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Three Things to Know About Notices to Admit in New York

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In New York litigation, a well-timed notice to admit can sharpen the issues, trim trial time, and lock in key facts. But it’s a tool that must be used strategically. When used correctly, it can streamline document...more

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Crypto Shake-Up: Narrowing Risks, From Securities Scrutiny to Consumer Claims

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Crypto is now in Washington’s good graces – or at least that’s how it may seem. The return of the Trump administration has injected new energy into the crypto asset space, with sweeping rhetoric about “unleashing innovation”...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Eleventh Circuit Further Clarifies its “Reliable Indicia” Pleading Standard Under the False Claims Act

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It has long been the law of the Eleventh Circuit that, under the False Claims Act (FCA) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), a relator must provide sufficient “indicia of reliability … to support the allegation of an...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Fraud Claims Found to Be Duplicative of Contract Claim Because of An Overlap in Facts and Circumstances and Damages

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In Crawford v. Integrated Asset Mgt. Servs., LLC, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 01352 (2d Dept. Mar. 12, 2025) (here), the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the denial of the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’...more

Zelle LLP

Court Enforces Pleading Standards and Dismisses Bad Faith Allegations

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In Fif Engineering, LLC v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., No. 24-665, 2025 WL 593384 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 24, 2025), a United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granted an insurer’s motion to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Python Bites Back: Counterclaims Based on Alleged Consent Survive Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss

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TCPA defendants often assert, in either a motion to dismiss or answer (or both), that a plaintiff gave prior express consent to receive the calls or text messages at issue. But it is the exceptional case where a defendant...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Affirmatively Plead Your Defenses, or Risk “Waiving” Them Goodbye

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Many litigants are familiar with the well-settled rule that an affirmative defense will be waived if it is not included in a CPLR 3211(a) motion to dismiss or in the answer (see CPLR 3211[e]).   And so, lawyers tasked with...more

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