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Washington Supreme Court Prohibits Non-Judicial Foreclosure On HELOCs

In Washington State, when a property owner defaults on a loan secured by a deed of trust, the beneficiary under the deed of trust has many options for enforcement, including, but not limited...

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Colorado Court Of Appeals Holds That Rule 15, Not Rule 41, Governs A Motion To Drop Some But Not All Claims Against A Party

On April 16, 2026, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in English v. Thorpe, 2026 COA 29, addressing a question of first impression: which rule of civil procedure applies when a party seeks to amend a pleading by dismissing some, but not all, of its claims against a defending party.

United States Litigation

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Davis Graham

Podcast - Be A Role Model

Real reform begins when lawyers model the values they want the justice system to protect. In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook," litigation attorney Dan Small concludes his discussion of pro bono work...

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

After The Storm: A Policyholder’s Step-by-Step Guide To Maximizing Your Commercial Property Insurance Claim

A hurricane, a fire, a burst pipe, a tornado, when disaster strikes your business, properly reporting the property damage to your property insurer is only the beginning of the challenges that lie ahead.

United States Insurance

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Enforcing US Commercial Court Judgments In Turkey: A Guide To Recognition And Enforcement Under Turkish Private International Law

United States Litigation

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Fidanci & Esin Partners

Federal Court Dismisses ERISA Challenge To Target-Date Funds In 3M 401(k) Plan

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Supreme Court Refuses To Extend ‘Battlefield Preemption’ Defense To Conduct The Government Never Authorized

Worldwide Litigation

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Bracewell

Podcast - Finding The Truth (Video)

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Washington Supreme Court Limits Remedy Of Nonjudicial Foreclosure To Holders Of Negotiable Instruments

United States Real Estate

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Arnold & Porter

One Line Too Few: How Noncompliance With Recently Amended CPLR 2106 Undermines An Affirmation

United States Litigation

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

DOJ Announces Initiative For Data Miners Filing Qui Tam Complaints

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Late-Discovered Emails Open The Door To Chapter 93A Counterclaim

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Nevada's Mandatory Nonbinding Arbitration Law For Civil Cases Is Going Through Changes

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Podcast - The "Referee" Of The Judicial System

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

For Whom The Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

United States Privacy

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tips From Seyfarth: Florida Expands Disclosure Requirements For Automatic Charges

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Technological Revolution Heralds A New Dawn For Financial Markets

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Attorney-client Privilege In The AI Era: What Does ‘Heppner’ Mean For Practitioners?

Kurt B. Fliegauf and Daniel Walsh-Rogalski provide legal analysis and insights in this Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly publication from April 2026. The authors examine key legal developments and their implications for practitioners in the Commonwealth.

United States Litigation

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Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

Webinar – Seller Disclosure: Permits, Remodels, And The Buyer’s Risk When You Don’t Dig Deeper (Video)

When purchasing property, understanding the full history of permits and remodels is crucial to avoiding costly surprises.

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Catalyst Theory Cannot Rescue A Plaintiff That Lost On The Merits: Third District Affirms Denial Of Attorney Fees In CEQA Case

The “catalyst theory” of California law governing attorney’s fees sometimes allows a plaintiff to obtain fees even in the absence of a favorable judgment...

United States Litigation

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KPMG

Civil Litigation In US Courts: A Primer For Non-US Entities

Civil litigation in the United States presents unique challenges for non-U.S. entities, from expansive pretrial discovery to parallel court systems and public proceedings.

United States Litigation

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

California Earthquake Authority Weighs In On Inverse Condemnation In Its New SB 254 Report

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

In Massachusetts, Section 230 Does Not Immunize Meta From Claims That Instagram’s Design Features Injure Children

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Civil Investigative Demands — What They Are, How They Work, And How To Respond (Video)

United States Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Second Circuit Vacates $16.1 Billion Judgment In Long‑Running Litigation Against Argentina: Practical Takeaways For U.S. Sovereign Litigation And Enforcement Strategy

Worldwide Litigation

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WilmerHale

State And Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 To Q1 2026

United States Litigation

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Employees Must Be Paid For Pre-Shift COVID-19 Screenings Under Illinois Wage Law

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Second Circuit Confirms Hague Service Convention Bars Email Service On Signatories, Affecting Strategic Decision Whether To Waive Service

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

No Tactical Time‑Out: English Court Refuses To Stay LCIA Arbitrations Pending Arbitrator And Procedural Order Challenge

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Silence Is Not Always Golden: Southern District Of New York Rules That Opt-Out Mechanism Is Insufficient To Render A Third Party Release Valid

United States Insolvency

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Global Entry Remains Suspended: Update For International Travelers

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Second Circuit Confirms Hague Service Convention Bars Email Service On Signatories, Affecting Strategic Decision Whether To Waive Service

A recent Second Circuit decision brings some clarity to a contested area of law, establishing that the Hague Service Convention (the "Convention") creates an exclusive framework for service of process in signatory countries...

