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  • October 01, 2025

    Biz Groups Say They Can Be Amici In 4th Circ. Pollution Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chemistry Council on Wednesday told the Fourth Circuit they should be allowed to file an amicus brief on behalf of Chemours in a row over PFAS contamination in the Ohio River, saying that there is nothing barring an association from filing in cases where its members are parties.

  • October 01, 2025

    NC Justices Asked To Keep Men In Prison Amid Murder Appeal

    The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has requested that the state Supreme Court review an August decision to release two men after they spent nearly 20 years in state prison for a murder they claim they did not commit.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ga. Panel Revives Injury Suit Alleging IV Mixup Against Emory

    The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday revived a woman's lawsuit against a group of registered nurses and Emory Healthcare Inc., in which she alleged her left hand had to be amputated after she was given medication through an IV line there instead of a larger vein.

  • October 01, 2025

    Mich. Panel OKs Fine For Atty's Gender-Based Slur At Judge

    A Michigan appellate panel has affirmed a $7,500 fine for a lawyer who called a judge a vulgar term during a virtual hearing, rejecting the lawyer's defense that he thought he had closed out of the video call when he made the remark.

  • October 01, 2025

    DC Circ. Won't Rethink Return Of Head Of Copyright Office

    The D.C. Circuit said Wednesday that it won't rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, who was fired by President Donald Trump as her lawsuit against the administration plays out in court.

  • October 01, 2025

    6th Circ. Axes NCAA Appeal After Waiver Keeps QB Playing

    The NCAA's appeal of the injunction that allowed Vanderbilt University's Diego Pavia to play football this season was dismissed Wednesday by a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel that raised several ongoing antitrust concerns about college sports.

  • October 01, 2025

    10th Circ. Says Sex Abuse Case Was Brought In Time

    The Tenth Circuit has ruled that because of ambiguity in federal sex abuse statutes, federal courts are required to look to case-specific facts to determine whether a statute of limitations applies in cases of abuse where the victim is under 18 years old.

  • October 01, 2025

    Justices Asked To Review Gun Ban For Marijuana Users

    A marijuana user has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case arguing that a federal law prohibiting drug users from owning guns runs afoul of the Second Amendment.

  • October 01, 2025

    Trans Athlete Fights To Halt High Court Review Of Idaho Ban

    Lindsay Hecox told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday her case challenging an Idaho state law banning transgender athletes such as herself is now moot because she has dropped her litigation, providing "no basis" to proceed with a review, contrary to the state's arguments saying otherwise.

  • October 01, 2025

    States, Businesses Push Justices To Extend Tariff Arguments

    The dozen states, several small businesses and Illinois toymakers that challenged President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs filed a joint motion Wednesday requesting more time to better represent their different claims for oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in November.

  • October 01, 2025

    6th Circ. Reverses Immunity For Officers Who Injured Inmate

    A Sixth Circuit panel said a trial court was wrong to use qualified immunity to toss a Michigan prisoner's suit alleging his constitutional rights were violated when corrections officers slammed him to the ground and fractured his foot in two places.

  • October 01, 2025

    3rd Circ. Hints Forum Query Premature In $139M Award Row

    A Third Circuit panel wondered Wednesday whether a Delaware court asked the right question before it concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over a Chilean company's quest to rope an Italian contractor's U.S. assets into a bid to collect on a $139 million arbitration award.

  • October 01, 2025

    Muscogee Citizen Fights Okla. Tax Ruling In Supreme Court

    A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Oklahoma high court ruling that denied her tax-exempt status, arguing the dispute involves an important question of taxing jurisdiction in tribal lands that broke a long line of precedent.

  • October 01, 2025

    USPTO Lays Off Employees, Closes Rocky Mountain Office

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laid off some employees Wednesday as part of a reduction-in-force that's affecting around 1% of the agency's workforce, making the move on the first day of the government shutdown, according to sources familiar with the plans.

  • October 01, 2025

    NJ Panel Skeptical Of Giving Benefits To Disciplined Ex-Judge

    New Jersey appellate judges appeared doubtful Wednesday about a bid for disability retirement benefits from a former state judge who was accused of harboring her then-fugitive boyfriend, was disciplined and was criminally charged but not convicted, questioning her assertion that the misconduct was unrelated to her judicial position.

  • October 01, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Rehear Consultancy's $5M SBA Loan Suit

    The Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a global consultancy and risk management company's lawsuit against the U.S. Small Business Administration in which the consultant argued its $5 million loan was eligible for COVID-19 debt relief.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ex-School GC Beats Charge Of Violating Grand Jury Secrecy

    A split Florida state appellate panel on Wednesday called for tossing an indictment against a former school district general counsel for violating the secrecy of a grand jury related to a 2018 mass shooting, finding that the statewide grand jury that charged her did not have the authority to do so.

