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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Virginia enacts Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act

On April 8, Virginia enacted the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act (H 444), which, effective July 1, 2027, establishes new pleading and disclosure requirements on plaintiffs seeking default judgments in consumer...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Virginia enacts law requiring financial institutions to exempt benefit payments, $1,000 balance from garnishment

On April 13, Virginia enacted Chapter 638 (S 301), amending the state’s garnishment statutes to establish new account-balance protections and automatic exemptions for certain benefit payments. The law requires financial...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ FOCUS Initiative Prioritizes “High Quality” Data Miner Actions by FCA Whistleblowers

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On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans to prioritize “high quality” actions by data miners filing False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam complaints, indicating an ever-growing reliance on FCA...more

Baker Donelson

A Patent Holder's Silence Can Be Deafening: Key Takeaways from Fraunhofer v. Sirius XM

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In Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00184-JFB-SRF (D. Del. Mar. 24, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware held that Sirius XM...more

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Connecticut’s Dram Shop Law: When Bars and Restaurants Can Be Held Liable for Drunk Driving Accidents

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A drunk driver does not come out of nowhere. In most cases, they were served drink after drink at a bar or restaurant long after it should have been obvious they had too much. Connecticut law recognizes this reality, and it...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

No Standing in the Parking Lot: Court Dismisses DPPA Suit

The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) may not draw as much regular attention as statutes like the VPPA, CCPA, or TCPA, but it remains a source of privacy litigation risk where motor vehicle record information is...more

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Canvas Breach Moves from Disclosure to Demand as ShinyHunters Sets May 12 Deadline

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The extortion group ShinyHunters defaced Canvas login pages at universities across North America on Thursday, opening what appears to be a second wave of pressure against learning-platform parent Instructure ahead of a May 12...more

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Federal Circuit Review | April 2026

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In Definitive Holdings, LLC v. Powerteq LLC, Appeal No. 24-1761, the Federal Circuit held that a third-party sale of a product embodying the claimed invention before the critical date can trigger the on-sale bar even if the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La CACB confirme la compétence de la province à l’égard d’entités étrangères qui exercent des activités en ligne en...

La Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a récemment confirmé la compétence juridictionnelle des tribunaux de la Colombie-Britannique à l’égard d’entités étrangères exerçant des activités commerciales...more

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Texas Supreme Court Holds That Expert Testimony On Informal Marriage Was Inadmissible and Reverses Lower Courts’ Judgments

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In In re Est. of Lopez, Guadalupe Lopez, Jr. applied for independent administration and heirship determination after his father’s death. 724 S.W.3d 847 (Tex. 2025)....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Handy client guide to privilege (UPDATED)

Our client guide to legal professional privilege under English law comprises: • A decision tree: intended as a quick reference to help determine which documents can legitimately be withheld on grounds of privilege; and - •...more

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Court Held That District Court Had Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Probate Matters In County With No Statutory Probate Court

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In Shaw v. Simpson, Sarah Shaw inherited her husband Shad’s business interests after his intestate death in 2018. No. 13-23-00549-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 8545 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi November 6, 2025, no pet.)....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court delivers big win for employers, limits reach of FLSA collective actions

The Second Circuit joins the majority of federal circuits. Employers defending collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act just scored a major win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Mechanics’ Liens and Discharge Bonds

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Mechanics’ liens are powerful tools available to, inter alia, contractors, laborers and materialmen when they are not paid for their work in improving real property...more

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Trey’s Law Bans Confidentiality Provisions in Some, But Not All, Georgia Settlement Agreements

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During the 2026 Georgia legislative session, a bill was introduced by Representatives Soo Hong, Stan Gunter, Matthew Gambill, Katie Dempsey, Devan Seabaugh, Will Wade, and Senator Kay Kirkpatrick that amended Article 8 of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Texas Supreme Court Recalibrates Review of Noneconomic Damages

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Recent Texas appellate decisions reflect an increased scrutiny of large awards for noneconomic damages. Together, Gregory v. Chohan, Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Brown, and Jones v. Hatch reflect an emerging trend: noneconomic...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

The Devil’s in the (Jurisdictional) Details: Facts Matter in Establishing Personal Jurisdiction

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Issues of personal jurisdiction are inherently fact specific. But the First Circuit’s recent decision in Putnam v. EPR Properties, No. 25-1857 (1st Cir. Apr. 28, 2026), offers broader lessons applicable to future disputes...more

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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending May 1, 2026

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Our Patent Case Summaries provide a weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial...more

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Can Out-of-State Physicians Be Sued in Florida When Their Medical Reports Are Later Used Here? The Florida Supreme Court is About...

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The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on May 7, 2026, in a case that could reshape the legal landscape for physicians who treat patients across state lines. The case, Thorpe v. Memorial Sloan-Kettering...more

Akerman LLP

Federal Circuit Reminds IPR Petitioners: Get It Right in the Petition

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Miss a ground in your inter partes review (IPR) petition? Don't expect a reply-brief footnote to save you. In DK Crown Holdings Inc. v. AG 18, LLC, No. 2024 2078 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed the...more

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10 Key Considerations for Choosing a Qui Tam Attorney

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The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) allow whistleblowers to assist with the federal government’s ongoing fight against fraud, waste, and abuse. Whistleblowers who report fraud, waste, and abuse under...more

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The ChatGPT Plaintiff Is Becoming a PEO Problem

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You may have heard about the rise of the “ChatGPT plaintiff,” the pro se litigant who decides to sue their employer without an attorney to assist them, believing that generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity,...more

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The Goblin in the Machine: What OpenAI’s “No-Pigeon Rule” Teaches Lawyers About AI Hallucinations

This article is about a real event. It is not satire, parody, or metaphor. In late April 2026, OpenAI publicly explained why one of its frontier AI systems had developed an unusual tendency to mention goblins, gremlins,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Lost in the constellation: Result-oriented claims miss the mark under § 101

Addressing issues related to patent eligibility, infringement, and damages, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated in part, affirmed in part, and remanded, finding that certain result-oriented claims were...more

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It Ends Quietly: What the Lively-Baldoni Settlement Really Tells Us About Litigation

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For nearly two years, this case unfolded the way modern legal disputes often do. Not in a courtroom, but in fragments and narratives. In articles, group chats, comment sections, and carefully curated statements. It felt, at...more

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