Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

Global reliance on critical minerals for emerging technologies has created a competition between nations to secure reliable supply chains for continued innovation pertinent to national security. This is necessary from a national security perspective for both partners in this agreement.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master fund, et al. to resolve whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) allows private parties to bring lawsuits against registered investment companies to rescind contracts (including corporate bylaws) that allegedly violate the Act.

Delaware courts are increasingly refusing to enforce contractual choice-of-law provisions that designate Delaware as the governing law in employment disputes, particularly when other states have stronger public policy...

In our recent column, The Aggrievement Requirement (NYLJ, Mar.31, 2026), we discussed the general rule that only parties—and only “aggrieved” parties—may appeal from a judgment or order.

A Washington Court of Appeals case reveals critical lessons about LLC membership rights and the dangers of delayed action.

A Missouri court examines whether an insurance company's cancellation notice was valid when it omitted a postal mailing box number from the insured's address, despite the insurer's own records showing knowledge of the complete address.

On April 24, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided Clippinger v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 173 F.4th 817. By a vote of 10-7, the court ruled that an insurance dispute about the valuation of totaled cars cannot proceed as a class action.

The Washington Supreme Court’s recent decision in Polinder v. Brand Insulations, Inc., No. 102782-6 (Wash. Apr. 30, 2026), provides clarifications on how the construction statute of repose applies to contractors in asbestos litigation.

On May 27, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York's 2026 state budget into law. The $268.1 billion budget includes significant tort reform provisions for New York State motor vehicle litigation.

In 2023, Texas enacted sweeping reforms to its judicial system by creating a specialized business court structure designed to handle complex commercial disputes. The reform established the Texas Business Courts as specialized trial courts and created a new appellate body—the Fifteenth Court of Appeals—to hear appeals from those cases

On 4 June 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Sripetch v. SEC, ruling that the SEC does not need to prove that victims of a securities law violation suffered pecuniary loss to obtain disgorgement.

In the case of Thornley v. Citizens Insurance Company of America, No. 1:24-CV-05525 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois addressed an insurance coverage dispute arising from an underlying class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).