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Over half of U.S. law firm attorneys now use generative AI, up from under a third last year. Large firms lead in AI investment and training. Despite reliability concerns, AI is easing workloads. Dive deep into data with the 2025 Law360 Pulse AI Survey, coming Tuesday.
Apple couldn't do it. Google couldn't do it. Live Nation couldn't do it. CoStar couldn't do it. Companies accused of monopolization have continually tried to flip allegations of illegally locking customers into hard-to-prove "refusal-to-deal" litigation. law360.com/articles/23696…

A Boston lawyer will plead guilty to stealing more than $2 million from clients and may face more than four years in prison per the terms of his plea deal, Massachusetts federal prosecutors announced. law360.com/pulse/articles…
Jones Day and DLA Piper lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit overturned a more than $125 million judgment against Medtronic's CoreValve unit for infringing a Colibri Heart Valve LLC patent. law360.com/articles/23694…

Persistent unprofitability, revenue declines related to the COVID-19 pandemic, mounting debt and failed restructuring efforts led the company behind pet care app Wag! to file for bankruptcy. law360.com/bankruptcy-aut…
Illinois' latest budget has altered the state's tax system for 2025 and beyond, offering three tax amnesty programs, making significant changes to corporate tax law and implementing a relatively new concept for the sourcing of pass-through entity sales. law360.com/tax-authority/…

HCA Healthcare, a major U.S. hospital operator, has agreed to pay roughly $3.5 million to settle claims that it unlawfully trapped new nurses in agreements requiring them to repay training costs if they left their jobs within two years. law360.com/articles/23691…
Federal courts repeatedly rebuffed key pillars of Trump's immigration policy during the first half of the year, with courts halting efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, restrict asylum at the southern border and deport noncitizens without notice. law360.com/articles/23650…

A D.C. federal court refused to stay its order reinstating a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission after finding she was illegally fired by the Trump administration, although the D.C. Circuit has already put the order on hold. law360.com/articles/23694…

President Donald Trump called for restricting DEI concepts in government AI tools, and Skydance Media's commitment to cut DEI programs at Paramount helped clinch the companies' $8 billion merger. Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments. law360.com/employment-aut…

Federal courts and the U.S. Government Accountability Office decided several consequential cases impacting government contractors this year. Law360 reviews the top government contracts-related rulings so far in 2025. law360.com/articles/23650…
Benefits and asset management attorneys are anticipating an executive order aimed at expanding access to private equity investments in 401(k) plans, a potential move that's stoking excitement about added investment options and concerns about legal risks. law360.com/articles/23691…

Glass Lewis brought a suit against Texas, while a new proposed class action alleges Boeing employees on long-term disability leave missed out on a $12,000 bonus. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week. law360.com/articles/23692…
When Tom Girardi's pants fell down as he finished testifying, the judge had to decide: Was this a desperate bid to feign incompetence and avoid prison, or just an accident? And if it was an accident, does it now give Girardi a shot at winning his appeal? law360.com/articles/23638…

A jury sided with CME Group in a suit brought by commodities traders who said the company violated their contractual access and proximity rights by opening a data center that accommodates high-speed trading, rejecting a request for $2 billion in damages. law360.com/articles/23690…