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The Seventh Circuit said Friday that Envoy Air was correctly granted summary judgment over a former employee's claims that supervisors created a hostile working environment and fired her in retaliation for complaining about her treatment at work.
A Florida federal judge said Friday that investors hadn't shown any "severe recklessness" on the part of Carnival Corp. in connection with the cruise line's public statements about the risks posed by COVID-19 as the pandemic was breaking out.
A group of Republican senators introduced a bill on Friday that would ban the federal implementation of so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports and prohibit the government from working with third parties to establish their own vaccine passports.
The Third Circuit's oral argument schedule for June will present novel issues in the areas of intellectual property and civil rights, as a television journalist fights websites accused of using her photo without permission and a Black couple spar with Pep Boys in their suit claiming they received racist treatment.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has reached a deal to settle its deceptive practices suit against a Florida fintech lender catering to drivers for ride-hailing companies, asking a Miami federal judge to approve terms that require the company and its CEO to return roughly $1 million to consumers and pay a fine.
A D.C. federal judge shouldn't let a driver immediately appeal to the D.C. Circuit a ruling forcing her to arbitrate claims that Lyft unlawfully denied paid sick leave, because dragging out the case goes against federal arbitration law, the ride-hailing company has said.
The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a suit accusing a military contractor of improperly maintaining a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed and killed three, after the service members' widows argued suits can't be dismissed for merely mentioning the military.
Environmental groups and a Louisiana resident want a federal court to vacate water quality permits granted to two projects a mile apart, alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to consider the big picture effects of authorizing the destruction of dozens of acres of wetlands.
Investor Mark Ambach is reportedly hoping to build 200 apartment units in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, Freeway Logistics is said to be leasing 97,440 square feet in Houston, and developer CFH Group has reportedly gotten the green light to build 266 apartments near the Miami International Airport.
New California Attorney General Rob Bonta has plans to continue the state's legacy as a defender of strong environmental policies and regulations, from climate change and water quality to environmental justice. Here, he talks with Law360 about working on behalf of at-risk communities, the Clean Water Act and the new presidential administration.
The past week in London has seen a diamond broker do battle with an old client, a luxury Qatari conglomerate go after its Lebanese insurer and J.K. Rowling's literary agent sue Fieldfisher LLP. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims in the U.K.
A Michigan judge has refused to nix a Hong Kong electronics manufacturer's bid for information needed for a billion-dollar arbitration in Germany stemming from its acquisition of former parts suppliers to auto giants such as Ford and Fiat Chrysler, though he did narrow the breadth of the requests.
Navistar Defense has agreed to a $50 million settlement to resolve claims it used fraudulent pricing data to drive up the price the U.S. Marine Corps paid for armored vehicle components, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
Thailand's Court of Justice Thursday said it was investigating claims that Toyota may have bribed sitting judges on the country's Supreme Court, citing Law360's exclusive report that detailed the carmaker's internal corruption probe and an ongoing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation by U.S. law enforcement.
A group of railway mechanics working for a Texas transportation maintenance and equipment supplier secured collective certification in their suit alleging overtime violations, following a federal judge's approval.
Two tribes and several environmental groups seeking to stop a $2.9 billion Enbridge pipeline replacement project urged a D.C. federal court to vacate federal water quality permits for the project, arguing that it needlessly puts the environment at risk and will contribute to climate change.
The Biden administration is reversing course on portions of a Trump-era rule criticized for hobbling the authority of states and tribes to block projects like pipelines and dams over Clean Water Act concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
An Arkansas federal judge on Thursday said residents can no longer keep fighting an $87.4 million highway project because it is now built, rendering moot any arguments over whether it was properly reviewed.
A Domino's Pizza franchisee can reimburse delivery drivers based on a "reasonable approximation" of their expenses, an Ohio magistrate judge has recommended in a proposed class and collective action by drivers alleging minimum wage violations, splitting with another judge in the same district.
A New York bankruptcy judge approved a prenegotiated Chapter 11 plan Thursday for Chilean auto importer Automotores Gildemeister SpA that had been amended to give bondholders a cashout option.
A Florida federal judge has declined to trim a suit against Carnival Corp. by the family of a man who suffered a fatal heart attack on board one of its cruise ships, ruling there are too many questions about the incident to grant either party a quick win on any claims.
