The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected an attempt by a Chubb unit to share liability with an excess insurer for coverage of a $100 million settlement between a boat manufacturer and the family of a boy who died in a boating accident.
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Chubb Unit Can't Tag Excess Insurer For $100M Settlement

By Gianna Ferrarin

The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected an attempt by a Chubb unit to share liability with an excess insurer for coverage of a $100 million settlement between a boat manufacturer and the family of a boy who died in a boating accident.

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Colo. Panel Clarifies Workers Comp Law On Maintenance Care

By Rachel Konieczny

In interpreting the Colorado Workers' Compensation Act, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled for the first time Thursday that employers and their insurers cannot limit maintenance medical benefits to any specific treatment in a final admission of liability.

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FDIC Owns SVB Insurance Claims, Court Told

By Abigail Harrison

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank after its historic collapse in early 2023, is entitled to recover on what could be tens of millions of dollars in financial institution bond proceeds, the FDIC's counsel told a North Carolina federal court Thursday.

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LITIGATION

Tanger Asks NC Justices Not To Review COVID Coverage Suit

By Gianna Ferrarin

Two insurers failed to establish an error justifying review from the North Carolina Supreme Court of a decision allowing Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. to seek $50 million in pandemic-related coverage, the retail outlet chain told the justices.

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Insurer Asks NC Justices To Free It From Captive Carrier Row

By Hope Patti

A Georgia insurance company told North Carolina's highest court that the state's Business Court doesn't have jurisdiction over it in a shareholder dispute over the demise of a defunct captive insurer, arguing it had nothing to do with the supposed bad acts of its individual members.

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Ex-Consultants Sue Gallagher Over Nonsolicitation Clauses

By Mark Payne

Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher Co. shouldn't be able to enforce nonsolicitation clauses that "stifle valid competition and hinder employee mobility," a pair of former group welfare benefits consultants told a federal court this week, telling the court both clauses run afoul of North Carolina law. 

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Tort Report: Uber Won't OK Bigger Jury At 2nd Bellwether

By Y. Peter Kang

Trial strategy by Uber ahead of a second bellwether trial in sexual assault multidistrict litigation and a $4 million injury verdict against Publix in Florida lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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Allstate Accused Of Website Tracking Despite Cookie Opt-Out

By Joyce Hanson

The Allstate Corp.'s website secretly uses Meta and Google's advertising trackers to share the content of consumers' communications with the insurance company even when site users instruct it not to share that information, according to a proposed class action lodged in Illinois federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Trial Advocacy Lessons From 3 Oscar-Nominated Films

Several films up for best picture at this weekend’s Academy Awards provide useful tips for trial lawyers, from the power of a dramatic opening to the importance of pivoting when the unexpected happens, say attorneys at Robins Kaplan.

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Series

Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Podcasting has changed how I ask questions and connect with people, sharpening my ability to listen without interrupting or prejudging, and bringing me closer to what law is meant to be: a human profession grounded in understanding, judgment and trust, says Donna DiMaggio Berger at Becker.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

'Swinging Dicks' Dissent Stirs Uproar Across 9th Circ. Bench

By Jeff Overley

A raunchy dissent in litigation over transgender spa patrons prompted dozens of Ninth Circuit judges to denounce the "vulgar barroom talk" of a colleague, who returned fire by ridiculing his peers for adopting the "fastidious sensibilities of a Victorian nun."

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Atty Who Sought Trump Pardons Accused Of Extorting Client

By Stewart Bishop

A South Carolina attorney and lobbyist who has billed himself as a fixer for prisoners seeking clemency from President Donald Trump made an appearance in Brooklyn federal court Saturday on newly unsealed charges that he tried to extort a client for over half a million dollars.

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Life Sciences Partner Hiring Up Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

By Aebra Coe

Large law firms' partner additions in life sciences rose slightly across five geographic markets between 2024 and 2025, with several factors including increased regulatory scrutiny driving new additions, according to an analysis by intelligence platform Macrae+.

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Judge Denies US Atty's Recusal Call Over Conflict Concerns

By Rose Krebs

Calling it "procedurally improper, untimely, and lacking merit," a federal judge on Friday nixed a demand from Minnesota's U.S. attorney for the judge to step aside from a habeas case related to the government's immigration enforcement operation since his wife is pursuing litigation over the crackdown as the state's solicitor general.

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NY Republicans Say Chief State Judge Crossed Ethics Line

By Emily Sawicki

Republican legislators on the judiciary committees of the New York state Senate and Assembly have brought a misconduct complaint against New York State Chief Judge Rowan Wilson over statements the judge made at a symposium in support of proposed legislation to reform minimum sentencing guidelines that they believed violated judicial conduct rules on impartiality.

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Immigration Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Secret Court Hearings

By Adrian Cruz

A Minnesota-based human rights nonprofit has sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court over its decision to restrict public access to proceedings at St. Paul's Fort Snelling Immigration Court.

