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SB 447 Has Expired: What This Means For California Survival Claims

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As of January 1, 2026, pain and suffering damages are no longer recoverable in survival actions filed in California....more

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Blank Rome Appellate Insights – Winning on Appeal: March 2026

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Welcome to Blank Rome Appellate Insights: Winning on Appeal, a newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest developments in appellate law. Each issue will provide thought leadership from our appellate...more

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Universal Vacatur in Transition: How Courts Are Interpreting CASA and the APA

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A critical issue for businesses and organizations that challenge federal agency action is brewing before the Supreme Court. It concerns the scope of relief available under the Administrative Procedure Act (the “APA”) and the...more

A&O Shearman

DOJ And USPTO Urge Courts To Consider Injunctions For Non‑Practicing Patentees Under eBay; Emphasize Irreparable Harm And The...

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On February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed a Statement of Interest in Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., pending in...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

Tow‑truck ride home leads to no‑duty ruling under Illinois negligence law

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Commercial transportation companies, service providers, and insurers are often asked to defend claims where an employee allegedly should have taken extra steps to help a customer avoid getting hurt. Tolentino v. Clifford’s...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

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Understanding the Types of Defamation and How the Internet Transforms the Harm

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This is the first in a series of three articles exploring the intersection of defamation claims and internet-based communication.  This article sets the groundwork by explaining the fundamental types of claims for defamation...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 2 - 6, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Ragland - sentencing, circuit split - USA v. Mims - rehearing, district court jurisdiction, restitution obligations...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Alabama Department of Environmental Management/Environmental Organizations and Gadsden...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management along with 4 environmental organizations entered into a January 22nd Settlement Agreement (“SA”) with the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden, Alabama...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Coercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence Cases

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About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the need for a Final Restraining...more

Carlton Fields

New Jersey Appellate Division Limits Recovery of Speculative Future Medical Expenses

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The recoverability of future medical damages is frequently a contested issue in personal injury cases involving alleged permanent injuries. In a recent decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided guidance on when a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court denies lender’s cert. petition in case upholding CFPB’s $134M restitution award

On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in a case challenging a 9th Circuit ruling that upheld a $134 million restitution award to the CFPB. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

The 2026 OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey: Additional Considerations as Deadline Nears

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Hospitals reimbursed under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) must decide by the end of March whether to respond to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey (ODACS), a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

RICO Strikes (Out) Again in the Commercial Division: Bank of India v Anaya Gems

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I have a soft spot for civil RICO: treble damages, enterprise allegations, the chance to elevate ordinary fraud into something operatic. But, as many of us have learned, civil RICO is not meant to transform ordinary...more

Troutman Amin LLP

HUGE CUT: Comodo Group, Inc. to pay $1.6MM to Settle Certified TCPA Class Action–Plaintiff’s Lawyers Received 40% Cut!

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In Johnson v. Comodo Group, 2026 WL 296417 (D. N.J. Feb. 4, 2026) the court approved a class action settlement agreement whereby Comodo will pay $1,625,000 to settle the case, with average recovery of approximately $596 for...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Spurgeon & Ors v Capita: High Court Refuses Application to Strike Out Data Breach Compensation Claims

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Spurgeon & Ors v Capita plc [2026] EWHC 241 (KB) (9 February 2026). The High Court has refused an application to strike out compensation claims brought by around 4,000 individuals affected by the Capita data security breach....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO and DOJ Statement of Interest in Collision Communications: Another Thumb on the Scale in Favor of NPE Patent Plaintiffs

On February 27, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a “Statement of Interest” in Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a case...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Repo employer: 8 steps to getting your property back from an ex-employee

Employers, has this ever happened to you? You issue some nice, high-quality equipment to your employee. Top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art computer that the employee can use at home, maybe even a car. At some point,...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

Morgan Lewis

Climate Lawsuit Before Swiss Court Clears First Hurdle – The Next European Precedent

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The Cantonal Court of Zug is currently dealing with a lawsuit filed by four Indonesian islanders who are suing Holcim AG for a reduction in its carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, compensation and damages, and financial...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

How Should the Probate Court Preserve Assets Pending a Final Ruling on the Merits in Probate Litigation?

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that considered the probate court’s power to preserve the status quo pending a decision on the merits. In re Estate of Frieda Mae Chapman, 2026 WL 407397, Docket Nos....more

Offit Kurman

Landlord Liability for Tenant Safety: Lessons from the Jason Billingsley Case

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In recent years, courts have taken a closer look at what landlords must do to keep tenants safe, especially when property owners give employees access to residents’ homes....more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Sanctions in a Snap: Developments in Sanctions - February 2026

Highlights from February 2026 include the largest civil monetary penalty assessed against an individual, the first civil monetary penalty assessed against an academic institution unrelated to Cuba travel and designations of...more

Ice Miller

Ohio Employers Can Seek Organizational Protection Orders to Safeguard the Workplace

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Fostering a safe and respectful workplace is an integral part of supporting your team, and Ohio law offers employers a helpful avenue when concerns arise....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Claude Is Not a Lawyer: Federal Court Rules that Use of Consumer AI Platforms Can Destroy Privilege Protections

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In a first‑of‑its‑kind decision, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled that a criminal defendant’s written exchanges with a publicly available generative AI platform were not protected by either the...more

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