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  • June 18, 2025

    DOJ Defends Using Written Depos In HPE-Juniper Merger Trial

    The U.S. Department of Justice is defending its proposal to include written deposition testimony into the record for its upcoming antitrust trial against Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, saying that playing depositions live would waste crucial time in what is scheduled to be an eight-day trial.

  • June 18, 2025

    Ex-Yankee Scores $222K Jury Award In Moldy Mansion Trial

    A Connecticut federal jury on Wednesday awarded retired New York Yankees third baseman Joshua Donaldson more than $222,000 in a dispute with a former landlord he blamed for the presence of mold in a Greenwich mansion, and a judge is expected to double a substantial portion of that amount.

  • June 18, 2025

    Fed. Circ. OKs Google's PTAB Win In Sonos Patent Fight

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that claims in a Sonos music playback patent were invalid, handing a win to Google in a larger fight between the companies.

  • June 18, 2025

    California Cities Say Enviro Group Destroyed Testing Data

    The cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California, are asking a federal judge to sanction environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper in a suit alleging the cities allowed sewage into the bay, saying the group destroyed key evidence either by "conscious effort or gross negligence."

  • June 18, 2025

    Justices Say 'Exhaustion' In Prisoner Suits Is A Jury Question

    The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Wednesday that prisoners have a right to a jury trial when there's a factual dispute over whether they properly exhausted prison grievance procedures 鈥 a key requirement before suing over prison conditions under federal law.

  • June 17, 2025

    Judge Warns No 'Real Winner' If NASCAR Case Goes To Trial

    A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday joined a chorus of jurists urging NASCAR and two of its teams to seek a resolution of their competing antitrust claims outside court, cautioning that neither side will emerge victorious if the case makes it to trial in December.

  • June 17, 2025

    Samsung Says Jurors Lied In Netlist IP Trial, Seeks Do-Over

    Samsung told a California federal judge it needs a fourth trial against Netlist Inc. after losing a suit over a deal to license computer memory patents, saying three jurors lied during voir dire in a case that bolsters Netlist's position regarding $421 million worth of related verdicts in Texas.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Yankee Makes Final Pitch To Jury In Moldy Mansion Suit

    A retired New York Yankees third baseman incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs after he rented a Connecticut mansion that turned out to have a mold problem, and his landlord should pay up after failing to act quickly, his attorney told a federal jury in Hartford on Tuesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    Org. Urges 9th Circ. To OK NFL Sunday Ticket Verdict Dismissal

    A legal foundation focused on promoting聽free enterprise principles聽is offering support to the NFL as the league defends a California federal judge's dismissal of a jury's $4.7 billion Sunday Ticket price-fixing award, arguing Tuesday the district court was right to correct a "gatekeeping failure" in expert testimony.

  • June 17, 2025

    Commodities Scheme Operator Gets 65 Years, Owes $75M

    The operator of a commodities scheme who evaded taxes and stole precious metals from his clients was sentenced to 65 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $75 million in restitution Tuesday by a Delaware federal court that also denied his request for a new trial.

  • June 17, 2025

    Meta Can't Nix FTC's Lead Econ Expert From Antitrust Trial

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday refused to exclude testimony by the Federal Trade Commission's lead economics expert during an antitrust trial over Meta's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram, finding Meta already had the chance to question if he was biased and that it wouldn't improperly influence a jury since it's a bench trial.

  • June 17, 2025

    Fla. Jury Clears HealthSun Exec In $53M Medicare Fraud Case

    A Florida federal jury has acquitted a former executive of HealthSun Health Plans Inc. of all charges related to a $53 million Medicare fraud scheme, including conspiracy to commit healthcare and wire fraud and multiple counts of major fraud against the United States.

  • June 17, 2025

    Alston & Bird Hires Former EDNY Deputy Section Chief

    Alston & Bird LLP announced Tuesday that it has welcomed the former deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.

  • June 16, 2025

    Monsanto Fights Plaintiffs' Billion-Dollar Ask In PCB Tort Trial

    Nearly two dozen people who say they were poisoned by Monsanto-made chemicals asked a Washington state jury on Monday for a damages award of $1.1 billion to $3.3 billion, as the company's counsel countered the plaintiffs lack blood testing results and other key evidence to back their "extraordinary" request.

  • June 16, 2025

    MyPillow CEO Hit With $2.3M Verdict In Colo. Defamation Trial

    A Colorado federal jury on Monday found MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and one of his companies liable for more than $2 million in damages in a defamation case accusing him of amplifying false claims that a former Dominion Voting Systems executive rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump.

  • June 16, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Delaware's Court of Chancery this past week sought answers in the high-stakes battle over the constitutionality of newly enacted Delaware corporation law amendments, which will hitch a ride to the state's Supreme Court via a suit contesting a $117 million acquisition of Clearway Energy Inc. by its majority shareholder.

