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  • September 10, 2025

    Ga. Stroke Patient Seeks New Trial Over Misdiagnosis Claims

    A woman who says that an emergency room doctor at an Atlanta-area hospital failed to diagnose her stroke in time to save her from lifelong brain damage urged the Georgia Court of Appeals Wednesday to grant her a new trial, telling the court that "the record is absolutely silent" about the doctor's purported ordering of exams that might have turned the tide.

  • September 10, 2025

    Ga. Panel Says Privilege Can Cover Unlicensed In-House Atty

    The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly found that Church's Chicken and its chief legal officer were protected by attorney-client privilege in a franchisee's contract suit, finding privilege can sometimes cover communications between a corporation and unlicensed in-house counsel.

  • September 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Splits In Racial Bias Suit Over Hearsay Evidence

    A divided Sixth Circuit panel upheld an elevator manufacturer's defeat of a former employee's retaliation suit Wednesday, saying a human resources representative's secondhand statement about the reason for the employee's termination was correctly kept out of the case.

  • September 10, 2025

    Del. Justices Urged To Revive $10.5B Zendesk Deal Challenge

    An attorney for stockholders of software-as-a-service business Zendesk Inc. told Delaware's Supreme Court Wednesday that a conflict at the heart of a challenge to the company's $10.5 billion take-private deal with a private equity consortium was undisclosed at the time of its approval.

  • September 10, 2025

    State AGs Back Trans Worker In Liberty U.'s 4th Circ. Appeal

    A group of 19 states and Washington, D.C., urged the Fourth Circuit to back a trial court's decision to keep a former Liberty University employee's transgender bias case in court, arguing the religious university's interpretation of the First Amendment would decimate anti-discrimination efforts.

  • September 10, 2025

    Md. Appeals Court Says Psychoactive Hemp Wares Illegal

    A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday ruled that products containing psychoactive compounds derived from hemp are illegal, delivering a blow to a coalition of hemp interests that brought a constitutional challenge to the state's recreational marijuana legalization law.

  • September 10, 2025

    Texas Panel Says Expert Not Qualified In Facelift Suit

    A panel of the Texas appellate court has excluded an expert report offered by a woman suing her plastic surgeon over an allegedly botched facelift, saying the anesthesiologist did not establish that he is qualified to opine on the surgery and claims in question.

  • September 10, 2025

    3rd Circ. Questions NJ's Bid To Block Kalshi's Sports Bets

    The Third Circuit seemed prepared on Wednesday to block New Jersey from enforcing a sports gambling ban on trading platform KalshiEx, with at least one judge arguing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's authority to regulate the event contracts space "seems quite broad."

  • September 10, 2025

    FTC Warns Healthcare Employers About Noncompetes

    The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters warning healthcare employers and staffing companies not to include overly broad noncompete restrictions in their employment contracts and urged them to conduct a review to ensure they comply with the law.

  • September 10, 2025

    Biz Groups Ask 4th Circ. To Revisit Ethylene Oxide Class Suit

    Business groups have urged the Fourth Circuit to reconsider a recent ruling that allowed a West Virginia woman's proposed class action to proceed against Union Carbide Corp. and Covestro LLC over ethylene oxide exposure, arguing that she doesn't have ground for her medical-monitoring claims.

  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Panel Says State's Open-Carry Ban Is Unconstitutional

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday unanimously struck down a state law that restricted the open carry of firearms, saying the statute was incompatible with the Second Amendment because it was at odds with a "historical tradition of firearms regulation" in the U.S.

  • September 10, 2025

    Meet The Attys Now Fighting Judge Newman's Suspension

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's main attorney in the fight against her suspension from the appeals court has departed from the New Civil Liberties Alliance, leaving his former colleagues to head the litigation.

  • September 10, 2025

    Ohio Appeals Court Orders Retrial For Invalid Jury Trial Waiver

    A state appeals court in Ohio has ruled that a pro se appellant accused of double murder and a weapons charge must be retried because he was unfairly denied a jury trial without verbally waiving his rights in open court.

  • September 10, 2025

    4th Circ. Hears Neb. Tribe's Fight For Children's Repatriation

    The U.S. Army can't say that the remains of two children entombed in a former Pennsylvania Indian boarding school are not part of a collection or holding, counsel for a Nebraska tribe told a Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday in seeking the return of the remains to their tribe, arguing that they were buried and re-buried without tribal consent.

