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Supreme Court of Canada Recognizes New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence in Landmark Family Violence Decision

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The Supreme Court of Canada has significantly expanded the legal framework surrounding family violence. In its landmark decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, the Court formally recognized a new tort of intimate partner...more

Mogin Law LLP

Jury Hits Takeda with $885M Verdict in Pay-for-Delay Antitrust Case

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A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts returned a verdict today (May 19, 2026) against Takeda Pharmaceutical Company in antitrust litigation concerning its branded constipation drug...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Federal Sixth Circuit Tightens NLRB 10(j) Injunction Standard

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For many years, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ability to obtain injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was close to unrestrained....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon Court Affirms Immunity for Mental Health Hold Decisions

On May 13, 2026, the Oregon Court of Appeals confirmed that licensed healthcare practitioners and hospitals have immunity under ORS 426.335(5) from claims that they were negligent in determining that person does not meet the...more

Jones Day

Authorized by the User, Blocked by the Platform: Testing the Legal Limits of AI Agents

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Agentic AI faces a first major judicial test as the Ninth Circuit considers how federal and state computer-access statutes apply to "AI agents"—AI-enabled software that can autonomously take actions and interact with digital...more

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Seven Protections if You Win a USERRA Case

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If you’ve served in the military and experienced discrimination, adverse employment action, or other retaliatory action such as job or promotion denial, cuts in pay or benefits, demotion, or a failure by your employer to...more

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Federal Circuit Addresses Prosecution History Estoppel, Disclosure-Dedication Rule in Affirming ANDA Product Noninfringement...

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Key Takeaways - The Federal Circuit held that an ANDA product formulation did not infringe, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, patent claims that require lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions of epoprostenol...more

Cooley LLP

Sedona Conference Publishes Model Jury Instructions on DTSA’s 10th Anniversary

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The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) authorizes civil claims for trade secret misappropriation. DTSA trials are complex, often combining federal claims with state trade secret claims, breach of contract and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Navigating Natural Gas Power Plant Construction Disputes

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The AI revolution is upon us, and AI runs on data centers. And those data centers run on huge measures of electricity to power and cool the servers. Existing grid and production infrastructure is insufficient to power all of...more

The Volkov Law Group

The New Era of Trade Enforcement: DOJ’s Expanding Use of the False Claims Act (Part II of II)

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The Department of Justice’s $549.5 million settlement with Perfectus Aluminum reflects a broader transformation underway in federal enforcement strategy: the False Claims Act is rapidly becoming one of DOJ’s most powerful...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

No Upgrades Required: Texas Shields Lessors from Retrofit Claims

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Texas made a targeted amendment to one of its key products liability statutes governing the rental and leasing of motor vehicles. The Texas Legislature recently amended Section 82.009 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies...more

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DOJ Secures Record $550 Million Settlement Over Alleged Aluminum Duty Evasion Scheme

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On May 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to one of the highest customs fraud settlements ever:...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

When a Deal Goes Wrong: A Practical Guide to Breach of Contract in Oilfield Services

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Contract disputes in the oilfield services sector are as old as the industry itself. An operator refuses to pay for work it claims wasn’t performed to specification. A service company walks off a job, citing unpaid invoices....more

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German Federal Court of Justice Sets Boundaries for Mass Antitrust Claims Collection

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The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof or "BGH") has provided important guidance on how to initiate class action-type private antitrust litigation....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s $550 Million False Claims Act Settlement Signals Escalating Tariff Enforcement Risks (Part I of II)

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s May 12, 2026 $549.5 million False Claims Act settlement with California-based Perfectus Aluminum represents one of the largest trade-related FCA recoveries in recent years and underscores a...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Insights From the First Settlements Regarding Pediatric Gender-Related Care

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$10 Million Settlements with DOJ and Texas AG Include Creation of the First “Detransition Clinic” in the United States and Revocation of Physicians’ Hospital Privileges. On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice...more

Cozen O'Connor

No Coverage, No Bad Faith: Majority of States Enforce the Threshold Requirement

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One of the most settled—but frequently litigated—principles in insurance law is that bad‑faith liability is derivative of coverage. In general, an insurer cannot be liable for bad faith where it did not owe coverage or...more

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Supreme Court Opens Freight Brokers to Negligent-Hiring Claims

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In a unanimous decision issued on May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC that freight brokers can be sued under state negligent-hiring law when they select motor carriers with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFTC obtains permanent ban against operator of alleged fraudulent commodity pool

On May 1, the CFTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent order against a commodity pool operator and his firm for allegedly operating a fraudulent commodity pool. The...more

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

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