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Podcast - Reading the Room
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 75 - Who’s in Charge? Navigating Uncertainty in New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office
Building a Quantifiable Business Case for AI in Corporate Legal Departments
Identifying Good and Bad Use Cases for AI for Law Firms
AI's Impact on Litigation
The Modern Discovery Traps that Are Upending Cases
Podcast - Telling the Whole Story
The "Lesser-Included" Email Debate: What Does Rule 34 Really Require for Production?
Trust Is Key
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
In settlement agreements, a valid release serves as a critical mechanism for resolving disputes between parties. By its terms, a release is intended to extinguish all claims, both those that are known and unknown to the...more
Key Takeaways: Sixth Circuit FCA precedent remains intact. The Sixth Circuit declined to entertain constitutional challenges to the FCA’s qui tam provisions, emphasizing that binding circuit precedent forecloses arguments...more
Key Takeaways - Court approves landmark settlement expanding access to proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT). Final approval of an $8.75 million ERISA class action settlement requires UnitedHealthcare to revise its PBRT...more
Assuming the title of this article prompted you to read on, it probably comes as no surprise to you that consumers' interest in the safety and quality of their skincare, fragrance and related personal care products is at an...more
As of January 1, 2026, California law no longer allows for pain, suffering, or disfigurement damages in survival actions. This change marks the expiration of a temporary statutory amendment that allowed such damages, and a...more
Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, 2026 WL 145483 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2026), is the latest in a long line of discovery and other decisions in this matter. The court wrote: “Before the Court are various requests for sealing and...more
Agentic AI is here for in-house legal teams. In simplest terms, it’s the latest evolution of AI and moves beyond behind the scenes passive assistance to action-oriented agents that once created can operate for you to plan,...more
The UPC has a Court of First Instance (divided into local, regional and central divisions) and a Court of Appeal (Luxembourg). Cases can commence in any one of these divisions according to the subject matter and the...more
The validity of a will is formally challenged in what is known as a caveat proceeding. A caveat proceeding is effectively a type of lawsuit that addresses whether a will that has been admitted to probate should be declared...more
On January 16, 2026, the Federal Circuit rendered an opinion in Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co. regarding the dispute surrounding U.S. Patent No. 9,808,713 (the ‘713 patent) and U.S. Patent No. 10,391,393 (the ‘393 patent)...more
While the United States has long embraced broad public access to court proceedings and records, many European courts have taken a more restrictive approach. ...more
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it obtained more than $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (FY 2025). This is the largest total in a...more
The Superior Court of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has held that a federal civil investigative demand (“CID”) issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) qualified as a “Claim” under a managed care errors and omissions...more
Generic and branded drug manufacturers may soon have long-awaited answers from the Supreme Court regarding skinny labeling practices. On January 16, the Supreme Court granted a generic company certiorari in Amarin Inc. v....more
The ABA’s 2026 False Claims Act Mock Trial Institute, held in New Orleans this year and sold out, once again offered a bevy of lessons, information, and insight. As always, the FCA Mock Trial Institute provided a valuable...more
Dans l’arrêt SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation c. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, on s’attend à ce que la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») donne des indications nationales sur la spoliation — soit la destruction...more
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton (1/20/26) resolved a decades-long split among circuit courts over whether motions to vacate allegedly void judgments are subject to time...more
In an appeal from the first decision to apply the affirmative defense of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (“MEPA”), the Massachusetts Appeals Court agreed with the Superior Court that a state agency established the MEPA...more
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Zeidman v. Lindell Management LLC, a case involving a $5 million contest promoted by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell. The question in that case was whether...more
On January 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous 9-0 opinion written by Justice Alito with a concurrence by Justice Sotomayor in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton and addressed whether...more
Class certification can be a key battleground in class actions. Successful certification of a class often gives plaintiffs leverage in a case, while defendants that successfully oppose class certification may significantly...more
Editor’s Note: Legal hold failures are often judged with hindsight, as though preservation problems could be avoided with a simple tweak or a few words. Contributing author and seasoned eDiscovery attorney Phil Favro...more
Key Takeaways: Supreme Court to decide if “generic version” marketing can support induced infringement claims. On Jan. 16, 2026, the Court granted Hikma’s petition for cert. in a closely watched case that could redefine...more
The Justice Department knows how to use the False Claims Act — it is the primary tool against fraudsters in the healthcare industry, and going back even further, it was used against the defense industry in the 1980s and...more
Recent years have featured an increasing number of civil actions against corporations asserting claims under the federal Antiterrorism Act of 1990 (ATA), as amended by the 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act...more
