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  Mayer Brown, A&O Shearman Lead $1.8B Containerboard Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Packaging Corp. of America has agreed to purchase the containerboard business of Greif Inc. for $1.8 billion in ...(read more)

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  Supreme Court May Shape Future Of ISP Liability In Cox Case

  By Ivan Moreno

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to take on a $1 billion battle between major music publishers and Cox C...(read more)

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• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

  By Cara Bayles

  The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.

• Celebrity Broker's Co. Renews NAR Antitrust Suit

  By Isaac Monterose

  A real estate listing company owned by broker Mauricio Umansky hit the National Association of Realtors with a renewed antitrust suit on Tuesday, alleging in California federal court that the trade group's clear cooperation policy for property listings is anticompetitive.

• All Eyes On Congress After FCC Subsidy's High Court Win

  By Christopher Cole

  Supporters of the Federal Communications Commission's subsidies for phone and broadband service notched a clear win at the U.S. Supreme Court last week when justices upheld the Universal Service Fund's levy on telecom companies, but lawmakers now face pressure to beef up the $9 billion program's revenue sources.

• Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.

• Compounding Restitution Is Unconstitutional, High Court Told

  By Elizabeth Daley

  Nonprofits, think tanks and legal scholars filed briefs this week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that a federal law requiring criminals to continue paying restitution with compounding interest for decades after conviction is unconstitutional because it can exponentially increase punishment for a crime.

• No New Trial, But $10.5M Ga. MedMal Verdict Could Be Cut

  By Chart Riggall

  A Georgia OB-GYN practice that was hit with a $10.5 million verdict over the death of prematurely delivered twins was denied a shot at a new trial Tuesday by the Georgia Court of Appeals, but could get a chance to slash the judgment thanks to a recent Supreme Court of Georgia ruling.

• $70M Verdict Boosts TriZetto's Trade Secrets Award To $370M

  By Ivan Moreno

  A New York federal jury has concluded that the TriZetto Group, a healthcare software company, is entitled to nearly $70 million in compensatory damages due to Syntel Inc.'s copyright infringement and trade secret theft, bringing the total award for TriZetto to $370 million following a damages retrial.

• Spain's Santander To Buy TSB From Sabadell For $3.6B

  By Al Barbarino

  Spain's Banco Santander said Tuesday it has agreed to buy British bank TSB from Banco de Sabadell in a £2.65 billion ($3.64 billion) all-cash deal, a move that would expand Santander's footprint in the U.K. retail banking market as Sabadell faces a hostile takeover attempt.

• Law Firm Mergers Hit A Near-Record Low In First Half

  By Aebra Coe

  The number of law firm mergers and acquisitions involving at least one U.S.-based law firm announced in the first half of 2025 landed at 34, down 42% from last year's first half results and marking a near-decade low.

• 2nd Circ. Scrubs $4M Wet Wipes Settlement Over Atty Fees

  By Mike Curley

  The Second Circuit on Tuesday vacated a $4 million settlement agreement to end claims that wet wipes made by Kimberly-Clark Corp. are not flushable as advertised, saying the trial court didn't properly consider the allocation of recovery between class counsel and the class.

• RI Judge Orders Halt To HHS Layoffs, Reorganization

  By Dan McKay

  A Rhode Island federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, finding the reorganization usurped congressional spending authority and likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

• DOL Rule Would Reverse Obama-Era Domestic Worker Regs

  By Emmy Freedman

  The U.S. Department of Labor is looking to roll back Obama-era regulations that redefined domestic service workers and required they be paid minimum and overtime wages, saying returning to regulations from 1975 could help expand access to care services.