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Georgia’s 2025 Tort Reform: What Businesses, Insurers, and Litigators Need to Know

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In recent years, Georgia has earned a prominent—and troubling—spot on the American Tort Reform Association’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” list, drawing national attention to the state’s increasingly unpredictable and...more

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Don’t Take Your Forum Selection Clause for Granted

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It seems like every few months I hear about a situation where a company can’t enforce a forum selection clause as anticipated because of how it was drafted. Recently, an individual named Sidharth Lakhani fell victim to this...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Enforcing U.S. Judgments in the Far East: Where to Start?

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You may have a judgment from a United States court against a Chinese company, and are about to contemplate the possibility of enforcing it in the far east. Prior to the commencement of your enforcement journey, perhaps you...more

Frost Brown Todd

You Need Appellate Counsel Sooner Than You Think: Why Hire Appellate Counsel Before Trial vs. After Verdict

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For high-stakes litigation, waiting until after an adverse verdict to engage appellate counsel can be a costly mistake. Traditionally, clients didn’t think about an investment in appellate counsel until after a final...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Business Value of Engaging a Litigator Before You Are In Court

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The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business...more

Offit Kurman

Understanding Discovery in Commercial Litigation

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Join Niall McMillan and Anders Sleight from Offit Kurman in this episode of Litigators Lounge as they delve into the discovery process in commercial litigation. They discuss various tools such as interrogatories, requests for...more

Offit Kurman

Protecting Your Business: Understanding ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits in New York

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Did you receive a complaint alleging that your company’s website violates New York’s equivalent of the Americans with Disabilities Act? Does the complaint allege the website violates New York State Human Rights Law and New...more

Vondran Legal

Attorney fees in CUTSA Trade Secret cases

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Trade secret litigation can be brutal. Many times you have a company going after an ex-employee (and sometimes their new employer) for alleged theft of sales leads, confidential documents, and other proprietary information....more

Offit Kurman

Big News for Virginia Litigation: Jurisdictional Limits in General District Court Increased to $50,000

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As of March 21, 2025, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor have approved a significant change to Virginia’s civil and commercial court system. Every business owner, real estate professional, attorney, and claims...more

Allen Matkins

Is There A Contemporaneous Membership Requirement For LLC Inspections?

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The Nevada Limited Liability Company Act provides “a manager” of a limited liability company “shall promptly deliver . . . a copy of the information required to be maintained by paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subdivision (d)...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 3: Derivative Actions

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While litigation risk is an unavoidable aspect of running a business, business owners can limit such risks with early planning. In this third installment of PilieroMazza’s blog series, “Managing Litigation Risk During the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Litigation Trend Alert: Breach of Contract and Warranty Claims Based on Privacy Policies

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A recent series of articles by the International Association of Privacy Professionals discusses a trend in privacy litigation focused on breach of contract and breach of warranty claims. Practical Takeaways- • Courts are...more

Jackson Walker

Business Court of Texas Clarifies “Qualified Transaction” Jurisdiction

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The Business Court of Texas’ recent opinion in Atlas IDF, LP v. NexPoint Real Estate Partners, LLC offers important guidance on the meaning of a “qualified transaction” under Texas Government Code Chapter 25A and the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Harnessing AI in Litigation: Techniques, Opportunities, and Risks – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast

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What if the key to navigating your most complex legal challenges lies in the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI)? Join Epstein Becker Green attorneys Alkida Kacani and Christopher Farella as they sit down with...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The Prejudgment Remedy: A Connecticut Claimant’s Closest Ally

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All too often in litigation, winning a hard‑fought money judgment starts the equally arduous process of attempting to transform the judgment into money. Recovery may be no sure thing, particularly if the losing party...more

Cooley LLP

2024 AAA Mass Arbitration Infographic Shows Threat Gaming Companies Face

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The first-ever infographic on mass arbitration from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) confirms that mass arbitration constitutes a real threat for consumer-facing companies, especially gaming companies. In 2024...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Ongoing Program] Session 1: Managing Litigation as In-House Counsel — Best Practices and Strategies - May 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

Session 1 of a 6-part series with Procopio and ACC San Diego: Best Practices and Strategies In-house counsel are the linchpin of effective litigation management. This session will focus on the best practices for overseeing...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Upending the Ground Rules: Proposed Major Overhaul of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure

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In September 2023, Chief Justice Morawetz of the Superior Court of Justice and Attorney General Doug Downey announced an initiative to undertake a comprehensive review of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, with a view to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Georgia's Tort Reform: A Game Changer for Businesses and Litigation Practices

The Georgia legislature has passed a sweeping tort reform package aimed at reducing litigation costs, curbing excessive jury awards, and increasing transparency in civil lawsuits in Georgia state and superior courts....more

JAMS

When Mediations Fail, It’s Not Always About the Facts

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Civil litigators are acutely aware of the benefits of mediation in resolving their clients’ disputes. Typically, prior to the filing of a lawsuit, the would-be plaintiff and defendant have been exposed to the dark side of...more

Jones Day

CJEU Ruling on Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clause Validity—Towards (un)Certainty?

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently issued an important ruling in the case of Società Italiana Lastre SpA (SIL) v. Agora SARL (C-537/23). The decision addresses the validity criteria of asymmetric...more

Clark Hill PLC

New Jersey Appellate Division confirms timing options for filing a motion to dismiss pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:6-2(e)

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In the recent case of Bank, et al. v. Lee, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed a significant procedural issue regarding the timing for parties to file a motion to dismiss pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:6-2(e)....more

Allen Matkins

In More Bad News For Delaware, Nevada Legislature Proposes To Allow Jettisoning Jury Trials For "Internal Actions"

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I have previously noted certain provisions of a bill amending Nevada's business entity statutes, AB239.  See Nevada Bill Would Impose A Duty That Directors Be Informed and Nevada Bill Would Expressly Allow Directors To...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Does Disclosing Legal Advice to Financial Advisors Waive Privilege? Part II

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Last week’s Privilege Point described S.D.N.Y. Judge Lewis Liman’s conclusion that a company waived privilege protection for legal advice it received from its counsel by disclosing the advice to its financial advisor China...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Maximizing Recovery in Trade Secret Cases: A Guide to Damages and Remedies

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Ed. Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles taken from Gavin Parsons' CLE presentation for the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Dispute CLE Program presented on Thursday, January 30,...more

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