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Saiber LLC

New Jersey Appellate Division Rules Employees and Job Applicants Can Sue Employers Under CREAMMA for Cannabis-Related Hiring...

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In May, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that individuals have an implied private right of action against employers under the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Market Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Confirms No Private Right of Action Under Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act

On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al., holding that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA) does not...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Decade Later, Escobar Is Still Shaping FCA Cases

A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar. It was the most consequential False Claims Act decision in years and changed the way lower courts evaluated FCA claims. ...more

Allen Matkins

Allen Matkins Team Victorious in Jury Trial with $80 Million Verdict

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Allen Matkins announced yesterday that its trial team — led by lead trial attorney Matthew Sessions, Stacey Villagomez, and Andrew Wood — secured a jury trial victory for Patrick Byrne against Ameris Bank, winning...more

Weintraub Tobin

Professional Fiduciaries and Financial Elder Abuse in Trust Administration: Detect, Protect, and Recover

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A professional fiduciary occupies a position of remarkable trust. When a vulnerable adult places the management of their financial life in a professional fiduciary’s hands, that trust is legal, statutory, and in California,...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Court Revives Bad Faith Claim Based on Alleged Claims-Handling Delay

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In Bornoff v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co., No. B339796, 2026 WL 1194424 (Cal. Ct. App. May 1, 2026), the California Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed summary adjudication of a policyholder’s bad faith claim, holding...more

Rumberger | Kirk

One-Sided Game: Florida Supreme Court Limits Defense Role in Punitive Damages Motions

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In Perlmutter v. Federal Ins. Co., ___ So.3d ___ (Fla., June 11, 2026), the Supreme Court of Florida unanimously rejected the decision of the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal In Perlmutter v. Federal Ins. Co., 376 So.3d...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 8 - 12, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Jackson v. Jones - Georgia elections, fundraising caps, First Amendment challenge - iCare Child v. Cicero-Brown - injunction, due process, program participation - USA v....more

Hogan Lovells

SEC disgorgement following Sripetch: The end of pecuniary loss – and the beginning of new battles

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On June 4, 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously resolved a circuit split regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) disgorgement power. In a victory for the SEC, the Supreme Court held in Sripetch v. SEC...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Rejects Implied Private Right of Action Under ICA Section 47(b)

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The US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., which resolves a split among several federal circuit courts, reduces litigation risk for investment companies under...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Says SEC Need Not Show Investors Lost Money to Obtain Disgorgement

In a unanimous decision issued June 4, 2026 in Sripetch v. SEC,1  the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement without showing that any victim suffered pecuniary...more

Kennedys

A ‘sting’ in the tail: courts close in on insurance cover for civil penalties

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A recent judgment against the CEO of oil and gas supplier Qteq for cartel conduct becomes the latest example of regulators seeking to prevent directors and officers from turning to their insurance to pay their civil penalty,...more

Stark & Stark

When The Sheriff Doesn’t Recover Your Property: Understanding Amercement

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When a creditor obtains a court order to repossess collateral or other personal property, successful execution often depends on proper coordination between the creditor, the sheriff’s office, and specialized recovery...more

Winstead PC

Court Reversed A Jury Trial Due To Inadequate Damage Evidence And Reversed Summary Judgments Based On The Trustee’s Discretion To...

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In Marshall v. Marshall, the Marshall Grandchildren’s Trust (“Trust”) was established in 1987 for Preston Marshall’s benefit, with his parents Elaine and E. Pierce Marshall as trustees. No. 14-23-00276-CV, 2025 Tex. App....more

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Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Sripetch v. SEC concerning the scope of the SEC’s disgorgement authority. The Court unanimously held that the SEC can seek disgorgement...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mind the Gap — Third Circuit Clarifies Rule on Overlapping Overtime

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a significant precedential decision in Secretary U. S. Department of Labor v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC, No. 24-2842, 2026 WL...more

Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Revives Trafficking Claims in First-Ever Helms-Burton Decision

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Title III of the Helms-Burton Act empowers U.S. nationals who own claims to property confiscated by Cuba's Communist regime to sue anyone who "traffics in" such property for potentially enormous damages. Since Title III...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds SEC Disgorgement Powers in Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 25-466, affirming that proof of pecuniary loss to victims of securities law violations is not...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Virginia’s New Business Screening Services Program: Key Compliance Obligations

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Virginia is implementing a new Business Screening Services (BSS) program that will significantly change how private background screening companies handle Virginia criminal and traffic history records. Effective July 1,...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: Supreme Court Holds SEC Does Not Need to Prove Pecuniary Loss in Disgorgement

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On 4 June 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Sripetch v. SEC, ruling that the SEC does not need to prove that victims of a securities law violation suffered pecuniary loss to obtain disgorgement....more

Polsinelli

Mind the Gap: Third Circuit Rejects Overtime Gap Time Theory Behind DOL's $35.8 Million FLSA Judgment

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Key Takeaways: The Third Circuit held that the FLSA does not provide a cause of action for overtime gap time claims....more

Baker Donelson

SEC On Top: Supreme Court Confirms the Securities and Exchange Commission May Claw Back Ill-Gotten Gains Regardless of Investor...

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The United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Tick tock: Related trade secrets have single accrual date under DTSA statute of limitations

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a judgment awarding damages and a permanent injunction, finding that the plaintiff’s trade secret misappropriation claims were barred by the statute of limitations...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

New York Medical Malpractice Case Valuation: Key Factors in 2026

Understanding medical malpractice case valuation today requires a more disciplined and data-informed approach than in prior years. Shifting jury behavior, rapid changes in healthcare delivery, and the growing influence of...more

Stark & Stark

New Jersey Chancery Court Finds LLC Member Oppression and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Following Bench Trial

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A favorable result was recently obtained in the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division in Fasulo v. Shaw, an LLC member oppression and fiduciary duty case arising from a dispute among members of a limited liability...more

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