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Legal Privilege - the King has been advised - the Shareholder Rule no longer applies under English Law

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Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law....more

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Client Alert: Assignments of Error: Is That Your Final Answer?

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On July 22, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals issued a published order in Sisco v. Holtzman, Rec. No. 024025, clarifying the rules for assignments of error in appellate proceedings. Assignments matter. The Court of Appeals...more

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California’s Fourth Appellate District provides much-needed clarity for summary judgment motions

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In the landscape of California civil litigation, few procedural devices carry the weight, complexity, and consequence of a motion for summary judgment (MSJ). Governed by California Code of Civil Procedure § 437c (which sets...more

Adams & Reese

Florida Appeals Court Reverses Mortgage Foreclosure for Lack of Specific Findings

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A Florida Appeals court ruled that specific findings are required in mortgage foreclosure summary judgments – generic orders are not sufficient. Lenders and foreclosure attorneys must provide detailed, record-based...more

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How Will Trump v. CASA, Inc.  Affect Class Certification Law?

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., –– S. Ct. ––, 2025 WL 1773631 (U.S. June 27, 2025), restricting the use of “universal injunctions” by federal district courts, is receiving extensive attention...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Up in the Air: SCOTUS Creates New Venue Test for Clean Air Act Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions in EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining and Oklahoma v. EPA on June 18, 2025, resolving two related circuit splits regarding proper venue for challenging certain U.S....more

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Writing to Win: What Makes an Effective Appellate Brief

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In civil litigation, the trial court’s judgment is often not the last word. If you lose at that the trial court, you may still have a chance to prevail if you can convince the appellate court that the trial court judge...more

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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Instructs District Court to Correctly Apply Qualified Immunity Analysis

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated and remanded a District Court opinion that denied qualified immunity to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer. In Belton v. Loveridge, the appellate court held the trial...more

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Beyond the Verdict: What Every Litigant Should Know About the Appellate Process

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The trial is over. The jury has spoken – or the judge has ruled – and the outcome wasn’t what you hoped. Now what? At that moment, many litigants turn to the idea of an appeal as a second chance, a do-over. It’s important...more

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Second Circuit Rules on Scope of VPPA Protection

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On May 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc., affirming the dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Video Privacy...more

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Issue Framing Is the New Battleground in Appellate Advocacy

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In appellate practice, there was once comfort in formality. You started with the standard of review, cited black-letter law, and walked the court through a step-by-step application of precedent to facts. But a subtle shift...more

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Supreme Court Oral Argument

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As I think I have admitted previously, I have what some might consider an unusual habit. When I have a longer drive to make, I listen to oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court. It keeps me awake and my mind sharp,...more

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Challenging a Custody Decision in South Carolina: Understanding the Family Court Appeals Process

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The final judgment of your family court case was rendered; you are very dissatisfied and feel that somehow this decision was wrong. What recourse do you have to right this wrong? Filing an appeal is a tactic that can be used...more

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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

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