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Supreme Court To Determine Whether The President Can Remove Members Of Multi-Member Federal Agencies

On December 8, 2025, the Justices heard oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter (No. 25-332). The Supreme Court plans to decide (1) whether the statutory removal protections for independent...

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Civil Procedure Is Not Technical — It's Determinative

Navigating the complexities of Illinois appellate jurisdiction is critical for any litigant. A recent First District decision highlights how strict adherence to Rule 303(a) and the timing of post-judgment motions...

United States Litigation

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Patterson Law Firm

First-Ever Procedural Rule Issued For MDLs

On December 1, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 governing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings took effect. This is the first MDL-specific rule and is the culmination of a multiyear-long rulemaking...

United States Litigation

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Beveridge & Diamond

New Mass Tort Procedural Rules Have Taken Effect

On December 1, 2025, new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 took effect, addressing a gap in the Federal Rules concerning how multidistrict litigation (MDL) should commence following consolidation.

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Federal Rule Will Help Discourage Meritless Claims In Multidistrict Litigation

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Orange County Team Secures Summary Judgment And Recovery Of Costs For Kia America In Hotly Contested Lemon Law Dispute

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

FRCP 16.1 Now In Play For MDLs—Game Changer Or Not?

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Florida Statute § 768.79 Update: Fee-Shifting Penalty Does Not Apply In Attorney Charging Lien Disputes

United States Litigation

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Losey

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

United States Litigation

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Lavelle Law

Federal Circuit Denies Challenges To USPTO Director's Discretionary Denial Decisions

United States IP

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Polsinelli LLP

What Is The Impact Of The Government Shutdown On Divorce Proceedings?

United States Family

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Tully Rinckey

To Err Or Not To Err: Preservation For Appeal

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Privilege Protections During Internal Investigations

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Clarity Over Complexity At Trial (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Artificial Intelligence — A Blessing With Boundaries (Video)

United States Technology

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Michael Best

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

An Introduction To California Appellate Procedure (Podcast)

In a brand new episode of Appellate Spotlight, our co-hosts Danny and Tracy provide an informative overview of the State of California's appellate procedure, from the filing...

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Filing A Motion In State Court Prior To Removal May Not Constitute Waiver

In Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner v. Festeryga, No. 23-20337, 2025 WL 2621301 (5th Cir. Sept. 11, 2025), the plaintiff law firm sued its former associate attorney in Texas...

United States Litigation

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Butler Snow LLP

Florida Federal Judge Dismisses President Trump's $15B Lawsuit Against The New York Times

On Monday, President Trump sued The New York Times, several authors and New York Times reporters, and Penguin Random House for defamation seeking $15 billion dollars in damages.

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

How To Handle Service Of Process Effectively (Video)

Learn the essential steps for completing service of process in legal proceedings.

United States Litigation

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Offit Kurman

Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit For Lack Of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Doing The Right Thing: Playing Fair With The Involuntary Pro Se Litigant

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Ohio Court Ruling Highlights Judicial Discretion To Grant Or Deny American Discovery For Cross-Border Litigation

United States Litigation

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Beware Of Discovery: Eleventh Circuit Changes Course On Whether Discovery Material Counts On A 9(b) Motion

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies When The Duty To Preserve Evidence Begins

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Whether A State Malpractice Statute Applies In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Affirms Rule 60(b)'s High Bar To Reopen Final Judgments

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Voir Dire On Damages In California: Not Just Permitted – It Is Mandatory

United States Litigation

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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Article 15-6 Investigations: Should You Talk To The Investigator Without An Attorney Present?

United States Litigation

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Tully Rinckey

Federal Court Issues Order Granting Universal Injunction To A Provisionally Certified Class In New Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Affirms Rule 60(b)'s High Bar To Reopen Final Judgments

In a unanimous and notable decision, the Supreme Court in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman reaffirmed the strict threshold imposed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60...

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Voir Dire On Damages In California: Not Just Permitted – It Is Mandatory

In catastrophic injury cases, corporate defendants and insurers follow a familiar playbook, animated by an institutional imperative to minimize financial exposure...

United States Litigation

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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Article 15-6 Investigations: Should You Talk To The Investigator Without An Attorney Present?

When a Soldier is notified of their involvement in an Army Regulation (AR) 15-6 investigation, the immediate instinct is often to talk: whether out of a sense of duty, fear, or the desire to "clear the air."

United States Litigation

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Tully Rinckey

Federal Court Issues Order Granting Universal Injunction To A Provisionally Certified Class In New Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling on June 27 invalidating universal injunctions as the remedy imposed by three federal district courts...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

No 93A Claim Without Specifics: Florida Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Allegations Against Liberty Mutual

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

How To File A Small Claims Court Case In Florida Without A Lawyer

We've all been there. Maybe it's when you hired a handyman to repair your fence but left with only half the panels up. Maybe it was when you paid for a new website, but the developer stopped returning calls.

United States Litigation

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The Orlando Law Group

Justice Kavanaugh Signals Conservative Vote Toward Imposing A Pre-Certification Standing Requirement Under FRCP 23

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to decide the question, certified in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, as to "[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action...

United States Litigation

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

In Labcorp v. Davis, Supreme Court Passes On Chance To Clarify Issue Of Uninjured Class Members

The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law.

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Dismisses Cert Petition On Uninjured Class Members As Improvidently Granted

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed on procedural grounds the petition for writ of certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp, v. Luke Davis, et al., No. 22-55873.

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Enforcing U.S. Judgments In The Far East: Where To Start?

Worldwide Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Georgia's Tort Reform Legislation: Key Procedural Changes

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Supreme Court Hears Argument About Uninjured Class Members

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Why Plaintiffs' Counsel Have A Right To Explore Juror Bias About Large Verdicts

United States Litigation

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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

California Supreme Court Takes Up Utility Take-Over Standard Of Review Dispute

United States Litigation

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Nossaman LLP

Supreme Court's Cornell Decision Sets Low Pleading Bar For ERISA Claims

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

Don't Emphasize The Obvious.

United States Litigation

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Markowitz Herbold PC

Podcast - The 3 Core Themes Of Trial Law: Tell Your Story

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Sixth Circuit Affirms Post-Polansky Dismissal Of FCA Action

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

A Good Lawyer Knows The Law; A Great Lawyer Also Knows The Local Rules

United States Law Performance

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

AB 1033 – Should Eminent Domain Law's $5,000 Appraisal Reimbursement Be Increased?

United States Litigation

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Nossaman LLP

Demystifying The Swamp: Executory Process In Louisiana

United States Finance

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Jones Walker

Court Denies Abbott's Summary Judgment Motion In Patent Infringement Case: A Lesson In Joinder Rules

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

The Supreme Court Continues Its Recent Trend Of Rejecting DOJ's Broad Reading Of Federal Criminal Law In Thompson V. United States

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Amount In Controversy Requirement In Declaratory Judgment Actions Between Insurers And Their Insureds

United States Litigation

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Offit Kurman

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WilmerHale

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K&L Gates LLP

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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