  • June 16, 2025

    Monsanto Ends Roundup Cancer Case With Midtrial Settlement

    Monsanto confirmed Monday that it has settled a Texas man's Roundup cancer lawsuit shortly before closing arguments in the trial were set to begin.

  • June 16, 2025

    Garbage-Truck Maker, Ex-Exec Stole Trade Secrets, Jury Told

    Counsel for a fleet management technology firm told an Illinois federal jury Monday afternoon that a garbage-truck manufacturer it worked with to develop a system for monitoring waste-hauling vehicles breached their contract when it poached one of its executives and used confidential information he brought with him to build a competing product.

  • June 16, 2025

    Pa. Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Bad Drug Reaction

    A Pennsylvania appellate panel on Monday reinstated a suit accusing a doctor of causing a patient's fainting and subsequent broken leg due to negligently prescribed medication, saying the trial court erroneously approved a dismissal bid that a different judge previously rejected.

  • June 16, 2025

    Faulty Gilstrap Instructions Sink $300M Apple Patent Verdict

    The Federal Circuit on Monday vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, saying the technology company's right to a unanimous verdict was violated by an Eastern District of Texas judge's instructions that lumped all asserted patents into one bulk infringement question.

  • June 16, 2025

    Fall FARA Trial Set For Ex-NY Gov. Aide As New Charges Loom

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutors intend to bring new charges within weeks.

  • June 16, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Reverses False Ad Verdict Against ThermoLife

    The Federal Circuit on Monday reversed a Florida federal court's decision that ThermoLife falsely promoted amino acid products used in supplements and engaged in unfair competition, but backed a sanctions award over a licensing agreement issue.

  • June 16, 2025

    Ex-Fox News Host, Employee Agree To End Sex Assualt Case

    Former Fox News anchor Ed Henry has settled a lawsuit brought by a former producer who accused him of rape and sexual assault, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed in New York federal court on Monday.

  • June 16, 2025

    Fla. Justices To Weigh 'Blindfolded' Jury Selection Procedure

    The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a so-called blindfolded jury selection method was fair to a man serving a life sentence for a murder conviction.

  • June 16, 2025

    Calif. Bar Panel Upholds Recommending Eastman Disbarment

    A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Expert Analysis

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    麻豆传媒 School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech

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    New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How IPR Estoppel Ruling May Clash With PTAB Landscape

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    Though the Federal Circuit's narrowing of inter partes review estoppel in Ingenico v. Ioengine might encourage more petitions, tougher standards for discretionary denial established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could be a counterbalancing factor, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Texas Ruling Emphasizes Limits Of Franchisors' Liability

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    The Texas Supreme Court's recent ruling in Massage Heights Franchising v. Hagman, holding that a franchisor was not liable to a customer for the actions of a franchisee's employee, helps clarify the relative roles and responsibilities of the parties in such situations 鈥 and the limits of franchisors' duty of care, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

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    As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

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    As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

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    NJ Should Align With Federal Rule On Expert Testimony

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    The time is right to amend Rule 702 of the New Jersey Rules of Evidence to align it with the recently amended Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and clarify the standard for admissibility of expert testimony, says Timothy Freeman at Tanenbaum Keale.

  • 3 Corporate Deposition Prep Tips To Counter 'Reptile' Tactics

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    With plaintiffs counsel鈥檚 rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons.

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    Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school 鈥 especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives 鈥 not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at聽Constangy.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • Statistics Tools Chart A Path For AI Use In Expert Testimony

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    To avoid the fate of numerous expert witnesses whose testimony was recently deemed inadmissible by courts, experts relying on artificial intelligence and machine learning should learn from statistical tools鈥 road to judicial acceptance, say directors at Secretariat.

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    麻豆传媒 School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you鈥檙e like me, law school鈥檚 often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use

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    The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Spoliation Of Evidence Is A Risky And Shortsighted Strategy

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    Destroying self-incriminating evidence to avoid a large judgment may seem like an attractive option to some defendants, but it is a shortsighted strategy that affords the nonspoliating party potentially case-terminating remedies, and support for a direct assault on the spoliator鈥檚 credibility, say attorneys at Mandelbaum Barrett.

  • State AGs' Focus On Single-Firm Conduct Is Gaining Traction

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    Despite changes in administration, both federal antitrust agencies and state attorneys general have shown a trending interest in prosecuting monopolization cases involving single-firm conduct, with federal and state legislative initiatives encouraging and assisting states鈥 aggressive posture, says Steve Vieux at Bartko Pavia.

  • White Collar Archetypes: Molding Your 'Great Gatsby' Ally

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    To ensure their witnesses effectively perform the role of ally and earn jurors鈥 trust at trial, white collar attorneys can glean a few lessons from the narrator of 鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 whose credibility with readers arises in part from his perspective as both an insider and an outsider, say attorneys at Lightfoot Franklin.

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