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  • August 15, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Water Law, Risky Debt, NYC Rezone

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into coastal development, one bank's bullish outlook on construction financing, and Midtown Manhattan's greenlight for denser residential development.

  • August 15, 2025

    Trans Track Athlete Sues NCAA, College For Discrimination

    A transgender athlete has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Swarthmore College after she was banned from the women's track team, following the NCAA's 2025 transgender exclusion policy, which the former student said caused "severe" emotional and financial harm before her eventual reinstatement.

  • August 15, 2025

    Monsanto Asks Pa. Justices To Toss $175M Roundup Verdict

    Bayer AG unit Monsanto has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to undo a $175 million verdict awarded to a man in a Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuit, arguing federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims in products liability cases.

  • August 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says Barring Testimony OK In Deportation Case

    The Third Circuit ruled Friday that an immigration judge did not violate a Mexican man's due process rights by barring testimony from his wife and psychologist since the seriousness of multiple drunken driving convictions precluded a finding of good moral character.

  • August 15, 2025

    'Creative' $2.5B DuPont Deal In NJ Is PFAS Road Map For AGs

    After six years of litigation between New Jersey and E.I. du Pont de Nemours, including a series of bench trials, the chemical manufacturer agreed to a deal that committed more than $2 billion to cleaning up the Garden State from "forever chemical" contamination at four of its facilities, in the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

  • August 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pa. County's Dominion Contract Suit

    The Third Circuit has declined to revisit a ruling that a Pennsylvania county's commissioners lacked standing to sue Dominion Voting Systems over alleged security flaws during the 2020 election.

  • August 15, 2025

    Judge Questions How New Jersey US Atty Ascended To Role

    A federal judge tasked with deciding if acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba was legitimately serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor was curious about how she ascended to the role in the first place, suggesting at one point during a hearing Friday that the government proposed a game of "musical chairs" designed to "shoehorn" her into the position.

  • August 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. OKs Notice Rules For New Information In Sentencing

    The Third Circuit ruled Thursday that courts must notify defendants when new information is used in sentencing, even as it upheld the sentence of an ex-accountant who pled guilty to wire fraud and claimed his due process rights were violated.

  • August 14, 2025

    Lead Generation Workers Seek OK For $600K OT Deal

    A class of salespeople and account representatives who sued Market Resource Partners LLC, a lead generation software company based in Philadelphia, for failing to pay them overtime have asked a Philadelphia judge to sign off on a $600,000 settlement.

  • August 14, 2025

    NY Man Owes PNC $27.3M After Kiting Spree, Bank Claims

    PNC Bank has sued a New York man and his eight companies, alleging they owe the bank $27.3 million after executing a massive check-kiting scheme against the bank over a recent 12-day period.

  • August 14, 2025

    Pa. Tax Board Must Revisit Denial Of Calif. Co.'s $4.9M Refund

    The Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue must review its denial of a California corporation's request for a refund of an overpayment of Pennsylvania income tax following a federal audit, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday.

  • August 14, 2025

    Mullen Coughlin Strengthens Cyber Practice With New Partner

    Cybersecurity boutique Mullen Coughlin LLC has expanded its incident response resources at its office in the Philadelphia suburbs with the addition of an attorney specializing in data protection.

  • August 14, 2025

    3rd Circ. Clarifies 'New Evidence' In Immigration Cases

    The Third Circuit on Thursday declined to stop the deportation of a Guatemalan citizen, determining that although the Board of Immigration Appeals erred in finding the birth of his daughter was introduced too late in his appeal, the error was ultimately harmless.

  • August 14, 2025

    Judicial Panel Consolidates SAP Patent Suits In Del.

    The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated four patent infringement cases filed by software firm SAP SE against subsidiaries of Canadian financial services company TMX Group in the District of Delaware, saying this forum will be convenient for the parties and witnesses.

  • August 14, 2025

    Pa. Court Rejects Challenge To Alternative Energy Regs

    A state appeals court swatted down challenges to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission regulations that put grid improvement and connection costs onto customers with solar and other alternative energy systems that generate excess power for sale to distribution companies.

  • August 13, 2025

    Dick's Sporting Goods Suit Should Be Trimmed, Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has recommended trimming a shareholder class action that claims Dick's Sporting Goods misled investors about inventory levels and losses because of theft after the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that some of the suit's challenged statements are forward-looking and inactionable, among other things.

  • August 13, 2025

    Pennsylvania Drops $2B Suit After Federal Funds Restored

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro voluntarily dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to restore $2 billion in federal funds designated for Pennsylvania in light of the government's release of the money.

  • August 13, 2025

    Carmen Electra, Other Models End Suit With Strip Clubs

    A group of models including Carmen Electra have officially dropped their lawsuit claiming that a trio of Philadelphia strip clubs misappropriated their likenesses for advertisements, according to filings in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday.

  • August 27, 2025

    Water Law & Real Estate: A Special Report

    What's more summery than a trip to the shore? That's where Law360 Real Estate Authority has headed — not for a break, but for a special section looking at waterfront real estate, from coastal development challenges to big projects and the lawyers keeping them on course.

  • August 13, 2025

    Pa. Judge Ends Employers' Expanded Birth Control Exemptions

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday struck down rules set by the first Trump administration enabling employers to refuse coverage of employees' contraceptives on moral and religious grounds, holding that the government failed to provide a good reason for the broadening of exemptions.

  • August 13, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Revive Prisoner's Suit Over Toe Amputation

    A federal prisoner who was taken off his diabetes medicine, developed an infection and lost his toe cannot sue the government or a U.S. Bureau of Prisons doctor because he still has administrative remedies available, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.

  • August 13, 2025

    Pa. Attorney Sues To Thaw $1.5M In Frozen Crypto Assets

    A Pittsburgh-area attorney says his cryptocurrency assets worth more than $1.5 million across three platforms were improperly frozen, and he asked a Pennsylvania state court to order his accounts unfrozen.

  • August 12, 2025

    Meta's Discovery Win Faces 'Immense' Fallout, 9th Circ. Told

    The California Attorney General's Office urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a lower court's order requiring third-party state agencies to respond to Meta Platforms' discovery demands in multidistrict litigation over social media's alleged harms, saying the "egregiously wrong" order will have "immense" consequences.

  • August 12, 2025

    Docs Take NJ Telemedicine Restrictions Fight To 3rd Circ.

    A group of doctors and patients have appealed the dismissal of their challenge to a New Jersey law that says out-of-state doctors can't practice telemedicine with Garden State patients unless they're licensed there, telling the Third Circuit that the rule deprives people of potentially life-saving consultation.

  • August 12, 2025

    COVID Death Suits May Need Special Master For Discovery

    A court-appointed "special master" will likely be necessary to sort out discovery disputes in a lawsuit over a Pittsburgh-area nursing home's pandemic policies, after a state judge's limits on document searches still returned more than 133,000 pages of results. 

Expert Analysis

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Lessons From Pa. Wiretapping Class Action Dismissal

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    A recent wiretapping class action in Pennsylvania federal court resulting in the dispositive dismissal of the action provides key insights on how online notice and consent can be leveraged to directly address and mitigate legal risks and class action liability exposure, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

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    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Opinion

    Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate

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    While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.

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    Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw

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    The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.

  • Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield

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    Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.

  • Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind

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    As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.

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