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Client Alert: DOJ's New Affirmative Litigation Branch: What It Means For Companies Caught In The Crossfire

The Department of Justice has quietly created a new power center that will expand its ability to pursue investigations and bring politically charged lawsuits against both corporations and state actors.

United States Litigation

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Jenner & Block

Drawing The Line: Legal Differences Between Variances And Special Exceptions

In an ideal scenario for any property owner or developer looking to build on Long Island, all aspects of a new development project will comply with the applicable provisions of a municipality's zoning ordinance

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Key Developments In Crystallex, Helms-Burton Litigation And Various Important Cases

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Microplastics – The Future Of Toxic Tort Litigation?

Microplastics are increasingly gaining attention in the scientific community for their potential to accumulate in human beings and the environment. The ubiquitous use of microplastics and their pervasive presence in living...

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Closing The Gap: Access To Court Documents In The UK And U.S.

Worldwide Litigation

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Dechert

What Constitutes A "Client File"? The Southern District Of New York Reiterates The "Entire File" Approach For Returning Files To A Former Client

United States Litigation

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Carr Maloney

Trump Administration Issues New Guidance To Boost Deregulatory Initiatives

United States Government

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Litigating With Laser Focus (Video)

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

Delaware Mitigates Litigation Risk In Going Private Transactions

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Peer Pressure: Building And Maintaining An Effective Peer Group

United States Litigation

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Alvarez & Marsal

New York State (Court) Of Mind: New York Federal Court Remands Allstate Data Breach Case To State Court For Lack Of Federal Question Jurisdiction

United States Privacy

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Duane Morris LLP

Top Ten Tips For Athletes Negotiating NIL Deals

United States Media & IT

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Is A Contract A Requirements Contract? The Michigan Supreme Court Agrees To Clarify The Law

United States International

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Butzel Long

Fifth Circuit Extends Pause In 1,4-Dioxane Suit Amid Government Shutdown

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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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

Ninth Circuit Declines Delay Of California's Climate Disclosure Reporting Requirement, Trending Now In ESG

On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a short order addressing the emergency motion to expedite review of California's Senate Bill 261, the state's climate-related financial risk disclosure law.

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

Delaware Has Become Defamation Plaintiffs' Favorite Venue. Will The State's Newly Enacted Anti-SLAPP Statute Chill That Trend?

While Delaware has long been a favored place of incorporation for major media companies, it has only rarely been the chosen forum for defamation cases.

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Strategic Value And Challenges Of Estimating Damages Pre-Suit In Patent Infringement Cases

In the realm of patent infringement litigation, the period before a lawsuit is filed can often be as critical as the litigation itself,

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Invalidity Defense Raised Prior To PTAB Challenge Cannot Skirt Estoppel

The Northern District of Iowa recently held that a defendant's motion for partial summary judgment of invalidity was barred after the PTAB issued final written decisions, regardless of when the motion was filed.

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court Bifurcates Trial To Decide PGR Estoppel Issues Prior To Jury Trial

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Regeneron, The False Claims Act, And A New Era In Government Enforcement

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Analysis Of Third-Party Litigation Financing Reveals Funders' Litigation Influence

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Did The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reinstate The Trump-Era BDR Rule That Allowed Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements And Class Action Waivers?

United States Litigation

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Ninth Circuit Declines Delay Of California's Climate Disclosure Reporting Requirement

United States Litigation

JD

Jones Day

CVA/HTA Practice Group Newsletter

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

The Strategic Use Of Settlement Counsel: When Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?

United States Litigation

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Court Of Appeal Clears Way For State Intervention In Local Groundwater Management Under SGMA

United States Energy

KM

Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

PFAS Consumer Cases: What Recent Dismissals Signal For Future Litigation

United States Litigation

D

Dechert

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 124: Illinois Federal Court Approves $12.1 Million BIPA Class Action Settlement (Video)

United States Litigation

DM

Duane Morris LLP

The Strategic Use Of Settlement Counsel: When Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?

Settlement counsel, as the name implies, "is an attorney engaged for the express purpose of assisting a client to resolve a current dispute."¹ A settlement counsel's task is to seek the best negotiated settlement for the client.

