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In this alleged wrongful termination and retaliation case, a “whistleblower” complaint was dismissed and monetary sanctions were also imposed. Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, __ F. 4th __, 2025 WL 2102202 (7th Cir. Jul....more
By now, most lawyers should know the dangers of relying on generative AI for legal research. A big risk is that AI will generate fake case citations and quotations. Failure to check and verify the citations and quotations can...more
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
Our Securities Litigation Group highlights three recent Supreme Court decisions that every securities class action litigator should know....more
The long simmering “document correlation” dispute was addressed in Sievert Elec. Svc. and Sales Co. v. Storako, 2025 WL 2084229 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 24, 2025). The court followed the majority rule....more
In this first episode of our Mobile Minutes segment, U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez joins host Kelly Twigger on the Meet and Confer podcast to explore one of the most urgent questions in modern discovery: when does an...more
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down a recent ruling in Hall v. Warren, where a federal judge shut down every single objection raised by the City of...more
Unusual one for you today. In Nock v. Spring Energy, 2025 WL 2046196 (S.D. N.Y. July 22, 2025) the court entered an order transferring a TCPA case to Maryland. Ok, fairly blasé. What’s the point Czar? Well it was the...more
The integration of AI, including agentic AI, into eDiscovery workflows represents a significant evolution in how legal teams manage the review and production of electronically stored information (ESI). As with any...more
In the world of trademark litigation, surveys play a crucial role in tackling issues like confusion, secondary meaning, and dilution. However, the timing of survey disclosures often sparks heated debates, as neither side...more
The volume of “documents” relevant to litigation and government investigations has exploded due to electronic data, leading to a significant shift in the discovery process. What once required a trip to a client’s filing...more
Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Servs., 605 U.S. ___, 145 S. Ct. 1540 (2025) - Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, alleged under Title VII that she had been denied a management promotion and demoted based on her sexual...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a permanent injunction, concluding that the district court properly determined that a party’s violation of a settlement agreement would lead to irreparable harm. Wudi...more
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
Plaintiffs’ attorneys often hope to put a famous face on the business end of lawsuits against corporate defendants. The sight of a celebrity from the business world answering uncomfortable questions creates courtroom drama...more
The Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor is a monthly newsletter delivering critical updates, data insights and actionable strategies for navigating the complexities of product liability and mass tort litigation....more
A motion for a forensic examination was granted in PlayUp, Inc. v. Mintas, 2025 WL 2017161 (D. Nev. Jul. 18, 2025). On movant’s third try, the court found that the opponent was trying to “gaslight” the court and it granted...more
New York’s Commercial Division has long prided itself on adopting practices and procedures similar to the federal courts. A recent amendment to its rules takes a further step in that direction by mandating initial disclosures...more
Recently, Florida lawmakers enacted amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 1.280 addresses initial disclosures and now imposes stricter obligations on parties to timely exchange them. Effective January 1,...more
[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of Michael Berman.] A protective order barring post-settlement use by plaintiffs’ counsel of defendant’s discovery responses in other litigation was vacated in Cordero...more
On July 9, 2025, Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y) found that collateral estoppel barred plaintiff Linfo IP, LLC from relitigating the validity of its asserted patent and dismissed Linfo’s infringement claims against Aero...more
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Reginald Short alleged asbestos exposure from, among other things, asbestos-containing shipping...more
Labcorp v. Davis brought a pivotal question to the fore: Can a court certify a class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) that includes uninjured members? The case had the potential to significantly affect forum...more
The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two (Riverside) in RND Contractors, Inc. v. Superior Court (2025) issued a significant published decision. The California Court of Appeal addressed a previously...more
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 27 invalidating universal injunctions as the remedy imposed by three federal district courts that had determined that President Trump’s Executive Order limiting...more