The owners of several Buick auto dealerships in Pennsylvania had their business interruption suit come to a screeching halt when a federal judge said government closure orders tied to the COVID-19 pandemic didn't cause any physical loss or damage to the locations.
Volkswagen isn't interested in accepting a €7.5 billion bid for Lamborghini, Indian e-commerce payment system Paytm is eyeing a $30 billion valuation in its planned IPO, and private equity-backed Eurowag will list in London. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other deal rumors from the past week that you need to be aware of.
The full Ninth Circuit should reconsider a split-panel decision to nix a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a California worker classification law, a state truckers organization said, arguing the panel majority wrongly held that a federal law did not preempt the classification statute.
The Biden administration's recent proposals to promote high-voltage power line development may aid renewable energy adoption, but the lack of legislation providing national siting authority could mean that transmission projects crossing multiple states may still be difficult to develop, say James Cromley and Katherine Walton at Schiff Hardin.
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Lemmon v. Snap aligns with prior Communications Decency Act cases establishing internet platforms' immunity for third-party content, but may help plaintiffs who can show how a platform's design affected users negatively, say James Rotondo and Andrew Ammirati at Day Pitney.
Despite pandemic-related challenges this year, law firms can effectively train summer associates on writing and communicating — without investing more time than they ordinarily would, says Julie Schrager at Schiff Hardin.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's increased focus on environmental justice, which will give historically disadvantaged communities more influence over federal environmental policy, means that regulated companies should stay closely engaged with agency policymaking, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
The utility of legal technology innovations may be limited without clear data and objectives from the outset, but targeted surveys can provide specific insights that enable law firms to adopt the most appropriate and efficient tech solutions, says Tim Scott at Frogslayer.
The case of U.S. Pipeline v. Rover Pipeline, decided recently by a Texas court, demonstrates for contractors that walking away from an ongoing project because of a contract dispute can come with an enterprise-threatening level of risk, says A.J. Ferate at Spencer Fane.
Following the Colonial Pipeline hack, President Joe Biden's recent executive order mandating cybersecurity improvements at federal agencies offers a blueprint for private sector companies that need to modernize their own cybersecurity practices, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
Amid high demand for associates and aggressive competition to attract talent, law firms should take three key steps to conduct meaningful prehire due diligence and safeguard against lateral hiring mistakes that can hurt their revenue and reputation, says Michael Ellenhorn at Decipher.
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The Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent Jevic Holding ruling — that a Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession agreement can bind a subsequent Chapter 7 trustee — provides protection against clawback claims for lenders and guidance on DIP agreement negotiations for creditors’ committees, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.
Recent calls for racial equity and government regulators' increasing focus on social and environmental concerns make this a good time for companies to integrate environmental justice into their environmental, social and governance efforts, say independent consultant Stacey Halliday, Julius Redd at Beveridge & Diamond and Jesse Glickstein at Hewlett Packard.
The Ohio Supreme Court's recent decision in NAT Transportation v. McClain, allowing a trash hauling company to apply a transportation-for-hire tax exemption by finding that waste can constitute personal property of the disposer, provides taxpayers with a road map for claiming the exemption, say Christopher Tassone and Edward Rivin at Frost Brown.
Opinion
As more companies make the prudent decision to pay ransoms following cyberattacks — recently demonstrated by Colonial Pipeline's decision to make a multimillion-dollar payment — governments should use these opportunities to identify and punish perpetrators, rather than simply admonishing victims, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
Alex Oh’s abrupt departure from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and admonishment by a D.C. federal judge over conduct in an Exxon human rights case demonstrate three major costs of incivility to lawyers, and highlight the importance of teaching civility in law school, says David Grenardo at St. Mary's University.
While the Fifth Circuit recently held in Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators that an injured offshore welder could not pursue damages under the Jones Act, certain maritime workers may be able to pursue comparative claims under a longshoremen workers' compensation statute or the Sieracki doctrine, says Grady Hurley at Jones Walker.
Opinion
The federal rule that permits the use of business records as evidence must be amended to address the unreliability of electronically stored information and inconsistent court frameworks on email admissibility, say Josh Sohn and Nadia Zivkov at Stroock.
