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Appellate Rules Amended to Allow Retired Judges to Stay on North Carolina’s Beaches

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina amended Appellate Rule 36(b) to conform with the General Assembly’s recent amendment to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-283. Under the Appellate Rules and by statute, settling the record...more

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Are North Carolina Court of Appeals Judges Dissenting Less?

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Until recently, a single judge sitting on a panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals could tee up an issue for the Supreme Court of North Carolina simply by filing a dissenting opinion. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-30(2) allowed...more

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Federal Court Temporarily Halts Iowa’s PBM Reform Law Amid Legal Challenges

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On June 11, 2025, Iowa enacted Senate File 383 (the Act), a comprehensive bill aimed at regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with the stated goals of increasing transparency, supporting independent pharmacies, and...more

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Plaintiffs Raise Constitutional Challenges to March 2025 Milestone Amendments to the DGCL; Delaware Governor Matt Meyer Files...

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As noted in our prior blog post, on March 25, 2025, significant amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), were adopted by the Delaware General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Matt...more

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Civil Justice Council Recommends "Light Touch" Regulation of Litigation Funding in United Kingdom

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The Civil Justice Council ("CJC") has published its final report, recommending that the UK government regulate litigation funding and pass legislation to enable funders to be remunerated by way of a percentage of any damages...more

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Timing is Everything: Retroactive Application of the Direct Action Statute Amendment

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Louisiana’s Direct Action Statute was recently amended to remove the right of an injured person or, if deceased, the statutory beneficiaries, to bring a direct action claim against a tortfeasor’s insurer, except in certain,...more

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Ohio House Bill 113, 136th General Assembly, Regular Session

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Ohio law empowers real property owners, acting collectively, to petition their local board of county commissioners to annex real property out of a township and into a municipality. If the subject property is less than 500...more

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Senate Bill 38 Challenges Judicial Control Over Food Injury Claims

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In response to a controversial Ohio Supreme Court ruling, State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) has introduced Senate Bill 38, which aims to put juries – as opposed to judges – in charge of determining liability when a...more

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Recent Developments in the “Change in the Law” Reason for Compassionate Release

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Over the last several years, thousands of incarcerated individuals have filed motions for compassionate release. As part of the submission process, individuals must outline the “extraordinary and compelling” reasons that...more

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Brine Time: Texas’ Latest in Lithium Law

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Lithium continues to be a rising star of the natural resources world, and Texas is working to stay on top of the legal issues related to the extraction of lithium from produced water and brine. In this update, we discuss...more

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