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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 4 - 8, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Fulton v. Fulton Cnty - en banc, vacating this prior opinion, Takings Clause, remedies - Alvarez v. Fed Detention Ctr - immigration, aliens, bond - Great Bowery v....more

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Florida Arbitration Law Update: Arbitrators Can Decide Arbitrability Questions Brought By Non-Parties To The Arbitration Agreement

The Sixth District Court of Appeal has recently issued a decision at odds with its sister courts: in affirming an order granting a motion to compel arbitration, the District Court held that arbitrators—not courts—must decide...more

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Kansas Evidence Law Gets a Tune-Up

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On April 7, 2026, the Governor of Kansas signed a new law, 2025 Kan. SB 36, that amends and repeals K.S.A. 60-465. K.S.A. 60-465 addresses the rules of evidence related to the admissibility of testimony from lay and expert...more

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5 Key Takeaways | Authenticity on Trial: AI, Synthetic Evidence, and the Future of Proof

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The Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section hosted a May 8, 2026, panel discussion examining how artificial intelligence is beginning to challenge traditional assumptions about authenticity, reliability, admissibility, and...more

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A Reminder from the Fifteenth Court: Mandamus Requires More Than a Big Issue

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In In re Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 15-25-00207-CV (Tex. App.—15th Apr. 30, 2026), a divided Fifteenth Court of Appeals reminded litigants that the adequacy-of-appeal analysis is often more important than the merits...more

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Florida Federal Court Dismisses TVPRA Claim Against Hotel Franchisor

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A Florida federal court recently dismissed a claim alleging Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, franchisor of the Days Inn brand, violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Weiner v. Wyndham Hotels &...more

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Can an Employee Resist Submitting Their Claim into Arbitration by Using Another Employee’s Unfavorable Arbitration Outcome? The...

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In O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the Ninth Circuit addressed whether plaintiffs can use a procedural mechanism, non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel, to avoid enforcement of arbitration agreements—and held they...more

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Sixth Circuit Outlines the Requirements for 10(j) Injunctions After Starbucks: No Injunction Without Proof of Irreparable Harm

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Key Takeaways - Sixth Circuit applies Starbucks, requiring full four-factor test for Section 10(j) injunctions....more

Lathrop GPM

Illinois Resident’s Use of Hilton App Doesn’t Establish Personal Jurisdiction over Hilton Worldwide in Illinois

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An Illinois federal court recently dismissed a slip-and-fall plaintiff’s negligence claims against Hilton Worldwide that stemmed from a fall at a Nebraska Hampton Inn. Roeber v. Hilton Worldwide Holdings., Inc., 2026 WL...more

ALTO Litigation

Counting Interrogatories in the Northern District of California: When Do Subparts Count?

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(a) limits parties to 25 interrogatories, “including all discrete subparts.” The recurring—and often disputed—issue is when subparts are treated as part of a single interrogatory and when...more

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The ALSP Platform: A Smarter Model for Modern Legal Departments

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Discover how an Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP) Platform transforms delivery of legal services through artificial intelligence (AI), process optimization, and outcome-driven delivery models....more

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First District Upholds Joint-and-Several Attorneys’ Fees Award Against Intervenor Trade Associations That Actively Participated In...

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Parties intervening in a CEQA case and actively litigating to defend the agency’s challenged decision in order to protect a direct and immediate interest are subject to being held jointly and severally liable for a successful...more

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Time Runs Against the King

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In Clearfield County v. Transystems Corp., No. 10 WAP 2025, 2026 Pa. LEXIS 774, Clearfield County (the County) filed suit against Transystems Corporation (Transystems Corp.) based on architectural and engineering plans for a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Employers Gain as Second Circuit Restricts Out-of-State Plaintiffs from Joining FLSA Collective Actions

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has joined a growing number of federal circuits to hold that would-be opt-in plaintiffs from outside the state where the case is pending cannot join a collective action under...more

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Bona Fide Dispute Displaces Bad Faith

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In Joseph Johnson v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 03-24-00314-CV, 2026 WL 827624, at *2 (Tex. App. Mar. 26, 2026), the Austin Court of Appeals considered an insurer’s liability for bad faith when that insurer denied a claim on the...more

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

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

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

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