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Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
Key Discovery Point: Collecting Hyperlinked File Versions – Contemporaneous or “As Sent”?
Podcast - The 3 Core Themes of Trial Law: Do the Right Thing
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House Final Settlement Hearing: Key Insights and Future Implications for NIL — Highway to NIL Podcast
The 3 Core Themes of Trial Law: Tell Your Story
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eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
The JustPod: Lawyer, Gentleman, and Counsel to the Stars: A Discussion with Brian McMonagle
The Subpoena Playbook
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The Briefing: Diana Copeland – “Surviving R. Kelly” But Not Netflix’s Motion to Dismiss
(Podcast) The Briefing: Diana Copeland – “Surviving R. Kelly” But Not Netflix’s Motion to Dismiss
Key Discovery Points: Timing is Mostly Everything in eDiscovery
The JustPod: The King of Cross: A Discussion with Larry Pozner, a Leading Expert on Cross-Examination
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There Is No Right Path
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On April 22, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a panel ruling that found a credit union could not be held liable for a scam in which fraudsters diverted over $560,000 from a metal fabricator through unauthorized ACH...more
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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business. ...more
The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment against a TCPA plaintiff and adopted the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s interpretation of the phrase “telephone solicitations.” Hulce v. Zipongo, Inc., — F. 4th...more
On March 18, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the CFPB’s motion to stay proceedings in a case against a consumer reporting agency. As previously covered in InfoBytes, the CFPB filed a...more
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On February 18, 2025, Judge Bloom (S.D. Fla.) dismissed a lawsuit against Lululemon, the athleisure company, that centered upon allegations of greenwashing. Specifically, the plaintiffs here had contended “that Lululemon...more
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The second key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has issued a number of rulings that...more
We are excited to bring you issue 76 of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore what businesses need to consider when making climate-related...more
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