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

Many lawyers and litigants have the misconception that the parties do not have enough information to settle early in the litigation (or pre-litigation) and therefore consider mediation only on the eve of summary judgment or trial.

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JAMS

Georgia Enacts Major Tort Reform Legislation

On April 21, 2025, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bills 68 and 69 into law, enacting broad-ranging tort reform affecting negligent security cases, damages, evidentiary matters, civil practice...

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

California Supreme Court Holds Contractual Limitation Of Liability Provisions Cannot Limit Damages For Willful Injury

On April 24, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion clarifying a crucial unresolved issue of California law: To what extent, if any, can a limitation of liability...

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

The Legal Implications Of Suing Your HOA Board

However, suing your HOA board carries legal and strategic implications that must be fully understood before moving forward.

United States Litigation

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LS Carlson Law

Understanding Your Rights When Suing An HOA

United States Litigation

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LS Carlson Law

Board Legal Action Against HOA Boards: What You Need To Know

United States Litigation

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LS Carlson Law

PAGA Paraphrased – Parra Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation, Inc.

United States Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Settlement Counsel: A Unique And Powerful Asset To Control Litigation Risk (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Certum Group

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration

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JAMS

De-Mystifying Statistical Sampling

United States Litigation

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Fifth Circuit Rules FCC Enforcement Action Unconstitutional

United States Litigation

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Perkins Coie LLP

Delaware Court Blocks Stockholder's Attempt To Use Appraisal Rights As A Section 220 Workaround

United States Litigation

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Rising Cost Of Discovery In Business Litigation

United States Litigation

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

Understanding The Litigation Privilege

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Tentative List Of Countries For Potential Travel Ban And Travel Restrictions

Worldwide Immigration

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Why Porn Star GIGI DIOR Can't Register Her Name As A Mark

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap Lottery Season Opens On March 7 – Now Is The Time To Act

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Mediation Reimagined: Harnessing Joint Mediation Sessions For Better Outcomes

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JAMS

Discovery Special Masters And Referees: A View From Both Sides

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss How Austin's Growth Is Shaping Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AI's Double-Edged Role In Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Avoiding Business Blunders: Tips For Entrepreneurs And Business Leaders

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JAMS

Recent Developments In The Enforcement Of ERISA Class Action Waiver And Arbitration Clauses

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] Staying Ahead Of The Curve With AI-Related Disputes: Tailored Approaches In A Rapidly Evolving Legal Environment

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Multiparty Mediations: Strategies For Success

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JAMS

Class Actions

Federal Court Pumps The Brakes On House v. NCAA Settlement: What Comes Next For Roster Limits And College Athlete Pay?

On April 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant order in House v. NCAA and two related antitrust class actions...

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CCPA Class Actions Without A Data Breach; Courts Signal A New Litigation Frontier.

Two recent decisions from the Northern District of California—Shah v. Capital One Financial Corp., No. 24-cv-05985-TLT, 2025 WL 714252 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2025)...

United States Privacy

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Baker Botts LLP

Automotive Litigation Trends – What Lawyers Want To Know

As part of WIT's continued commitment to staying ahead of the curve when it comes to litigation trends in evolving areas of technology, we set out to uncover which original equipment suppliers (OEMs)...

United States IP

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WIT Legal

De-Mystifying Statistical Sampling

United States Litigation

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Understanding The Litigation Privilege

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Split Decisions On Standing: Courts Diverge On Pension Risk Transfer Class Actions

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Pleading Standards In ERISA Prohibited Transactions Cases

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Recall Litigation Report: Trends In 2024 Continue Into 2025

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

One Court Permits Tobacco Premium Surcharge Claims To Proceed Beyond The Pleading Stage, While Dispositive Motions Remain Pending In More Than A Dozen Cases

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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Product Liability

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Says "Any Exposure" Is Not Evidence Of Specific Causation Under Frye

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has dealt a unanimous1 blow to plaintiffs’ asbestos lawyers, and potentially to plaintiffs’ lawyers in a wide range of pharmaceutical, chemical and tobacco products cases requiring scientific evidence to prove specific causation.

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Pa. Courts To Consider All Potential Uses Of Product In Design-Defect Cases

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that bolsters medical device manufacturers' arsenal of defenses in design-defect products liability actions.

United States Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

Do Asbestos Rip-Out Claims And The "Abandoned Materials" Policy Exception Neutralize The Impact Of The Completed Operations Aggregate?