United States Litigation

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Court Of Appeal Clears Way For State Intervention In Local Groundwater Management Under SGMA

On October 29, 2025, the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Kings County Farm Bureau v. State Water Resources Control Board reversed a broad preliminary injunction that had barred the State Water Resources Control Board from imposing regulatory fees ...

United States Energy

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

PFAS Consumer Cases: What Recent Dismissals Signal For Future Litigation

Despite the growth of PFAS-related lawsuits, standing remains a viable avenue to attack allegations through an early motion to dismiss.

United States Litigation

D

Dechert

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 124: Illinois Federal Court Approves $12.1 Million BIPA Class Action Settlement (Video)

Duane Morris Takeaway: This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Tyler Zmick with their analysis of a $12.1 million settlement...

United States Litigation

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Super Lawyers Names 87 Pryor Cashman Attorneys To 2025 New York Metro List

United States Law Performance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Pennsylvania High Court Expands Circumstances Under Which Insureds May Settle Underlying Claims Without Insurer Consent

Liability policies often contain a "cooperation clause" pursuant to which an insurer who has agreed to defend an insured from an underlying lawsuit purports to have the right...

United States Insurance

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

New York Court Of Appeals Upholds Long-Standing Tort Law Regarding Medical Malpractice Damages

On Oct. 21, 2025, in SanMiguel v. Grimaldi, the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed a well settled rule of tort law that limits recovery of purely emotional damages in prenatal injury cases.

United States Healthcare

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Disgorgement Appellate Court Clash — Next Up: The Supreme Court

In Ongkaruck Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Petitioner has submitted a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (the "Petition") to the Supreme Court of the United States.

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

Sixth Circuit Protects Internal Investigation Materials From Disclosure In Civil Suit

In August 2025, we discussed a Sixth Circuit opinion granting a stay of the District Court's order to produce documents related to two internal investigations while the Sixth Circuit determined the defendant's mandamus petition.

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

Justice Center News, The Blog Of The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC), Features Christina Holder, Public Interest Counsel For The Lowenstein Center For The Public Interest, In Its Volunteer Spotlight.

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

Jack Nicklaus's $50M Redemption And The Limits Of The Litigation Privilege

United States Litigation

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Higher Education Litigation Summary: October 28, 2025

United States Consumer

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Thompson Coburn LLP

IPR Estoppel In The Spotlight After Federal Circuit's Ingenico Decision

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Report As Spam? A New Wave Of California Anti-Spam Class Actions Raises Significant Risks For Email Marketers

United States Litigation

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

The Value Of Sitting Second Chair: Lessons From The Counsel Table

United States Litigation

Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP

In The Counsel's Chair: John Nadolenco On Leadership (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Leaders In Law: Crisis Management With Siddharth Velamoor (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

The Confidentiality Trap

United States Litigation

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

To Err Or Not To Err: Preservation For Appeal

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

New York Federal Court's OpenAI Discovery Orders Provide Key Insights For Companies Navigating AI Preservation Standards

United States Litigation

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Antitrust And Competition Law: Competition Law In The Americas Episode 2 | Litigation Hot Spots: Key Trends In The USA And Mexico (Podcast)

United States Anti-trust

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

When Bids Go Bad: Enforcing Subcontractor Commitments In A Volatile Market

United States Real Estate

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Jones Walker

State Supreme Court To Weigh In On NJ Daniel's Law

United States Litigation

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Sullivan v. Feldman: Recent Developments In "The Bleak House Of Arbitration"

United States Litigation

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Eimer Stahl

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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?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Why Early Mediations Fail And How To Maximize Their Chances For Success

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Jurisdiction And History Of Tariff Classification Litigation In The U.S. - Mike Smiszek, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should You File A Prior Disclosure In 2023?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

How Not To Argue An Appeal: A Former Judge's View

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Latest Update On Section 301 Litigation

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Antitrust And Competition Law: Competition Law In The Americas Episode 2 | Litigation Hot Spots: Key Trends In The USA And Mexico (Podcast)

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Navigating Innovation And Litigation Risk In Private Equity And Venture Capital (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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

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Littler Mendelson

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

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JAMS

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 123: Delivery Drivers Seek Approval For $24.8 Million Misclassification Class Action Settlement (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

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