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Influencer Aesthetic Dispute Resolves by Voluntarily Dismissal

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What has become known as the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” ended on May 28, 2025, when influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford (“Gifford”) voluntarily dismissed all claims against fellow influencer Alyssa Sheil (“Sheil”) with prejudice. The...more

Cozen O'Connor

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

Vedder Price

New Jersey SLAPPs Back: New Jersey Court of Appeals Eradicates Anti-SLAPP Loophole

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On May 29, 2025, the New Jersey Court of Appeals reversed dismissal in Satz v. Starr, No. A-2785-23, 2025 WL 1522032 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 29, 2025), holding that the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of his claims did...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Baltimore voluntarily dismisses case seeking to prevent transfer of CFPB funds outside the Bureau

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On May 29, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore filed a notice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to voluntarily dismiss their case against the CFPB and Russell Vought. As previously covered by...more

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Department of Justice Moves to Dismiss FCA Cases Involving Patient Support Services

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Exercising the government's discretion to dismiss meritless FCA cases, DOJ argues patient support services are "appropriate and beneficial to federal healthcare programs and their beneficiaries." This week, the Department...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Are the Pleading Standards for Method Claims More Rigorous in the Context of Rule 11?

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No. Micro Processing Technology, Inc. sent a letter to Plasma-Therm alleging that Plasma-Therm was infringing MPT’s patent. Plasma-Therm filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that it did not infringe....more

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OSHA Withdraws Fairfax Memo

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OSHA has provided notice, in the context of an on-going federal lawsuit, (National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Dougherty, N.D. Tex., No. 16-2568, 4/27/17), that it has rescinded the interpretation letter and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Rural Electric Cooperatives Receive Dismissals in Class Action Capital Credit Litigation

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Two recent dismissal orders – filed within days of each other – signal positive news to rural electric cooperatives defending actions brought by former or current members regarding the distribution of patronage capital and...more

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Southern District of Florida Case Challenging Bylaw Requiring Minimum Stake to Sue Dismissed

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As we have previously discussed, there has been a growing trend of corporations’ adopting various types of bylaws to define the bounds of shareholder litigation. These include forum-selection bylaws and fee-shifting bylaws...more

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