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S.C. Ethics Opinion 25-02 Signals Growing Opposition To Alternative Business Structures

South Carolina is the latest state to push back against Alternative Business Structures (ABS). On March 13, 2026...

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Conducting High-profile, Sensitive Internal Investigations: What Credibility Really Requires

March 18, 2026 - In an era when internal investigations routinely unfold under intense public scrutiny, the investigative process itself can determine whether an organization emerges with credibility or deepens...

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

Dine In Or Takeout? The Supreme Court Sets The Table For Attorney-Client Meetings Mid-Testimony In Criminal Trials

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Villarreal v. Texas adopted a content-based rule, holding that a testifying defendant's Sixth Amendment right does not include the right to discuss his ongoing testimony...

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

CR 60(e) Show Cause

Many Defendants seek to have default judgments entered against them modified or vacated pursuant to the provisions of CR 60.

United States Litigation

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Beresford Booth

New Texas Summary Judgment Rules Are Now In Effect: Expedited Action And Challenges For Litigants To Navigate

United States Litigation

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Texas Adopts The Uniform Interstate Depositions And Discovery Act

United States Litigation

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FBT Gibbons

New York Court Finds That Client Chats With Claude Are Not Privileged

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Summary Judgments In Texas Are About To Be Re-Written

United States Litigation

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Jones Walker

Supreme Court Blocks State Affidavit-of-Merit Laws In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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

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

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

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

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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

On December 8, 2025, the Justices heard oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter (No. 25-332). The Supreme Court plans to decide (1) whether the statutory removal protections for independent...

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Civil Procedure Is Not Technical — It's Determinative

Navigating the complexities of Illinois appellate jurisdiction is critical for any litigant. A recent First District decision highlights how strict adherence to Rule 303(a) and the timing of post-judgment motions...

United States Litigation

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Patterson Law Firm

First-Ever Procedural Rule Issued For MDLs

On December 1, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 governing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings took effect. This is the first MDL-specific rule and is the culmination of a multiyear-long rulemaking...

United States Litigation

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Beveridge & Diamond

New Mass Tort Procedural Rules Have Taken Effect

On December 1, 2025, new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 took effect, addressing a gap in the Federal Rules concerning how multidistrict litigation (MDL) should commence following consolidation.

United States Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Federal Rule Will Help Discourage Meritless Claims In Multidistrict Litigation

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Orange County Team Secures Summary Judgment And Recovery Of Costs For Kia America In Hotly Contested Lemon Law Dispute

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

FRCP 16.1 Now In Play For MDLs—Game Changer Or Not?

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Florida Statute § 768.79 Update: Fee-Shifting Penalty Does Not Apply In Attorney Charging Lien Disputes

United States Litigation

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Losey

Illinois Legislature Increases Key Debtor Exemptions Starting On January 1, 2026

United States Litigation

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Lavelle Law

Federal Circuit Denies Challenges To USPTO Director's Discretionary Denial Decisions

United States IP

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Polsinelli LLP

What Is The Impact Of The Government Shutdown On Divorce Proceedings?

United States Family

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Tully Rinckey

To Err Or Not To Err: Preservation For Appeal

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Privilege Protections During Internal Investigations

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Clarity Over Complexity At Trial (Podcast)

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

What Is The Impact Of The Government Shutdown On Divorce Proceedings?

Does the current federal government shutdown impact divorce proceedings? Technically, yes. Here's why.

United States Family

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Tully Rinckey

To Err Or Not To Err: Preservation For Appeal

In complex civil trials, attorneys often focus solely on prevailing at the trial court. But the best trial lawyers know that the trial court is but one battleground.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Privilege Protections During Internal Investigations

Key takeaway #1 The Sixth Circuit's ruling emphasized the need for "predictable and certain" attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine standards for internal investigations.

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Clarity Over Complexity At Trial (Podcast)

In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook," litigation attorney Dan Small explains why simplifying a complex case is essential to persuading a jury.

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

An Introduction To California Appellate Procedure (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Doing The Right Thing: Playing Fair With The Involuntary Pro Se Litigant

Abraham Lincoln once famously said that "He who represents himself has a fool for a client." While this statement has been demonstrated to be true more often than not, what happens when...

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Ohio Court Ruling Highlights Judicial Discretion To Grant Or Deny American Discovery For Cross-Border Litigation

People and businesses located outside of the United States have a powerful tool to discover information, located in the United States, that may assist them with foreign litigation.

United States Litigation

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Beware Of Discovery: Eleventh Circuit Changes Course On Whether Discovery Material Counts On A 9(b) Motion

efendants moving to dismiss amended complaints under Rule 9(b) often confront the issue of whether a plaintiff can leverage and cite to materials obtained in discovery in order to meet that rule's pleading standards.

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies When The Duty To Preserve Evidence Begins

In Terra Management Group v. Keaten the Colorado Supreme Court held on June 23 that a "court may sanction a party for the destruction of relevant evidence...

United States Litigation

CH

Clark Hill

U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Whether A State Malpractice Statute Applies In Federal Court

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Affirms Rule 60(b)'s High Bar To Reopen Final Judgments

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Voir Dire On Damages In California: Not Just Permitted – It Is Mandatory

United States Litigation

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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Article 15-6 Investigations: Should You Talk To The Investigator Without An Attorney Present?

United States Litigation

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Tully Rinckey

Federal Court Issues Order Granting Universal Injunction To A Provisionally Certified Class In New Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

No 93A Claim Without Specifics: Florida Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Allegations Against Liberty Mutual

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

A Step In The Right Direction For MDLs: New Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 16.1

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Supreme Court Limits Use Of Universal Injunctions

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Ripple And SEC Seek To Resolve Civil Penalty Dispute With $75M Release To Ripple

United States Litigation

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Anderson P.C.

False Start: U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Decide Whether Courts May Certify Damages Classes That Include Uninjured Class Members

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How To File A Small Claims Court Case In Florida Without A Lawyer

United States Litigation

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The Orlando Law Group

Justice Kavanaugh Signals Conservative Vote Toward Imposing A Pre-Certification Standing Requirement Under FRCP 23

United States Litigation

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

In Labcorp v. Davis, Supreme Court Passes On Chance To Clarify Issue Of Uninjured Class Members

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Dismisses Cert Petition On Uninjured Class Members As Improvidently Granted

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Enforcing U.S. Judgments In The Far East: Where To Start?

Worldwide Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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