The Modern Discovery Traps that Are Upending Cases
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The "Lesser-Included" Email Debate: What Does Rule 34 Really Require for Production?
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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 72 - Beyond the Headlines: Unpacking a Pivotal Case on Privilege Protections
Curtailing Civil RICO: The Rise and Fall of Securities Fraud Claims Under the PSLRA — RICO Report Podcast
Podcast - Part II: Recent Changes in Jury Dynamics and How to Prepare Your Expert Accordingly
Podcast - Miss Lillian "Testifies": The Importance of Witness Preparation
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 70 - Fireside Chat With Rachel Barkow and Casey Michel
Key Discovery Points: Think About Who Has Control Over a Hyperlinked File
Podcast - Bad Facts Make Bad Law
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Unruly Passengers – How a Bad Flight Could Ruin Your Travel Future
How to Handle Service of Process Effectively
How the Boards of Contract Appeals Work—And Why It Matters for Your Bottom Line
Solicitors General Insights: The Art of Oral Advocacy With Michigan and New Jersey — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
HHS Policy Changes, Supreme Court Rulings, and the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group
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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 514: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Possession, Custody, or Control from the Meet and Confer Podcast
Our Regulatory and Class Action Risk Symposium reflected the changing landscape of risk, regulation, and corporate accountability in Australia. In his opening address, Jason Betts, HSF Kramer’s Global Co-Head of Class Actions...more
A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal in NCS Multistage Inc. v. Kobold Corporation provides critical clarification on three key aspects of Canadian patent law: claim construction, obviousness-type double patenting,...more
The District of Delaware recently denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s demand for enhanced damages based on willful infringement pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284, explaining that neither a demand for damages under §...more
The High Court (Improved Access to Civil Justice) Amendment Rules 2025, effective from 1 January 2026, introduce significant reforms designed to streamline litigation, reduce costs, and encourage early resolution. These...more
Effective December 5, 2025, the State of New York amended Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §881 (RPAPL §881). The amendment significantly changes how developers may obtain access to adjoining properties through...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has weighed in on Omni Healthcare, Inc.’s (Omni) False Claims Act (FCA) allegations against MD Labs, issuing a decisive win for the defendant. On December 1, 2025, a unanimous...more
On November 19, 2025, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 105 aimed at addressing, in part, individual third-party legal financing agreements. These agreements are typically used by personal injury plaintiffs...more
When parents live in different states, questions often arise about which court can decide child custody. This issue—known as jurisdiction—can be complex and stressful and can significantly affect the outcome of a custody...more
The landscape surrounding Colorado’s healthcare malpractice damage caps continues to shift. Earlier this year, the Colorado General Assembly enacted wholesale changes to the Health Care Availability Act (HCAA). These changes...more
If 2025 saw an increase in New York courts’ willingness to favorably consider whether deadlock between members is, standing alone, sufficient grounds for judicial dissolution of LLCs (see here, here), it’s only natural to...more
Last week, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court delved into a case with potentially national implications: should Meta platforms face a lawsuit alleging that Instagram’s design illegally hooks kids with addictive features?...more
In a historic legal outcome, the national trial firm Robins Kaplan LLP announced it has secured a $5 million compensatory jury verdict on behalf of a survivor of child sexual abuse, T.M., against the Order of St. Benedict of...more
On December 9, 2025, District Judge Eric Komitee (E.D.N.Y.) denied Defendant Bemmo, Inc.’s (Bemmo) motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), finding Plaintiff The Ridge Wallet, LLC (Ridge Wallet) pled...more
Oral argument occupies a privileged place in appellate mythology. It is often described as the moment when judges engage counsel, probe weaknesses, and decide close cases. In modern appellate practice, however, that...more
A key question in class certification decisions in the United States is whether class-wide evidence can be used to determine whether the challenged conduct resulted in harm to all or almost all proposed class members....more
Friday, the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in a closely watched appeal concerning whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) are constitutional....more
Rule 45(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure protects witnesses from being compelled to travel long distances to testify at trial by placing geographical limits on the court’s subpoena power....more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently certified a narrow damages class under ERISA and RICO in L.D. v. United Behavioral Health, a case involving allegations of inflated balance-billing...more
Your batch of chocolate chip cookies won’t turn out very good if you think someone is telling you to add flower instead of flour. Homonyms—words that sound or look the same but have different meanings—can cause trouble when...more
Three New York 3rd Dept. workers’ compensation cases dropped last week: Fuller-Astarita. A bus driver’s assistant was hit by a bus owned by her employer....more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, December 12, which included the following opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more
Understanding the Link Between Depo-Provera and Meningioma - In recent years, several major medical studies have identified a potential association between the Depo-Provera birth control shot and the development of meningioma...more
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, applying Washington state law, has held that an environmental liability insurer breached its duty to defend in bad faith by relying on extrinsic...more
In a seminal decision, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a plaintiff lacked standing to bring a FACTA violation claim because she did not raise concrete harm in her pleadings. The plaintiff in Fausett v. Walgreen Company...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Settle v. Collier - § 1983, qualified immunity - Fairfield So v. OWC - Black Lung Benefits, statutory interpretation, underground mine - USA v. Cremades - drug distribution,...more
