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The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New Jersey’s Domestic...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, February 6, which included the following opinion of potential interest to the Alabama business community...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Melton v. I-10 Truck Cntr - employment, Title VII, racial hostility - Castro-Reyes v. Bosque - § 1983, excessive force, qualified immunity, state agent - Doe v. USA - FTCA,...more
In United States v. Keegan (Dec. 17, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit addressed a defense attempt to use Federal Rule of Evidence 803(4)—the hearsay exception for statements “made for—and … reasonably pertinent to—medical...more
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Healy v. Milliman, Inc., No. 24-3327, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 71863 (9th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026), carries significant implications for class action defense and litigation strategy across the Ninth...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Kalbers v. DOJ confirms that documents produced solely in response to a grand jury subpoena are protected from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Rodgers - Fifth Amendment, right to silence - Hughes v. Locure - § 1983, qualified immunity - USA v. Ott - sentencing - Lewis v. Fulton Cnty Sheriff - blind inmate,...more
Ninth Circuit Finds that the Sufficiency of a Trade Secret Disclosure in Discovery Is a Question of Fact - Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc., 149 F.4th 1081 (9th Cir. 2025) - The Ninth Circuit Court of...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a preliminary injunction barring the use of PIZZA PUFF, concluding that the trademark owner failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed an exclusion of expert testimony and grant of judgment as a matter of law, finding that the district court improperly conflated admissibility with credibility and...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Jones - rehearing, drug trafficking, evidence, closing arguments, misconduct, Miranda - Renco v. Napoli Shkolnik - § 1782 discovery, protective order, foreign activities...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - No decisions this week... Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules - In re Fla R Civ P - more amended rules - In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended bar...more
In ExxonMobil Corp. v. Brown, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals has continued appellate-court efforts to define the contours of proving and evaluating non-economic damages in Texas....more
A recent federal appeals court ruling raised eyebrows for its view of an implied privilege waiver. Waivers can be express or implied. The former can occur with the disclosure of a document’s content. The latter can be more...more
The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals is continuing to reshape how judges evaluate evidence in employment discrimination and retaliation cases. Its December 5 decision in Ismael v. Roundtree further distances the court from...more
The proper allocation of the burden of proof during closing arguments is a recurring issue in civil litigation. On August 19, 2025, the Illinois First District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant a...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a mixed ruling in a dispute over patents covering child car seat technology, explaining that infringement under the doctrine of equivalents requires an equivalent for...more
The Eleventh Circuit’s recent decision Ismael v. Roundtree, No. 25-10604 (11th Cir. Dec. 5, 2025) reversed the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia’s grant of summary judgment in favor of...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Day - sentencing - Mullin v. Dep’t of Vet Affairs - employment, Rehabilitation Act - Mukhina v. Walmart - employment, Title VII, evidence, remedy exhaustion...more
This week’s Case of the Week includes a potpourri of issues following a jury trial and issuance of a permanent injunction against Evenflo based on patents directed to child car seats....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Jones - drug, gun crimes; evidence, improper closing; questioning re Miranda - Gantt v. Everett - § 1983, qualified immunity ...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that the plaintiff failed to prove misappropriation of five alleged trade secrets related to self-inflating tire...more
Three former employees of Circle K Stores sued, alleging age discrimination based upon Circle K’s denial of a promotion. The employees alleged that despite their “impressive track records” and indications on their part of...more
Courts perform an important gatekeeping function at certification. This includes being satisfied that the plaintiff has shown the required "some basis in fact" for each of the certification criteria other than reasonable...more
In August 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to exclude an expert’s causation opinion as unreliable and grant summary judgment in favor of a herbicide manufacturer.The case, which arose from claims...more