Appellate

  • October 15, 2024

    Travis Scott Wants Astroworld Settlement Info Before 1st Trial

    Rapper Travis Scott is urging a Texas appeals court to order the Harris County judge overseeing litigation over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival to require several would-be bellwether plaintiffs to disclose details of their settlement agreements with his co-defendants, writing that his attorneys need the information to prepare for the impending first trial.

  • October 15, 2024

    2nd Circ. Says NY AG Can Sue Over Sex Assaults In Schools

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a suit from the New York attorney general alleging that a school district failed to investigate or respond to reports of rape and sexual assault, saying the district court was wrong to determine that the state needed to show that the school had a policy of ignoring such reports.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Mull RICO's Scope In Trucker's CBD Case

    U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared conflicted whether to sanction a commercial trucker's attempt to bring a racketeering claim against CBD companies, whose allegedly mislabeled products the trucker claims led to his firing.

  • October 15, 2024

    Novartis To Appeal Ruling In Entresto Generic Drug Fight

    Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Tuesday that it plans to appeal a ruling from over the weekend that scuttled its suit over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a generic version of Entresto, the drugmaker's blockbuster heart failure medication.

  • October 15, 2024

    3rd Circ. Won't Reinstate Exxon OSHA Whistleblowers

    A Third Circuit panel declined Tuesday to enforce an order reinstating two former Exxon Mobil Corp. analysts who claim they were fired after The Wall Street Journal published a report claiming the company overestimated its earnings by billions of dollars, similar to concerns the plaintiffs raised internally before the news report.

  • October 15, 2024

    Google Seeks To Pause Play Store Injunction Amid Appeal

    Google has urged a California federal judge to issue an immediate stay in its antitrust battle with Epic Games Inc. that would pause a three-year injunction requiring Google to open up its Play Store to competing app stores pending the outcome of its Ninth Circuit appeal.

  • October 15, 2024

    Paxton Can't Get Sanctions Against Immigrant Rights Org.

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to convince a Texas appeals court to sanction an immigrant rights nonprofit for opposing his request for a newly created state appeals court to review his effort to shutter the organization.

  • October 15, 2024

    FERC Can't Pass On LNG Pipeline Review, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shirked its legal obligations when, through inaction, it effectively greenlit the expansion of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Puerto Rico, environmental and community groups told the D.C. Circuit on Friday.

  • October 15, 2024

    Atty Says Appellate Co.'s Ads Look Like Case Updates

    A California attorney has launched a proposed class action against appellate case management company Record Press in California federal court alleging that the New York-based company sends lawyers spam emails that deceptively appear to be important updates about ongoing litigation.

  • October 15, 2024

    Delaware Justice Vaughn Remembered As 'A True Gentleman'

    Retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice James T. Vaughn Jr., who died last week at 75, is being remembered as a dedicated, practical and skilled jurist with a "warmhearted disposition" who loved serving his state's judiciary for more than two decades.

  • October 15, 2024

    2nd Circ. Says 'Robust' Video Privacy Law Covers NBA Suit

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday endorsed a broad reading of a decades-old video privacy law in the modern internet age as it revived a proposed class action against the NBA by one of its free newsletter subscribers who claimed the league's website unlawfully shared his viewing information with Facebook.

  • October 15, 2024

    Chicago Workers Can't Pursue Vax Policy 'Fishing Expedition'

    An Illinois state appellate panel has backed a trial court's decision to toss a group of Chicago employees' lawsuit accusing the city of illegally adopting its COVID-19 vaccination policy, agreeing the workers have no legal basis for their claim.

  • October 15, 2024

    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

  • October 15, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.

  • October 15, 2024

    Ga. Attorney Publicly Reprimanded For Trust Account Issues

    Georgia Supreme Court justices Tuesday accepted an attorney's bid for a public reprimand after the attorney, who was suspended a decade ago after a wire fraud conviction, admitted to violating professional rules on the safekeeping of property.

  • October 15, 2024

    Gov't Resists DC Circ. Redo In Ayahuasca Church Tax Case

    An Iowa church that used a psychedelic in its rites was correctly denied tax-exempt status on grounds that it was organized for illegal aims, the federal government told the D.C. Circuit in urging it to reject the church's request for a rehearing.

  • October 15, 2024

    U. Of Kentucky Axes Religious Challenge To COVID Vax Policy

    The Sixth Circuit upheld the University of Kentucky's win in a department manager's suit claiming she was forced into retirement after opposing its COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate because of her religious convictions, ruling her case lacked proof of her beliefs.

  • October 15, 2024

    Kirkland Litigator Moves To Paul Hastings In DC

    A life-long Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney, who Paul Hastings announced Monday has joined the team in Washington, D.C., as a partner, told Law360 Pulse he was inspired to become a litigator after a clerkship he had after law school on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

  • October 15, 2024

    Animation Co. Becomes Latest Alice Flop At High Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not review whether patents covering the ability to animate digital photos were improperly invalidated for not meeting patent eligibility requirements. 

