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Marshall Dennehey

Federal Court Dismisses Negligence Claim Against USPS Due to Late Filing and Lack of Evidence

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Allen v. United States, 2025 WL 35468, No. 24-99-KSM (E.D. Pa. Jan. 3, 2025) - A federal court dismissed a negligence claim against the United States Postal Service (USPS) after the plaintiff failed to timely oppose the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Supreme Court Gears Up to Resolve Circuit Split on Class Injury Requirements

On January 24, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis, No. 24-0304, which may result in the resolution of a long-standing circuit split on a dispute key to class certification. In...more

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Appellate Courts and Messy Kitchens

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Ever had to explain to a client why a sweet win in the lower courts doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s time to dig in and eat? In City of Martinsville, VA v. Express Scripts, a Fourth Circuit majority opinion used a...more

Carlton Fields

Snap, Crackle, Remove: Gamesmanship or Winning Strategy? The What, When, and Where of Snap Removal

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Snap removal is a rare but useful procedural device to remove an action from state to federal court under the diversity jurisdiction rules, even when the plaintiff’s complaint names an in-state defendant as a party....more

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United States Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That an Amended Complaint Can Deprive Federal Courts of Jurisdiction

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The Supreme Court ruled on January 15, 2025, that if a plaintiff amends a complaint to remove federal claims after a case has been removed to federal court, the federal court loses its jurisdiction over the remaining...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

New Question for Expert Witness: Who Drafted This Report, You Or Your Machine?

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A federal judge in Minnesota recently granted a motion to exclude an expert declaration explaining the dangers of AI deepfakes because the declaration itself contained AI-hallucinated citations. The case was a First Amendment...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Nuts and Bolts of Local Practice in the Eastern District of Michigan (Part 1) - A Guide To Practicing In The U.S. District...

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The law is the law, but the procedural rules and local customs and practices in federal court differ in many ways from Michigan’s state court system. Originally published in the Michigan Bar Journal Of Interest - January...more

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