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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending July 11, 2025

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Egenera, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 2023-1428 (Fed. Cir. (D. Mass.) July 7, 2025). Opinion by Stark, joined by Prost and Taranto. Egenera owns a patent related to improved systems and methods for deploying and...more

Maison Law

Comprehensive Guide to Dog Bite Laws in California

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In California, there is a “strict liability” law in place for dog bites. This means that the owner will not be able to escape responsibility for the injuries his or her dog inflicts on people or pets. The belief that the dog...more

Gray Reed

Another Louisiana Post-production Cost Case … and More

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Dow Construction, LLC v. BPX Operating Company resolved a bundle of issues arising out of a drilling unit established by the Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation: who has the right to a drilling cost report, the operator’s...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

The $20 Test: What a Parking Lot Taught Me About AI and Legal Judgment

Every day, lawyers and judges the world over are asking ChatGPT and other AI tools to help them reason through complex ethical dilemmas, draft arguments, and make strategic decisions....more

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Court Grants Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Nearly All of Insureds’ Causes of Action

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Schnatzmeyer v. State Farm Ins. Co., No. 3:23-CV-02820-K, 2025 WL 1697505, at *1 (N.D. Tex. June 17, 2025). In a case involving two overlapping freeze claims—and a substantial array of legal issues affecting insurers in...more

White & Case LLP

European Court of Human Rights delivers final ruling in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland

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On 10 July 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its final ruling in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland1 . The ECtHR, sitting as Grand Chamber, found that Switzerland violated its procedural obligations...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York Court Tackles the Legality of AI Voice Cloning

- What is new: A recent decision from the Southern District of New York, in Lehrman & Sage v. Lovo, Inc., addresses the intersection of AI voice cloning technology and intellectual property rights, focusing on contract law,...more

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Colorado Supreme Court clarifies when the duty to preserve evidence begins

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In Terra Management Group v. Keaten the Colorado Supreme Court held on June 23 that a “court may sanction a party for the destruction of relevant evidence if the party knew or should have known that (1) litigation was pending...more

A&O Shearman

UPC Court of Appeal confirms its jurisdiction over infringements that pre-date the UPC Agreement

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Xsys Italia v. Esko-Graphics ORD_23545/2025 - The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has delivered a decision clarifying the temporal scope of the UPC’s jurisdiction over European patent infringement...more

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Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure Have Some Changes

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Recently, Florida lawmakers enacted amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 1.280 addresses initial disclosures and now imposes stricter obligations on parties to timely exchange them. Effective January 1,...more

Jenner & Block

US Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for International Arbitration Award

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On June 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that civil litigants in US courts seeking to enforce an arbitration award against foreign nations or instrumentalities do not need to meet a higher standard...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Federal Judge in Change Class Actions Juggling 90 Cases, Found ‘Misconduct’ by UnitedHealth

In the 18 months since the Change Healthcare breach occurred, class action suits—filed by both patients and providers—continue to multiply, with no resolution yet in sight. In fact, in late June, the Minnesota judge presiding...more

Genova Burns LLC

New Jersey District Court Proposes New Rules for Bankruptcy Appeals

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The appeals process for Bankruptcy Court cases in New Jersey is on track to change in the coming year. On June 24, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey released proposed amendments to its local civil...more

Bennett Jones LLP

AI in Canada: The Latest from Regulators, Courts and Public Bodies

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized industries, including the legal field. However, with its benefits come challenges, one of which is "AI hallucinations", which refer to instances where an AI system...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: Sanctions for Loss of ESI | Guidance on Databases in Civil Discovery

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of July 6-12. Here’s what’s...more

Hogan Lovells

District court pushes class certification over the Brink(er)

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On remand, the District Court held that individual questions predominated regarding whether individuals incurred reasonable expenses or spent time in mitigation of fraudulent charges or data posting, and denied class...more

Cooley LLP

Derivative Plaintiffs Cannot Obtain Discovery to Plead Demand Futility, According to Chancery Court

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When a company experiences an adverse event, it and its directors and officers are often subject to multiple shareholder lawsuits and demands. These matters proceed on different timelines, creating scenarios in which...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

High Steaks Affairs: Internet Accessibility Lawsuits on the Rise

Last month, Hallyu Korean BBQ (“Defendant”) was named as a defendant in an internet accessibility lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Plaintiff, who is blind, alleged that...more

Mogin Law LLP

Artificial Intelligence Litigation Roundup: The First Wave

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It both rivals and compounds the transformation brought to us by advancements in computing technology, mobile technology, and the internet. The rapid evolution and commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Seller Disclosure Obligations in Ashmus v. Coughlin

In Ashmus v. Coughlin, 2025-Ohio-2412, the Ohio Supreme Court provided important guidance on the scope of a seller’s disclosure obligations under Ohio Revised Code 5302.30, particularly when it comes to “material defects” in...more

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms EKRA Conviction for Lab Operator and Provides Insight into Key Provisions

On July 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the criminal conviction of laboratory operator Mark Schena for violations of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, 18 U.S.C. § 220 (EKRA) based on...more

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Top 3 Supreme Court Environmental and Administrative Trends of 2025

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Within this term, the US Supreme Court’s major environmental and administrative focus was on statutory text in its environmental and administrative decisions....more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Trump Tower (Chicago) Enters into Consent Order with Environmental Organizations...

The Illinois Attorney General along with the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) with 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC d/b/a Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Tower”)...more

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Mandatory Litigation Plans in Alberta: Court of King's Bench Tightens Civil Trial Timelines

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The Alberta Court of King's Bench has taken another step towards addressing ongoing delays in civil litigation in the Province. In a July 10, 2025, Notice to the Profession, the Court has announced that litigation plans will...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Don’t walk away: Trademark owner can’t bring infringement suit against co-owner

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s summary judgment decision that a co-owner of a trademark cannot bring infringement or dilution claims under the Lanham Act against other co-owners or...more

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