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GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact At Your Own Peril

While agencies may continue limiting the documents produced (or redacting the documents that are produced) in response to a protest...

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

From ALJs To Article III: Post-Jarkesy Litigation Over The Scope Of The Jury-Trial Right

Last summer, the Supreme Court issued its pivotal decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks civil penalties for securities fraud...

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

Challenging Federal Government Actions After Trump v. CASA: New Limits And Open Pathways

The Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. marks a major shift in how federal courts may police executive action. In the Court's June 27, 2025 decision...

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

The New York State Legislature Has Drastically Changed Third-Party Practice

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the "Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act" into law, drastically changing third-party practice in New York...

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Fourteenth Court Of Appeals Reaffirms Standard To Establish Exclusive Remedy Defense Under The Texas Workers' Compensation Act

United States Litigation

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Baker Botts LLP

Former Partner Files ERISA Class Action Against Husch Blackwell For Delayed 401(k) Contributions

United States Litigation

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Hall Benefits Law

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses The Remedy Applied By The Court Of Chancery In In Re Tesla, Inc. Derivative Litigation

United States Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

An Eminent Domain Lawyer's 12 Days Of Christmas

United States Litigation

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Nossaman LLP

Fifth Circuit Rules Employer Can't Enforce An Arbitration Agreement It Failed To Sign

United States Litigation

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Podcast - Jurisdiction Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Supreme Court Considers Whether "Final" Judgment Really Means "Final"

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Supreme Court Debates Applicability Of Federal Rule To Void Default Judgments

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff 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

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Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

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JAMS

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

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JAMS

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

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JAMS

Mass Tort Mediation Strategies: Managing Emotions And Understanding Key Legal Trends (Podcast)

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JAMS

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Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

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JAMS

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

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JAMS

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Class Actions

Challenging Federal Government Actions After Trump v. CASA: New Limits And Open Pathways

The Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. marks a major shift in how federal courts may police executive action. In the Court's June 27, 2025 decision...

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

Former Partner Files ERISA Class Action Against Husch Blackwell For Delayed 401(k) Contributions

A former equity partner at Husch Blackwell LLP has filed a proposed class action alleging that the law firm unlawfully withheld and misused employee 401(k) contributions.

United States Litigation

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Hall Benefits Law

Federal Judge Rejects Monetary Damages Claim By American Airlines Workers In ESG Investment Class Action

A Texas federal district court judge entered final judgment in favor of American Airlines in a class action lawsuit filed by workers over alleged violations of the Employee Retirement...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

CareFirst's Class Action STELARA® Antitrust Case Against J&J Will Proceed: Court Grants-in-Part And Denies-in-Part Class Certification And Denies The Parties' Motions For Summary Judgment

United States Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Class Action Decisions Published November 2025

United States Litigation

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

A Benefits Wish List For 2026

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

Executive Order Targets Meatpacking Industry Practices

United States Consumer

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 8 – Trends We Saw In 2025 (Video)

United States Consumer

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

ONE Connection | 15 Fascinating Facts About Pat McCartan

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

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Court Procedure

First-Ever Procedural Rule Issued For MDLs

On December 1, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 governing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings took effect. This is the first MDL-specific rule and is the culmination of a multiyear-long rulemaking...

United States Litigation

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Beveridge & Diamond

New Mass Tort Procedural Rules Have Taken Effect

On December 1, 2025, new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 took effect, addressing a gap in the Federal Rules concerning how multidistrict litigation (MDL) should commence following consolidation.

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Federal Rule Will Help Discourage Meritless Claims In Multidistrict Litigation

On December 1, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 took effect, providing judges a roadmap for initial case management of multidistrict litigation ("MDLs") and paving the way for early challenges to meritless claims.

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Orange County Team Secures Summary Judgment And Recovery Of Costs For Kia America In Hotly Contested Lemon Law Dispute

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

FRCP 16.1 Now In Play For MDLs—Game Changer Or Not?

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Florida Statute § 768.79 Update: Fee-Shifting Penalty Does Not Apply In Attorney Charging Lien Disputes

United States Litigation

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Losey

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

United States Litigation

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Lavelle Law

Federal Circuit Denies Challenges To USPTO Director's Discretionary Denial Decisions

United States IP

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Polsinelli LLP

What Is The Impact Of The Government Shutdown On Divorce Proceedings?

United States Family

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Tully Rinckey

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Civil Law

Texas Adopts The Uniform Interstate Depositions And Discovery Act

The Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act ("UIDDA"), which provides procedures for interstate discovery at the state-court level, has been adopted by nearly every state and territory. Texas' status as one of the last holdouts to adopt the UIDDA has finally come to an end.

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

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

In Orange Transgroup Ltd ("Orange") and IT Way v Shein Distribution UK Ltd. ("Shein"), the English High Court addressed the procedural interaction between challenging jurisdiction (Civil Procedure Rules, Part 11)...

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

In Lundeen v. 10 W. Ferry St. Operations, the court held that in settling a Rule 23 class action, plaintiffs can waive the FLSA rights not asserted by class members.

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

California Again Resurrects Stale Sexual Assault Claims

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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

Worldwide Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

To Err Or Not To Err: Preservation For Appeal

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Ninth Circuit Removes Right To Immediate Appeal From Denials Of California Anti-SLAPP Motions, Preserving Use Of SLAPP Statute In Federal Cases (For Now)

United States Litigation

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Pending US Supreme Court Opinion And Potential IEEPA Refunds

As we await the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) case, importers may consider filing judicial actions in the Court of International Trade (CIT) and/or administrative actions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

United States International

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Deferrence In Mississippi Tax Appeals – What Does "Official" Really Mean?

In an administrative tax appeal, Mississippi law requires the Board of Tax Appeals (the "BTA") "give deference to the department's interpretation and application of the statutes as reflected in duly enacted regulations and other officially adopted publications."

United States Tax

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Jones Walker

Fourth District Court Reinforces State Oversight Of Local Housing Plans In Landmark Decision

In The Kennedy Commission v. Superior Court of San Diego County, the California Court of Appeal delivered a pivotal decision underscoring the state's authority to enforce housing laws...

United States Real Estate

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Fennemore

GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact At Your Own Peril

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

'Lopez' And 'Kousisis': The Fraud Chronicles Of A Post-'Ciminelli' World

United States Criminal

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Pryor Cashman LLP

One Year After Corner Post, Has The Litigation Tsunami Arrived?

United States Government

AP

Arnold & Porter

From ALJs To Article III: Post-Jarkesy Litigation Over The Scope Of The Jury-Trial Right

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

Challenging Federal Government Actions After Trump v. CASA: New Limits And Open Pathways

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

The New York State Legislature Has Drastically Changed Third-Party Practice

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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Inside Arbitration Podcasts: English Arbitration Developments 2025

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Celebrating Decades Of Innovation On EDiscovery Day 2025 (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

Litigating With Laser Focus (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Avoiding Defective Clauses In International Arbitration (Podcast)

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Dentons Link Legal

Pro Bono Week Podcast – Advocacy Across Borders: A Hague Convention Success Story

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Littler Mendelson

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