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Proposed Rule 707 Targets AI-Crafted Evidence

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Artificial Intelligence is taking society by storm and has even made a name for itself in the courtroom. With the ease of utilizing AI to generate various forms of data, presenting evidence at trial can be a much less arduous...more

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Venue Fatal in Crypto Fraud Case: An Important Legal Challenge Relating to Decentralized Platforms

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On May 23, 2025, the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) overturned a jury verdict against Mango Markets trader Avraham Eisenberg, granting a motion for judgment of acquittal based on venue...more

Goldberg Segalla

Defendant Contractor’s Summary Judgment Upheld on Appeal

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Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six - Plaintiff Easterling brought this claim based on his diagnosis of lung cancer, which he attributes to asbestos exposure during his work as...more

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How Does a Rule 502(d) Order Work?

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Under Fed. R. Evid 502(d), a federal court can assure that an inadvertent disclosure of privileged documents in the case before it will not allow litigants in subsequent cases to argue that such disclosure triggered a...more

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Federal Circuit Issues Rare En Banc Decision on Patent Damages

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In the first en banc decision for a utility patent case since 2018, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's denial of a new trial on damages in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC and held that EcoFactor's damages expert's...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 26 - 30, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Hamilton v. US Att’y Gen - immigration... Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs Sweeping Tort Reform Into Law

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed sweeping tort reform legislation into law on April 21, 2025. Senate Bills 68 and 69, which narrowly passed the House after receiving unanimous support in the Georgia Senate, were identified...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Superior Court Reverses Expert Disqualification Based on Board Certification Alone

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McAleer v. Geisenger Med. Ctr., 2025 WL - The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded a trial court opinion, holding that the trial court committed an error by disqualifying an expert based solely on his board...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fifth Circuit Clouds Threshold Dose Analysis in Ruffin v. BP

Plaintiffs in toxic tort cases must prove both general and specific causation, generally through the testimony of experts. Experts must establish that a specific chemical exposure can (and did) cause the specific injury at...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Understanding Commercial Truck Accident Settlements in Colorado

Commercial truck accidents, particularly those involving large vehicles like 18-wheelers, can result in very serious injuries for those involved. In Colorado, the process for securing a truck accident settlement involves an...more

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Attorney fees in CUTSA Trade Secret cases

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Trade secret litigation can be brutal. Many times you have a company going after an ex-employee (and sometimes their new employer) for alleged theft of sales leads, confidential documents, and other proprietary information....more

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En Banc Federal Circuit Cools Damages Award Because of Improper Expert Testimony

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In an en banc decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the district court abused its discretion by admitting testimony from a damages expert that a lump-sum...more

Marshall Dennehey

Ohio Supreme Court Orders In Camera Review in Peer Review Privilege Dispute

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Stull v. Summa Health System, 177 Ohio St.3d 543, --- N.E.3d ---, 2024-Ohio-5718 - In a discovery dispute over the applicability of peer review privilege, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the trial court should conduct an in...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Federal Circuit Emphasizes Gatekeeper Role of Court in Damages Expert Evidence

On May 21, in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, the Federal Circuit issued an en banc ruling in which the court remanded the case for a new trial on damages. In so doing, the Federal Circuit emphasized the role of the court in...more

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British Columbia Grapples With Evidentiary Issues and the Requirement for a Workable Methodology

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The evidentiary burden on plaintiffs to have a case certified­—i.e., the “some basis in fact” standard—has been described as a “low bar” in countless cases. Plaintiffs cite the “low bar” in trying to certify their cases, and...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] Labor Arbitration – Maximizing Your Chances for Success - June 11th, 10:00 am PT

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Labor arbitrations often seem like the proverbial “box of chocolates” – you never know what you’re going to get. While uncertainty abounds, there are numerous steps companies and counsel can take to assess, prepare, and...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

More Arguments Aren’t Always Better: Know the Reduced Average Effect

Imagine an attorney going over her notes before oral argument. She already has a solid set of reasons lined up and then decides to add one more argument that has been a little controversial within the team: some like it, but...more

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Raising the “Low Bar”: Plaintiffs Seek New Strategies to Prove Common Issues for Certification

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A plaintiff’s obligation to establish “some basis in fact” for a common issue is acknowledged as a low bar. Several Canadian appellate courts have, however, confirmed a “two-step test” as the standard analytical framework....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 19 - 23, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Middleton v. Hollywood Reporter - defamation, California limitations - Merritt Island Woodwerx v. Space Coast CU - arbitration - USA v. Doe - immigration, removal, failure to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Seeing Should Not Be Believing

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The Supreme Court of Louisiana this week recognized the dangers of AI manipulated video and ruled that defendants have the right to assess purported videos and photographs to assess authenticity and test for manipulation. ...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

EcoFactor v. Google: The Federal Circuit Clarifies Damages Expert Admissibility

Admissibility standards for patent damages experts has come under scrutiny. Previously, we highlighted the EcoFactor v. Google case regarding Google’s petition for rehearing en banc to address the admissibility of EcoFactor’s...more

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Gatekeeping Reasserted: The Federal Circuit’s En Banc Ruling in EcoFactor v. Google

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The Federal Circuit issued its long-awaited en banc opinion in EcoFactor v. Google, which provides further clarity on the admissibility standards for damages experts under Rule 702. This decision reverses the original panel’s...more

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Recent English High Court Decision Reveals The Obstacles In Obtaining Foreign Discovery For Use In US Litigation

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In Byju’s Alpha, Inc. v. Oci Limited, 2025 (EWHC 271) (KB), the claimant in Delaware proceedings seeking to recover assets and losses arising from fraudulent misappropriation learned that funds had been transferred to an...more

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[Webinar] Unlocking the Kennedy Archives with AI-Powered eDiscovery - June 4th, 10:00 am PDT

Revealing Hidden Truths in History’s Most Complex Documents - The Kennedy assassination archives include thousands of historical records—many plagued by redactions, poor-quality scans, handwritten notes, and degraded...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Taming the Wolf: Florida’s Fifth DCA Holds the Line on Tort Reform

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal recently issued a significant decision in Wolf v. Williams, clarifying that a critical aspect of Florida’s momentous tort reform effort, Section 768.0427, is not retroactive. This...more

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