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How New Restrictions on Universal Injunctions Could Change Litigation Strategies

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On June 27, the US Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Trump v. Casa, clarifying the limits of federal district courts’ authority to issue broad, so-called “universal” injunctions against the federal government....more

McAfee & Taft

Gavel to Gavel: Trust me, I’m an expert

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The use of expert testimony in litigation is often a minefield of questionable “expertise” and even more questionable methodology. What was originally intended to allow scientists, engineers and doctors to explain complex...more

IMS Legal Strategies

Effective Strategies for Daubert and Robinson Challenges

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In high-stakes litigation, expert testimony that cannot withstand a Daubert or Robinson challenge can derail even the most well-prepared case. A failed Daubert or Robinson challenge can leave attorneys without their key...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Federal Court Turns Up the Heat on Attorneys Using ChatGPT for Research

Most lawyers regard Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 678 F. Supp. 3d 443, 448 (S.D.N.Y. 2023), as the leading case on the consequences of misuse of generative artificial intelligence in legal pleadings. It was from Mata v. Avianca that...more

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

Will Trump v. CASA Lead to Increased State AG Multistate Investigations and Litigation?

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On June 27, 2025, in its long-anticipated decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the ability of a single federal court to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—through which...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

McGlinchey Stafford

Mclaughlin on Down: District of New Jersey Grants Class Certification on TCPA Fax Claims

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., district courts have begun to respond by declining to follow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s interpretation of...more

Clark Hill PLC

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Robo-Counsel: Court of Chancery Cautions Litigants About Using Generative AI To Draft Court Filings

Almost overnight, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become ubiquitous in numerous aspects of life, both personal and work-related. Nearly all major law firms have begun to explore and, in many instances, have...more

Hanson Bridgett

Sixth Circuit Decision Raises the Stakes for Supreme Court Review and Broker Liability

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The Sixth Circuit recently became the latest Court of Appeals to weigh in on whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) preempts claims of negligent carrier selection under state common law for...more

Stevens & Lee

FTC Requests Additional 60 Days to Consider Dropping Defense of Noncompete Ban

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A reconstituted Federal Trade Commission (Commission) has asked the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant it a 60-day continuance to consider whether to drop the defense of its rule banning noncompetes. As previously...more

Bennett Jones LLP

AI in Canada: The Latest from Regulators, Courts and Public Bodies

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized industries, including the legal field. However, with its benefits come challenges, one of which is "AI hallucinations", which refer to instances where an AI system...more

Offit Kurman

Beyond the Verdict: The Essential Drive of Post-Judgment Discovery

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You’ve navigated the complexities of litigation, meticulously built your case, and ultimately secured a judgment. The sense of victory is palpable, and you hold in your hand that seemingly definitive court order. However,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Protective Order Barring Use of Discovery Materials in Other Litigation Was Vacated

[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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Supreme Court restricts universal injunctions, but plaintiffs find a “workaround”

At the end of its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal district courts do not have equity power to issue so-called “universal” (also known as “nationwide”) injunctions. At issue in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court denies six organizations from intervening in Section 1033 rule litigation

On July 8, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky denied several memoranda for leave to file as amicus curiae in support of an intervenor trade association in a challenge to the CFPB’s Section 1033 rule....more

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Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions, but Does Not Decide on Birthright Citizenship Challenge

In a closely watched decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, that federal district courts lacked authority to issue universal (nationwide) injunctions...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

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Discretionary Denials at the PTAB: Strategic Insights for Petitioners and Patent Owners in a Shifting Landscape

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A set of recently issued memoranda by United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) officials has re-energized the debate around discretionary denials in post-grant trials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)....more

Haug Partners LLP

Settled Expectations: How the PTAB’s New Discretionary Denial Framework Is Reshaping IPR Strategy

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In a recent article, Haug Partners previewed that the impact of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) new bifurcated approach to discretionary denial requests would depend on how the new Acting USPTO Director, Coke...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Playing Battleship with the IRS: Did They Sink Our Battleship?

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In prior posts, I discussed the dangers of playingBattleship with the IRS and how taxpayers scored “a hit”.  Recently, taxpayers took another turn in the game and scored another hit with the District Court’s recently issued...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Nationwide Injunctions in Trump v. CASA, Inc., The Legal Challenge to the Executive Order Ending...

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., marking a major shift in how federal courts may respond to challenges against nationwide policies—especially in immigration law. The case...more

A&O Shearman

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No.5) Regulations

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations have been made under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). These regulations, made on 10 June, bring into force...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

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

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

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