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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Mental Health Parity: What a New Court Ruling Means for Those Seeking Behavioral Health Treatment

Key Takeaways - Courts are increasingly enforcing mental health parity protections. A recent federal court decision allowed a lawsuit to proceed where a health plan allegedly imposed stricter coverage requirements on...more

Haynes Boone

Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product in the AI Age: Divergent Court Rulings in the Eastern District of Michigan and Southern...

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Courts are increasingly faced with deciding whether information litigants share with public artificial intelligence (“AI”) services and the AI’s output (together, “AI materials”) can be attorney-client privileged or protected...more

Alston & Bird

Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending February 27, 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

Bodman

Federal Court Holds Certain AI‑Generated Materials Are Not Privileged

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On February 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling in United States v. Heppner, No. 25‑cr‑00503‑JSR (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 28, 2025), holding that the attorney‑client privilege and the...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Argument for Greater Use of Non-Binding Arbitration

Recent changes in Florida law and the guidelines for judges under the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration have resulted in a significantly increased number of pending civil cases. At the same time, judges are being...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Potential new opportunities for COVID 19 period interest and penalty refunds following Kwong and Abdo

Recent judicial decisions in Kwong v. United States (Court of Federal Claims 2025) and Abdo v. Commissioner (Tax Court 2024) raise the possibility of a potential time sensitive opportunity for certain taxpayers to recover...more

Oberheiden P.C.

When Can (and Should) Companies Sue for False Advertising?

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Companies can sue for false advertising in various circumstances. If your company is facing revenue losses due to a competitor’s false or misleading statements or omissions in its advertisements, it will be worth ensuring...more

DLA Piper

Ninth Circuit Expands Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Tech Platforms in Data Breach Cases

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On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant decision, in Freeman v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ, reversing a district court’s dismissal of a class action against an Estonian software...more

J.S. Held

Making the Evidence Visible: Accident Reconstruction Animation and Courtroom Visualizations

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This article explains how courtroom visualizations have become an essential tool for helping attorneys and their clients, juries, and judges understand complex technical evidence in accident reconstruction and other...more

Troutman Amin LLP

“NOT CONVINCED”: An Early Effort to Raise Consent in a TCPA Suit May Have Just Backfired Badly for a Defendant

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Repeat after me: you cannot raise a consent defense at the pleadings stage unless the complaint specifically alleges the fact consent was provided. It always makes me cringe when I see TCPA defendants lobbing purported...more

Mogin Law LLP

Ohio AG Brings Cannabis Cartel Case Against Multistate Operators

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed an antitrust action accusing nine multistate cannabis operators (MSOs) of coordinating to suppress competition in Ohio’s legal cannabis market....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Tree-mendous award: Damages expert royalty opinions are lit

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a damages verdict amounting to tens of millions of dollars. The Court found that the patentee’s damages expert correctly apportioned value to the patented feature and...more

IMS Legal Strategies

The Credibility Trap: What Undermines Juror Trust

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Even the strongest legal arguments can falter if jurors question the messenger delivering them. In these moments, credibility becomes more than a professional virtue; it becomes the foundation of persuasion....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Did you account for the entire corresponding disclosed structure?

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement of a means-plus-function claim element, emphasizing that a patentee must compare the accused product...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - March 4, 2026

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On March 4, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, New Jersey Transit Corporation v. Colt, Nos. 24-1021, 24-1113: These consolidated cases consider...more

Hicks Johnson

March Madness, Meet Motion Practice: Texas Adds a Summary Judgment Shot Clock

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Just in time for March Madness, Texas has put summary judgment on a shot clock. Effective March 1, 2026 (for motions filed on or after that date), the amended Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a replaces a hearing-driven...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

International Arbitration: No State Immunity Defence Against Registration of ICSID Awards in English Courts

In a judgment given on Wednesday 4 March 2026, the UK Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) ruled that: Accordingly, claimants in the arbitral proceedings were entitled to have the underlying ICSID arbitration awards registered...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Proposition 65 Notice Defects: Perfection Not Required

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On February 20, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision with significant implications for Proposition 65 litigation: Environmental Health Advocates, Inc. v. Pancho Villa’s, Inc., et al. In short, a private...more

ALTO Litigation

February Trade Secrets Litigation Brief: AI Battle, Criminal Indictment, and Appellate Line-Drawing

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Trade secret litigation often turns on fast-moving disputes over information, competition, and control. Each month, we highlight notable rulings, verdicts, and enforcement actions shaping trade secret risk and litigation...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 227 | Michael Cammack and Stephanie Wienke of HaystackID sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Michael Cammack, Deputy Information Security Officer, and Stephanie Wienke, Security Specialist for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sit down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode, Michael and Stephanie recount...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

North Carolina Business Court Rule 7: A Strategic Guide and Checklist for Business Court Motions Practice

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Practicing in the North Carolina Business Court requires more than simply following the Rules of Civil Procedure. Once a case is designated as a mandatory complex business case, North Carolina Business Court Rules (BCRs) take...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Ask a Lawyer - March 2026

One of my residents has appealed from a judgment I won at the Magisterial District Judge (MDJ) Court. I was told by a clerk at the courthouse that since the landlord is my LLC, I have to hire a lawyer to handle the appeal for...more

Miller Canfield

Can One Claim Bar An Entire Case From Arbitration? The Sixth Circuit Expands EFAA Exception to Mandatory Arbitration

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Federal courts’ strong presumption in favor of arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act has long enabled employers to bind most prospective claims by their employees to mandatory arbitration....more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] A Legal Horror Story: AI Usage by Pro Se Litigants - March 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Join Goldberg Segalla Partner Andrew B. Adair and Special Counsel Aimée S. Lin for a look into the emerging trend of AI use by pro se litigants. While AI can help a pro se litigant understand and better articulate their...more

Fisher Phillips

Major Win in CIPA Case Signals Higher Hurdles for Privacy Plaintiffs: What You Should Do to Protect Your Organization

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In a significant win for businesses fighting CIPA claims, a California federal court just held that searching sensitive health terms and distributing that information to third parties is not a legally protectable privacy...more

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