United States: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

On July 25, 2026, a Reddit user reported that the search operator site:claude.ai/share returned strangers' conversations with Claude. Tech reporter Beatrice Nolan covered it for Fortune two days later, cataloguing work notes, names, addresses, and cryptocurrency wallet keys sitting in the index.

The Commercial Division Advisory Council has proposed two rule amendments for public comment: one requiring transparency in discovery cost-shifting requests with good-faith cost estimates...

Take a breath—this is stressful, but it is manageable. First, an important reassurance: receiving a subpoena does not mean you have been sued, and it does not mean anyone is claiming you did something wrong or that you owe damages to anyone. It simply means that one or more parties to an existing lawsuit believe you may have information relevant to their dispute.

When a business email compromise scam succeeds and funds are misdirected, determining who bears the financial loss becomes a complex legal battle. The allocation of liability depends on multiple factors including jurisdiction, payment authorization processes, bank security procedures, contract terms, and which party was realistically positioned to prevent the fraud. Understanding these legal frameworks and implementing robust verification procedures can mean the difference between recovery and permanent los

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Rickes v. Thermo Fisher Scientific examines whether email-based notices alone can establish mutual assent to arbitration agreements and class action waivers. The court held that merely sending emails containing arbitration terms, without evidence of actual viewing or affirmative interaction, fails to demonstrate the assent required for contract formation under California law.

Strong courtroom advocacy begins long before opening statements, with early case strategy sessions that define priorities, test assumptions, and align trial teams around a unified message. This integrated approach combines jury research, expert testimony, trial graphics, and legal arguments into a cohesive framework that strengthens cases from discovery through verdict.

Gerald Lane, one of the nation's most prolific TCPA case filers with over 700 cases in two years, has been subject to 145 orders to show cause for failing to prosecute his cases in California's Central District. A federal judge has ordered Lane to explain his case management procedures and detail every OSC he has faced, raising questions about whether the courts have been too lenient with only one $250 sanction despite the extraordinary number of warnings.

Strong courtroom advocacy begins long before opening statements, with early case strategy sessions that define priorities, test assumptions, and align trial teams around a unified message. This integrated approach combines jury research, expert testimony, trial graphics, and legal arguments into a cohesive framework that strengthens cases from discovery through verdict.

Recent federal court decisions address critical questions about church autonomy, religious freedom in education, and COVID-19 vaccine mandates. From disputes over church governance structures to challenges involving state tuition assistance programs and foster care licensing restrictions, these cases illuminate the evolving boundaries between religious liberty and government regulation.

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 Supreme Court's 2025-2026 term delivered landmark rulings that reshape the landscape for arbitration enforcement and Helms-Burton Act claims. From clarifying federal courts' continuing jurisdiction over arbitration proceedings to expanding liability under Title III, these decisions favor award-creditors and claimholders while leaving critical sovereign immunity questions unresolved through strategic cert denials.

Simply stated, eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for a public use (i.e. utilities, roads, and parks). However, the property owner...