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Court Holds That Mental Competence Claims Regarding The Execution Of Documents Containing Arbitration Clauses Should Be Determined...

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In In re Est. of Moncrief, certain parties alleged that the decedent was mentally incompetent, was unduly influenced, and was defrauded into executing certain documents that contained arbitration clauses. 699 S.W.3d 315 (Tex....more

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Giving Two Contract Provisions Their Intended Meaning

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Under New York law, written agreements are construed in accordance with the parties’ intent. “The best evidence of what parties to a written agreement intend is what they say in their writing.” As such, “a written agreement...more

Cimplifi

Going Mobile: Metadata Considerations with Mobile Device ESI

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When it comes to discovery of mobile devices, it’s not just the data that’s important for discovery, but also the data about the data – the metadata – that can be used to authenticate evidence, to determine whether the data...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Fabricated Text Messages – – Some Lessons Are Never Learned

In Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred For Fabricating Harassing Texts – Law360 (Jan. 7, 2025), Thy Vo reported on a fabrication of evidence case. The decision, State of Colorado vs. Yujin Choi, No 24PDJ019, is not yet posted on Recent...more

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Patent Poetry: Second Circuit Upholds Ed Sheeran’s Win in Copyright Case

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The Second Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision that musician Ed Sheeren didn’t infringe the copyright for Marvin Gaye’s 1973 song “Let’s Get It On.” In 2014, Defendants-Appellees Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge wrote the...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 6-10, 2025suma

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Warren v. DeSantis - mootness, gubernatorial suspension challenge - USA v. Brown - sex trafficking, evidence, continuance, speedy trial - Sunz v. IRS - insurance, bankruptcy,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights - January 2025

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This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions including the standard of review for ERISA benefit denials, whether structural conflict entitles a claimant to conflict-of-interest discovery, whether a “relative value...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Mediation Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy, but Be Thorough.

An old adage states, “The worst settlement is often better than the best trial, particularly for the losing party.” This was true in a recent upstate New York case where a jury awarded damages twenty times the realistic...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Second Circuit Revives Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against The New York Times

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has once again revived Sarah Palin’s longstanding defamation suit against The New York Times. The Second Circuit’s opinion highlights important procedural and substantive issues in...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Litigating in the Digital Age: How to Succeed in Justice Driscoll’s Electronic Courtroom

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The Executive Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association hosted a very special guest speaker at its final meeting of 2024: The Honorable Timothy S. Driscoll from the...more

Jones Day

Thickness Arguments Cross the Line for Federal Circuit

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When issued patent drawings are not explicitly made to scale, the Federal Circuit recently confirmed that arguments relying solely or predominately on the features of those drawings, such as line thickness, are “unavailing.” ...more

Vondran Legal

Photo Infringement Can Be Costly and Up to $150,000 Per Image Infringed!

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Here is a case from the opposite coast of the United States. This case may be looked at as persuasive authority in cases filed in the 9th circuit...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Virtual Reality in Accident Reconstruction: How High-Tech Tools Are Changing Florida’s Legal Cases

Advancements in technology are revolutionizing the way legal cases are presented in Florida’s courtrooms, particularly in personal injury and accident-related claims. One of the most powerful tools emerging in this field is...more

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Minnesota’s Amended Rule 30.02 Embraces the Era of Remote Depositions

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Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 30.02 has been amended to expressly authorize parties to conduct depositions via remote technology and require a party seeking to take a deposition to elect between deposing in-person or...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Building a Winning Evidentiary Record at the PTAB (and Surviving Appeal)

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Kilpatrick partners John Alemanni and Justin Krieger recently presented a CLE addressing “Building a Winning Evidentiary Record at the PTAB (and Surviving Appeal).”...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - N Am Sugar v. Xinjiang Goldwind - personal jurisdiction - Stalley v. Lake CI Warden - § 1983, deliberate indifference...more

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Emojis and the Law: Are Emojis Legally Binding?

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Are emojis legally binding? Can they be used as evidence in court? The answer is complicated....more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Audish v. Macias Builds Upon the Foundation Started in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provision, Inc.

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Earlier this year, the Fourth District Court of Appeal decided Audish v. Macias. This groundbreaking case builds upon the foundation started in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provision, Inc. by clarifying the application of the...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of December 16-20, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - NLRB v. ArrMaz Products - collective bargaining, election - Lubin v. Starbucks - class action, ERISA, arbitration - USA v. Ogiekpolor - speedy trial...more

Maison Law

Independent Medical Exams in California Personal Injury Claims

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In California personal injury cases, many plaintiffs must undergo independent medical examinations (IMEs) to determine the extent of harm done. The results of these evaluations can significantly impact the outcome of their...more

U.S. Legal Support

Top Record Retrieval Trends in 2024

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While record retrieval may sound like a straightforward task, legal professionals know it’s a complex, time-consuming process involving multiple entities, layers of rules and regulations, and security concerns (which...more

Knobbe Martens

Unsupported Expert Testimony Cannot Create a Genuine Issue of Material Fact

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MIRROR WORLDS TECHS., LLC v. META PLATFORMS, INC. - Before Prost, Taranto, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Summary: Expert testimony that is conclusory,...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: Sedona Conference Commentary on Cross-Border Discovery | $845K Spoliation Award

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of December 8-14. Here’s what’s...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Supreme Court of Ohio Decides on a Peer-Review Privilege Issue in Stull v. Summa

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On December 10, 2024, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its decision in Stull v. Summa, a medical negligence case in which the defendants argued that Ohio’s statutory peer-review privilege protected from discovery the file the...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Google Avoids Discovery on Discovery Based on Insufficient Foundation for Request

In Taylor v. Google LLC, 2024 WL 4947270 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 3, 2024), the court held that “plaintiffs have not shown a specific deficiency in Google’s document production or a factual basis to believe that Mr. Boyer’s (or anyone...more

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