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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Revives Copyright Suit Over Sam Smith’s “Dancing with a Stranger” and Reaffirms the Jury’s Role

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On April 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the copyright infringement case filed by Sound and Color, LLC against Sam Smith, Normani, and related parties (collectively, “Defendants”) concerning the hit song...more

Marshall Dennehey

District Court of Appeals Tell Plaintiffs They ‘Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat It Too’

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Key Points: In Mickler v. Triplett, 397 So.3d 188 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov. 15, 2024), the Court of Appeal thwarted a new strategy from the plaintiffs’ bar to remove the causation question from the hands of the jury....more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

California Civil Procedure Code Section 998 – A Means to an End

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On April 4, 2019, Vadim Gorobets sued Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC based on allegations the defendant had violated the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (California’s “lemon law”). On October 15, 2020, defendant...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Playing the Long Game: Preserving Issues for Appeal

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Trials happen fast. Trial counsel are rightly preoccupied with preparing to give opening statements or closing arguments, preparing to examine or cross-examine witnesses, or simply keeping track of admitted exhibits....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Md. High Court to Defendants: Don’t Show Up Empty Handed When Using the “Empty Chair” Defense

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The “empty chair” defense, where the defendant denies responsibility for the plaintiff’s injuries and blames a person absent from trial (i.e. the “empty chair”), can be extremely effective in tort actions. The Court of...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

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We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

Carlton Fields

Practice Makes Perfect: Mock Oral Arguments and Effective Oral Advocacy

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The key to successful oral advocacy is effective preparation. In this podcast, Carlton Fields attorneys Gary Sasso, Peter Webster, and Christine Davis discuss the importance of mock oral arguments in preparing for oral...more

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