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Equal Protection Not on the Menu This Time

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In North End Chamber of Commerce (“NECC”) v. City of Boston, the NECC and several restaurants in the North End neighborhood of Boston (“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the City of Boston (“City”), alleging that the City...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Kansas Seeks to Stop Ford County From ​“Usurping” its Sovereignty

In January, Ford County, Kansas joined a class action complaint filed in Missouri against eleven plastics manufacturers, seeking to represent ​“all persons or entities” in 35 states who purchased relevant plastics since 1990....more

Carlton Fields

Snap, Crackle, Remove: Gamesmanship or Winning Strategy? The What, When, and Where of Snap Removal

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Snap removal is a rare but useful procedural device to remove an action from state to federal court under the diversity jurisdiction rules, even when the plaintiff’s complaint names an in-state defendant as a party....more

Butler Snow LLP

50 State Survey: Offer of Judgment Statutes and Rules

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Most states have an offer of judgment provision, and many of them are patterned after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. Unlike Fed. R. Civ. P. 68, some states allow either party—not just the defendant—to make an offer of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federalizing Fla.'s State Court Swamp—Big Changes Are Coming to State's Civil Litigation

Litigating in Florida state court can be a slog. Cases move slowly, discovery can be a hassle, and scheduling is sometimes a headache. Yet judges aren’t to blame—Florida trial courts are overloaded and under-resourced. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Changing Landscape of Florida Civil Litigation

Successfully navigating the Florida state court litigation system has become easier and less costly based on recent procedural and logistical developments. With more changes on the horizon, staying current on these...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Split of Authority Emerges Regarding Whether Employers Can Dismiss PAGA Lawsuits on Manageability Grounds

On March 23, 2022, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., ruled that courts do not have authority to strike a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Privacy Litigation Updates for the Financial Services Sector: Claims Against Yodlee Survive and Limited Discovery of Envestnet...

In November 2020, Yodlee and its parent company Envestnet filed separate motions to dismiss the class action lawsuit brought over Yodlee’s alleged data collection and use practices. Yodlee’s motion to dismiss argued that...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

The Federal Summary Judgment Standard Comes to Florida State Courts on May 1, 2021

Last year, the Florida Supreme Court signaled its intention to adopt the summary judgment standard articulated in the Celotex trilogy, by directing the parties in Wilsonart, LLC v. Lopez, SC19-1336, 2019 WL 5188546 (Fla. Oct....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trade Secret Takeaways from the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in InteliClear, LLC v. ETC Global Holdings, Inc.

Courts often require a plaintiff to identify a trade secret with reasonable particularity before commencing discovery (and it is a statutory obligation in California). But frequently a trade-secret plaintiff does not know...more

Jones Day

Tenth Anniversary Update: Annotated Local Patent Rules for the Northern District of Illinois

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Ten years ago, in an effort to create greater predictability for patent litigation in the Northern District of Illinois, the District enacted Local Patent Rules ("LPR") This annotated version of the LPRs is released in honor...more

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Construction Arbitration: The Pros and Cons

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It's an unfortunate fact that many construction projects end in disputes, driving the parties into some form of dispute resolution. Many of these construction disputes are resolved through arbitration, which is a process...more

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A Primer: Wisconsin's New Class Action Statute

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The amendment of Wis. Stat. section 803.08, which takes effect July 1, 2018, modernizes and brings needed clarity to class action practice in Wisconsin state courts. Precedent from the federal courts should help guide...more

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2018 Update: Annotated Local Patent Rules for the Northern District of Illinois

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In an effort to create greater predictability for patent litigation in the Northern District of Illinois, the District enacted Local Patent Rules ("LPR") effective as of October 1, 2009. This annotated version of the LPRs...more

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California vs. Federal Practice: Document Requests and Depositions

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Many litigation practices, such as motion drafting, deposition questioning and defending, or presenting oral arguments, cross-apply whether in state or federal court. But, while there are many similarities between ...more

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