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This Week in eDiscovery: State Courts Rule on AI | Web Tracking Data

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of October 28-November 3. Here’s...more

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When the Clocks Are Turned Back, Women Litigators Step Forward: NYSBA ComFed Fall Event, “Taking the Lead 2024”

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Having recently set our clocks back at the end of this year’s Daylight Saving Time, we here at New York Commercial Division Practice wanted to alert our readers to an upcoming, decidedly forward-looking NY bar event....more

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The Importance of Filing a Notice of Claim Against A Village: CPLR 9802 - A Trap for the Unwary Litigator

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Failing to file a notice of claim pursuant to Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) Section 9802 can become a trap for the unwary litigator who commences a hybrid proceeding-action (Article 78 claim(s) combined with plenary...more

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SCOTUS on Securities: Waiting for NVIDIA

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In private securities class actions, the motion to dismiss is critical. A victory can mean a quick and relatively inexpensive conclusion to litigation. A loss can mean many months of expensive and intrusive discovery. This...more

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Cases Pending Before September 1, 2024, Cannot Be Removed to Texas Business Court, Dallas Court Holds

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In the first opinion to address the issue, the Texas Business Court determined that it lacks jurisdiction over cases pending before September 1, 2024, even if the cases otherwise meet the jurisdictional requirements of the...more

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Federal Circuit Vacates and Remands District Court’s Fee Award Due to Consideration of Irrelevant 'Red Flags'

The Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s fee award because the district court considered certain information that was not relevant to the question of whether plaintiff’s case was exceptional. Specifically, the Federal...more

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Foreign Affairs of the Books and Records Kind

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Some years ago, the question whether New York courts have subject matter jurisdiction over petitions to dissolve foreign business entities garnered much interest amongst business divorce lawyers and on this blog. The debate...more

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Courts Begin to Address the Work Product Implications of AI

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Courts have been scrambling to catch up with the fast and sometimes unpredictable evolution of lawyers’ use of generative AI. Many if not most courts require lawyers to advise them if they relied on AI in preparing filings...more

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Seventh Circuit: Travel Time During Normal Working Hours is Compensable for Employees on Remote Assignment

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Employees who work away from home overnight on assignments lasting several days or weeks are entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for time spent traveling to such assignments when the travel...more

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This Week in 340B: October 29 – November 4, 2024

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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Challenges in Medical Record Management & Retrieval

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Medical record retrieval is critical to a wide variety of legal disputes. These include cases directly about healthcare-related concerns alongside others that could depend on facts proven through the types of medical records...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Notice of Intent to Sue Three Louisiana Petcoke Processing...

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) has sent three separate Notices of Intent to Sue (“NOIs”) to three Louisiana Petcoke processing plants alleging violations of the Clean Water Act...more

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Supreme Court to Reevaluate Pleading Requirements for ERISA-Prohibited Transaction Claims

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University, 86 F.4th 961 (2d Cir. 2023). In doing so,...more

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Chancery Dismisses Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Directors Based on Disclosures Regarding the Company’s Purposes

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Stansell v. Rosensweig, C.A. No. 2023-0180-PAF (Del. Ch. June 12, 2024) - The plaintiff was a stockholder of a company that provided online education resources. Some of the company's customers used its products to cheat on...more

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Petitioners’ Election to Prepare Record Does Not Preclude Recovery of Record Preparation Costs by Prevailing Public Agency

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The Third District Court of Appeal held that it was proper to award respondents costs for the preparation of CEQA administrative record documents as the prevailing party, even though petitioners had elected to prepare the...more

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Request for Production: What it Means for Your Personal Injury Case

Many people are aware that if they are injured due to someone’s negligence in a car accident, slip and fall incident, medical malpractice, or other situations, an experienced personal injury attorney can file a legal claim to...more

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Chancery Finds Language in LLC Agreement Insufficient To Waive Fiduciary Duties and Permit Competing Business Ventures

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Green v. McClive, C.A. No. 2023-0139-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 3, 2024) - The plaintiff filed claims against defendant McClive, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and usurpation of corporate opportunities...more

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A Closer Look at the New Texas Business Courts: Key Developments and Insights

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On September 1, 2024, a notable change occurred in the Texas legal landscape with the official launch of the new Texas Business Courts. Created through House Bill 19, which was signed into law on June 9, 2023, these 11 civil...more

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Getting Writs Right

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Writs are formal written commands developed in English common law more than a thousand years ago. Despite the antiquated Latin terminology, when properly understood writs provide a critical avenue for immediate and...more

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Fifth Circuit Grants Expedited Appeal in Challenge to CFPB’s Section 1071 Final Rule; Denies Temporary Administrative Stay

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On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the appellants’ motion to expedite the appeal in Texas Bankers Association v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The suit...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Lender’s Exercise of Right to Replace Officers

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On September 23, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Byju’s Alpha, Inc. was in default under the terms of a credit agreement for a $1.2 billion loan and that the lenders had authority under...more

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Conflicts of Law: Norwich Pharmacal Orders in Liechtenstein

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In Magomedov & Others v. Kuzovkov & Others,[1] the High Court handed down an interesting decision examining the conflict of foreign criminal law with the discretion of the Courts of England and Wales to grant a Norwich...more

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The Cost of Withholding ESI: First Department Sets Limits on Non-Party Recovery of ESI Production Costs

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Under CPLR §§ 3111 and 3122(d), “[t]he reasonable production expenses of a non-party witness shall be defrayed by the party seeking discovery.” The Commercial Division Rules at Appendix A (“Guidelines for the Discovery of...more

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United States Supreme Court to Hear Two Securities Cases This Term

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two cases concerning the pleading standard in securities fraud class actions....more

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Alabama Federal Court Holds That Tort of Bad Faith Does Not Extend to Reinsurance Contracts

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In Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp. v. Munich Reinsurance America Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama addressed whether, under Alabama law, “reinsurance falls within the limited category of...more

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