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Not Every Appeal Goes to the Top: Understanding the Pathways in State and Federal Court

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Sometimes a judge or jury finds against you, and you must decide whether and how to appeal. But not every court ruling can be appealed. And not every appeal can make it all the way to a state’s highest court or to the U.S....more

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Third Circuit Holds That Granting Discovery Under Section 1782 Is Not a “Final” Judgment

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently issued an opinion holding that when a district court has ordered discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, but has not yet conclusively defined the scope of that discovery, the...more

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British Virgin Islands Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

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The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs,...more

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Bermuda Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

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The guide provide the latest Bermuda legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs,...more

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Plaintiffs’ Appeal of Trial Court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons Successful in California

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Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. This litigation arises from claims of asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs allege the...more

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Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: January 2025

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This month’s cases involve a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on the extraterritorial application of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, a matter of first impression before the Court of Federal Claims, and a reminder...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Robin's quickie guide to motions to dismiss, summary judgment, and trial

What's the difference? There are three main ways for a defendant to bring a lawsuit to an end. Each involves a different level of proof – and of expense and hassle. It's better to get a lawsuit “disposed of” as early as...more

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To NAD or Not to NAD: How Being a Challenger in a Self-Regulatory Dispute May Land You in Federal Court

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We get asked all the time to lay out the pros and the cons of different ways a company can challenge a competitor’s false advertising. And no surprise -- we are big fans of the National Advertising Division (NAD) process,...more

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28 U.S.C. §1782(a): Second Circuit Reinforces Appeals Court Split Concerning Applicability to Private Commercial Arbitrations

Just as the jurisprudential pendulum appeared to be swinging smoothly in one direction, the Second Circuit declined to get on board and instead pushed back to the future on July 8, 2020 in holding that federal courts may not...more

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Fourth Circuit Considers Limits of Federalism

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Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Marbury v. Madison (circa 1803) is perhaps the most famous example of this principle. But the limits of federal jurisdiction are regularly tested in our courts today. One...more

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Second Circuit Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of Section 1782 and Clarifies Jurisdictional Requirements

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A recent Second Circuit decision provides important guidance on the scope and application of Section 1782, the expansive discovery provision that authorizes district courts to compel parties in the United States to provide...more

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Federal Circuit Review - May 2018

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Priority Claims Cannot Be Incorporated by Reference - In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited, Appeal Nos. 2016-2707 and 2016-2708, the Federal Circuit held that when a patent for a...more

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Is the Frye Standard Making a Comeback in Florida?

On July 11, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction of a case in which it is expected to finally decide, conclusively, whether Florida courts are to apply the Frye or Daubert standard to determine admissibility...more

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Federal Circuit Paves Way for Additional Discovery in Autonomous Car Case

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The Federal Circuit reinforced limits on its own jurisdiction by rejecting an appeal brought by intervenor Anthony Levandowski in the much-publicized case Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-00939-WHA...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Don't Win The Battle And Lose The War: Preserving Error For Appeal (And Why You Need An Appellate Lawyer)

Errors will happen during litigation and at trial. They are simply inevitable. Many of them will be harmless. But when the error is harmful, a trial lawyer’s nightmare is finding out (too late) that the error was not...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Key Lessons From the Recent Precedential Order by Federal Circuit – Jurisdiction, Mandamus, and Privilege

On November 17, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published a precedential order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn a district court’s determination. In In re: Rearden LLC,...more

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Hospira Files Responsive Appeal Brief in Amgen v. Hospira Litigation

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As we previously reported, Amgen filed an appeal brief challenging the district court’s resolution of its discovery dispute with Hospira and addressing the issue of whether the Federal Circuit had jurisdiction to hear the...more

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Seven Things You Should Know About Arbitration Clauses

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Arbitration clauses are routinely added to commercial contracts, but often with very little reflection on the many strategic and tactical issues that should be considered. Further, there is a great deal of misunderstanding of...more

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