  • September 10, 2025

    CORRECTED: Fla. Court Affirms $131M Judgment For Trinidad And Tobago

    A Florida appeals court Wednesday affirmed a $131 million judgment against a trio of businessmen a jury found conspired to defraud the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago out of more than $32 million in a bid-rigging scheme that involved the government awarding hyperinflated airport construction contracts.

  • September 10, 2025

    Texas Justices Wary Of Shifting Franchise Tax Calculation

    The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday pushed an energy company to explain why the Texas tax code would make it eligible for a refund for bunker oil sold in the Lone Star State, asking where it should look in the law to create a "destination test" for state franchise taxes.

  • September 10, 2025

    Broadcom Urges Fed. Circ. To Undo Netflix's Patent Wins

    Broadcom has told the Federal Circuit that a California federal judge wrongly invalidated two data patents it asserted against Netflix, saying the judge erred in finding that the patents cover steps that could be carried out by a traffic cop or a 19th century switchboard operator.

  • September 10, 2025

    P. Scott Neville Jr. Named Chief Justice Of Ill. Supreme Court

    Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been selected to become the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, the high court announced Tuesday, calling him a "lifelong champion for equal justice."

  • September 10, 2025

    No Mulligan For Pro Golfer's Slander Claims, 11th Circ. Says

    The Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday that it will not revisit a three-judge panel's decision ending a pair of defamation suits filed by golfer Patrick Reed over coverage of his affiliation with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament and allegations that he cheated on the course.

  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Court Backs Win For Late Argentine Soccer Star's Ex-Wife

    A Florida appellate court on Wednesday mostly sided with the ex-wife of deceased Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona against estate claims, originally brought by the star himself, over allegedly fraudulent, hidden real estate purchases.

  • September 10, 2025

    $36M DOL Award Unjustified, Nursing Homes Tell 3rd Circ.

    A group of bankrupt nursing homes told a Third Circuit panel Wednesday that a nearly $36 million judgment against it for not paying employees overtime should be thrown out because the judge who ordered it found sweeping Fair Labor Standards Act violations across the company without the support of the evidence.

  • September 10, 2025

    4th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Black VCU Prof's Retaliation Suit

    A split Fourth Circuit panel refused Wednesday to revive a Black professor's suit claiming Virginia Commonwealth University pulled her off a supplemental director role because she made race bias complaints, despite a dissent from one judge who said the suit should go to a jury.

  • September 10, 2025

    NC Justices Debate 2-Second Reaction Time In Crash Suit

    The North Carolina Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether two seconds was enough time for a town utility worker to both register and react to the fact that he was about to hit a pedestrian with his work truck.

  • September 10, 2025

    Del. Justices Urged To Reverse Ad Co. Note Conversion Nix

    An investor group attorney told three Delaware Supreme Court justices Wednesday that the Court of Chancery wrongly found last year that advertising tech company Vistar Media Inc. had a right to involuntarily cash out millions worth of matured investor notes despite noteholder claims their agreement never allowed the move.

  • September 10, 2025

    Widow Must Repay IRS Refund Interest, US Tells 4th Circ.

    An 80-year-old widow whose husband was imprisoned after hiding more than $20 million from the IRS should have to pay the agency millions of dollars for interest it mistakenly refunded the couple but which they never repaid, the U.S. government told the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • NY Ruling Eases Admission Of Medical Record Evidence

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    A New York appellate court’s recent ruling in Pillco v. 160 Dikeman clarifies the standard for evaluating accident-related entries from medical records, likely making it easier to admit these statements into evidence at trial, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.

  • How 9th Circ. Customs Ruling Is Affecting FCA Litigation

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    The Ninth Circuit’s recent Island Industries decision holding that the U.S. Court of International Trade doesn’t have exclusive jurisdiction over whistleblower suits involving import duties has set the stage for the False Claims Act to be a key weapon on the customs enforcement battlefield, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Banks Shield From Terrorism Liability

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    A recent Second Circuit dismissal strengthens the position of international banks facing claims they indirectly helped terrorist organizations and provides clearer guidance on the boundaries of secondary liability, but doesn't provide absolute immunity, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Fed. Circ. In July: Instability In IPR Requirements

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    The Federal Circuit's decision in Shockwave v. Cardiovascular last month provided an important, albeit short-lived, clarification to the type of evidence that can be used in an inter partes review challenge, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.

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