In an effort to avoid the impact of the completed operations aggregate limit, policyholder counsel sometimes attempt to characterize claims as (1) rip-out exposures, or (2) as relating to "abandoned or unused materials," so as to come within a common insurance policy carve-out from the Completed Operations Hazard.

United States Insurance

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Duane Morris LLP

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules "Any Exposure" To Asbestos Fibers Does Not Pass Evidentiary Muster Under Frye (In A Decision With Significant Implications For Insurers)

United States Insurance

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Cozen O'Connor

"Every Breath" Of Asbestos Is Not A Substantial Factor In Pennsylvania

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Class Actions Against Pharmaceutical Companies Over Off-Label Marketing Claims Have No Leg To Stand On, Third Circuit Rules

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Update On California Civil Jury Instructions Concerning Products Liability Litigation

United States Consumer

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Plaintiffs’ Attempts To Hold Brand Manufacturers Liable For Harm Caused By Generic Products Thwarted Again Despite Mensing’s Glimmer Of Hope

United States Consumer

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Applies Risk-Utility Analysis In Negligent Design Case And Refuses To Expand A Manufacturer’s Postsale Duty To Warn In Reversal Of $43 Million Jury Verdict In Exploding Gas Tank Accident Case

United States Consumer

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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Libel & Defamation

Understanding The Litigation Privilege

The litigation privilege insulates communications made by lawyers and their clients during, and in some circumstances, prior to judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings from defamation and other tort claims.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Behind The Paywall: When Catchy Headlines Risk Defamation Claims

Can the headline for a news story located behind a paywall create defamation liability?

United States Litigation

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Diss Tracks And Defamation Part II: UMG Urges Dismissal Of Drake's Case

In a recent filing, Universal Music Group urged United States District Court Judge Jeanette Vargas to dismiss Drake's defamation lawsuit based on the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar's 2024...

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Caught Between The Court And The Court Of Public Opinion

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Blake Lively Vs. Justin Baldoni: A Spotlight On Celebrity Privacy And Legal Boundaries

United States Litigation

Crivello, Nichols & Hall

Were You Defamed? Whether You Are A "Public Official" Matters

United States Litigation

Crivello, Nichols & Hall

Wynn v. The Associated Press, Et Al.: A Recent Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari Highlights Challenges To New York Times V. Sullivan And Anti-SLAPP Laws

United States Litigation

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

PFAS Out, Libel In: Testing The Boundaries Of Defamation And Tortious Interference

United States Litigation

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Dechert

The Devil You Don't Know – Might Not Be So Bad! Good News For Driver Credit And Background Checks

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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Consumer

Supreme Court Curtails Effort To Expand RESPA

In a case very closely watched by the financial services industry, the Supreme Court yesterday unanimously rejected the effort to broaden the reach of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA").

United States Finance

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Rules That Automated Phone Call Lawsuits May Be Brought In Federal Or State Courts

A person who receives an automated debt-collection call on his cellular phone in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act can choose to file a lawsuit.

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement in Antitrust Context Sharply Divides Second Circuit

Last Term, the US Supreme Court held in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011),

United States Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

FCC Proposes New Do Not Call Rules Barring Automated Dialing Of Emergency Response Facilities

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Federal Judge Certifies Class Action In Overdraft Fees Litigation

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Class Certification Challenging Validity Of Assignments In Foreclosure Actions Denied

United States Insolvency

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FTC Warns Marketers to "Shape Up Or Tone Down"

United States Consumer

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Patterson Belknap Secures Major Win For Coca-Cola: Ninth Circuit Holds False Advertising Claims Against FDA authorized Label Are Barred

United States Media & IT

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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Seventh Circuit Holds That Companies Are Liable Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act For Placing Automated Calls To Reassigned Numbers

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

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Latest Videos

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Settlement Counsel: A Unique And Powerful Asset To Control Litigation Risk (Podcast)

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Certum Group

Decoding Appeals, Episode 5: Lessons Learned From Oral Arguments (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 87: Key Trends In Wage & Hour Class And Collective Actions (Podcast)

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Duane Morris LLP

DMCAR Trend #5 – Plaintiffs Target DEI And ESG Initiatives Prompting Roll Back (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Decoding Appeals, Episode 3: Life Cycle Of A SCOTUS Appeal (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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