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Class Action Decisions Published December 2025

Numerosity Requirement for Settlements. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia denied a motion for final approval of a class action settlement against the City of Morgantown...

United States Litigation

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Ninth Circuit Holds That Unnamed Class Members Must Prove Article III Standing To Withstand Summary Judgment

In a significant post-TransUnion decision for defendants litigating damages class actions, the Ninth Circuit held in Healy v. Milliman, Inc. that unnamed class members must produce...

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

No Waiver Here: Courts Protect Consumer Arbitration Rights And Sanction Counsel For Misrepresentation

Recent decisions reaffirm courts' willingness to reject arguments that a defendant waived arbitration rights by participating in litigation.

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Product Liability Litigation And The 2025 Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation: A Year In Review

In 2025, the JPML continued to grant a majority of the MDL petitions that it considered, including petitions involving product liability claims.

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Dechert

When Can Non-Parties Enforce An Arbitration Agreement? Colorado Court Stands Firm On Fundamental Contract Law

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 133: Key Developments In EEOC And Government Enforcement Litigation (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Hague Tribunal Claims Could Be Iran's Last Bargaining Chip

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

Mass Arbitration Series, Part 2: JAMS' Process (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Bracewell

Manifest Disregard Of The Law — For Factual Errors? The Debate Continues

United States Litigation

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Bracewell

California Supreme Court Opens The Door To Declaratory Relief In Public Records Act Claims

United States Litigation

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Preservation Behavior Will Avoid Waiver: Third Circuit Vacates District Court Decision Finding Company Waived Right To Enforce Arbitration Provisions

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Supreme Court Confirms That State Affidavit-of-Merit Laws Don't Apply In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Illinois Amends Power Of Attorney Law To Better Protect Third Parties From Invalid Documents

United States Litigation

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Episode 10: Naming Firms Under Investigation In "Exceptional Circumstances" Put To The Test In Judicial Review (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

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WilmerHale

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What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Substantial Completion: Close, But The Case Hasn't Settled

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Mediation Timing Dilemma: Four Factors Every General Counsel Should Consider

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Year's Resolutions For Mediators (That Actually Change Outcomes)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Mass Tort Mediation Strategies: Managing Emotions And Understanding Key Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

One Minute Matters [Video]: Does Your AI Notetaker Waive Your Attorney-Client Privilege? (With Jeff Gifford)

AI notetaking tools have become ubiquitous in business meetings, but they pose serious legal risks in the boardroom that most directors don't realize.

United States Technology

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Dykema

Guardrails Before Greenlights: How Gen AI Will Actually Shape E-Discovery In 2026

Generative AI will be everywhere in e-discovery by 2026, but not necessarily where some evangelists predict.

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Sixth Circuit Restores Privilege Protections In In Re FirstEnergy Corp. Mandamus Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued a significant decision in In re FirstEnergy Corp., granting mandamus relief and vacating a district court order...

United States Litigation

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Withers LLP

Celebrating Decades Of Innovation On EDiscovery Day 2025 (Video)

United States Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

New Privilege Log Rules Are Here – Is Your Team Ready?

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

Courts Are Starting To Define What "AI Discovery" Means

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Grants Writ Of Mandamus To Preserve Privilege For Internal Investigations

United States Litigation

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Milbank LLP

U.S. Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Core Protections For Outside-counsel Investigations In FirstEnergy Win

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Webinar – Inadvertent Disclosure Of Privileged Material (Video)

United States Litigation

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Beresford Booth

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

OFAC Issues New General License Authorizing Established US Companies To Engage In Trade Of Venezuelan Oil And Related Activities

On January 29, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new Venezuela-related General License (No. 46), authorizing established US companies to engage...

United States International

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Mayer Brown

2026 California Construction Law Update: What Private Project Owners And Contractors Need To Know About SB 61 And SB 440

Two important changes in California law impacting private construction projects went into effect on January 1, 2026, applying to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026...

