies to address betting-related risks and complying with league and institutional rules, say attorneys at Littler.

  • AG Watch: Ohio's Prediction Market Preemption Battle

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    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is playing a significant part in two cases involving Kalshi before the Third Circuit and the Southern District of Ohio, the latest in a growing string of court battles regarding which regulations govern prediction markets that will have notable consequences on sports gambling nationwide, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

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