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August 13, 2025
Cannabis' Social Equity Efforts In Doubt After 2nd Circ. Ruling
A Second Circuit decision Tuesday, finding that the Constitution's dormant commerce clause applies to the federally illegal marijuana industry, further constricts states' ability to implement programs intended to award so-called social equity licenses favoring those harmed by past cannabis prohibition, experts told Law360.
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August 13, 2025
High Court Asked To Review Marking Tape Patent Fight
The inventor of a patent covering a type of marking tape wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his challenge to a Federal Circuit ruling that the patent is invalid, saying issues related to jurisdiction need the high court's attention.
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August 13, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Review $23M GEO Detainee Pay Ruling
A deeply divided Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied private detention operator GEO Group's request to review the appellate court's decision upholding $23 million in judgments against the company over its failure to pay detainees minimum wage for work behind bars.
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August 13, 2025
Fla. Court Affirms New Trial Over Boxer's Parking Brawl
A Florida appeals court Wednesday affirmed a decision to grant plaintiffs who sued pro boxer Shakur Stevenson over a parking garage brawl a new trial because of comments made by Stevenson's counsel during closing argument that impugned the credibility of the plaintiffs' lawyers.
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August 13, 2025
Decision In $50B Yukos Case Raises Interesting Question
The D.C. Circuit's decision last week reviving Russia's bid to escape litigation to enforce $50 billion in arbitral awards has raised what experts say remains a "very open" question — are U.S. courts obligated to defer to foreign courts that affirm an arbitral award issued under their law?
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August 13, 2025
11th Circ. Revives ILA Members' Nepotism Suit Against Union
The Eleventh Circuit revived a duty of fair representation suit from members of an International Longshoremen's Association affiliate Wednesday, finding those members plausibly alleged that the local engaged in nepotism by giving hiring priority to union leaders' family and friends.
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August 13, 2025
5th Circ. Again Reverses Class Cert. In Kids' Medicaid Suit
The Fifth Circuit again on Tuesday instructed a Louisiana court to narrow the definition of a class of patients who allege that the state's health department has failed to provide mental health services for Medicaid-eligible children.
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Upholds Ban On Certain SALT Cap Workarounds
An Internal Revenue Service rule prohibiting charitable donation workarounds to the federal cap on state and local tax deductions will remain in place, a Second Circuit panel said Wednesday, affirming a district court determination that upheld the agency's ban on the programs.
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August 13, 2025
Fed. Circ. Says Apple Must Face Vibration Patent Suit
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday revived claims from Taction Technology Inc. against Apple Inc. of alleged infringement of vibration technology patents, saying a district judge was wrong to disqualify testimony from Taction's expert.
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August 13, 2025
High Court May Take Up Ban On Under-21 Handgun Purchases
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Congress is violating the Constitution by banning the sale of handguns to people under 21 years old, and it has given the government extra time to give its thoughts on what the justices should do.
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August 13, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Revive JB Hunt Drivers' Pay Plan Challenge
J.B. Hunt can keep its win in a proposed class action that accused it of failing to pay its California drivers for all hours worked, the Ninth Circuit ruled, upholding a lower court's judgment that the company's wage scheme complies with state labor law.
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August 13, 2025
Fed. Circ. Throws Out $4.7M Verdict In DNA Patent Suit
The Federal Circuit reversed a Delaware federal jury's verdict from 2021 that found biotechnology company Qiagen Sciences LLC owed $4.7 million for infringing genetic testing patents, saying the jury's findings weren't sufficiently backed by evidence.
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August 13, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Revive Prisoner's Suit Over Toe Amputation
A federal prisoner who was taken off his diabetes medicine, developed an infection and lost his toe cannot sue the government or a U.S. Bureau of Prisons doctor because he still has administrative remedies available, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
Should Judges Explain En Banc Votes? 6th Circ. Can't Agree
Two Sixth Circuit judges clashed Tuesday over appellate judges writing opinions to explain their votes on en banc petitions, as one longtime judge called the practice "offensive to our system of panel adjudication."
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Asked To Review Bid To Bar NYC Congestion Pricing
The Second Circuit should review a federal court's decision to grant the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority's bid to dismiss a pair of lawsuits alleging Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and trample on motorists' right to travel, a New York county argued Tuesday.
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August 13, 2025
11th Circ. Doubts Timeliness Of Ex-NFL Player's Benefits Suit
A former NFL player's bid to restart his suit seeking additional benefits from a disability retirement plan faced tough questions at the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday, with multiple judges questioning how his claims weren't time-barred when the record showed an initial benefits denial occurred nearly 20 years ago.
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August 13, 2025
Texas Malpractice Case Over Atty's Nixed Conviction Revived
A Texas state appellate court on Wednesday revived a malpractice case filed by a now-deceased attorney whose forgery conviction was vacated, saying the trial court must determine whether she was actually innocent before deciding whether her malpractice claim against her criminal defense lawyer can proceed.
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August 13, 2025
Rising Star: O'Melveny's Jason Zarrow
Jason Zarrow of O'Melveny & Myers LLP was instrumental in two U.S. Supreme Court victories reining in the government's prosecution of identity theft and public corruption, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 13, 2025
DC Circ. Won't Halt Noncitizen Registration Rule For Appeal
The D.C. Circuit denied a request by immigrant rights groups to halt a policy requiring noncitizens to register with the federal government or face prosecution, while denying the Trump administration's bid to dismiss the groups' appeal.