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

No Tactical Time‑Out: English Court Refuses To Stay LCIA Arbitrations Pending Arbitrator And Procedural Order Challenge

The English High Court refused to stay LCIA arbitrations pending challenges to procedural orders and the arbitrator, reaffirming the high threshold for curial intervention...

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Silence Is Not Always Golden: Southern District Of New York Rules That Opt-Out Mechanism Is Insufficient To Render A Third Party Release Valid

In this article, the authors discuss a decision by a federal district court in New York striking an “opt-out” third-party release and corresponding injunction from a chapter 11 plan.

United States Insolvency

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Global Entry Remains Suspended: Update For International Travelers

On Feb. 22, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would suspend Global Entry arrival processing nationwide due to the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Court Sanctions Highlight Potential Risks Of Using Unchecked AI In Litigation

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Southern District Of New York Dismisses Securities Act Claims Against Mobile Content Company For Lack Of Statutory Standing And For Failure To Adequately Allege Misrepresentations

On February 5, 2026, Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action asserting claims...

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Stop The Early MDL Drift: What In-House Counsel Can Do In Week One To Avoid Privilege Chaos Later

Effective December 1, 2025, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure added new Rule 16.1, "Multidistrict Litigation," and amended Rules 16 and 26. The takeaway is straightforward: Rule 16.1 provides valuable structure...

United States Litigation

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Butler Snow LLP

AI Hallucinated Case Citations Prompt Sanctions And Delay Class Action Settlement

Duane Morris Takeaways: On November 20, 2025, in Buchanan v. Vuori, Inc., No. 5:23-CV-01121 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2025), Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins of the U.S. District Court...

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Federal Pleading Standard Prevails: Berk v. Choy Clarifies Rule 8 Supremacy Over State Affidavit Requirements

In more than half of U.S. states, a plaintiff filing a medical malpractice action must submit an "affidavit of merit" or similar document at an early stage of the case.

United States Litigation

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Genova Burns

Florida Civil Litigation Update: HB 759 And Rising Court Fees

United States Litigation

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

The Defendant Strikes Back: A Strategy For Managing Nationwide Class Action Risk

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

ISO's 'Litigation Funding Mutual Disclosure' Is Unenforceable

United States Insurance

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Omni Bridgeway

New Amendment To NYC’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act (GMVA) Expands Survivors’ Rights And Reopens Lookback Window Through July 2027

United States Litigation

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Actions Claiming Market Manipulation Of Volatility Index

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

U.S. Supreme Court Rules State Affidavit/Certificate Of Merit Requirements Do Not Apply In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Early Evidence? Not In This Court!: Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Rules Govern Over State Law

United States Litigation

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Claims Notes: January 2026

United States Insurance

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Cozen O'Connor

Federal Rules Break New Ground With MDL-Specific Guidance

United States Litigation

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Higher Education Litigation And Federal Policy: 2025 Year In Review

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

Texas Adopts The Uniform Interstate Depositions And Discovery Act

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

Ticking The Right Boxes: The Orange v Shein Decision On Jurisdictional Challenges And Staying Arbitration

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Third Circuit Ruling Makes It Easier For Employers To Settle Hybrid Wage And Hour Actions

United States Litigation

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Appellate Decision Solidifies Rule On Standing For Opposing Motions For Summary Judgment By Co-Defendants

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Illinois Legislature Increases Key Debtor Exemptions Starting On January 1, 2026

United States Litigation

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Lavelle Law

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Podcast - Finding The Truth (Video)

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Holland & Knight

Webinar – Seller Disclosure: Permits, Remodels, And The Buyer’s Risk When You Don’t Dig Deeper (Video)

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Beresford Booth

Civil Investigative Demands — What They Are, How They Work, And How To Respond (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Jurisdiction Entanglements In International Arbitration: Perspectives And Lessons From Different Jurisdictions (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 98: Key Appellate Developments In Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

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