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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pallets, Penalties and Parallel Proceedings: $549.5 Million Perfectus Aluminum Settlement Sets a New High-Water Mark in False...

On May 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $549.5 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC and four related warehouse companies,...more

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Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Critical BIPA Retroactivity Question

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Since its enactment in 2008, Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has been recognized as a pioneering law in biometric privacy, imposing strict requirements on private entities that collect or use biometric...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Precision Timing: The 3 Strategic Windows for Early MedMal Mediation

Litigators are naturally conditioned to gather as much information as possible. But in medical malpractice, the pursuit of “perfect” information is a financial trap for everyone involved....more

Perkins Coie

New York Bill Would Create Private Right of Action Against Chatbot Proprietors Offering Professional Advice

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Key Takeaways - Pending New York legislation (SB 7263) would restrict AI-powered chatbots from providing “substantive” responses or advice that, if provided by a human, would constitute the unauthorized practice of law or...more

Cozen O'Connor

Mariner Finance Pays $11.1 Million in Tennessee AG Settlement

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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti reached an $11.1 million settlement with Mariner Finance resolving allegations that the company violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and other consumer protection laws through...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Court Ruling Signals Continued Privacy Litigation Exposure Under NJ’s Daniel’s Law

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New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which has been used to sue hundreds of data brokers already, has survived a motion for judgment on the pleadings by a data broker challenging the statute’s constitutionality....more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

No Duty, No Problem for a Texas Jury

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In early January 2019, Joyce Williams was a passenger in her friend’s car when they were rear-ended. The vehicle was stopped in the left lane of a two-lane farm-to-market road in western Travis County, Texas, signaling a...more

J.S. Held

SPAC Litigation and Economic Damages Theory in the Delaware Courts

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The rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has led to a surge in shareholder litigation, particularly in the Delaware Court of Chancery. SPACs raise capital to take private companies public through a process...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Fiduciary malpractice in the coordinated drafting of trust instruments for married couples: When equity’s restitution for unjust...

The lawyer-agent owes an equity-based fiduciary duty of undivided loyalty to the client-principal. Incidents of that overarching duty are the sub-duties of confidentiality and full disclosure. Assume a lawyer proposes to...more

Lathrop GPM

California Federal Court Orders Hospitality Franchisor to Show Cause Regarding Civil Contempt for Failure to Release Proceeds

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A federal court in California granted in part a franchisee’s motion to enforce a temporary restraining order (TRO) and ordered a defendant franchisor to show cause why it should not be held in civil contempt for failing to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ’s West Coast Strike Force to Target Health Care Fraud in Arizona, Nevada, and Northern California

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On April 30, 2026, the newly constituted National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) of the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of a West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Is it Time for Courts to Embrace Shareholder Oppression Outside of the Corporate Dissolution Context?

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This week, we take a break from our regular coverage of recent developments in business divorce caselaw in favor of a more enduring, slightly more scholarly debate.  Don your herringbone, affix your spectacles, and retreat to...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 4 - 8, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Fulton v. Fulton Cnty - en banc, vacating this prior opinion, Takings Clause, remedies - Alvarez v. Fed Detention Ctr - immigration, aliens, bond - Great Bowery v....more

Hicks Johnson

A Reminder from the Fifteenth Court: Mandamus Requires More Than a Big Issue

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In In re Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 15-25-00207-CV (Tex. App.—15th Apr. 30, 2026), a divided Fifteenth Court of Appeals reminded litigants that the adequacy-of-appeal analysis is often more important than the merits...more

Lathrop GPM

Florida Federal Court Dismisses TVPRA Claim Against Hotel Franchisor

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A Florida federal court recently dismissed a claim alleging Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, franchisor of the Days Inn brand, violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Weiner v. Wyndham Hotels &...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

What Business Leaders Need to Know About Cybersecurity Certification and Enforcement in 2025–2026 -

The Department of Defense has fundamentally reshaped the cybersecurity landscape for federal contractors. With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program now embedded in contract clauses effective November...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ FOCUS Initiative Prioritizes “High Quality” Data Miner Actions by FCA Whistleblowers

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On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans to prioritize “high quality” actions by data miners filing False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam complaints, indicating an ever-growing reliance on FCA...more

Carlton Fields

Ohio Federal Court Says Human Trafficking Claims Can Be Covered “Occurrences” Under CGL Policy

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Hotels across the country in the past decade have experienced a wave of litigation under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). The law provides victims of certain human trafficking crimes with a...more

Cozen O'Connor

Texas Supreme Court Recalibrates Review of Noneconomic Damages

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Recent Texas appellate decisions reflect an increased scrutiny of large awards for noneconomic damages. Together, Gregory v. Chohan, Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Brown, and Jones v. Hatch reflect an emerging trend: noneconomic...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Lost in the constellation: Result-oriented claims miss the mark under § 101

Addressing issues related to patent eligibility, infringement, and damages, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated in part, affirmed in part, and remanded, finding that certain result-oriented claims were...more

Offit Kurman

It Ends Quietly: What the Lively-Baldoni Settlement Really Tells Us About Litigation

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For nearly two years, this case unfolded the way modern legal disputes often do. Not in a courtroom, but in fragments and narratives. In articles, group chats, comment sections, and carefully curated statements. It felt, at...more

A&O Shearman

Climate policy: Germany’s highest civil court clarifies the boundaries between legislative discretion and judicial intervention

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BGH rejects claims for early combustion engine phase-out and clarifies the limits of judicial intervention, legislative discretion and corporate responsibility. On 23 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice...more

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PA Supreme Court Limits Consumer Protection Claims: Key Takeaways from Halpern v. Ricoh USA, Inc.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently limited the scope of the Commonwealth’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). Any company selling goods or services to Pennsylvania consumers should understand...more

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DOJ’s FOCUS Initiative: False Claims Act Qui Tam Complaints Derived from Data Mining

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On Thursday, DOJ’s Civil Division announced FOCUS: the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics initiative. The initiative is a reminder to potential False Claims Act defendants that whistleblower risk can originate...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Virginia Law Requires Employers Post Wage Ranges, Prohibits Requesting Salary History

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During its 2026 regular session, the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting prospective employees’ wage or salary history and require employers to disclose a job’s wage range in...more

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