United States: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Artificial intelligence tools can streamline board meeting documentation by transcribing discussions and generating minutes, but these conveniences create significant legal risks. When AI captures detailed records of confidential boardroom conversations, those materials may become discoverable in litigation, potentially exposing candid exchanges that directors assumed would remain private.

Legal experts examine how generative AI tools and user-entered prompts may create litigation exposure for companies, as courts evaluate the discoverability of AI-generated content. The analysis explores critical questions around confidentiality, privilege, and the need for thoughtful governance policies when integrating AI into business operations.

Consumer class actions are often evaluated in all-or-nothing terms: either the defendant wins a motion to dismiss and ends the case, or the motion is denied and the litigation proceeds.

Ankura's insights hub showcases cutting-edge analysis across cybersecurity threats, dispute resolution mechanisms, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation challenges. From botnet vulnerabilities and AI-driven joint ventures to hospice enforcement and IT procurement corruption risks, these expert perspectives address the most pressing operational and strategic concerns facing modern organizations.

On Monday, a judge in Texas granted request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA for their suspension of Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby.

The federal government has appealed Court of International Trade orders requiring universal refunds of IEEPA tariff payments, arguing that only importers who filed lawsuits are entitled to relief.

The litigation privilege doctrine serves as a powerful shield protecting participants in judicial proceedings from civil liability for their statements and testimony. Understanding when and how this privilege applies can mean the difference between a successful defense and prolonged litigation, as it operates as a complete bar to derivative lawsuits based on prior court proceedings.

On Monday, a judge in Texas granted request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA for their suspension of Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby.

The Texas Business Court recently addressed whether a plaintiff's contractual limitation on damages recovery defeats the court's $5 million jurisdictional threshold. In Pradera SFR, LLC v. American Housing Ventures, LLC...

For hundreds of years, the world’s sovereign nations refused to allow any other foreign sovereign to be sued in their courts without the sovereign’s consent. The guiding principle was “absolute sovereign immunity,” an outgrowth of the ancient legal precept rex non potest peccare, understood to mean “the king can do no wrong.” The principle also was recognized as wise foreign policy because it extended "grace and comity" to other sovereigns.

The U.S. Supreme Court's April 22, 2026, decision in Hencely v. Fluor Corp. rejected the recent expansion of the government-contractor defense for private contractors working on certain federal projects...

Recent Supreme Court decisions have fundamentally reshaped the legal protections available to government contractors facing tort claims and civil litigation. The Court's rulings in GEO Group v. Menocal and Hencely v. Fluor Corp. have narrowed the scope of contractor immunities and eliminated key procedural advantages, forcing contractors to reassess their risk exposure when performing work under federal contracts.