DeSantis Vows More Money, Control Over Everglades Projects

By David Minsky

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to recommend $805 million of the state budget for continuing efforts in Everglades restoration and promised to take more control over water management, saying he hopes to work with the incoming Trump administration to expedite projects in order to reduce time and taxpayer expense.

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Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination. 

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11th Circ. Backtracks, Ends Ousted Fla. Atty's DeSantis Suit

By Madison Arnold

Suspended Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren's yearslong legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis has all but come to an end after the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous opinion and called the case moot after Warren's term in office expired.

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Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report

By Carolina Bolado

Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.

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Sen. Durbin Questions Trump AG Nominee's Lobbying

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed federal agencies Friday to provide information on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee's past role as a foreign lobbyist ahead of her confirmation hearings next week due to concerns about possible conflicts of interest.

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Fla. Bank Sues Cargill Over $18M In Fraudulent Transfers

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida bank is suing food company Cargill Inc. over more than $18 million in transfers the bank thought were going to a Miami-based coffee company with which it had a credit agreement and that was in a precarious financial position after suffering "catastrophic" losses trading in the coffee market.

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Semiconductor Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Demand Slump

By Sydney Price

Semiconductor manufacturing company Micron Technology Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging Micron began overstating demand for its products after two years of disappointing sales in order to keep share prices artificially inflated.

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Roundup

Real Estate Recap: REIT Activism, Enviro Policy, Power Woes

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including one attorney's expectations for shareholder activism at real estate investment trusts in 2025, the environmental policies that are top of mind for attorneys going into the new year, and the impact power constraints may have on data center gains.

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Marlins, Collector Near Deal Over Ohtani's Historic Base

By Alex Lawson

The Miami Marlins appear close to resolving a federal suit brought by a baseball collector who claimed that the team reneged on a deal to sell him a base used in the game that saw Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani eclipse 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, according to a Friday court filing.

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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

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As Lawyers Face Wildfire Losses In LA, Firms Step Up To Help

By Jake Maher

Amid the tragedy of losing their homes to the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, attorneys have found hope in the support of their firms and colleagues.

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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December

By Xiumei Dong

After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.

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Bonus Spotlight

Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match

By Tracey Read

The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.

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Former SDNY US Atty Williams Returns To Paul Weiss

By Anna Sanders

Damian Williams is rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP after four years as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York under President Joe Biden, the firm announced Friday.

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Trump Avoids Jail As Judge Points To Presidential Status

By Frank Runyeon and Stewart Bishop

A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."

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Feds Want 16 Mos. For Oath Keepers' Atty In Jan. 6 Case

By Lauren Berg

A former attorney for the far-right Oath Keepers group should be sentenced to 16 months in prison for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have told a D.C. federal judge, saying her conduct and lack of remorse warrants a significant sentence.

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Justices Seem Inclined To Uphold TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to uphold a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, despite some justices expressing concern over the law's impact on the free speech rights of Americans who use the wildly popular social media platform.

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Ga. Law Firm Latest To Fight Corporate Transparency Act

By David Hansen

A federal law designed to combat money laundering violates the U.S. Constitution by forcing lawyers to disregard attorney-client privilege, a Georgia lawyer told a federal court, joining a chorus seeking legal action to stop the law.

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Wright Must Detail $108M Damages Claim Against Accusers

By Aebra Coe

Joshua Wright, a former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, must reappear for a deposition to answer previously unanswered questions posed by two women he's suing for defamation on the details of his $108 million damages claim against them, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.

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New York To Administer NCBE's NextGen Bar Exam In 2028

By Matt Perez

New York's highest court has announced the jurisdiction will adopt the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners beginning July 2028.

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Litigation Funder Forms New Biz To Oversee Group Claims

By Tabitha Burbidge

Litigation funder Asertis confirmed Friday it has joined forces with law firm KP Law PC to create a one-stop shop for managing legal claims through a unique platform that offers funding, litigating and insuring services.

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Colorado Conduct Panel Dings Judges For Disclosure Lapses

By Greg Lamm

A Colorado judicial commission on Friday criticized 48 judges for failing to file state-mandated personal financial disclosure reports in 2023, saying the lapses "cast a shadow" over the state's judiciary but did not warrant public discipline because no judges were dishonest or improperly secretive.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

A new report from a national group declares that general counsel and their corporate boards face five key dilemmas in 2025, thanks to the nation's chaotic and rapidly changing times. And in sports broadcasting, Disney and two other media companies have settled Fubo's lawsuit against their joint streaming venture, which they agreed to end.

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen legal services group RBG Holdings face a winding-up petition from founder Ian Rosenblatt amid soured talks about the group's leadership, J.P. Morgan file a fresh claim against WeRealize, retailer Asda face an intellectual property claim over a specific type of mandarin and financier Nathaniel Rothschild sue German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst and his investment vehicle Tennor International. 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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