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Supreme Court Grants Cert. Petition in Hikma / Amarin Skinny Labeling Case

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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 Volkov Law Group

Here They Come: DOJ Brings False Claims Act to Tariffs and Duty Enforcement (Part II of II)

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Litigation Under the Antiterrorism Act: 2025 Year in Review

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

A&O Shearman

Standard forms and interpretation norms

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The UK Supreme Court has ruled on the interpretation of clauses in a standard form JCT Design and Build Contract. For the construction industry, the case is useful for illuminating the meaning of certain ambiguous JCT Design...more

International Lawyers Network

Little At Sea Over Legacy Trademarks

Trademark lawyers eventually learn a hard truth: brands often do not die; instead, they drift.  Sometimes they drift quietly into nostalgia. Sometimes they drift into the hands of the entrepreneurial and well-advised. Other...more

Cooley LLP

Disclosure: How the English Courts Balance Comity, Risk of Foreign Sanctions and the Fair Disposal of Proceedings

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The Court of Appeal’s judgement in Various Claimants v. Standard Chartered plc is a significant decision on whether an English court may compel disclosure of documents that are confidential under foreign regulatory regimes –...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

First Circuit Holds That Labs Can Generally Rely on a Doctor’s Order as Proof of Medical Necessity Under the False Claims Act

Addressing an issue of first impression, the First Circuit has clarified the burden to satisfy the knowledge element required in False Claims Act (FCA) cases in the context of laboratory testing and Medicare fraud....more

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California Eliminates the "Autonomous AI" Defense: What AB 316 Means for AI Deployers

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In 1979, an IBM training manual offered a principle that now reads as prophecy: “A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.” Nearly five decades later, computers—now...more

Goldberg Segalla

District Court Grants Naval Equipment Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

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Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Oregon - Plaintiffs Robert and Delores Thrasher sued 42 defendants alleging that Robert Thrasher’s asbestos exposure as a child in Oregon and in his Navy...more

BakerHostetler

Gatekeeping in Flux (Again?): The Federal Circuit Revisits Expert Admissibility

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The Federal Circuit’s ongoing struggle over how aggressively district courts should police expert testimony has once again divided the court, exposing a fundamental disagreement about the proper limits of Rule 702....more

Fish & Richardson

Texas Round-Up: December 2025

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Our Texas Round-Up for December 2025 covers decisions from the Eastern District addressing subject matter eligibility under Section 101 and the timeliness of expert opinions on non-infringing alternatives....more

A&O Shearman

Court Of Chancery Issues First Decision Interpreting Amended Section 220 And Grants Books And Records Inspection On Default

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On December 22, 2025, Magistrate Christian Douglas Wright of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted default judgment in a books and records action brought by the Company’s former CEO and largest stockholder. Moran v. Unation,...more

Lathrop GPM

“Flawed,” “Distorted” and “An Empty Promise”- Judges Call to Fundamentally Overhaul the Ninth Circuit’s Test for Copyright...

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In a decision that may foreshadow major doctrinal change, two judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have urged the court to rethink – or abandon – its long‑standing framework for assessing substantial similarity in...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Supreme Court Ruling Signals Trouble Ahead for Anti-SLAPP Statutes in Federal Court

On Jan. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling about when certain state statutes may apply in diversity actions in federal court. In Berk v. Choy (24-440), the Supreme Court addressed a Delaware statute...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - January 20, 2026

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On January 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Berk v. Choy No. 24-440: This case involves state “affidavit of merit” statutes that require certain types of lawsuits, like medical...more

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Western District Of Texas Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Cybersecurity Company

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On January 12, 2026, Judge Robert Pitman of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a cybersecurity company (the “Company”) and...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Understanding the Broad Reach of the EFAA in California

The First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Quilala v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. underscores the significant reach of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021...more

TransPerfect Legal

Hear from the Judges: Generative AI and Other eDiscovery Challenges

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eDiscovery has become increasingly complex and costly. What once involved a few servers and email archives has become a vast network of cloud systems, collaboration tools, and AI-driven applications. As the volume and variety...more

Harris Beach Murtha

NY Consumer Litigation Funding Act: Litigation Implications for Defendants

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the Consumer Litigation Funding Act (the Act) into law, significantly expanding state regulation of consumer litigation funding. The Act requires plain language contracts that...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Hinshaw Legal Team Secures First Appellate‑Level Decision in NY Sanctioning Misuse of Gen-AI in Litigation

In Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. LeTennier, the Appellate Division, Third Department issued a significant published decision that not only affirms the challenged orders, leaving the foreclosure judgment in favor of...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

No Interest, No Protest: The Critical Importance of Understanding the “Interested Party” Standard

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Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, 153 F.4th 1226 (Fed. Cir. 2025), a high‑profile Federal Circuit decision that limits who may bring a protest at the U.S. Court of Federal...more

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Foley Hoag Files Amicus Briefs Before U.S. Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación CIMEX

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On January 16, 2025, Foley Hoag filed two amicus briefs on behalf of leading U.S. and international jurists on foreign sovereign immunity before the U.S. Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación CIMEX, S.A. (Cuba)....more

Marshall Dennehey

Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - Case Law Update

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Florida Court Warns Attorneys: Verify AI-Generated Citations or Face Discipline - Russell v. Mells, Fla. 2d DCA, No. 2D2024-1560, 2025 WL 3533637, Dec. 10, 2025  - More and more, judges are referring attorneys to the bar for...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2025-100 Reinforces Written Fee Agreements as Essential for Compliance and Risk...

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In Formal Opinion 2025-100, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility emphasizes the importance of written fee arrangements. The recent Opinion clarifies the minimum...more

Haynes Boone

Shipping and Energy: Year in Review 2025

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Welcome to the Shipping and Energy Year in Review 2025 from the London office of Haynes Boone. As editor of our quarterly newsletter, I am delighted to bring together, in one place, the alerts, articles, publications and...more

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