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Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of SB 21 Safe Harbor

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Our Securities Litigation and Securities Groups examine the Delaware Supreme Court decision to uphold SB 21, which rewrote the state’s legal protections for corporations and their directors, officers, and controlling...more

Mayer Brown

Supreme Court Denies Review in AI Authorship Case

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In a closely watched case regarding copyright protection for AI-created works, on March 2, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to grant review in Thaler v. Perlmutter (Case No. 25-449). In denying...more

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Can the Administration Persuade States Not to Bring Climate Litigation?

Last year, the United States sued the State of Michigan, seeking a preemptive court order preventing Michigan from filing suit against firms in the “fossil fuel industry”.  Michigan moved to dismiss, arguing that the case was...more

Mayer Brown

M&A Discovery in the AI Era: Generative AI Communications and Outputs May Become Litigation Ammunition

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The rise of AI use in deal processes, whether for analyzing term sheets, summarizing due diligence findings, or identifying mark-up issues, creates an emerging category of potentially discoverable evidence. No practitioner...more

Baker Donelson

Section 122 Tariffs Challenged in U.S. Court of International Trade

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Following President Trump's imposition of tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 last month, the Section 122 tariffs have been challenged in a lawsuit filed by 24 states. The case is expected to be expedited on a...more

Maison Law

Wrongful Death in California Accidents: Do You Have a Claim?

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Losing a loved one to the negligence of another person is devastating, but insult is added to injury when you begin to receive expensive bills for medical expenses, the funeral and the burial. This is only the beginning...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

When Settlement is Dying in the Room: Seven Mediation Killers and How to Disarm Them  

While settlement is the goal at mediation, mediations do fail for a variety of reasons. After participating in countless mediations (both as a trial lawyer for thirty-five+ years, and now as the mediator for the last two), I...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

A Complete Analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Generative AI is no longer a future-state concept in eDiscovery pricing; it is already reshaping how legal, technology, and corporate teams evaluate cost, value, and defensibility. In this...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ROUND TWO: Alo Yoga Hit With Another TCPA Putative Class Action and It’s Not Looking Good

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Hi TCPAWorld! The Baroness here. I reported not too long ago that Alo Yoga was hit with a putative TCPA class action for marketing texts after a “stop” request....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Got an LOI that Extols Close Cooperation Among the Parties? Make Sure the Surviving Agreement Says it Too.

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The journey from a Letter of Intent to a final agreement is often perilous, with the parties’ discussions and intentions wrangled by lawyers and company executives to memorialize deals with merger clauses. In Apex Health,...more

Knobbe Martens

The Credibility of Experts Is in the Province of the Jury

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WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. v. POLYGROUP LTD. (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) - Before Moore, Stark, and Oetken (sitting by designation). Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Neither the fact...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases: Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc.

Our Case of the Week touches on two claim construction issues – a post-jury-verdict “clarification” of a claim term by a judge, who overturned a jury verdict, and a determination whether the term “diverter” was subject to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Important Changes in CNIPA Service Practice for Madrid Designations - March 2026

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The Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has stopped copying local Chinese trademark agents on notifications for international trademarks designating China through the Madrid System....more

Carlton Fields

Southern District of New York Compels Arbitration in Commission Dispute

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently rejected a party’s efforts to avoid arbitration and granted the opposing party’s motion to compel....more

Kilpatrick

The Enforceability of Plan Arbitration Provisions under ERISA

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Are mandatory arbitration provisions with class action waivers a viable strategy for plan sponsors to address the onslaught of class action litigation involving 401(k) plans in recent years? ...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Employers Use Arbitration Awards to Preclude Private Attorneys General Act Claims

California employers are still adjusting to the post‑Adolph Private Attorneys General Act landscape, where individual claims can be compelled to arbitration while a representative PAGA claim proceeds in court. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

Florida Federal Court Holds Insurer Did Not Timely File Interpleader Under Section 624.155(6)

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As part of Florida’s March 2023 tort and insurance reforms, the Florida legislature introduced a safe harbor for carriers to avoid bad faith liability in claims involving multiple third party claimants. The provision appears...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

PAGA 3.0 – What You Need to Know About California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s Proposed Regulations

For the first time, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”) has proposed regulations concerning the administrative processes and review requirements of Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004...more

Hanzo

Understanding FRCP Rule 26

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Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) governs how discovery is handled in civil litigation. This includes initial disclosure of information and the scope of what can be requested and produced later on. While...more

Phelps Dunbar

Sixth Circuit Holds #MeToo-Era Law Bars Arbitration of All Claims in Lawsuit

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a significant ruling interpreting the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA). This is the first time a court has held that the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Rejects Amendment to Add Indefiniteness Theories Based on Plain Language of Patent

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Disclose Theories at the Outset- A recent decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen underscores the importance of developing and disclosing theories relating to patent invalidity and infringement at the outset of...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Waste of Lime … Potential Dismissal of Pension Plan Lawsuit Emphasizes Importance of Participant Disclosures

A recent decision by a Federal magistrate judge in a lawsuit challenging plan disclosures related to the conversion of a hospital’s pension plan from a traditional pension plan to cash balance plan highlights the importance...more

Snell & Wilmer

Semaan v. Mosier: California Court of Appeal Affirms Immunity for Receiver’s Discretionary Acts

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The California Court of Appeal has held that court-appointed receivers enjoy quasi-judicial immunity for their discretionary acts. Previous decisions suggested such protection for receivers, but a recent Court of Appeal...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Pung v. Isabella County

On February 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan, No. 25-95, a case that could materially reshape the constitutional framework governing tax lien...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New York Trusts and Estates Legislative Developments of Which to be Aware in 2026 and Beyond

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Last year, the New York Legislature (the “Legislature”) enacted, and Governor Kathy Hochul signed, into law several pieces of legislation that are likely to significantly impact trusts and estates practice in 2026 and...more

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