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A Wider Lens on Summary Judgment: What the Eleventh Circuit's Decision in Ismael v. Roundtree Means for Employers

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A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (which covers Florida, Georgia, and Alabama) provides an important reminder for employers: courts must look at the “entire picture” when deciding...more

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Pennsylvania Superior Court Overturns $1 Billion Product Liability Verdict

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The Superior Court of Pennsylvania vacated a $1 billion jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff who alleged injuries arising out of a 2017 car accident. The case centered on alleged defects in a 1992 sports car’s occupant...more

Jones Day

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2025

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Of all the possible words to describe the economic and financial developments in the United States (and abroad) during 2025, "tumultuous" is probably the most apt. Global financial highlights included: trade disruptions...more

Stevens & Lee

Third Circuit to Decide Reverse Employment Discrimination Standard for New Jersey Cases

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In Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Oct. 28, 2025, the parties dispute the legality of the current, employer-friendly, “background circumstances” test applied...more

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No Fees Allowed: Third Circuit Slams the Door on Attorney-Fee Restitution Under the MVRA

The Third Circuit has issued an important restitution decision that significantly narrows the scope of recoverable losses under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (“MVRA”). In United States v. Abrams, the Court held that...more

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A Seven-Case Workers’ Comp Sampler from NY’s 3rd Dept.: Board Discretion Wins the Day

Seven workers’ compensation decisions were released by the New York 3rd Dept. the week of 2/11/2026: Matter of Jackson v New York Foundling Hospital - The claimant, a social worker, had a variety of ailments that led to an...more

Knobbe Martens

In Rare Win for an Applicant, Federal Circuit Reverses TTAB’s Determination That Mark Kahwa Was Not Registerable

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Bayou Grande Coffee Roasting Company (“Bayou Grande”), a coffee company based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, faced a long and winding road to register its mark KAHWA in connection with café and coffee shop services in Class...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

DC Circuit Affirms Decision in $34M Arbitration for Ukrainian Companies Against Russia

Hughes Hubbard successfully represented a group of 11 Ukrainian petrol companies, led by Stabil LLC, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which affirmed the United States District Court for...more

Miller Starr Regalia

Process Versus Production:  First District Upholds Program EIR For Tiburon’s General Plan/Housing Element Update, Holds...

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In a partially published opinion filed on February 2, 2026, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) addressed a “weighty issue . . . affecting the CEQA responsibilities of local governments throughout the state” in...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Rose v Manno Kingsway Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Manno Kingsway Unit Trust) [2025] NSWCA 23

The decision in Rose v Manno Kingsway Pty Ltd (2025) 116 NSWLR 598; [2025] NSWCA 23(Bell CJ, Mitchelmore and Adamson JJA) has confirmed that although the advance of consideration chronologically before the execution of a...more

Winstead PC

Texas Supreme Court Holds That An Order Admitting A Will To Probate Was Not A Final Order Because It Did Not Resolve A Will...

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In In the Estate of Wheatfall, after Hugh Wheatfall died in 2018, Isaiah Wheatfall filed for letters of administration in February 2019, claiming intestacy, and Theresa DeBose filed to probate a 2009 will one week later. No....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Developer Liable to Contractor for Misrepresentations Regarding Project Funding

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury verdict finding that a developer and its founder defrauded a contractor by misrepresenting the availability of construction funding....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Court Opinion: Restrictive Covenants Not Rendered Unenforceable by Post-Formation...

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On February 3, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, issued an order in North American Fire Ultimate Holdings, LP v. Alan Doorly, reversing the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of claims to enforce restrictive...more

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Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors – English Court of Appeal reaffirms robust case management powers in third-party cost claim

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On 23 January 2026, the Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors, reaffirming the English courts' robust and pragmatic approach to case management in...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Argument on Whether ‘Free of Cost’ Clause in 1960 Deed Prohibits the Deduction of...

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The practice of deducting post-production costs from landowner royalties continues to be controversial and contentious issue here in Pennsylvania. Many landowners sought to insulate their royalties from such deductions by...more

Perkins Coie

Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitrator Award Containing Clear Factual Error

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed an arbitration award despite clear factual error, finding that the factual error was not so critical, obvious, or intentional that it amounted to manifestly...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 9 - 13, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - O’Neal v. Am Shaman - FLSA, settlement, litigation bar - USA v. Mullings - plea withdrawal, sentencing - USA v. Hicks - felon with firearm, sentencing No decisions this...more

Cozen O'Connor

Attorneys General Support FERC Regional Transmission Planning Rule

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California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Ruling on Commercial Activity Taxes for Goods Shipped to Ohio – What You Need to Know for Your Business

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On January 14, 2026, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the Board of Tax Appeals’ (BTA) denial of a Jones Apparel Group/Nine West Holdings refund claim for Commercial Activity Taxes (CAT) paid on goods that were sold to a customer...more

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Federal Court Finds Texas Energy Anti-Boycott Statute Unconstitutional

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The district court's ruling reopens opportunities for financial and other companies to do business with Texas state investment funds and other government entities, but the ruling may not be the final word on the issue. On...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Relax, design patent claim scope doesn’t include functional elements

Addressing the issue of functional versus ornamental features, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement, concluding that no reasonable juror could find...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Importers Need to Know as the Supreme Court Decides the Fate of IEEPA Tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering consolidated cases that will determine whether President Trump has authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Method steps must be done in order where there is logical dependency

In a second appeal, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement based on an implicit ordering of steps in a method claim after disagreeing with the lower...more

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A Lesson on Contractual Interpretation From the Court of Appeal

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In last week’s judgment in Sahara Energy Resource Limited v. Societe Nationale de Raffinage SA (SONARA) the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s surprising ruling that claims labelled “undisputed” in an agreement...more

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Blackbeard’s revenge: State sovereign immunity ends long running copyright battle

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a 2021 district court ruling and vacated a subsequent 2024 ruling in a decade-long legal battle over copyright infringement claims related to the pirate Blackbeard’s...more

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