Stellantis' Fiat Chrysler Sues UAW Over Strike Threats

By Linda Chiem

Fiat Chrysler has sued the United Auto Workers in California federal court alleging the union has violated the current collective bargaining agreement by threatening to strike over what the union perceives as the company's delays in investing in and reopening certain manufacturing facilities.

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SEC Says It's Investigating Bankrupt EV Maker Fisker

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that it's been looking into whether electric-car maker Fisker Inc. violated securities law before it filed for Chapter 11 protection, urging a Delaware federal bankruptcy judge not to approve Fisker's proposed liquidation plan.

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Tractor Fluid MDL's $32M Settlement To Move Forward

By Mike Curley

A Missouri federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $32 million settlement between tractor owners and a pair of hydraulic fluid makers to resolve claims in multidistrict litigation alleging the fluid was defective and damaged vehicles that used it.

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SSI Wins $16M From Wisconsin Jury Over Fuel Tank Sensor IP

By Dani Kass

KUS Technology Corp. must pay rival sensor company SSI Technologies LLC more than $16 million for willfully infringing a patent for a fuel tank sensor, a Wisconsin federal jury verdict ruled Thursday.

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Arnold & Itkin's Zeta DQ Bid 'Disappointing,' Ex-Clerk Testifies

By Catherine Marfin

A Harris County judge began mulling Arnold & Itkin LLP's bid to disqualify Transocean's counsel from Hurricane Zeta litigation after a marathon hearing Friday that included testimony from a former Arnold & Itkin law clerk-turned-defense-lawyer who said she watched the contentious proceeding with "bitter amusement" and "disappointment."

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Subaru Drivers Get Initial OK On Cracked Windshields Deal

By Gina Kim

A class of at least a million Subaru customers received preliminary blessing from a New Jersey magistrate judge for a settlement that would end the five-year dispute and cover 100% or more out-of-pocket costs to fix or replace allegedly defective windshields that spontaneously cracked.

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Justices Won't Block EPA Methane Control Rule

By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas by Republican-led states and fossil fuel industry groups to block implementation of an Environmental Protection Agency rule strengthening methane emissions control requirements for oil and gas infrastructure.

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Up First At High Court: Civil Rights, Ghost Guns, Atty Fees

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes Monday to start a brand-new term, with the justices first hearing arguments related to prerequisites for litigating federal rights in state courts, ghost gun regulations, and whether a death row inmate is entitled to a new trial after a state admits that prosecutorial misconduct might have led to his conviction.

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Top 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases in its October 2024 term that could further refine the new administrative law landscape, establish constitutional rights to gender-affirming care for transgender minors and affect how the federal government regulates water, air and weapons. Here, Law360 looks at five of the most important cases on the Supreme Court's docket so far.

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Europe Votes To Raise Tariffs On Electric Vehicles From China

By Madeline Lyskawa

European Union member states voted Friday to impose higher tariffs on imports of battery electric vehicles from China for the next five years, adding to the already staggering tariffs imposed by the United States and Canada.

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Fed. Circ. Topples Verdict In Tire Design IP Litigation

By Andrew Karpan

The Federal Circuit on Friday determined that a federal court in Chicago had it wrong about what kind of conduct in litigation is granted "absolute litigation privilege," upending a multimillion-dollar jury verdict on liability over language in settlement agreements in a dispute over tire designs.

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen GMB Union sued by the makers of Tetley Tea after a staff walkout in September, boxer Mike Tyson hit with legal action from a marketing company and the Met Police face a misuse of private data claim from a woman who had a relationship with an undercover police officer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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John Deere Penalty Shows Importance Of M&A Due Diligence

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent $10 million penalty against John Deere underscores the risks of not conducting robust preacquisition due diligence and not effectively integrating a new subsidiary into the existing compliance framework, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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Conn. Court Split May Lead To Vertical Forum Shopping

As shown by a recent ruling in State v. Exxon Mobil, Connecticut state and federal courts are split on personal jurisdiction, and until the Connecticut Supreme Court steps in, parties may be incentivized to forum shop, causing foreign entities to endure costly litigation and uncertain liability, says Matthew Gibbons at Shipman & Goodwin.

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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

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Bonus Spotlight

Texas Boutique Tops Cravath As Compensation Season Starts

By Anna Sanders

Texas healthcare boutique Gjerset & Lorenz LLP is surpassing the prevailing associate salary scale that Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP set last year by as much as $40,000, according to a report.

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Ex-Mayer Brown Chair Helman Recalled As Steadfast Leader

By Andrea Keckley

Former Mayer Brown chair Bob Helman, who stepped up to lead his firm through a fraught juncture in the 1980s during his decades in Chicago's legal community, has died at 90 years old, the firm said Friday.

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Massachusetts' Chief Federal Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts has notified President Joe Biden he will take senior status on July 31, 2025, the court announced Monday.

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9th Circ. Nixes Judicial Complaint Over Atty 'Disbar' Threat

By James Mills

The Ninth Circuit has rejected a judicial misconduct complaint against a judge who allegedly suggested that he could "disbar" a lawyer.

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6 High Court Cases To Watch For Trial Attorneys

By Cara Salvatore

As the U.S. Supreme Court lifts the curtain on a new term, the justices are slated to consider a variety of cases impacting the work of trial litigators, including a death penalty case over a state-disavowed conviction, the boundaries of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and corporate veil piercing.

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Analysis

Sparring With Adams, Feds Shadowbox The Supreme Court

By Chris Villani and Phillip Bantz

The corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may be the next front in an ongoing clash between federal prosecutors' desire to police official misconduct and a line of U.S. Supreme Court cases holding that alleged graft does not always amount to a federal crime.

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Analysis

State Courts Splitting Over Future Of Climate Change Suits

By Keith Goldberg

Recent decisions on whether climate change suits brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies can go forward are exposing splits between state courts over whether they can impose liability for pollution that originates beyond their borders, legal experts say.

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New Bill Would Enact 'Commonsense' Litigation Disclosures

By Courtney Bublé

A top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee announced Monday he introduced legislation to require the disclosure of parties receiving payments in civil lawsuits, a phenomenon known as "third-party litigation financing," in order to prevent abuses in the legal system.

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Court Punts Case Over Trump's 'Eating The Dogs' Comments

By Ryan Harroff

An Ohio county prosecutor is better suited than a court to decide if criminal charges are warranted against Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance for allegedly fueling harassment, including bomb threats, against Haitian migrants, an Ohio court has ruled.

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