Ex-Bank GC Gets 4-Year Sentence In $7.4M Fraud Scheme

By Aaron Keller

A former Webster Bank general counsel and corporate secretary was sentenced Thursday to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to spending nearly eight years embezzling $7.4 million and funneling at least some of the money through his personal attorney trust accounts.

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Mob-Trial Judge Remembered As 'True Public Servant' In Conn.

By Christine DeRosa

Former Connecticut federal Judge Alan H. Nevas, who died Saturday after a wide-ranging legal career that included representing civil rights activists and presiding over a mob-related trial, was remembered this week as a force of nature, model jurist and family man.

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Red Sox TV Network Wins Civil Judgment In Fraud Suit

By Julie Manganis

The regional cable channel that broadcasts Boston Red Sox and Bruins games has obtained a civil judgment against a former executive who was convicted of embezzling nearly $600,000 through a billing fraud scheme.

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Verdict Upheld For Security Co. Accused In Teen's Drowning

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut judge has declined to set aside a jury verdict in favor of a security company that beat product liability and recklessness claims in the death of a teenager who drowned after sneaking into a Hartford park pool, rejecting arguments from the boy's mother that two evidence rulings tainted the outcome of her case.

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Conn. Judge Nixes Council's Power Line Approval

By Katherine Smith

A state agency overstepped its authority in its decision to approve an electric transmission line replacement project on the Metro-North Railroad corridor in Fairfield and Bridgeport, a Connecticut state judge ruled Wednesday.

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JPMorgan, Retiree Resolve Benefits Freeze Suit

By Patrick Hoff

A former JPMorgan worker dropped a Second Circuit bid to revive his lawsuit claiming the financial giant failed to properly disclose how changes to an employee pension plan could result in a freeze on participants' benefits.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide As Justices Confront Class Cert. Split

By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Supreme Court is set for climactic arguments over class certification standards that have cleaved circuits from coast to coast for much of the past two decades, teeing up a make-or-break ruling for many class actions and a transformative event for legal practice in the swelling litigation realm.

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Brief

No Greece Trip For Ex-Conn. Official Facing Corruption Cases

By Ryan Harroff

A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday denied a former state official's request to take a trip to Greece amid two indictments, an order that came the day after the government opposed the plan.

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Brief

Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Can Spend $1.6M Maintaining NJ Mansion

By Aaron Keller

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy in Connecticut can spend an extra $600,000 to maintain a Mahwah, New Jersey, mansion connected to the convicted fraudster, a judge has ruled.

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Brief

Appeal Fast-Tracked In Feud Over Use Of Ex-Atty's Name

By Emily Sawicki

The Second Circuit has fast-tracked an appeal by a Connecticut attorney who lost a lawsuit over his former law firm's alleged unauthorized use of his name and likeness after his firing.

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How High Court's Cornell Decision Will Affect ERISA Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Cunningham v. Cornell, characterizing prohibited transaction exemptions as affirmative defenses, sets the bar very low for initiating Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation, and will likely affect many plan sponsors with similar service agreements, says Carol Buckmann at Cohen & Buckmann.

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Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

The first quarter of 2025 was filled with the refinement of old theories in the property and casualty space, including in vehicle valuation, time to seek appraisal and materials depreciation, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.

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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

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BigLaw Partners, Judges Back Susman Godfrey In EO Suit

By Ryan Boysen

Hundreds of BigLaw partners and former judges on Friday threw their support behind Susman Godfrey LLP's lawsuit in D.C. federal court over President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, warning that if "the independent bar is cowed into submission" it will threaten "the rule of law itself."

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A former general counsel for Webster Bank received a four-year sentence behind bars after he pled guilty to embezzling $7.4 million. Meanwhile, regulators who oversee data privacy enforcement in California, Colorado and Oregon are pushing for companies to be more responsive and open to investigative inquiries. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​

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Up Next At High Court: Class Cert., Religious Charter Schools

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases this coming week, including in disputes over whether courts can certify classes of plaintiffs when some members haven't suffered an injury and whether students alleging disability discrimination in public schools must meet a higher standard of proof to bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence.

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Brief

Calif. High Court Wants Answers On Bar Exam AI Use

By Emily Sawicki

Days after the State Bar of California revealed it utilized artificial intelligence to develop some questions included in its embattled February 2025 exam, the state's Supreme Court released a statement demanding the bar association provide additional details.

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Is The 'Prevailing Party' Over For Civil Rights Attys?

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that preliminary injunctions don't entitle civil rights plaintiffs to recoup attorney fees was partly an attempt to reduce lengthy fee litigation, but it may have also reduced litigants' ability to vindicate their rights in court.

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen pub operator Stonegate sue insurance broker Marsh, a human rights lawyer sued for defamation by Russian businessman Ovik Mkrtchyan, and British toy-maker The Character Group reignite an employment dispute with a former finance director. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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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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Seattle Part-Time Judge Censured For Forged Parking Doc

By Rachel Riley

Washington's judicial conduct board censured a part-time district court judge on Friday and recommended the state's high court oust him from office based on findings that he forged a note embossed with a county seal and another judge's signature stamp to get a parking discount near the Seattle courthouse.

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