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Let Solicitor General Argue In E-Rate Fraud Case

    The Solicitor General's Office will defend private citizens' ability to sue for E-rate fraud on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the solicitor general's request to participate in oral arguments in an AT&T subsidiary's challenge to the law's application.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Rejects Emergency NLRB Constitutional Challenge

    In the first case related to the National Labor Relations Board's constitutionality to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied a car parts maker an emergency injunction that would've blocked the agency from pursuing a labor lawsuit.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Won't Review Atty Fee Denial In DOL Stock Plan Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a construction design firm's push for attorney fees following its win in a U.S. Department of Labor case alleging the company mismanaged an employee stock ownership plan, leaving the Ninth Circuit's rejection of the bid for fees intact.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Won't Hear Suit Over Marine Recruit Crash Death

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition from a Marine recruit's family to review the dismissal of a suit over the recruit's death, leaving in place a Third Circuit decision finding that his recruiter had immunity for the claims.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Reject Homebuilder Case Over Minn. Fee Scale

    The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear claims from a homebuilders' trade group that a court failed to consider whether "valuation-based" permit fees that scale higher for more expensive projects should match the support two Minneapolis suburbs provide.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Won't Review Constitutionality Of Calif.'s AB 5

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined Postmates and Uber's request to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that said California's worker classification law is constitutional and does not strip the gig economy giants of equal protection under the law.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    High Court Made Profound Mistake In Tossing Purdue Deal

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to throw out Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 plan jeopardizes a multistate agreement that would provide approximately $7 billion in much-needed relief to help fight the opioid epidemic, with states now likely doomed to spend years chasing individual defendants across the globe, says Swain Wood at Morningstar.

  • Series

    After Chevron: Piercing FEMA Authority Is Not Insurmountable

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    While the Federal Emergency Management Agency's discretionary authority continues to provide significant protection from claims under the Administrative Procedure Act, Loper Bright is a blow to the argument that Congress gave FEMA unfettered discretion to administer its own programs, says Wendy Huff Ellard at Baker Donelson.

  • What Happens After Hawaii Kids' Historic Climate Deal

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    Implications of the Hawaii Department of Transportation's first-of-its-kind settlement with youth plaintiffs over constitutional climate claims may be limited, but it could incite similar claims, says J. Michael Showalter and Robert Middleton at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Series

    Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.

  • Big Business May Come To Rue The Post-Administrative State

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    Many have framed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions overturning Chevron deference and extending the window to challenge regulations as big wins for big business, but sand in the gears of agency rulemaking may be a double-edged sword, creating prolonged uncertainty that impedes businesses’ ability to plan for the future, says Todd Baker at Columbia University.

  • Differences In Enforcing Oral Settlements In NJ And Pa.

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    New Jersey mediations should incorporate new best practices for settlement agreements after a recent state appellate court ruling eliminated the enforceability of oral-only settlements, setting New Jersey at odds with Pennsylvania’s established willingness to enforce unwritten agreements that were clearly intended to be binding, say Thomas Wilkinson and Thomas DePaola at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Moore Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Moore v. U.S. decision, that the Internal Revenue Code Section 965 did not violate the 16th Amendment, was narrowly tailored to minimally disrupt existing tax regimes, but the justices' various opinions leave the door open to future tax challenges and provide clues for what the battles may look like, say Caroline Ngo and Le Chen at McDermott.

  • Series

    After Chevron: A Sea Change For Maritime Sector

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    The shipping industry has often looked to the courts for key agency decisions affecting maritime interests, but after the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright ruling, stakeholders may revisit important industry questions and coordinate to bring appropriate challenges and shape rulemaking, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    Post-Chevron, Good Riddance To The Sentencing Guidelines

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Chevron doctrine may signal the end of the U.S. sentencing guidelines, which is good news given that they have accomplished the opposite of Congress’ original intent to bring certainty, proportionality and uniformity to sentencing, say attorneys Mark Allenbaugh, Doug Passon and Alan Ellis.

  • Series

    After Chevron: Impact On CFPB May Be Limited

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is likely to have a limited impact on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's regulatory activities, and for those who value due process, consistency and predictability in consumer financial services regulation, this may be a good thing, says John Coleman at Orrick.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

  • Series

    After Chevron: 7 FERC Takeaways From Loper Bright

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    Following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron doctrine, it's likely that the majority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's orders will not be affected, but the commission has nonetheless lost an important fallback argument and will have to approach rulemaking more cautiously, says Norman Bay at Willkie Farr.

  • Series

    After Chevron: USDA Rules May Be Up In The Air

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    The Supreme Court's end of Chevron deference may cause more lawsuits against U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations, like the one redefining "unfair trade practices" under the Packers and Stockyards Act, or a new policy classifying salmonella as an adulterant in certain poultry products, says Bob Hibbert at Wiley.

  • 7th Circ Joins Trend Of No CGL Coverage For Structural Flaws

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    The Seventh Circuit, which recently held potential structural instability did not count as property damage under a construction company's commercial general liability policy, joins a growing consensus that faulty work does not implicate coverage without tangible and present damage to the project, say Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty, and Elan Kandel and James Talbert at Bailey Cavalieri.

  • Series

    In The CFPB Playbook: Making Good On Bold Promises

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure in the second quarter cleared the way for the bureau to resume a number of high-priority initiatives, and it appears poised to charge ahead in working toward its aggressive preelection agenda, say Andrew Arculin and Paula Vigo Marqués at Blank Rome.

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