United States Real Estate

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Rutan & Tucker

No Waiver Here: Courts Protect Consumer Arbitration Rights And Sanction Counsel For Misrepresentation

Recent decisions reaffirm courts' willingness to reject arguments that a defendant waived arbitration rights by participating in litigation.

United States Litigation

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Dechert

When Can Non-Parties Enforce An Arbitration Agreement? Colorado Court Stands Firm On Fundamental Contract Law

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Hague Tribunal Claims Could Be Iran's Last Bargaining Chip

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

Mass Arbitration Series, Part 2: JAMS' Process (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Bracewell

Manifest Disregard Of The Law — For Factual Errors? The Debate Continues

United States Litigation

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Bracewell

Preservation Behavior Will Avoid Waiver: Third Circuit Vacates District Court Decision Finding Company Waived Right To Enforce Arbitration Provisions

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Partner Jared Lopez To Litigation Group In Miami

United States Law Performance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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Court Procedure

Illinois Amends Power Of Attorney Law To Better Protect Third Parties From Invalid Documents

On January 1, 2025, Illinois Public Act 103-0994 took effect, amending the Illinois Power of Attorney Act to reduce risk for third parties by ensuring the powers of attorney presented...

United States Litigation

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Federal Pleading Standard Prevails: Berk v. Choy Clarifies Rule 8 Supremacy Over State Affidavit Requirements

In more than half of U.S. states, a plaintiff filing a medical malpractice action must submit an "affidavit of merit" or similar document at an early stage of the case.

United States Litigation

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Genova Burns

"I Don't Recall": The Sixth Circuit's Recent Victor v. Reynolds Decision And What It Means For Summary Judgment Practice

Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a noteworthy decision that a party cannot meet its burden of proof by relying merely on testimony...

United States Litigation

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Butzel Long

Early Privilege Protocols: Navigating The 2025 Amendments To Federal Rules 26 And 16

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rules State Affidavit/Certificate Of Merit Requirements Do Not Apply In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Supreme Court To Determine Whether The President Can Remove Members Of Multi-Member Federal Agencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Civil Procedure Is Not Technical — It's Determinative

United States Litigation

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Patterson Law Firm

First-Ever Procedural Rule Issued For MDLs

United States Litigation

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Beveridge & Diamond

New Mass Tort Procedural Rules Have Taken Effect

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Arguing Sovereign Immunity In A CR 52 Motion For Judgment Can Eliminate Wasteful & Unnecessary Litigation In Kentucky

Sovereign immunity is a complete shield from liability regularly raised by governmental agencies.

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Sovereigns In The Spotlight: Crystallex Uncertainty & Supreme Court Showdowns Ahead

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Transportation At SCOTUS: Arguments On NJ Transit Immunity From Lawsuits In NY And PA Will Be Heard By The U.S. Supreme Court January 14th

The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off the latest session with transportation issues early up on the calendar. On January 14, 2026, the High Court will hear oral arguments on whether New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit)...

United States Litigation

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Moore & Van Allen

Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards In The U.S.: Recent Developments And Implications For Creditors

United States Litigation

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IR Global

Court Of Appeals Rejects Newest Efforts To Evade The Notice Requirement For Claims Against The State Of Michigan

United States Litigation

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Butzel Long

Senate Proposes New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation To Regulate Art Market

Worldwide Government

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

In That Case: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. V. Antrix Corp. Ltd. (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

In That Case: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. (Video)

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

Making The Case For Tribal Forestry Breach Of Trust Claims

United States Litigation

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Galanda Broadman

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Latest Videos

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Webinar – High-Stakes Litigation: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance (Video)

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Beresford Booth

November 2025 Seventh Circuit Roundup: Key Decisions On Implied Rights, Personal Jurisdiction, And Section 1983 (Podcast)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

DMCAR Trend # 1 – Settlement Numbers Broke The $40 Billion Mark For The Fourth Year In A Row (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: English Arbitration Developments 2025

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Litigating With Laser Focus (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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