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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

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Causation, statutory architecture, and the limits of auditor liability - Wine Enterprise v Crowe

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Auditor negligence claims are rarely won on breach alone. In Wine Enterprise v Crowe, the English High Court focused on whether a different audit approach would realistically have changed the company’s trajectory, and on the...more

Marshall Dennehey

New Jersey Appellate Division Clarifies Limits of Transactional Attorneys’ Duties and Proof of Damages in Legal Malpractice Claims

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On April 15, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an important decision in Gonzalez v. DiBello, et al., A‑2334‑24 (App. Div. Apr. 15, 2026), affirming summary judgment in favor of a transactional attorney accused of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

You Suspect Your Client Committed Tax Fraud: Now What?

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What is a tax practitioner to do when they suspect—or worse, know— that their client committed tax fraud? In the first and second parts of this three-part series, we discussed the basic elements of civil tax fraud and...more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – April 2026

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments from April 2026. In April 2026: On April 7, the SEC announced its enforcement results for the fiscal year that...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

Federal pleading rules override State “Certificates of Merit”: What this means for design professionals

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s January 2026 decision in Berk v. Choy marks an important development in professional liability litigation with implications extending beyond medical malpractice. For architects, engineers, and other...more

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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

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

[Webinar] Best Practices Series Seminar (93rd) - June 10th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

Topics include: - Public Interest Law - The MMPA: Pleadings, Practices & Pitfalls - Bad Faith Insurance Risk: Case Law Update - Effective Use of Electronically Stored Information During Trial - Creativity and...more

Stevens & Lee

AI Hallucination Reaches the Third Circuit

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We previously commented on the scourge of non-existent legal decisions hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence databases finding their way into lawyers’ case filings. Our earlier piece discussed a Pennsylvania...more

Burr & Forman

Potential Legal Risks Associated with Peptides

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Peptides have emerged as one of the most rapidly evolving areas in modern medicine. According to those that promote the benefits of peptides, these short chains of amino acids can play critical roles in numerous biological...more

Lowndes

Can Out-of-State Physicians Be Sued in Florida When Their Medical Reports Are Later Used Here? The Florida Supreme Court is About...

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The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on May 7, 2026, in a case that could reshape the legal landscape for physicians who treat patients across state lines. The case, Thorpe v. Memorial Sloan-Kettering...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

The Cost of Delay: Why Waiting to Mediate Medical Malpractice Claims Hurts Both Sides

Medical malpractice litigation is a war of attrition. For plaintiffs, defendants, and their respective counsel, the “traditional” path of a malpractice case is an exercise in endurance....more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Event] Legal Ethics Considerations for Civil Rights Compliance in Education - May 27th, Denver, CO

Join education attorney and Coloradan, Dr. Eric T. Butler, for a fast-paced, one-hour CLE focused on the ethical challenges that arise in civil rights compliance in education. This session examines how the ABA Model Rules of...more

Baker Donelson

Design Professionals Face New Federal Litigation Risk After Supreme Court Ruling

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Engineers, architects, and other licensed design professionals face a heightened federal court litigation risk following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakens state certificate of merit requirements. Claims that...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

From Training to Execution: Embedded Safeguards for Responsible AI Use in Legal Practice

Professional competence is not proven by what we remember to do in calm conditions, but by what well-designed systems help us execute under pressure. There is no longer serious debate about whether artificial intelligence...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Gives Advanced Practice Nurses “Full” Practice Authority – Or Does It?

In an effort to make permanent COVID-19 waivers, the New Jersey Legislature expanded independent practice authority for advanced practice nurses (APNs). The Legislature recently approved and published Bill S2996, revising and...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Superior Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Jury Instruction on Increased Risk of Harm in Medical Malpractice Cases

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Matthews v. Hosp. of the Univ. of Penn., 2026 WL 537727 (Unpublished) (Feb. 26, 2026) - In this appeal, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania clarified in an important unpublished opinion, the requirements for plaintiffs to...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Case Study: Judge McMahon Bridges the Divide in a High-Exposure Cardiac Malpractice Case

This complex medical malpractice matter involved the wrongful death of man in his early 40s. With a decade-long history of cardiac disease and a previous atrial ablation, the decedent's clinical picture presented significant...more

FBT Gibbons LLP

Click, Copy, Counsel? The Perils of Blindly Trusting CoCounsel

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Over the past few years, attorneys have been incorporating AI into day-to-day business operations in an effort to improve efficiency and provide enhanced client services....more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Court Affirms No Duty for Brokers on Property Suitability Under the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act.

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P. Perez Real Est. Holdings, LLC v. Homesale Real Est. Servs., Inc., No. 256 MDA 2025, 2025 WL 3538988 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 10, 2025), reargument denied (Feb. 18, 2026) - In P. Perez Real Estate v. Homesale Real Estate...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Supreme Court Appellate Alert: Decisions from April 24, 2026

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The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, April 24, which included the following orders and opinions of interest to the business community...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

April 2026 Insurance Update

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Our April update highlights some of the insurance questions courts were asked to decide this past month. We all know about the broad duty to defend that applies to many primary liability policies. But does that same rule...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Don’t Let Your Lawyer’s AI Problem Become Yours

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On March 10, 2026, a federal prosecutor with thirty years of experience stood before a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and announced his resignation....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Trade‑Secret Conspiracy Allegations Against Georgia Attorney Do Not Arise from Professional Services and Do Not Trigger Duty to...

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia held that a lawyers’ professional liability insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify an attorney against trade‑secret and conspiracy claims because the...more

IR Global

Professional Negligence Claim Resolved Following £2m Liability

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Howard Colman was instructed by a substantial commercial property client to pursue a claim for damages for professional negligence against its former solicitors....more

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