Category: Civil Procedure

Ford Motor Company Trade Secrets Verdict of $105 Million Hits the brakes by Federal Court

Clark v. A&L Homecare and Training Center: New standard for notice in FLSA collective actions

U.S. Supreme Court: Strike does not protect union from lawsuit for damage to company property

Supreme Court FCA Scienter ruling revives fraud lawsuits against Safeway and SuperValu

Reversal rates in the Sixth Circuit and Other Circuits

Supreme Court tosses NY corruption convictions, signaling skepticism with Government theories of liability – Part 2.

First Circuit: Claim preclusion shouldn’t apply to bar claims under VARA

Sixth Circuit Rejects FLSA Cases that Use a Two-Step Collective Certifying Process

The Board’s statutory authority to institute IPRs is not affected by an appeal pending.

Court Affirms Order Holding That Party Had Mental Capacity To Execute Contracts Regarding The Sale Of Real Property

Ninth Circuit Confirms that the Two-Year Statute of Limitations in a Bad Faith UM/UIM Claim Begins when the Insured Should Have Known About the Insurer’s Alleged Bad Faith Acts

Illinois now allows electronic wills and remote notarization of legal documents