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Are Exculpatory Clauses Enforceable In Colorado? Court Of Appeals Clarifies The Limits Of Liability Waivers

On Nov. 6th, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling on exculpatory clauses that clarifies the boundaries of liability waivers in premises liability cases.

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Illinois Legislature Increases Key Debtor Exemptions Starting On January 1, 2026

On August 19, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly enacted Public Act 1738 (SB 1738), amending several provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5) to raise debtor exemption limits effective January 1, 2026.

United States Litigation

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Lavelle Law

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To Deny Changes To Gender Markers On Passports

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing the Trump Administration's policy on gender and passports to proceed.

United States Litigation

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Supreme Court Oral Arguments Signal Skepticism Toward Presidential Tariff Authority Under IEEPA

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Nov. 5, 2025, on whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the Trump Administration's executive orders (EOs)...

United States International

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Holland & Knight

California Courts Reemphasize That State Housing Laws Prevail Over City Codes

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Supreme Court Of Nevada Concludes § 230 Does Not Bar Manipulative Design Allegations Against TikTok

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

When HOAs Lose Adverse Possession Claims: Lessons From Stoney Meadows v. Ten Kley

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Illinois Federal Court Allows Conversion Claim Against Law Firm Over IOLTA Funds

United States Litigation

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Patterson Law Firm

Chemical Exposure Alone Is Insufficient For Toxic Tort Standing In Colorado

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

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

United States Litigation

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Jenner & Block

Drawing The Line: Legal Differences Between Variances And Special Exceptions

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Microplastics – The Future Of Toxic Tort Litigation?

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

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

Worldwide Litigation

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Dechert

U.S. Immigration Updates – October 2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Klasko

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

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Importing Steel Into Mexico A Pillar Of Compliance For Suppliers Trading With Mexico

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

Last month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion reiterating the that "entire file" approach is the answer to the age-old question of "what constitutes a client file" under New York law.

United States Litigation

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Carr Maloney

Trump Administration Issues New Guidance To Boost Deregulatory Initiatives

On October 21, 2025, OMB issued Memorandum M-25-36, titled "Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions." The guidance, signed by Acting OIRA Administrator Jeffrey Bossert Clark...

United States Government

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Beveridge & Diamond

Litigating With Laser Focus (Video)

Bankruptcy litigation has evolved from lengthy, redundant hearings to laser-focused disputes that demand strategic precision. In this edition of our Inside Litigation series, partner Jeffrey A. Fuisz...

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

Delaware Mitigates Litigation Risk In Going Private Transactions

Recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law afford safe-harbor protections for sponsors taking part 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

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

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?

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Invalidity Defense Raised Prior To PTAB Challenge Cannot Skirt Estoppel

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

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

The District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted a defendant's motion to bifurcate, ordering that issues related to PGR estoppel should be decided in a bench 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

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

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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

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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

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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

District Court In Houston Further Clarifies "Equal Treatment" Rule, Supporting "Minority" Creditors In ConvergeOne Bankruptcy

United States Insolvency

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Best Practices For HR Teams In The Digital Era

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

When Property Sellers Conceal Defects

United States Real Estate

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Patterson Law Firm

Emotional Intelligence Might Be Your Missing Litigation Tool

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

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

United States Insurance

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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

United States Healthcare

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Disgorgement Appellate Court Clash — Next Up: The Supreme Court

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

Sixth Circuit Protects Internal Investigation Materials From Disclosure In Civil Suit

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

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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

United States Litigation

Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP

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

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

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JAMS

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

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JAMS

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

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JAMS

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

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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

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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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Arnold & Porter

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

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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

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Littler Mendelson

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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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