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Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sweeping Changes to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

The Florida Supreme Court recently approved significant amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. ...more

Miller Canfield

A Lil’ Too Late - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration After Company Litigates Case for 7...

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When has a party waived its contractual right to arbitrate? Until recently, most federal Courts of Appeal—including the Sixth Circuit— held that a party who participates in litigation (e.g., by serving and responding to...more

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FMLA Interference: Court Finds Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss to Be Premature

In Smith v. School Board for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, et al., No. 2:21-cv-138 (November 5, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia refused to grant a motion to dismiss to the Norfolk School...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Deposition of Corporate Witness Denied in Light of Contention Interrogatories

The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado recently denied a plaintiff’s bid to overturn a protective order preventing the plaintiff from taking 30(b)(6) deposition testimony on a...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Court Scrutinizes “Public Use” in Gas Utility Condemnation

Last week, a court called into question whether a condemnation by a gas utility was for a “public use,” even though the take was initiated by an entity that had the statutory authority to enter, condemn and appropriate land....more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Resolving Medical Malpractice Matters - Positive Outcomes Through Mediation

There are numerous benefits associated with using mediation to resolve medical malpractice disputes. The mediation process affords both parties more control over the process, often reduces the cost of litigation, and can...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 16, 2018

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Real Property Update - Derivative v. Direct Action / Standing: individual member of LLC not entitled to sue title company for breach of fiduciary duty because right to sue belonged to LLC, where LLC suffered the direct...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Arbitration Not Waived in Lawsuit Pending for Two Years

Defendants in a lawsuit didn’t waive their right to arbitrate even after moving to dismiss and answering a complaint, a court held last week. Arbitration wasn’t waived because the defendants hadn’t filed affirmative defenses...more

Troutman Pepper

Third Circuit Introduces New Uncertainty While Attempting to Clarify Ascertainability Jurisprudence

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On August 16, the Third Circuit gave the plaintiff a pass for failing to pursue evidence necessary to determine whether its proposed class was ascertainable and took the opportunity to clarify that affidavits may be used, at...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Personnel Investigation By Outside Attorney Protected From Disclosure In Discovery

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California Court of Appeal holds that (1) an outside attorney’s investigation can be privileged even though the attorney simply investigated facts, and (2) the employer does not waive the privilege simply...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Begin with the End in Mind: Collaboration with Outside Counsel in Preparing Trial-Ready Initial Pleadings

If there is a secret to effective business litigation, it is planning early and well – as early as preparing the complaint or, for defendants, their answer and defenses. While a cogent, powerful opening pleading has always...more

BakerHostetler

Trademark practice tip: Request Interlocutory Attorney attendance at discovery/settlement conferences in opposition proceedings to...

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In trademark opposition proceedings the affirmative defense of failure to state a claim is commonly pleaded, yet it is often an inappropriate affirmative defense. Other affirmative defenses that are severely limited in...more

Cozen O'Connor

With Respect to Discoverability, Indiana Federal Court Distinguishes Between Pre-Suit and Post-Suit Reserves

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In May, we reported on a Third Circuit decision holding that loss reserve information was generally irrelevant and not discoverable. In October, a federal court in Indiana came to the same conclusion with respect to...more

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