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Sixth Circuit Protects Corporate Internal Investigations

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In a notable victory for corporations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a critical ruling in In re: FirstEnergy Corporation that strengthens the protections of the attorney-client privilege and...more

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9th Circuit Ruling Offers Guidance on Timing of Trade Secrets Disclosures in DTSA Cases

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On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling striking certain trade secrets asserted by a plaintiff on the grounds that the plaintiff had not spelled out its trade...more

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection over Internal Investigation Materials

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Internal investigations have become a relatively normal part of doing business, but that does not mean the fruits of those investigations are discoverable even if they have a “business purpose.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for...more

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Ninth Circuit Relaxes Standard for Pleading Federal Trade Secrets Claims in California

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In California trade secrets cases, parties almost always fight about the scope of alleged trade secrets because a state statute requires identification of secrets “with reasonable particularity” before discovery. But in...more

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Seventh Circuit Raises the Bar for Collective Actions, Gives Employers New Tools at the Notice Stage

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The Seventh Circuit’s decision in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co. represents the most significant shift in collective action procedure in the circuit in decades. For many years, district courts in the circuit have utilized the...more

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Court raises the bar for plaintiffs seeking to certify collective actions under FLSA, ADEA

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Another federal appellate court has rejected the Lusardi approach to managing collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. In Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., the U.S....more

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Redefining Early FLSA Litigation: The Impact of Eli Lilly

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On August 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 24-2574, fundamentally reshaping how district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin evaluate...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Railroad Case’s Upjohn Analysis Goes Off the Tracks: Part II

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Last week’s Privilege Point described the Missouri Supreme Court’s understandable conclusion that a railroad employee did not have a personal attorney-client relationship with railroad lawyers who interviewed her about an...more

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Plaintiff’s ‘Private’ Social Media Accounts May Be Mined for Evidence, NJ Appellate Panel Rules

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A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that plaintiffs in civil suits may be required to turn over social media posts in discovery – even posts from so-called “private” accounts – if the trial judge determines they may be...more

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