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Potential Changes Ahead: Texas Supreme Court Considers Rule Amendments to Petition for Review Process

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On February 7, 2025, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice James D. Blacklock asked the Supreme Court Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) to “study and make recommendations on eliminat[ing] [ ] the Court’s current practice of...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

“He said, she said” no longer cuts it: Seventh Circuit clarifies proof required for overtime claims

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A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit offers a welcome measure of protection for employers in overtime claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court’s opinion highlights the...more

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Never Get Out of This Maze? Or a Path Forward for Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Program?

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“The overhead view is of me in a maze.” I don’t know what it says about me that the great Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall of Phish fame were able to encapsulate my feelings so neatly – and the feelings of so many...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FAAAA Circuit Split Remains Unresolved as U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Gauthier vs. TQL

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in the case of Gauthier vs. Total Quality Logistics, leaving the decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals intact. This means that freight...more

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We’re Not Reading All That! The Court of Appeals Sanctions One Appellant While Warning Everyone Else Not to Use an Appendix to...

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It’s not every day that the Court of Appeals spends almost 12 pages talking about the appellate rules, including why rules compliance is so important. But that’s exactly what the Court of Appeals did in Harney v. Harney. ...more

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Court of Appeals of Washington Applies Strict Adherence to Notice of Claim Provisions in a Private Construction Contract

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An unpublished opinion previously issued by the Washington Court of Appeals, Cascade Civil Construction, LLC v. Jackson Dean Construction, Inc., reinforces strict compliance with notice of claim provisions in construction...more

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Non-compliance with Change Order Requirements Dooms Differing Site Conditions Claim

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On November 6, 2020, the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s decision dismissing a contractor’s differing site conditions claim on a sewer replacement project. In TSI Construction, Inc. v. Louisville and...more

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County May Abandon Public Easement Rights to Prevent Unauthorized Use of Road

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The Third Appellate District determined that Placer County met relevant statutory requirements when it partially abandoned public easement rights in a road originally intended to be used only for emergency access and public...more

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