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Michigan Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal In Case Expected To Clarify Requirements Contract Law

The Michigan Supreme Court's dismissal of FCA v. Kamax leaves critical questions about requirements contract enforceability unresolved, perpetuating legal uncertainty that has plagued...

United States Litigation

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Butzel Long

Washington Bench Trial Or Jury Trial? How The Choice Can Change Your Entire Case

In Washington state litigation, the decision between a bench trial and a jury trial is far more than a procedural formality—it fundamentally shapes case strategy, witness preparation, settlement leverage, and ultimate outcomes.

United States Litigation

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Harris Sliwoski

D.C. Circuit Showdown Over CFPB: Plaintiffs Oppose Effort To Fast-Track Agency Downsizing But Surprisingly Support Remand To District Court For It To First Consider Modifying The Preliminary Injunction As CFPB Urged In Motion

A high-stakes procedural battle is unfolding in the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that could determine the near-term fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”).

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Washington State Arbitration Clauses: When They Help And When They Hurt

Washington businesses often treat arbitration clauses as harmless boilerplate, but these provisions fundamentally reshape dispute resolution by limiting discovery, narrowing remedies, and restricting appeal rights.

United States Litigation

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Harris Sliwoski

Suffolk County Filing Period For Real Property Tax Grievances Begins May 1, 2026

United States Tax

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Mississippi Supreme Court Limits Reptile Theory Presentations To Juries

United States Litigation

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Jones Walker

New York’s AVOID Act Imposes 90-Day Deadline For Third-Party Claims

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Seventh Circuit Roundup: Two Opinions Every Civil Litigator Should Read

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

NLRB Pushes Forward With Cemex—Despite Sixth Circuit Setback

United States Employment

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Sometimes It Pays To Fight The Fee Fight: Ninth Circuit Slashes $8.5M FCA Fee Award

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

California DFPI Faces Class Action On Debt Collection Licensing Regime

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Nevada's Mandatory Nonbinding Arbitration Law For Civil Cases Is Going Through Changes

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

What Fry v. Honda Signals About Early Chapter 93A Exposure

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

In New York A Sudden Stop On Highway Provides Non-Negligent Explanation For Defendants In Rear-End Collisions

United States Transport

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Force Majeure And The Middle East Conflict: Ten Practical Tips For Contracting Parties

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The Jury Is The Audience (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

We Get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path To FCA Claims (Podcast)

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Louisiana Enacts Important Tort Reform Legislation

Louisiana's 2025 tort reform legislation introduces significant changes to personal injury litigation, including a modified contributory negligence defense that bars recovery for plaintiffs more than 50% at fault, elimination of the Housley Presumption for causation, enhanced penalties for uninsured motorists, and new limitations on damages recoverable...

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Michigan Court Grants Final Approval To Debt Collection Interest-Rate Settlement

A Michigan federal court has granted final approval of a class action settlement against a creditor law firm and affiliated debt buyers over allegedly excessive post-judgment interest charges in debt collection proceedings. The case centered on whether a 13% interest rate—Michigan's maximum for judgments on written instruments—was improperly applied to judgments that did not involve written instruments. Eligible class members whose judgment balances were reduced to zero will receive $150 monetar

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Key SEC Enforcement Challenge

On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission (No. 25-466).

United States Litigation

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Baker Botts LLP

Use Of AI-hallucinated Cases Results In $100K In Penalties And Dismissal Of Action (Couvrette v. Wisnovsky)

A U.S. District Court imposed over $100,000 in penalties against two lawyers for citing non-existent cases and fabricated quotations generated by AI in court briefs, while dismissing the plaintiff's action.

United States Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Current State Of Play On Tariff Refunds

United States International

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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys

A Cross-Country Trio Of Appellate Decisions Tackles Novel LLC Disputes

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Dometic Decision Shows How Claim Construction Can Derail ITC Domestic Industry Requirements

United States IP

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Butzel Long

Podcast - The "Referee" Of The Judicial System

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Ninth Circuit Confirms Unreasonable Consumer Expectations Doom Omissions Claims

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

In-House Attorney Immunity Under Scrutiny: Recent Lessons From The "Business Appellate Court”

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Federal Court Holds AI Communications Are Not Protected By Privilege Or Work Product

United States Technology

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Adams and Reese

Think Before You Chat: Using AI For Legal Questions May Waive Privilege And Create Discovery Risks

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Tariff Refund System To Be Launched April 20, 2026

United States International

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Massachusetts Court Rejects Chapter 93A Claim Based On Alleged Willful Nonpayment

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Federal Court Holds AI Communications Are Not Protected By Privilege Or Work Product

A federal court in New York has ruled that communications between a criminal defendant and a publicly available AI chatbot are not protected by attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.

United States Technology

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Adams and Reese

Think Before You Chat: Using AI For Legal Questions May Waive Privilege And Create Discovery Risks

A federal court ruling in United States v. Heppner has established that using consumer AI chatbots to generate legal strategy documents can destroy attorney-client privilege, even if those documents are later shared with counsel. The decision highlights how third-party AI platforms' data collection practices and terms of service may eliminate the confidentiality required for privilege protection, creating significant discovery risks for individuals and organizations seeking legal guidance through artificial

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Tariff Refund System To Be Launched April 20, 2026

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that its tariff refund system will launch on April 20, 2026, allowing importers to claim refunds for duties invalidated by the Supreme Court's ruling on emergency tariffs imposed in April 2025. The new system will operate through CBP's CAPE functionality within the ACE system, with strict requirements and limitations on which entries qualify for the initial phase of refunds.

United States International

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Massachusetts Court Rejects Chapter 93A Claim Based On Alleged Willful Nonpayment

In CRA International, Inc. v. duPont Registry Group, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts examined whether a plaintiff can elevate a simple nonpayment dispute...

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Federal Circuit Holds Challengers To CICA Stay Overrides Need Not Satisfy Four-Factor Injunctive Relief Test

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Tenth Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc In Colorado Opt-Out Litigation

Earlier today, the Tenth Circuit entered an Order which granted the Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed by the plaintiff bank trade associations in the Colorado opt-out litigation...

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Decision Limiting OSHA’s Jurisdiction Over Rail-Related Operations Remains Standing After 8th Circuit Denies Rehearing Petition

The Federal Railroad Administration preempts OSHA’s jurisdiction over working conditions on top of railcars in the Eighth Circuit.

United States Transport

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BakerHostetler

A Refresher On The Condemnation Litigation Process For Utilities

Public utilities rely on access to private and public land to build and maintain essential infrastructure.

United States Real Estate

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Nossaman LLP

Federal Circuit Affirms District Court’s Invalidation Of Patents Because Inventorship Could Not Be Corrected Without Giving All Inventors Notice And An Opportunity To Be Heard

In Fortress Iron, L.P. v. Digger Specialties, Inc, No. 24-2313, (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana’s invalidation of Fortress’ U.S.

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Transportation Law Update - April 2026

United States Transport

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Poured Out: Sixth Circuit Overturns NLRB Order, Signaling Cracks In Cemex

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

ROI Tracking As Mens Rea? Novartis Ruling Reframes AKS Pleading Risk

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Texas Business Court Clarifies Key Farmout Agreement Principles In Oil And Gas Dispute

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Debate Over FAA’s Interstate Commerce Exemption In Full Bloom In Flowers Case

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

In Vacating $1 Billion Judgment, The Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Infringement

United States IP

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

Fifth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Cease-and-Desist Order Against Intuit, Holding Internal Adjudication Of Deceptive Advertising Claims Unconstitutional

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

CR 60(e) Show Cause

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

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