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CIT Rules No Lawsuit Required for IEEPA Tariff Refunds

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On March 4, 2026, Judge Richard Eaton of the Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a sweeping order directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic...more

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5 Key Takeaways | Sales Tax Case Law - Lessons from the Courts

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Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman recently presented on the topic of “Sales Tax Case Law – Lessons from the Court” at the Advanced Sales and Tax Workshop in Dallas. ...more

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Circuit Court Holds “Interested Party” May Not Sue to Enforce Day and Temporary Labor Services Act; Rules Part of DTLSA...

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Last week the Circuit Court of Cook County held that the “interested party” provision of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (DTLSA) is an unconstitutional usurpation of the Illinois Attorney General’s exclusive...more

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Court Dismisses Sandoz’s Enbrel® (etanercept) Antitrust Lawsuit

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On February 17, 2026, the Court dismissed Sandoz’s Complaint against Amgen in Case No. 2:25-cv-00218 (E.D. Va.) for failure to state a claim under FRCP 12(b)(6).  ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court dismisses lawsuit over Biden-era student loan forgiveness plan as moot

On February 27, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed without prejudice as moot a lawsuit challenging the Department of Education’s “Savings on Valuable Education” (SAVE) plan, a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

RICO Strikes (Out) Again in the Commercial Division: Bank of India v Anaya Gems

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I have a soft spot for civil RICO: treble damages, enterprise allegations, the chance to elevate ordinary fraud into something operatic. But, as many of us have learned, civil RICO is not meant to transform ordinary...more

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Fifth Circuit Panel Allows Prior Express Oral Consent for Telemarketing Calls Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On February 25, 2026, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) ruled in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., No. 24-20379, 2026 WL 520620 (5th Cir., Feb. 25, 2026),...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Mediation After 20 Years on the Chancery Bench: Resolving Complex Business Disputes 

For 20 years, I ruled on a number of complex business disputes. As chancellor, I followed my personal philosophy that time is valuable, and disputes did not get better by letting time drag on. I attempted to keep the lawyers...more

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Southern District of New York Rules that AI-Generated Documents Are Not Protected By Attorney-Client Privilege

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With the recent emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI), some clients may be asking themselves, ‘Why should I ask a lawyer for legal advice when I can simply ask AI?’ While it is true that AI can be a helpful...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Privilege And AI: When AI-Generated Documents Are Not Protected

Two recent US cases have considered whether communications involving AI tools are protected by attorney–client privilege or the work product doctrine. While these decisions arise under US law, the principles – particularly in...more

BCLP

Paragon Group Limited v FK Facades Limited - Assignees and Adjudication

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In this BCLP Insight, Isaac Dundas reviews the recent decision of Paragon Group Limited v FK Facades Limited [2026] EWHC 78 (TCC). Here, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) had to determine whether an assignee of a...more

Troutman Amin LLP

HUGE CUT: Comodo Group, Inc. to pay $1.6MM to Settle Certified TCPA Class Action–Plaintiff’s Lawyers Received 40% Cut!

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In Johnson v. Comodo Group, 2026 WL 296417 (D. N.J. Feb. 4, 2026) the court approved a class action settlement agreement whereby Comodo will pay $1,625,000 to settle the case, with average recovery of approximately $596 for...more

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Spurgeon & Ors v Capita: High Court Refuses Application to Strike Out Data Breach Compensation Claims

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Spurgeon & Ors v Capita plc [2026] EWHC 241 (KB) (9 February 2026). The High Court has refused an application to strike out compensation claims brought by around 4,000 individuals affected by the Capita data security breach....more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Who Pays When Multiple Parties Are Responsible for a Truck Accident?

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Truck accidents rarely involve just two parties like typical car crashes, because the commercial trucking industry operates through complex networks of trucking companies, drivers, cargo loaders, maintenance contractors, and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The Fifth Circuit Says You Can’t Write “Written” into the TCPA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued a significant Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., No. 24-20379, Doc. 85-1 (5th Cir. Feb. 25,...more

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Do You Waive Privilege by Using AI? Two Federal Courts Say It Depends

In February 2026, two federal courts issued the first rulings addressing whether materials created using publicly available generative AI tools are protected by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. ...more

TransPerfect Legal

eDiscovery Costs Forecasting: 2 Gates, 2 Metrics, 1 System

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eDiscovery is expensive—and unpredictable. And that variance wrecks budgets. The fix isn’t cheaper eDiscovery; it’s controlled eDiscovery cost forecasting through an operating model that forces cost-driving decisions upfront....more

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Shot Clock Violation: Judge Tosses Untimely Construction Defect Claims

In basketball there is a shot clock. Once a team has the ball, it must shoot within 30 seconds. We’re obviously talking about college basketball since its March, but the NBA has a similar 24-second shot clock....more

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Boomers to Zoomers: Generational Friction in Litigated Employment Mediations

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Certain workplace behaviors may be interpreted very differently depending on the generation of the co-worker receiving them. What begins as a minor misunderstanding can escalate into workplace conflict or worse—litigation. By...more

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Massachusetts court holds designating former attorney as expert witness waives attorney client privilege

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The Massachusetts Superior Court recently issued a notable discovery ruling that serves as an important reminder for litigants who consider naming a former attorney as an expert witness. In Cummings v. Deloitte, the court...more

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Standing on Shaky Ground: A Difference of Opinion on What is “Fairly Traceable” in Cases Involving Third-Party Criminal Conduct

Standing seems like a straightforward concept—the plaintiff must suffer an injury in fact fairly traceable to the defendant’s challenged conduct for which the court can provide redress. See Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife, 504...more

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Landmark AI Rulings Impacting All

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Generative AI tools have quietly moved from novelty to fixture in how lawyers and their clients research, write, and prepare for litigation. Two US federal courts just issued the first rulings of their kind addressing the...more

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StudioFest LLC v. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, et al.

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District court denies WME’s, Dave Franco’s and Alison Brie’s motion to dismiss copyright infringement suit claiming that their film Together copied StudioFest’s screenplay Better Half, finding that Together and Better...more

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Federal Judge Holds Generative AI Communications Are Not Privileged in Decision Likely to Impact Litigation and Regulatory...

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As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in day-to-day life and in the legal field, in particular, thorny questions arise regarding the implications of that use. One such question is whether exchanges...more

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Landmark Connecticut Superior Court Decision Holds That Appointment of Receiver Is Mandatory Under UCRERA When Loan Documents...

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In a decision believed to be the first of its kind in Connecticut, a Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled that the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (UCRERA), Connecticut General Statute § 52-619 et seq....more

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