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UK Supreme Court Unanimously Allows Providence v. Hexagon Appeal

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In November 2025, the UK Supreme Court heard the appeal in the case of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2026] UKSC 1 concerning termination provisions in the JCT Design and Build...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction in Choreo v. Compound Planning, Emphasizing Irreparable Harm Standard

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On January 12, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a notable decision in Choreo, LLC v. Kevin Lors et al., vacating a preliminary injunction granted by the Southern District of Iowa. This ruling...more

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The Mediation Timing Dilemma: Four Factors Every General Counsel Should Consider

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One of the last things any general counsel wants is a notice of a lawsuit against their company. Many thoughts enter your mind, including what’s the lawsuit about? Are we liable? Who are the company’s witnesses? How much will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Class Standing Redux: Ninth Circuit Holds Plaintiffs Must Present Evidence of Class Member Injury at Summary Judgment

In Healy v. Milliman, Inc., — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 71863 (9th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026), the Ninth Circuit addressed a key Article III standing question left open by the Supreme Court in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413 (2021) –...more

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Objection SustAIned: Artificially Generated Evidence Makes its Way into the Courtroom

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Odds are, you’ve caught yourself doing it: you see something so outrageous online that it couldn’t possibly be true (could it?), and your gut reaction is to brush it off as a product of artificial intelligence. Heightened...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - December 2025

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court denies certiorari in discrimination case

On January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it had denied certiorari in a case challenging a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that addressed issues under the Fair Housing Act, including standards for equitable...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Two and a Half Years of the UPC – Trends And Turning Points

Welcome to our latest briefing, in which we look back at Unified Patent Court (UPC) developments in the last six months (July to December 2025) since our last briefing (The UPC Two Years On – published July 2025) and consider...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FAA Governs Arbitration Agreements When Parties Expressly Agree

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The California Court of Appeal rejected the argument that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) cannot apply absent evidence of interstate commerce, emphasizing that arbitration under the FAA is a matter of consent. Thus, the...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Dismissal for Flushing Bank in Patent Litigation

Hughes Hubbard successfully achieved dismissal with prejudice for Flushing Bank in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by DigitalDoors concerning methods for data processing, storage, and security. DigitalDoors alleged...more

Offit Kurman

Power, Proof, and Perception in the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Litigation

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This blog provides an update on the ongoing litigation involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. If the original blog explored how this case began, this chapter is about what it has become....more

Law Office of Jason Ostendorf

Why Good Trial Lawyers Are Often Bad Appellate Lawyers (and What Clients Miss)

Litigation looks like a single continuum from filing to verdict, but it isn’t. Trial and appellate practice are not merely different phases of the same work; they are different crafts with different habits, incentives, and...more

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SCOTX 2025 Year-End Update

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The Texas Supreme Court recently wrapped up the 2025 part of its 2025-26 term, and based on raw opinion numbers, the Court’s pace slightly lags its most recent prior terms....more

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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Books and Records Lawsuit Against Tech Company, Requiring Strict Compliance With...

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On November 24, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of a books and records action, holding that stockholders failed to comply with the procedural “form and manner” requirements of Section 220 of the Delaware...more

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UK High Court of Justice Freezes Worldwide Assets of Astor Defence and Henry Turnbull: What Was Ordered, Why It Matters, and What...

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Justice Cotter of the U.K. High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, has continued an October 9, 2025, freezing injunction against Astor International, Astor Defence, and their principal, Henry Turnbull. This injunctive...more

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Initial Reactions to the Search of a Journalist’s Residence

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On Wednesday morning, FBI agents searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of a leak investigation — an exceptionally rare and notable occurrence given the potential impact on the activities of the...more

Mayer Brown

Finishing the Build: Private Damages Class Action to Extend Competition Enforcement in Housebuilding Sector

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The recent announcement of a proposed collective action for damages against housebuilders provides further evidence of a paradigm change in the competition law landscape in the United Kingdom ("UK"). This claim follows...more

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Central District Of California Grants In Part And Denies In Part Motion To Dismiss Proposed Securities Class Action Against...

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On December 12, 2025, Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a proposed investor class action against a...more

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Central District Of California Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Multinational “Fast-Casual” Restaurant Chain

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On December 18, 2025, Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett of the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a putative securities class action against a multinational “fast-casual” restaurant chain...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

When Chats Become Evidence: Court Affirms Order Requiring OpenAI to Produce 20 Million De-Identified ChatGPT Logs

On January 5, 2026, the federal U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld two discovery orders requiring OpenAI to produce a sample of 20 million de-identified user logs from ChatGPT as part of...more

Gray Reed

North Dakota Pore Space Redux

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North Dakota surface owners defeated the carbon-storage lobby’s effort to steal their interstices.*  In Northwest Landowners Association, et al, v. State of North Dakota et al, a district court declared a portion of the CO2...more

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A cautionary tale: UK CMA given green light to raid home of potentially dishonest director

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted a warrant to search the home of a managing director who denied using his personal phone for work purposes during a dawn raid at his company’s premises. ...more

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Normal Wear Isn't Damage: Limits Placed on Security Deposit Reductions

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In Peebles v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) interpreted the Massachusetts security deposit statute, G.L. c. 186, §15B. Its ruling arose from two questions certified to the SJC by the United...more

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New Year, First New York Appellate Decision on Workers’ Comp: A 1977 Case Resurfaces

We have the first New York Appellate Decision on workers’ compensation for the new year! And this is a real throwback case. 1977 accident. Total permanent disability established in 1991. That same year, the carrier agreed to...more

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Divorce in Florida vs. Pennsylvania: What Snowbirds and Dual-State Residents Should Know

Understanding the Strategic Advantages of Florida’s Reformed Family Law -If you’ve spent time wintering in Florida while maintaining ties to Pennsylvania, you’re not alone. Thousands of Americans split their time between...more

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