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Baker Donelson

The Rise of AI Assisted Pro Se Employment Litigation: What Employers Need to Know

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Pro se employment lawsuits are surging – and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is quietly reshaping what those cases look like, how long they last, and how expensive they are to defend. Gone are the days of nonsensical...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La Cour d’appel de la C.-B. clarifie la norme de contrôle applicable en appel de sentences arbitrales

La Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a rendu sa décision récemment dans l’affaire Vancouver School District No. 39 v. Kingsgate Property Ltd. (l’« affaire Vancouver School District »). Elle y précise que...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 229 | Jim Sullivan of HaystackID's eDiscovery AI sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Jim Sullivan, Founder and CEO of eDiscovery AI, EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID's newest acquisition, sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Jim talks about his start in eDiscovery, stepping away from...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

How to Manage Litigation Like a Business: A Practical Guide for Companies

For companies facing litigation, the difference between a well-managed case and a costly, sprawling dispute often comes down to one thing: treating litigation as a business process, not just a legal problem. That means clear...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Certification tracker of UK competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (UPDATED)

We outline the certification status of CPO applications filed at the CAT since the introduction of the new opt-out regime - The graphic below tracks the number of competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the...more

Offit Kurman

Jury Awards Employee $22.5 Million For Employer’s Improper Denial of Pregnancy Accommodation Request

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When dealing with injured, sick, or pregnant employees, employers must exercise extreme diligence when denying an accommodation request; it is not as clear-cut as it might appear....more

Fried Frank

Chancery Rules Stockholder, through its Board Designee, May Have Conspired with Company Fiduciaries to Commit Fraud—Diem v....

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In Diem-II, LLC and Diem-III, LLC v. Maisonette (Mar. 4, 2026), the Delaware Court of Chancery, at the pleading stage of litigation, rejected dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims that they had been fraudulently induced to...more

Cimplifi

Taming Modern Data Challenges: Emojis

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Perhaps the most unique modern data challenge is the emergence of emojis as discoverable evidence. Emojis have been playful informal elements of text messages since the late 1990s....more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Michigan Court Grants Final Approval to Debt Collection Interest-Rate Settlement

On April 13, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan granted final approval of a class action settlement resolving claims against a creditor law firm and affiliated debt buyers arising from allegedly...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Tesla’s Texas Forum Bylaw Adopted After Filing of Derivative Suits

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On April 13, 2026, Vice Chancellor Bonnie David of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed three consolidated derivative actions against Tesla, Inc. and its directors, enforcing a Texas forum selection bylaw that was adopted...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act: Title III: Judicial Review

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This article is the third in a series analyzing the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service and administration at the...more

Morgan Lewis

Comparative Perspectives on Employment Class Actions in France and the United States

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There is an evolving landscape of class actions in France. This Insight explores how France’s expanding framework may develop in response to the maturity and influence of the long-established US model as related to labor and...more

JAMS

The Emotionology of Arbitration and Mediation

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I coined the term “emotionology,” which is a combination of “emotion” and “psychology.” It describes an applied science that examines how human emotions influence and become part of decision-making and negotiation processes...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SCOTX Clarifies Standards for Challenging Civil Investigative Demands

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In its recent decision in Office of the Attorney General v. PFLAG, Inc., the Texas Supreme Court addressed the scope of the attorney general’s (AG) authority to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) under the Deceptive...more

Maynard Nexsen

California Federal Court to Liability Insurers: Your Deadline to Remove Might Expire Years Before You Are Even Haled into Court

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The setup may seem familiar: a policyholder is sued in state court, judgment is entered against the policyholder, and the victorious plaintiff (now judgment creditor) turns to the liability insurer for payment....more

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Delaware Supreme Court Revives Nationwide Noncompete Case Following Dismissal

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In a significant decision, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Payscale, Inc.’s breach of contract claims arising from Erin Norman’s alleged violations of the noncompete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ voluntarily dismisses predatory lending case, plans to implement settlement without court oversight

On April 10, DOJ and the defendants in a predatory lending and land sales case jointly filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sometimes It Pays to Fight the Fee Fight: Ninth Circuit Slashes $8.5M FCA Fee Award

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In fee-shifting cases, it can be tempting to treat a post-judgment attorney’s fee demand or motion as an unpleasant but largely unavoidable addition to litigation. Especially after a hard-fought merits battle, defendants may...more

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Delaware Chancery Rejects “Race to the Courthouse” in Enforcing Texas Exclusive Forum Bylaw, Dismissing Three Derivative Lawsuits...

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On April 13, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed three derivative suits in In re Tesla, Inc. Derivative Litigation based on Tesla’s forum selection bylaw requiring that those lawsuits be brought in Texas. All three...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The 2025 HEAR Act Signed into Law

On March 16, 2026, Congress passed an updated version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (“HEAR Act”), which was signed into law by the President on April 13, 2026. The purpose of the HEAR Act is to aid in the...more

Stinson LLP

Minnesota Court Clarifies Post-Fire Restoration Work is Not Necessarily an "Improvement"

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On April 13, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a precedential decision in Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc., reversing a district court's dismissal of claims against a restoration company and clarifying an important...more

Alston & Bird

Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 10, 2026

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Our Patent Case Summaries provide a weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial...more

Saiber LLC

The Saiber Construction Law Column: March 2026

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A core legal principle that dates to Roman times provides, “ignorantia juris non excusat” – Ignorance of the law is no excuse! In other words, the law imputes knowledge of all laws to all people in a jurisdiction where a...more

Hanzo

Why Contextual Search Matters in Modern eDiscovery Workflows

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Why contextual search matters in modern eDiscovery workflows becomes clear when you face vast amounts of emails, chats, documents, and collaboration data under the pressure of tight deadlines with significant consequences....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Estate Tax Collection: An Illustration of Payment Options, Decisions, and Consequences

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The Administration just released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027. The Budget proposes to streamline IRS operations by reducing the agency’s budget to $9.8 billion – a $1.4 billion cut from current spending...more

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