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Delaware Court of Chancery Issues New Attorney Civility Guidelines

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On May 12, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery published the new Guidelines on Attorney Civility (the Guidelines), reinforcing what has long been a hallmark of Delaware practice: professionalism, collegiality and respect...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

International Arbitration: French Court of Cassation Clarifies its Approach to Dual Nationals in ISDS Through Two Significant...

Two key decisions from the French Court of Cassation (First Civil Chamber) issued on 6 May 2026 deal with the question of dual nationals in ISDS arbitration and the application to treaty interpretation of Article 31 of the...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Jurisdiction In Arbitration Cases

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On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when a federal district court enforces an arbitration provision in an employment agreement and sends the dispute to arbitration, the court retains jurisdiction to...more

A&O Shearman

UPC clarifies its international jurisdiction and makes its first referral to the CJEU on long-arm jurisdiction and intermediaries

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In two recent decisions, the UPC’s Court of Appeal (UPC CoA) has considered the scope of its “long-arm” jurisdiction. In Keex v. Adobe & Ors, the UPC CoA clarified that where the UPC has jurisdiction based on it being the...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Sham LLC Election Leads to Standing Defect and Vacation of $20 Million Judgment

The LLC Jungle has frequently posted on a common battleground issue in LLC litigation: authority to act for the LLC...more

Snell & Wilmer

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Court Jurisdiction in Post-Arbitration Proceedings

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On May 14, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, No. 25–83. The opinion resolves a circuit split on the effect of its prior opinion in Badgerow and addresses an...more

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Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Right to a Trial De Novo for Health Professional Licensing Board Decisions

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For health care providers, their reputation and license are of paramount importance. Over the course of their careers, health care providers devote themselves to the well-being of countless patients — yet a single patient...more

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Workplace Investigations Conducted by Attorneys Carry Privilege Risks When Used to Support Employer Defenses

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In the recent case of Paknad v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court affirmed and expanded on previous rulings that attorney-client communications and the attorney work product privileges may be waived where the...more

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The Sixth Sense is Common Sense: Florida Court Holds No Duty to Warn When Adults Fail to Use Ordinary Care for Their Own Safety

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“The law does not require a proprietor of a public place to maintain his premises in such condition that an accident could not possibly happen to a customer.” Rather, Florida law requires that adults must use their ordinary...more

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Disputes 101: Legal privilege, old principles, new challenges

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The established principles of English legal professional privilege are deceptively simple to state, but harder in practice to apply. Never mind the sounding of a new-legal-development-klaxon for Aabar v Glencore, and the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The 2026 FIFA World Cup: Kick Off for Seizure Season 2026 - Kattison Avenue | Issue 16 - Spring 2026

Kick-off of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ is almost here. The 2026 tournament marks the first time three nations will jointly host soccer’s most significant event, with the United States hosting for the second time, alongside...more

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The Government’s Intervention in East Texas: Irreparable Harm, But Still No Injunction

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In a closely watched patent dispute in the Eastern District of Texas, the USPTO and DOJ’s Antitrust Division took the unusual step of weighing in on how courts should evaluate a request for injunctive relief by a patent owner...more

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Show the Harm: Sixth Circuit Narrows Path to NLRB Bargaining Injunctions, Creating Circuit Split

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On May 2, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a significant decision in Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital, clarifying the standard for obtaining injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of...more

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The Governor’s Veto of Virginia’s Proposed Class Action Bill: What Businesses Should Know

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On May 19, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) indicated that she intends to veto SB 229, a pending bill which would have created a Virginia state court class action mechanism and would have modified the Virginia...more

Hogan Lovells

Not Plain Sailing: Signs of challenge to the Hurtigruten LME

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The English High Court has ordered pre action disclosure in connection with a proposed challenge to the 2025 restructuring of the Hurtigruten group. The application, brought by minority lenders, is an early step that could...more

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Litigation Minute: Preserving AI-Generated ESI in Anticipation of Litigation

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As use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in daily operations grows, organizations are creating new types of electronically stored information (ESI). Prior Litigation Minutes published by the firm covered...more

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Ninth Circuit Stops Class-Wide Abuse of Adverse Arbitration Decisions in Win for Employers

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On April 1, 2026, the Ninth Circuit in O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., 171 F.4th 1173 (9th Cir. 2026) held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) protects employers from plaintiffs’ attempts to use inconsistent...more

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USPTO Director Denies IPR Institution After District Court Validity Loss, Emphasizing AIA Reviews Are Not a "Second Bite at the...

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The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a precedential ruling on May 14, 2026, denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc.,...more

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Healthcare Whistleblower Cases & Rewards

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and other government entities rely heavily on whistleblowers to expose fraud, waste, and abuse within the healthcare sector. This...more

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New Frontiers in PFAS Litigation: Standing, Disclosure, Function, and the Lessons of Cavalier v. Apple

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In a previous article, we surveyed the growing wave of PFAS false advertising class actions sweeping industries from pet food to outdoor apparel. A ruling issued this March underscores how fast this issue is developing. In...more

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Sixth Circuit Raises Standard for NLRB Injunctions and Rejects Presumed Irreparable Harm

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In its first opportunity to revisit its approach to Section 10(j) injunctions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected the circuit’s prior use of a less...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Illinois Court Explores Line Between “Foundational” and Specific Questions Justifying Privilege Objections

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The attorney-client privilege ordinarily does not protect “who, what, when, where”-type questions about clients’ communications with their lawyers or the general topic of those communications. But it can be difficult to draw...more

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Market Intelligence: eDiscovery Market Growth from 2012 to 2030

In 2012, the worldwide eDiscovery market was estimated at $4.73 billion. By 2030, reconciled estimates place it at approximately $28.08 billion – close to six times the 2012 baseline, after an 18-year compounding that has...more

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Motion for Reconsideration—It Does Not Exist—But It Is Routinely Entertained—On Limited Grounds

In Stanisaveljevic v. The Standard Fire Ins. Co., 2026 WL 1129515 (D. Col. Apr. 27, 2026), defendants filed a motion for reconsideration arising out of a discovery dispute. It was denied....more

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Going Beyond Federal Class Action Rule Kills Virginia’s Bill — For Now

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On May 19, 2026, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced that she intends to veto what would have been Virginia’s first class action statute. Virginia and Mississippi remain the only two states without a class action...more

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