  • October 01, 2025

    Opt-Outs Lacked Clarity About $100M Verizon Deal, Panel Told

    A New Jersey trial court exceeded its authority by validating opt-outs from a $100 million class deal based on signatures transposed from retainer agreements that never mentioned the settlement, counsel for Verizon Wireless told a state appellate panel during oral arguments Wednesday.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ga. Law Firm Looks To Ax Bank's Malpractice Suit Over Fraud

    Stanley Esrey & Buckley LLP has urged a Georgia state appeals court to dismiss claims from a bank accusing it of legal malpractice and negligence, arguing that it did not cause the bank to lose more than $8 million through bogus loan transactions.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ill. AG Backs Workers In Amazon COVID Screenings Fight

    The Illinois attorney general backed two workers claiming Amazon owes them for the time they spent on COVID-19 screenings, arguing to the state's Supreme Court that Illinois wage law is more expansive than the Fair Labor Standards Act and includes no exception for preliminary and postliminary activities. 

  • October 01, 2025

    Atty Asks 3rd Circ. For New Trial In Malicious-Litigation Case

    A lawyer who lost her malicious-litigation lawsuit against three Blank Rome LLP attorneys and an aviation parts company has asked the Third Circuit to review a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that she was not entitled to a new trial.

  • October 01, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Sends Social Media Patent Fight Back To PTAB

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday partly revived Snap's challenge to substitute claims in a You Map patent covering a way of displaying social media posts on a map, finding that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board needs to take another run at the issue.

  • October 01, 2025

    Va. Prosecutor Indicting Comey Tapped For Full US Atty Role

    The interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who is bringing charges against former FBI Director James Comey, has been tapped by President Donald Trump for the full-term role.

  • October 01, 2025

    4th Circ. Nixes Cannabis Entrepreneur's Rehearing Bid

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday rejected a California cannabis entrepreneur's request for an en banc rehearing of her case after a panel rejected her bid to upend Maryland's marijuana social equity licensing program.

  • October 01, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Rethink Dance Teachers' Use Of 'Inspire' Name

    The Fourth Circuit has rejected a North Carolina charter school's request to reconsider blocking two former teachers from using the name "Inspire" for their dance company, dealing the school another blow in its trademark infringement and false advertising suit.

Expert Analysis

  • Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally

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    As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Enablement Standard Insights From Fed. Circ. Agilent Ruling

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    The Federal Circuit's recent enablement standard decision in Agilent v. Synthego underscores three critical takeaways for patent practitioners, including reaffirmation that the enablement inquiry under Section 102 of the Patent Act is distinct from the inquiry under Section 112, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses seven decisions pertaining to attorney fees in class action settlements, the predominance requirement in automobile insurance cases, how the no mootness exception applies if the named plaintiff is potentially subject to a strong individual defense, and more.

  • Series

    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

  • The Crucial Question Left Unanswered In EpicentRx Decision

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    The California Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited decision in EpicentRx Inc. v. Superior Court, resolving a dispute regarding the enforceability of forum selection clauses, but the question remains whether private companies can trust that courts will continue to consistently enforce forum selection clauses in corporate charters, says John Yow at Yow PC.

  • 5 Key Steps To Prepare For Oral Arguments

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    Whether presenting oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court or a local county judge, effective preparation includes the same essential ingredients, from organizing arguments in blocks to maximizing the potential of mock exercises, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.

  • Maryland High Court Ruling Clarifies Claim Assignment

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    In its recent opinion in Featherfall Restoration, the Maryland Supreme Court reemphasized a policyholder's ability to assign a claim despite the presence of general liability policy language requiring an insurer's written consent, nevertheless highlighting the importance of specific wording, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Why EpicentRx Ruling Is A Major Win For Business Certainty

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    The California Supreme Court's recent decision in EpicentRx v. Superior Court removes a significant source of uncertainty that plagued commercial litigation in California by clarifying that forum selection clauses shouldn't be invalidated solely because the selected forum lacks the right to a jury trial, say attorneys at Clark Hill.

  • 9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Yuga Labs v. Ripps establishes that NFTs have real, commercial value under U.S. federal trademark law, a new legal precedent that may significantly influence intellectual property enforcement and marketplace policies regarding digital assets going forward, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • Union Interference Lessons From 5th Circ. Apple Ruling

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent holding that Apple did not violate the National Labor Relations Act during a store's union organizing drive provides guidance on what constitutes coercive interrogation and clarifies how consistently enforced workplace policies may be applied to union literature, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud

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    Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments

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    Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • High Court E-Cig Ruling Opens Door For FDA Challenges

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    There will likely be more challenges to marketing denial orders brought before the Fifth Circuit following the Supreme Court's recent ruling in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., where litigants have generally had greater success, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

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