From Early Case Assessment to Early Case Intelligence
The Role of an Expert Witness
Podcast - Victories and "Losses" in the Courtroom
Introducing LighthouseIQ: Where Intelligence Meets Performance
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 541: Listen and Learn -- Injunctions and Restraining Orders (Civ Pro)
Podcast - Finding Humor in Law
Podcast - Keeping Your Vessel Stable During Cross-Examination
Podcast - Del juez al árbitro: Una nueva ruta para ejecutar obligaciones
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
AI, Privilege, and the Courts: Key Ruling on AI-Generated Legal Materials As artificial intelligence (AI) transitions from experimental models to practical, agent-driven applications in 2026, legal professionals and clients...more
Contracts in the energy and construction sectors regularly provide a party with a right to terminate for specified defaults by their counterparty. Where, for example, an employer fails to pay on time, this may only give rise...more
Will contests are among the most common and also the most emotionally charged types of estate disputes. A will is a legal document setting forth a person’s directions for the disposition of their probate estate upon their...more
In a dispute over whether individuals signing a franchise agreement are subject to the franchise agreement’s arbitration provisions, a federal court in Wisconsin denied a motion to dismiss a request for the federal court to...more
In L.S. v. Bolduan, 2026 WL 95689 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 12, 2026), under the “legal right test,” defense counsel–who obtained information from their institutional client in a State court case–did not have possession, custody, or...more
In In the Estate of Wheatfall, after Hugh Wheatfall died in 2018, Isaiah Wheatfall filed for letters of administration in February 2019, claiming intestacy, and Theresa DeBose filed to probate a 2009 will one week later. No....more
In a ruling with major implications for AI companies navigating copyright litigation, a federal judge in a copyright action against OpenAI has drawn a bright line between denying wrongdoing and inviting discovery into...more
On February 5, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed with prejudice a putative class action lawsuit alleging race discrimination in mortgage lending. ...more
This LawFlash explains how the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s civil cause of action is being used to pursue sex trafficking claims against institutional defendants, why certain industries are being targeted, and what...more
On February 2, the union representing CFPB employees filed an en banc brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to uphold the district court’s preliminary injunction preventing the executive...more
In In re Gregg, Kenneth Gregg, an elderly man with dementia, transferred property to his son Monte Gregg in 2023. No. 07-25-00035-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 3805 (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 29, 2025, no pet.)....more
On September 17, 2025, Northern District of California Judge James Donato granted Hermes International and Hermes of Paris’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint by a putative class on behalf of national and...more
Aloia v. Diament Bldg. Corp., 329 A.3d 586 (Pa. 2024) and Clearfield County v. Transystems Corp., 338 A.3d 110 (Pa. 2025) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted review in two matters that could materially affect the...more
Emily Laughlin v. Miami-Dade County, Florida, No. 24-13284, 2025 WL 3633853 (11th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025) - Emily Laughlin, a 12-month probationary employee with Miami-Dade County’s Animal Services Department, began experiencing...more
Clark v. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 2025 WL 3516770 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 8, 2025) - The plaintiff, a clinical pharmacist, alleged race-based discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42...more
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Gibson v. City of Portland signals a broader shift in how district courts may treat unclear complaints. In this qualified immunity case, the district court dismissed on both...more
In an ANDA litigation, the District of Delaware recently denied the defendants’ motion to compel the production of correspondence between the plaintiffs’ testifying expert and a third-party analyst who had performed...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. High Court refuses to strike out Capita litigation - The...more
On 23 January 2026, the Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors, reaffirming the English courts' robust and pragmatic approach to case management in...more
In Litoff v. Case, a beneficiary sued a trustee regarding a trust modification claim and a claim for an accounting. No. 03-24-00400-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 3645 (Tex. App.—Austin May 29, 2025, no pet.). The trial court had...more
In 1 Percent Lists Franchises, LLC v. Sell Smart, LLC, 2026 WL 183512 (E.D. La. Jan. 23, 2026), 1 Percent Lists Franchises, a real estate franchisor brought claims in state court against Sell Smart, a former franchisee, and...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed an arbitration award despite clear factual error, finding that the factual error was not so critical, obvious, or intentional that it amounted to manifestly...more
Federal courts within the First Circuit issued numerous decisions in 2025 that reflect important trends for the enforceability of arbitration provisions and the arbitration process generally. These decisions include the...more
How AI is transforming case strategy, cost control, and defensibility before review begins. Early Case Assessment (ECA) has long been the starting point for understanding risk, scope, and cost. But today’s matters move...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - O’Neal v. Am Shaman - FLSA, settlement, litigation bar - USA v. Mullings - plea withdrawal, sentencing - USA v. Hicks - felon with firearm, sentencing No decisions this...more