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Ariz. Judicial Council OKs ABS Rules Despite Bar Concerns

By Rachel Rippetoe

Arizona's Judicial Council approved some new restrictions on out-of-state operations for non-attorney-owned law firms allowed to operate under the state's licensure program, despite the Arizona state bar's concerns that the new rules aren't stringent enough.

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Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says

By George Woolston

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney who claimed she was unlawfully underpaid told a New Jersey state court on Friday that the firm's bid to limit the window of time for which she's seeking damages is an attempt to roll the case back in time.

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Q&A

She Has A Point: Finnegan's Cora Holt

By Theresa Schliep

Cora Holt, a partner at Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP in Washington, D.C., has a "do your job" attitude and "getting the stuff done" approach to litigation that earned plaudits from Kassie Helm, co-chair of Dechert LLP, who praised Holt for her work as part of a Law360 series celebrating women litigators.

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Q&A

NC Judge Brings Military Roots, Not Politics, To Biz Bench

By Abigail Harrison

The North Carolina Business Court added decade-long Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley to its bench this month. In an interview, Judge Shirley told Law360 how time as an attorney in the U.S. military helped make him a thorough and punctual jurist, and expanded on his interest in keeping partisan politics out of the judiciary. 

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Esquire's $348M Signature Deal Bolsters Litigation Platform

By Al Barbarino

Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy the parent company of Signature Bank in a roughly $348.4 million deal that Esquire said will help expand its Chicago-area commercial banking presence and support growth of its litigation banking platform.

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GSA Pans Giving 'Unelected Judiciary' Sway Over Property

By Courtney Bublé

The federal government's landlord told the federal judiciary it is "ill equipped" to have direct authority to maintain its buildings.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

In London, Estée Lauder accused Jo Malone's founder of intellectual property infringement, the wife of an Iranian businessman linked to a £75 million fraud sued several Iranian oil companies, HSBC sued U.S. property tycoon Michael Fuchs, and Charles Russell Speechlys brought a claim against a United Arab Emirates company it once represented in an international arbitration.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Clement & Murphy PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated an over $600 million judgment involving the maker of Norton antivirus software for infringing Columbia University patents.

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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

Agnifilo Intrater

Becker & Poliakoff

Birketts LLP

Bondurant Mixson

Brooks Pierce

Butler Weihmuller

Carmagnola & Ritardi

Charles Russell Speechlys

Clark Hill

Clarke Willmott

Clement & Murphy

Cohen Ziffer

DLA Piper

DWF LLP

Davis Cedillo

Dechert LLP

DiCello Levitt

Duane Morris

Ellis & Winters

Eversheds Sutherland

Fields Howell

Finnegan

Fish & Richardson

Gateley PLC

Gibson Dunn

Gordon Rees

HWG LLP

Hall & Evans

Hill Dickinson

Hogan Lovells

Hugh James

Jones Day

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Leach & Walker

Levin Law PA

Lewis & Roberts PLLC

Luse Gorman

McAngus Goudelock

McGuireWoods

Morgan Lewis

Nelson Mullins

Northridge Law LLP

Nossaman LLP

Osborne Clarke

Patterson Belknap

Penningtons Manches

Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Polsinelli PC

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Robins Kaplan

Robinson Bradshaw

Sidley Austin

Signature Litigation LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Slappey & Sadd

Smith Gambrell

Steptoe LLP

Stinson LLP

Susman Godfrey

Troutman

Trowers & Hamlins

Vedder Price

Venable LLP

Weightmans LLP

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Wright Hassall

gunnercooke LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adobe Inc.

Agenus Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American International Group Inc.

American Property Casualty Insurance Association

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Aviva SA

Bank of Scotland PLC

Barclays PLC

CACI International Inc.

CJ Cheiljedang Corp.

Cardinal Health Inc.

Center for Constitutional Rights

Character.AI

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

Criteo SA

Dubai International Financial Centre

Earthjustice

Elevate

Engie

Entain PLC

Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.

Fidelis Inc.

Gen Digital Inc.

Genzyme Corp.

Google LLC

HSBC Holdings PLC

Here Media Inc.

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

Instagram Inc.

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

KPMG International

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lloyds Bank PLC

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

MasterCard Inc.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Meta Platforms Inc.

Munich Re Group

Navy Federal Credit Union

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Pacific Justice Institute

Pinterest Inc.

Publix Super Markets Inc.

RLK Solicitors Ltd.

SVB Financial Group

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.

SentencingStats.com Inc.

Standard Chartered PLC

Starr International Co. Inc.

State Bar of Arizona

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

The Advocates for Human Rights

The Allstate Corp.

The City University of New York

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Union Bank of Nigeria PLC

Visa Europe

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Supreme Court

Companies House

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

International Trade Commission

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

New Jersey Court

New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct

New York State Unified Court System

North Carolina Department of Insurance

North Carolina General Assembly

Texas Judicial Branch

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

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

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

Washington Attorney General's Office