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Allowing Biased Jury Strikes Can Be Strategic
A unanimous Second Circuit panel found Wednesday that a Black man sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempted murder and other crimes cannot win release by arguing his lawyer failed to adequately object to the dismissal of Black potential jurors, saying the attorney may have been acting "strategically."
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August 13, 2025
Flores Cites Gruden's Win Averting Arbitration In NFL Suit
Fired former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sent a letter to the Second Circuit arguing the recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court not to send the dispute of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to arbitration is pertinent to his efforts to avoid arbitration in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
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August 12, 2025
Split Del. Justices Back Insurers In 3M Earplug Coverage Fight
A split Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that defense costs paid by 3M in underlying multidistrict litigation over the company's combat earplugs could not satisfy the self-insured retention of subsidiary Aearo Technologies' insurance policies.
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August 12, 2025
Judge, Terumo Attorney Spar Over 'Final Judgment' Case
A Colorado Appeals Court judge and an attorney for Terumo disagreed strongly on the interpretation of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that could impact a now-dismissed class action against the medical equipment sterilization company in which a man alleges the district court incorrectly forbade him from filing an amended complaint.
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August 12, 2025
Split Calif. High Court Upholds Validity Of Arbitration Fee Rule
A California statute waiving arbitration rights for a party that does not timely pay arbitration fees is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, a split California Supreme Court ruled, saying the state law doesn't disfavor arbitration and is meant to deter parties from employing "strategic nonpayment" of fees.
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August 12, 2025
Loper Bright Neutered In 6th Circ., Tenn. Tells Supreme Court
There is "growing confusion among the circuits" regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of judicial deference to regulators, as evidenced by a Sixth Circuit ruling that negates much of the high court's Loper Bright ruling, Tennessee told the justices in a new petition.
Expert Analysis
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What 9th Circ. Cracker Barrel Ruling Means For FLSA Cert.
The Ninth Circuit's decision in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel suggests a settling of two procedural trends in Fair Labor Standards Act jurisprudence — when to issue notice and where nationwide collectives can be filed — rather than deepening circuit splits, says Rebecca Ojserkis at Cohen Milstein.
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Series
Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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How Latest High Court Rulings Refine Employment Law
The 2024-2025 U.S. Supreme Court term did not radically rewrite employment law, but sharpened focus on textual fidelity, procedural rigor and the boundaries of statutory relief, say attorneys at Krevolin & Horst.
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Calif. Air Waivers Fight Fuels Automakers', States' Uncertainty
The unprecedented attempt by Congress and the Trump administration to kill the Clean Air Act waivers supporting California's vehicle emissions standards will eventually end up in the U.S. Supreme Court — but meanwhile, vehicle manufacturers, and states following California's standards, are left in limbo, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.
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Diversity, Equity, Indictment? Contractor Risks After Kousisis
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Kousisis v. U.S. decision, holding that economic loss is not required to sustain wire fraud charges related to fraudulent inducement, may extend criminal liability to government contractors that make false diversity, equity and inclusion certifications, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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9th Circ. Customs Ruling A Limited Win For FCA Plaintiffs
While the decision last month in Island Industries v. Sigma may be welcome news for False Claims Act relators, under binding precedent courts within the Ninth Circuit still do not have jurisdiction to adjudicate customs-based FCA claims pursued by the government, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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Quantifying Trading-Based Damages Using Price Impact
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely increasingly rely on price impact analyses to demonstrate pecuniary harm from trading-related misconduct, meaning measuring price impact will be helpful in challenging SEC disgorgement, determining appropriate remedies, and assessing loss causation and damages in private litigation, says Vyacheslav Fos at Boston College and Erin Smith at Compass Lexecon.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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How McKesson Ruling Will Inform Interpretations Of The TCPA
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, we can expect to see both plaintiffs and defendants utilizing the decision to revisit the Federal Communications Commission's past Telephone Consumer Protection Act interpretations and decisions they did not like, says Jason McElroy at Saul Ewing.
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Justices Rethink Minimum Contacts For Foreign Entities
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Devas v. Antrix and Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization, suggest that federal statutes may confer personal jurisdiction over foreign entities that have little to no contact with the U.S. — a significant departure from traditional due process principles, says Gary Shaw at Pillsbury.
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Opinion
High Court Must Overrule Outdated Patent Eligibility Doctrine
A certiorari petition should directly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to correct its 1972 patent decision in Gottschalk v. Benson, the critical point where patent eligibility law veered from the statutory text toward judicial policymaking, says Robert Greenspoon at Dunlap Bennett.
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Examining TCPA Jurisprudence A Year After Loper Bright
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, lower court decisions demonstrate that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act will continue to evolve as long-standing interpretations of the act are analyzed with a fresh lens, says Aaron Gallardo at Kilpatrick.
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Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures
With the recent rise of securities fraud actions based on external events — like a data breach or environmental disaster — that drive down stock prices, risk disclosures have become more of a sword for the plaintiffs bar than a shield for public companies, now the subject of a growing circuit split, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.